Tag: SLC 41

Solar Orbiter Launched to Study Our Star

Solar Orbiter Launched to Study Our Star

On Feb. 9, 2020, the European Space Agency and NASA launched the Solar Orbiter spacecraft to gain a better understanding of how the Sun influences life on Earth. Additionally, it will provide crucial information on the effects the Sun may have on astronauts as they travel to the Moon and Mars as part of NASA’s Artemis Program.

Boeing’s Starliner Set to Make Inaugural Trip to Space Station

Boeing’s Starliner Set to Make Inaugural Trip to Space Station

On Dec. 20, 2019 at 6:36 a.m. EST, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will liftoff atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The unpiloted Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station will be the first for the company’s spacecraft as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.