Cape Canaveral

• Black hole sun: Astronomers find what may be the universe’s brightest object

  Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a sun a day.

  Canada

  Feb 19
  
• Canadian among 3 men paying $55M to join SpaceX’s first private space crew

  They'll be led by a former NASA astronaut now working for Axiom Space, the Houston company that arranged the trip for next January.

  Tech

  Jan 26, 2021
  
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• SpaceX delays 2nd crew flight until Sunday, citing high winds

  Friday's postponement news came after SpaceX chief Elon Musk disclosed he had gotten mixed test results for COVID-19 and was awaiting the outcome of a more definitive test.

  Tech

  Nov 14, 2020
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• SpaceX launches new U.S. Air Force GPS satellite

  A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, carrying the GPS satellite to orbit.

  World

  Jun 30, 2020
• SpaceX launch with NASA astronauts will feature retro-style capsule

  Make no mistake: This is not your father’s — or grandfather’s — capsule.

  World

  May 25, 2020
• SpaceX launches, destroys Falcon 9 rocket in escape test

  No one was aboard for the wild ride in the skies above Cape Canaveral, just two mannequins.

  World

  Jan 19, 2020
• Mike Pence visits Kennedy Space Center, ignores ‘do not touch’ sign on space equipment

  The slip occurred during Pence's visit to the Orion clean room in NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

  Politics

  Jul 7, 2017
• University team sends first Alberta-made satellite into space: ‘It was perfect’

  A rocket carrying a cube satellite created by a University of Alberta team was successfully launched into space from Cape Canaveral, Florida Tuesday morning.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2017
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• University of Alberta team set to launch school’s first satellite mission

  On Tuesday, a group from the University of Alberta will become one of the first Canadian university student teams to put a cube satellite into space.

  Education

  Apr 17, 2017
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• SpaceX launches first rocket since September explosion

  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Saturday, marking the company's first launch since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad more than four months ago.

  World

  Jan 14, 2017