Amazon ramps up for Project Kuiper satellite launches from Space Coast

Amazon ramps up for Project Kuiper satellite launches from Space Coast

Mission profile of ULA’s October 2023 Project Kuiper Protoflight Mission overview of the October 2023 ULA Atlas V launch of the Project Kuiper Protoflight for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. United Launch Alliance Expect ecommerce giant Amazon to quickly become a major player in the Space Coast’s commercial space industry when it begins …

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How your phone can help April 8

How your phone can help April 8

Solar eclipse 2024: What to know, how to prepare AccuWeather astronomy expert Brian Lada goes over the key things to know about the upcoming total solar eclipse that will darken the skies over the United States from Texas to Maine on April 8. A total solar eclipse of the sun will have millions of people …

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A Commercial Mission Carries Science to the Space Station

A Commercial Mission Carries Science to the Space Station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars upward after its liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 4:55 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 21, on the company’s 30th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. The spacecraft is expected to spend about a …

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OIG: NASA’s High-End Computing Is Disjointed, Oversubscribed, and Overburdened

OIG: NASA’s High-End Computing Is Disjointed, Oversubscribed, and Overburdened

OIG: NASA’s High-End Computing NASA OIG Keith’s note: According to the NASA OIG Report Audit of NASA’s High-End Computing Capabilities: Despite a history of innovation in HEC, NASA needs a renewed commitment and sustained leadership attention to reinvigorate its HEC efforts. Without key changes, the Agency’s HEC is likely to constrain future mission priorities and …

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SpaceX Starlink constellation fuels historic launch year on Space Coast

SpaceX Starlink constellation fuels historic launch year on Space Coast

Brevard Space Coast launch sites rockets spaceX ULA NASA A quick look at which rockets lift off from various Brevard launch sites. The high-tech race for SpaceX, Amazon and competitors to create mega-constellations of internet-beaming satellites is spurring record-shattering rocket launch activity on the Space Coast. Why? Worldwide broadband data delivery will become a new, …

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NASA CT Space Consortium Grants Awarded to School of Engineering & Computing Fairfield University News

NASA CT Space Consortium Grants Awarded to School of Engineering & Computing 
Fairfield University News

Fairfield engineers secured four grants in the 2023-24 funding cycle, to advance research on topics ranging from multi-modal datasets for Martian landslide segmentation to a cost-effective vibration table. The NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium (CTSGC) has awarded Fairfield University School of Engineering and Computing with four research grants to fund research and design projects this …

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