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Watch the C8 Corvette Stingray Z51 Hit 186.339 MPH at the Kennedy Space Center
Watch the C8 Corvette Stingray Z51 Hit 186.339 MPH at the Kennedy Space Center

23 Sep 2023, 16:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / GM says the Stingray with the Z51 package tops 184 miles per hour, yet this fully stock 2022 example did 2 miles per hour better than advertised

 
Lambo Urus Super-SUV Blows Past Tranquil Space Shuttle for 163-MPH Standing Mile
Lambo Urus Super-SUV Blows Past Tranquil Space Shuttle for 163-MPH Standing Mile

9 May 2023, 07:48 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Formerly known as the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), the airstrip located on Merritt Island in Florida is now home to the Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds

 
Artemis I is Probably Go for Launch Tomorrow, NASA Press Conference Details
Artemis I is Probably Go for Launch Tomorrow, NASA Press Conference Details

2 Sep 2022, 17:08 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / A series of mechanical anomalies were responsible for the first scrubbed launch attempt on Monday. A spot of bad weather did little to help matters.

 
NASA's Saturn IB Rocket Doesn't Get Enough Love, Let's Change That
NASA's Saturn IB Rocket Doesn't Get Enough Love, Let's Change That

1 Sep 2022, 18:43 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If not for the considerable genius of the ex-German rocket architect named Wernher Von Braun and his entourage of German scientists, there would no be an Apollo

 
NASA Astrovans: Ferrying Astronauts to Their Awaiting Spacecraft Since 1967
NASA Astrovans: Ferrying Astronauts to Their Awaiting Spacecraft Since 1967

1 Sep 2022, 02:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Today, the first Astrovan, as most people would identify it, is on display next to the very same Saturn V rocket it once ferried astronauts

 
Rocketdyne F-1: The Big Block Muscle Car V8 of Rocket Engines
Rocketdyne F-1: The Big Block Muscle Car V8 of Rocket Engines

28 Aug 2022, 17:24 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Rocketdyne F-1 engine was like the big block V8 muscle car engine. A testament to the time-honored American saying, "no replacement for displacement."

 
Mother Nature Doesn't Want Artemis I Launching Monday, NASA Will Try Regardless
Mother Nature Doesn't Want Artemis I Launching Monday, NASA Will Try Regardless

28 Aug 2022, 15:32 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Perhaps the most memorable incident of tropical weather-related mishaps during pivotal rocket launches came during the launch of Apollo 12.

 
Spotlight USA: The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Is a Spaceflight Junkie's Valhalla
Spotlight USA: The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Is a Spaceflight Junkie's Valhalla

28 Aug 2022, 03:47 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is the Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Complex. If not for a couple of theme parks, it'd be the star attraction of all of Central Florida.

 
Interview: Apollo vs Orion, The Key Differences Explained by Lockheed Martin Personnel
Interview: Apollo vs Orion, The Key Differences Explained by Lockheed Martin Personnel

28 Aug 2022, 01:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Say hello to Jacquline Acuna, Electrical Test Engineer for Lockheed Martin's Orion Spacecraft, and Gary Napier, spokesperson for Lockheed Martin.

 
Fastest Autonomous Racecar in the World Gets an Engine Upgrade, Sets New Land Speed Record
Fastest Autonomous Racecar in the World Gets an Engine Upgrade, Sets New Land Speed Record

2 May 2022, 08:19 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Dallara AV-21 is touted as the world's fastest autonomous racecar and it just set a new land speed world record at the Kennedy Space Center

 
New Corvette Stingray Convertible To Be Revealed At Kennedy Space Center
New Corvette Stingray Convertible To Be Revealed At Kennedy Space Center

23 Sep 2019, 09:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Not long now, the C8 Corvette will receive the convertible option at an even where "a special astronaut guest" will be on the stage