This view of the launch pads used by NASA and others at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
The U.S. Air Force launches Navstar II-1, the first full-scale operational GPS satellite, aboard the first Delta II rocket. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, February 14, 1989
This view of the launch pads used by NASA and others at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Anyone explore Cape Canaveral Air Force Station? While on base what are good places to check out for my own aerospace history your?
I'm talking about old or out of commission buildings and launch pads. If I can drive to it without restriction, what is worth checking out?
The 6th flight of B1049 soars above Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Spacex moving a LOX tank to SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
ULA on Twitter: "The launch of a ULA #AtlasV carrying the #NROL101 mission for the @NatReconOfc is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2020. The launch period is 5:30 to 8:10 p.m. EST. The Atlas V will launch from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida." twitter.com/ulalaunch/sta…
Crowds watch a Boeing Delta II rocket lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, carrying NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft into space on its seven-month journey to Mars [20YA - Apr 7]
[PDF] Draft Environmental Assessment for SpaceX Falcon Launches at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - February 2020 [Renderings of LC-39A Mobile Service Tower and Falcon Heavy with extended fairing inside] faa.gov/space/environment…
On This Day 9 (earth) years ago: A ULA Atlas V-541 launch vehicle carrying Curiosity rover lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (November 26, 2011) Credit: United Launch Alliance
Atlas 100D being delivered to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station by a C-133B Cargomaster
Review of Draft Environmental Assessment for SpaceX Falcon Launches at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | February 2020
Came across an FAA Environmental Study for Falcon Heavy from Feb 21, 2020, I went over it and decided to post this thread(3 deletions later) thats more of a TL:DR and any important/unknown information. Surprisingly there was a lot that doesn't deal with the environment but gave information into SpaceX and their operations to 2025, including Crew Dragon and Fairing Recoveries. There are many photos and renders that I didn't upload.
Sections (Anything with '*' contains very interesting information imo)
- Falcon 9 Performance Numbers
- Second Stage
- Falcon Heavy Numbers
- Dragon
- Vertical Integration
- Estimated Launch Schedule
- Fairing Recovery*
- Landing/Boost Back
- Crew Egress*
- Noise
- M1D Engine Exhaust Emissions
- Dragon Recovery*
- Reuse*
Falcon 9 Performance Numbers
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Second Stage
"For added reliability of restart, the engine contains dual redundant triethylaluminum-triethylborane (TEA-TEB) pyrophoric igniters."
"In addition, the second stage contains a cold nitrogen gas (GN2) attitude control system (ACS) for pointing and roll control. The GN2 ACS is more reliable and produces less contamination than a propellant-based reaction control system. "
Falcon Heavy Numbers
"The propellants are the same as the Falcon 9 (LOX and RP-1). The Falcon Heavy contains 1,898,000 pounds of LOX and 807,000 pounds of RP-1 in the first stage, and 168,000 pounds of LOX and 64,950 pounds of RP-1 in the second stage. "
Dragon
"Dragon-2 weighs approximately 18,000 pounds without cargo and is approximately 17 feet tall with a base width of 13 feet."
"The propulsion system uses nitrogen tetroxide (NTO) and monomethylhydrazine (MMH) propellant combination because of its hypergolic ignition and long-term in-orbit storage benefits."
Vertical Integration (284' Tall, 118' Wide, 108' Long) - Already Known -
"SpaceX plans to develop vertical integration capabilities at LC-39A "
"The tower would have 11 floors and would be approximately 284 feet tall."
Estimated Launch Schedule
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Fairing Recovery*
**"In 2020 through 2025, SpaceX anticipates approximately th
... keep reading on reddit ➡3/20/2020 Construction continues at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 36 twitter.com/FarryFaz/stat…
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station soon to be renamed Cape Canaveral Space Force Station floridatoday.com/story/te…
Following a successful launch of the Arabsat-6A mission by the first operational Falcon Heavy on April 11, 2019 at 22:35 UTC from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center, the twin side boosters separated from the center core and returned to land at LZ-1 & 2 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station [3000x2000]
SpaceX moved the first astronaut-ready Crew Dragon spacecraft Friday night from a fueling facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where teams will join the capsule with a Falcon 9 rocket for launch May 27. twitter.com/SpaceflightNo…
Footage from an onboard camera during Falcon 9’s launch of the SAOCOM 1B mission – SpaceX’s first launch to a polar orbit from the East Coast. After launching from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9’s first stage returned to land at Landing Zone v.redd.it/44ub0lfs96t51
The June 29, 2018 launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. This photo is a composite of a 235-second streak shot at f/22 and then a 4-second shot of the plume. This plume was visible across Florida. (Bill Jelen)
TDIH: July 24, 1950, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket. Photo: A Bumper V-2 was the first missile launched at Cape Canaveral.
Just passed this Space X convoy on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. imgur.com/a/ASbfdA5
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA's Mars 2020 mission with the Perseverance rover rolls from the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Photo credit: United Launch Alliance
Air Force film covering various operations at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in 1992. Also includes a brief history of spaceflight at the Cape. youtu.be/QheBkkU0dIs
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was officially renamed Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today by Vice President Pence. Future posts will reflect this historic change. orlandosentinel.com/space…
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launching the Merah Putih communication satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in FL. Photo taken from Jetty Park ~10 miles south of the launch pad. [4287x2850]
SpaceX CRS-20 Seen From Launch Complex-9. A 1950’s Era Navaho Missile Launch Site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, October 24 at 11:31 a.m. EDT, 15:31 UTC, for its fifteenth Starlink mission, which will launch 60 Starlink satellites to orbit. Falcon 9 will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and a backup launch opportunity is available youtu.be/2gbVgTxLgN0
A Falcon 9 GPS III-4 rocket successfully launches from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., November 5, 2020. GPS III satellites were designed to help the U.S. Space Force modernize the current GPS constellation with new technology and advanced capabilities youtu.be/HqE4D4rmVK8
My photo of the last Falcon 9 launch and RTLS landing. SpaceX will attempt an RTLS landing at "Landing Zone 1" at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station again this Monday morning.
SpaceX hopes to land next F9 booster on land at "Landing Complex-1" at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. twitter.com/flatoday_jdea…
The ULA payload fairing with Perseverance rover secured inside is lifted high up inside the VIF at SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on July 7, 2020.
A well-known cluster of palm trees outside of SLC-40 is silhouetted by the bright exhaust flame of Falcon 9 as it lifts into the night sky above Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. (Marcus Cote/ Space Coast Times)
Wheels are installed on NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover inside Kennedy Space Center’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility on March 30, 2020. Perseverance will liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in July 2020. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Name the Rover Contest. Starting Tuesday, K-12 students in U.S. public, private and home schools can enter the Mars 2020 Name the Rover essay contest. One grand prize winner will name the rover and be invited to see the spacecraft launch in July 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/pa…
Two years ago today, I shot this photo of the NASA Orion EFT-1 launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Booster rolling through Cape Canaveral Air Force Station imgur.com/a/ONE51
These rails were last used in the 1960s to roll the flame deflectors under the Saturn 1B rocket at Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Footage of ship, named Ms Tree, using a huge net to pluck a SpaceX rocket nose out of the sky, following the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching an AMOS-17 communications satellite at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Tuesday.
The ULA Atlas V first stage is lifted to the vertical position on Nov. 4, 2019, in the Vertical Integration Facility at SLC 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in preparation for Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test on Dec. 17. The uncrewed OFT mission will dock Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner with the ISS
Falcon 9 and Dragon lift from SLC-40 and ascend into a clear post-cold front sky above Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. --Sound-activated camera view (Marcus Cote/Space Coast Times)
Close-up images of JCSAT-14 Falcon 9 rocket being transported back into Cape Canaveral Air Force Station imgur.com/a/2BWF8
Aerial veiw of the launch pads along Cape Canaveral Air Force Station [3000 × 2400]
"A brilliant sunrise fills the sky before a fully functional Launch Abort System...launches on NASA's Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) atop a Northrop Grumman provided booster on" 2 July 2019 from "Launch Pad 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in" Florida, USA. Photographer: Kim Shiflett, NASA [4480x6720]
WATCH LIVE: GPS III SPACE VEHICLE 03 MISSION SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, June 30 for a Falcon 9 launch of the GPS III Space Vehicle 03 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. spacex.com/launches/index…
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday June 3 at 9:25 p.m. EDT, 1:25 UTC on June 4, for its eighth launch of Starlink satellites. Falcon 9 will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. youtube.com/watch?v=y4xBF…
The launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station [2048×1365] Credit: SpaceX Photos
