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The final Titan 4 launch.
(Image via Lockheed-Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When I\u2019m not writing articles for The Rocket Yard, I\u2019m often traveling around the world with my wife, a recently retired engineer who spent 37 years in the rocket (Titan launch vehicle<\/a>) and satellite business. We\u2019re currently on a short trip to Florida prior to leaving on a cruise, which gave my spouse the chance to relive some of her career years at Kennedy Space Center. What we found was that the Cape Canaveral \/ Cocoa Beach \/ KSC area \u2014 also known as the Space Coast<\/a> \u2014 is being rejuvenated by new entrants into the space industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since today \u2014 January 28th \u2014 is National Plan for Vacation Day<\/a>, hopefully<\/g> you\u2019ll be inspired to plan a visit to the Space Coast some time<\/g> in the near future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business As Usual…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In some respects, things haven\u2019t changed too much. Some of the old, established organizations in the space business are still very much involved. United Launch Alliance<\/a> (a spin-off of Boeing and Lockheed-Martin\u2019s former launcher businesses) transports NASA and military payloads into orbit on the venerable Atlas and Delta vehicles, and will soon (hopefully) launch Boeing\u2019s Starliner<\/a> crewed capsule to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SLS First Stage Core Vehicle being prepared for testing at NASA Stennis Space Center.
Photo credit: NASA\/SSC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NASA is still trying to get its Space Launch System (SLS)<\/a> put together, and has achieved some milestones in the last year with the assembly of the first core vehicle. That core vehicle uses four \u201crecycled\u201d Space Shuttle Main Engines and two solid rocket boosters, and is now planned to launch the Lockheed-Martin Orion spacecraft<\/a> and the proposed Lunar Gateway<\/a>, as well as the Artemis manned return-to-moon missions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, the NASA plans have been delayed for years, primarily because each change in administration seems to have different goals for what they wish to have the space agency do. Fortunately, the new entrants into the space business aren\u2019t constrained by politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…And a Whole New Set of Players<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Unlike previous visits to the Space Coast, this time we felt that the entire space business has been \u201cre-launched\u201d, no pun intended. The day after we arrived for a short stay, SpaceX launched one of its Crew Dragon capsules<\/a> on a test flight in which the primary objective was in-flight testing of the launch escape system. A successful test would pave the way for manned use of the Crew Dragon carrying NASA astronauts to the Space Station starting as early as March of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve seen a lot of launches over the years. My spouse witnessed the mighty Saturn V launch of Apollo 15, and we\u2019ve both seen numerous launches of the Space Shuttles, Delta, and Titan launch vehicles. This was the first launch we\u2019d see that would include a deliberate failure, as the Falcon 9 booster would shut down at about 90 seconds into flight. That was to trigger the Super Draco boosters on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to fire, moving the spacecraft out of harm\u2019s way \u2014 a simulated booster failure. If all worked correctly, the Falcon 9 booster would break up and explode in flight after the Crew Dragon was pulled to safety. Cool, huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While my wife watched from the balcony of our Cocoa Beach hotel, I decided to stand on the beach itself. It doesn\u2019t matter how many rocket launches you see \u2014 when it gets down to the last 10 minutes or so of the countdown and you\u2019re cognizant of exactly how many things must occur in the proper order in order for a controlled explosion to loft things into orbit, you get nervous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As planned, at 10:30 AM EST on January 19, 2020, the Falcon 9 lifted off of Pad 39 at Kennedy Space Center and began a climb into the sky. While clouds blocked the view of the bright orange flame of the booster during part of its flight, observers up and down the coast were treated to the sight of the rocket making its way up into the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bright dot at center is the Falcon 9 lofting towards its planned destruction as seen from Cocoa Beach. Photo from a video by Steve Sande.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since Cocoa Beach is about 17 miles south of the pad, it took about 90 seconds for the sound of the rocket to hit the beach. About the same time the rumble began to build, we were treated to an impressive fireball as the booster broke apart. The sound of that explosion made a satisfying boom about 90 seconds later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All went as planned with the rest of the Crew Dragon flight, with the capsule splashing down into the Atlantic waters under four big parachutes  a few minutes later. Although I kept looking out to see, the splashdown site was too far away for the capsule and its parachutes to be visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two Falcon 9 boosters land simultaneously at the Kennedy Space Center. Image via SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SpaceX is probably the most visible \u201cnew kid on the block\u201d in that the company has had a string of very successful missions. Who can forget the side-by-side landings of two Falcon 9 boosters after a Falcon Heavy flight<\/a>, and the video from many of those boosters as they lofted satellites into orbit? But SpaceX isn\u2019t the only company making itself known in the new space program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Bezos\u2019 secretive Blue Origin<\/a> is building a large facility right next to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center. That company wants to fly its New Glenn<\/a> orbital launcher from the Cape, and it is currently testing the large BE-4 rocket engine that will be used not only on New Glenn, but also United Launch Alliance\u2019s Vulcan launcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue Origin New Glenn launch vehicle. Artist’s conception via BlueOrigin.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SpaceX is planning to launch another 60 of its Starlink<\/a> broadband communications satellites on January 27. That\u2019s the fourth launch in a series that will create a constellation of at least 1,584 and as many as 12,000 satellites to bring fast Internet service to traditionally underserved areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019re not the only company planning on placing a number of satellites into orbit for broadband coverage. Amazon (Blue Origin) has its Kuiper project to launch 3,236 satellites, while OneWeb<\/a> (which has a presence at the Kennedy Space Center) wants to dot the heavens with 1,050 broadband sats. TheNextWeb estimated that these broadband constellations could force enough competition in the broadband market to save Americans a combined $30 billion annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s an exciting time in the space industry, and it will get even more interesting when the SpaceX Super Heavy launcher and Starship spacecraft<\/a> begin testing \u2014 hopefully this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If pleasure or business take you to Florida, be sure to check for launch schedules and spend a day or two on the Space Coast. Spaceflight Now<\/a> is one of the best websites around for finding out what\u2019s happening in the launch business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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