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The Alcântara Space Center (Portuguese: Centro Espacial de Alcântara, CEA), former known as Alcântara Launch Center (Portuguese: Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara, [3]) is a space center and launching facility of the Brazilian Space Agency in the city of Alcântara, located on Brazil's northern Atlantic coast, in the state of Maranhão. [4]
The 2003 Alcântara VLS accident was an accident during the Brazilian Space Agency's third attempt to launch the VLS-1 rocket, which was intended to launch two satellites into orbit. The rocket ignited on its launch pad at the Alcântara Launch Center, killing 21 people. It is the fourth deadliest space exploration related disaster in history.
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center and Space Center Houston; Marshall Space Flight Center; See also. List of launch complexes; References
Additionally, the center is responsible for landing gear systems, conventional munitions, solid propellants, and composite materials. [2] It is located at Hill Air Force Base. The former Ogden Air Logistics Center was re-designated as the Ogden Air Logistics Complex on 12 July 2012.
Kennedy Space Center (KSC), located west of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, is one of the best known NASA facilities. Named the Launch Operations Center at its creation on July 1, 1962, it was renamed in honor of the late U.S. president on November 29, 1963, [ 35 ] [ 36 ] and has been the launch site for every United States human ...
The California Science Center announced Thursday that the six-month process will get underway July 20 at the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center currently under construction in Exposition Park.
Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (also known as ALCE) [1] is an international space exploration organization based in Mexico, comprising several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean region. [2] It was established in 2021 as part of the Latin American space race . [3]
1958: ABMA's scientific and engineering staff (Wernher von Braun et al.) transferred to the newly created NASA Marshall Space Flight Center at the southern half of Redstone Arsenal; 1958: The Pershing Project Manager's Office was created. 23 May 1962: U.S. Army Missile Command (MICOM) officially established;, fully staffed and operational on 1 ...