Tag: SLF
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Air Force’s X-37B lands at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility
After several false dawns, the US Air Force’s X-37B mini-spaceplane has landed at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for the first time. With local reports of a sonic boom breaking through the morning air in areas of Florida, the Air Force confirmed the landing took place on Sunday at the historic Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF)…
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Morpheus set for KSC return ahead of December tests
Morpheus – an experimental lander project – is set to make its return to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), ahead of the resumption of testing in December. Morpheus – which has conducted numerous tether tests at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) – will be hoping for a happier Florida stay, after it dramatically exploded during a previous…
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Runway to Space – SLF takes a commercial step forward
The historic Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) has taken another step forward in achieving its future goal of accommodating a range of commercial spacecraft. Although deals are yet to be completed, NASA and Space Florida have begun negotiations relating to a partnership agreement for the commercial operation of the runway.…
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Project Morpheus free flight test at the SLF ends in dramatic failure
The experimental lander known as Project Morpheus had a rather dramatic return to Earth on Thursday, crashing on to a specially constructed test site before catching fire and exploding. The test was its debut free flight at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) in Florida, following numerous tethered tests at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Morpheus…