Space Force Colonel Becomes First Guardian to Launch into Space …
WEB17 hours ago · Col. Nick Hague, a Space Force Guardian and NASA astronaut, launched Saturday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida alongside Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov as part of the ...
SpaceX, NASA 'go' for 1st astronaut launch to ISS from Cape Canaveral ...
WEB3 days ago · The pad was formerly used by the U.S. Air Force for Titan rocket launches from 1965 to 2005, according to the Cape Canaveral Space Museum. In 1996, it was used to launch a Titan 3C rocket carrying the Manned Orbiting Laboratory military space station mockup and a Gemini capsule (with no crew aboard), according to NASA.
2 famed bases re-designated to highlight Space Force connection
WEBARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base were formally re-designated Dec. 9, as facilities central to the mission of the U.S. Space Force during a ceremony rich in symbolism that further confirmed the nation’s commitment to operating in and defending space. Vice President Mike Pence announced the ...
Atlas V Starliner CFT launches astronauts for first time from USSF ...
WEBJun 5, 2024 · For the first time since 1968, astronauts were launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the first time ever from a Space Force installation, June 5. The Atlas V Starliner Crew Flight Test mission launched astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams from Space Launch Complex - 41 at CCSFS.
Patrick AFB, Cape Canaveral AFS renamed as Space Force installations
WEBAs of Dec. 9, 2020, the 45th Space Wing will continue lifting off to new heights as Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. With a history dating back almost 100 years, Patrick SFB was originally owned and operated by the U.S. Navy; as Naval Air Station Banana River from 1940 to 1947.
Boeing Starliner brings astronaut launches back to Atlas rocket …
WEBMay 6, 2024 · A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket topped with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft stands on Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Space Force allocates three historic Cape Canaveral launch
WEBMar 10, 2023 · WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is allocating three launch complexes at Cape Canaveral, including one used for several NASA Mercury missions six decades ago, to four small launch vehicle...
Cape Canaveral, Patrick Air Force Base renamed as Space Force …
WEBDec 9, 2020 · WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence announced Dec. 9 that Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base are being renamed as Space Force installations. Pence made the...
GPS III SV 2 ready to launch aboard Delta IV from CCAFS
WEBAug 20, 2019 · The Air Force’s newest Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite, Space Vehicle 02 (SV02) is ready for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 37. The Lockheed Martin GPS III SV02 is set to launch Aug. 22 aboard an United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket.
Dormant since the NASA Shuttle Program, Hangar AF Wharf …
WEBFeb 1, 2023 · The Hangar AF Wharf at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Fla., dating back to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shuttle Program, was used as a government resource to recover and …