NASA’s SLS Rocket Making Progress Towards 2017 Launch
When the entire program is complete in 2030 the Space Launch System will have cost the American taxpayers 41 billion dollars. (Or about 2.5 years of full NASA budgets). Ignoring…
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GPM NASA/JAPAN Satellite Launched Continuing Rainfall Measurement Mission
(NASA) The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory, a joint Earth-observing mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), thundered into space at 1:37 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb….
Antares Launch to ISS from Wallops Successful
At 1:07pm ET 1/9/14 Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Antares rocket launched from Pad 0A at the Wallops Flight Facility, Va. to send the company’s Cygnus cargo ship on a its first supply…
Antares Rocket Launch from Wallops 1/8/14 View-able from Eastern U.S.
Update 1/9/14 – Read Antares Launch to ISS from Wallops Successful Hello fellow rocket launch watchers! Get out your binoculars you will get another chance to see the a launch…
Rocket Launch in view of East Coast U.S. Thursday 12/19
UPDATE 12-19-13 Launch delayed until January due to ISS EVA work. Hello fellow east coast rocket launch watchers! Get out your binoculars you will get another chance to see the…
SpaceX impressive ignition then shutdown abort – Video
On Thanksgiving SpaceX attempted the launch of an SES-8 telecommunications satellite aboard a Falcon 9. The launch was already postponed during the this launch window once earlier in the week when…
Wallops Minotaur/ORS-3 Launched! East Coast Viewing Report
The launch of Orbital Sciences Minotaur I rocket supporting the U.S. Air Force ORS-3 mission was delayed until 8:15pm est. due to a tracking station issue. Launch was smooth after the delay and…
Rocket Launch from Virginia View-able from East Coast 11/19
Launch SUCCESS! Read the Launch Viewing Report from the East Coast. Update 7:19 pm Launch slipped until 8:15pm due to an issue at a tracking station which has been resolved….
