Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are known for their fierce competition in various industries. However, they have found a way to work together in space. On a recent Monday morning, a Falcon 9 rocket took off from Florida. This launch was special for two reasons. First, it was SpaceX's 100th launch of the year. Second, it carried 24 satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper. The...
Space weather is a big deal, and NASA is taking steps to understand it better. On a recent Wednesday, two satellites were sent into space from California on a SpaceX rocket. This mission, called TRACERS, is set to study the polar cusps, areas in Earth's magnetic field near the poles. These areas are key to creating the beautiful auroras we see, but they also play a r...
SpaceX is all set to launch a special mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This time, they're sending up an Israeli communications satellite. The launch is planned for the early hours of July 13, at 12:31 a. m. from Launch Complex 40. This mission is called "Commercial GTO 1, " a new name for SpaceX. The satellite, named Dror-1, is built by Israel Aerospace Industr...
SpaceX has done it again! A Falcon 9 rocket took off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Its mission? To send a fancy new weather satellite called MTG-S1 into space. This satellite is part of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) family, which is run by EUMETSAT, a group of 30 European countries. The rocket's first stage made a smooth return, landing on a dro...
SpaceX has done it again, launching another rocket into space. This time, it was a Falcon 9 rocket. It took off from Florida. The mission was to send a GPS satellite into orbit around Earth. The launch happened around 1:30 p. m. from a place called Space Launch Complex 40. This is at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This was not the first time this particular roc...
San Luis Obispo County is in a tight spot. The county is looking at some serious budget cuts. This means some important programs, like homeless services, might take a hit. Why? Because state and federal funding has dropped. Local leaders are hoping that community partners can step in to help keep these services running. The county's budget will be talked about again ...
In the quiet hours before dawn on April 21, 2025, a spectacular light display lit up the sky over Florida's Space Coast. This wasn't a natural phenomenon, but the result of a SpaceX launch. The company sent a Dragon spacecraft on its 32nd mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 rocket, which carried the Dragon, performed a series of maneuvers that c...
Four brave astronauts are set to embark on a journey to the International Space Station tonight. The launch is scheduled for 7:03 p. m. EDT. The crew includes NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with Takuya Onishi from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. This is the second try to launch the Falcon 9 rocket af...
NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions faced a launch delay due to poor weather conditions and technical issues. These missions were set to launch together from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base. The launch window had a mere 20% chance of favorable weather, leading to a decision to postpone. This wasn't the first delay; earlier issues during integration and encapsu...
In the heart of Florida, a rocket soared into the night sky on a Sunday evening. This wasn't just any rocket; it was SpaceX's Falcon 9, carrying a precious cargo of 21 Starlink satellites. Among these satellites, 13 had a special feature: direct-to-cell capabilities. This means they can beam internet signals directly to cell phones, a game-changer for connectivity in...