NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

SpaceX-1 Commercial Resupply Services Flight
Launch Date: Oct. 7
Launch Time: 8:35 p.m. EDT
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Launch Date: Aug. 30
Launch Time: 4:05 a.m. EDT
Launch Vehicle: Atlas V
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla.

1962 - 2012

The massive, white Saturn V rocket suspended from the ceiling of the Apollo/Saturn V Center served as a backdrop for celebration.

Samples of heat shield material made from regolith from other worlds passed stringent testing recently.

Astronauts Catherine Coleman and Mike Fossum spoke to Kennedy Space Center employees about their experiences aboard the space station.

Kennedy Space Center Ground Systems Development and Operations engineers are combining heritage technology and new innovations to design the crew access arm for the Orion spacecraft.

Members of the Kennedy Space Center workforce, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Ocean Conservancy join forces for a beach cleanup effort.