Keith’s note: According to KSC Daily News for Thursday, March 24, 2016 it looks like you now need formal (that usually means written) permission from some unidentified “appropriate approval authority” at CCAFS to take pictures of “commercial launch sites, launch vehicles and equipment”. So that apparently means not only are people onsite at a launch are forbidden to take pictures without the aforementioned but unspecified permission from the “appropriate approval […]

FAA Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: Shiloh Launch Complex “Based on comments received during the scoping period, the FAA may analyze additional alternatives. However, at this time, the alternatives under consideration include the Proposed Action and the No Action Alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the FAA would not issue a Launch Site Operator License to Space Florida.” Federal review set for Fla. plan to build […]

Masten Signs Contract With Space Florida For Demonstration Launches “Masten Space Systems and Space Florida announced today the signing of a $400,000 contract under which Masten will perform a series of demonstration flights of a Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL) reusable suborbital launch vehicle from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Under the contract, Masten will complete multiple flights. These operations will serve as a pathfinder to […]

Masten Space Systems Signs Letter of Intent with Space Florida “Masten Space Systems and Space Florida announced today the signing of a Letter of Intent to explore performing demonstration launches of a Masten suborbital reusable launch vehicle from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. “We have been looking at Florida as a launch option for some time now,” stated Masten Founder and CEO Dave Masten. “We are […]