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Orion Crew Access Arm Reaches for New, Heritage Technologies
09.21.12 - Kennedy Space Center Ground Systems Development and Operations engineers are combining heritage technology and new innovations to design the crew access arm for the Orion spacecraft.
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Mobile Launcher Platforms Prepped for New Generation
09.14.12 - NASA's launch bases are being revamped to serve a variety of next-generation launch vehicles.
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NASA Administrator Touts Strides Along Space Coast
08.24.12 - NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden takes media on a tour of Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station facilities on Aug. 23.
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First Saturn V Rollout Began an Era of Exploration
08.20.12 - Apollo 4 opened an era of exploration from Kennedy Space Center.
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Mockup Orion Stack Shows Path to Launch
08.07.12 - Models of the Orion capsule and its service module offer engineers a chance to detail ways to process the spacecraft for launch.
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Firing Room Modifications Focus on Flexibility
07.24.12 - The Firing Rooms in Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39 are being outfitted with smarter systems to support multiple users, such as the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, the Space Launch System, or SLS, and spacecraft for the Commercial Crew Program.
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Groundbreaking Ushers in New Liquid Hydrogen Test Site
07.17.12 - Kennedy Space Center's Engineering Directorate recently broke ground on a new test site at the Florida spaceport that could help reduce the cost of ground hydrogen processing operations.
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Kennedy at Pivotal Point, Historian Says
07.13.12 - NASA's premier launch site stands at a crossroads, said noted space historian John Logsdon.
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NASA Unveils Orion During Ceremony
07.02.12 - At Kennedy Space Center, NASA unveiled the Orion spacecraft that will make the program's first flight test in 2014.
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Rover's Exploration May Lead to Deep Space
06.22.12 - A rover designed to retrieve water on the moon could unlock processes for using the valuable resource for solar system exploration.
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Morpheus Lander Begins Testing at Kennedy
08.03.12 - The Morpheus lander is one step closer to achieving autonomous flight and landing.
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Spaceport Goals Take Shape in Revamped Firing Room
06.06.12 - The Young-Crippen Firing Room used to oversee the liftoff of Apollo and space shuttle missions has been modernized for the next generation of launchers and spacecraft.
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Orion Clean Room Subs Filters, Fans for Ceiling
05.24.12 - Engineers are trying out a temporary clean room that works by blowing filtered air over the spacecraft and doesn't need a ceiling.
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Refurbishment on Grand Scale for Iconic VAB
05.14.12 - NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building is undergoing major renovations so it can support a new generation of rockets and spacecraft.
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Orion Ground Test Vehicle Arrives at Kennedy
05.04.12 - "Orion's arrival at Kennedy marks the start of something new for the center," said Scott Wilson, manager of Orion Production Operations...
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Look Out for Those Rocks!
04.01.12 - Prototype space lander to test hazard-ridden landings at Kennedy.
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Tile Makers Creating Orion Shield
03.06.12 - Workers recently began cutting and coating the first tiles that will protect an Orion spacecraft during re-entry.
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Workers Remove Apollo-era Engines from Crawler
02.28.12 - One of NASA's crawler-transporters is set to receive two new diesel engines and generators, preparing the Apollo-era machine for the Space Launch System currently in design.
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Mobile Launcher Tests Confirm Designs
02.06.12 - Precision instruments on the mobile launcher showed engineers how much the 35-story structure will sway and vibrate when in motion.
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Shuttle Engines Move From Kennedy To Stennis
01.12.12 - The relocation of the RS-25D space shuttle main engine inventory from Kennedy Space Center's Engine Shop in Cape Canaveral, Fla., is underway.
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