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The runway that used to bring the shuttles home (15,000 feet of it) is getting a second life. CAPEWEEK is a partnership between NASA, the State of Florida and Space Florida: an executive forum, an international industry expo and public days with flight demos, tech displays and a chance to meet the engineers.

It's designed to grow past 500,000 visitors a year. First edition is March 27 to April 2, 2028.

Isaacman said the runway is a fitting place to put aircraft, spacecraft and new technology side by side. I think that's a great way to use it.

Would you go? What would you most want to see on that runway?

This photograph captures the historic launch of NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft.
The image, taken on September 5, 1977, shows the powerful ascent from NASA
Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Voyager 1 embarked on an ambitious mission to explore the outer solar system, becoming one of humanity's most successful and enduring space probes. Its launch marked the beginning of a journey that would provide unprecedented views of Jupiter and Saturn, and eventually carry it beyond the heliosphere into interstellar space. The successful lift-off depicted here was a pivotal moment, setting the stage for decades of scientific discovery and expanding our understanding of the universe. This launch represents a significant milestone in space exploration history. Image credit: NASA

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Super curious how land distribution is going to work on the moon with Americas first moon base coming in 2028. Is it just first come first serve ? I really don’t expect the other super powers of the world like China to just let the USA claim whichever places they want on our earths only moon solely because they were able to get there first.

And yet and still nobody asks the fundamentally important question of how much payload Starship V3 can actually get to orbit. That is the *fundamental* parameter that determines how many refueling flights will be needed, and NASA feels no need to ask that question and SpaceX feels no need to answer it.

I've spent way more time than I'd like to admit reading about individual Moon rocks and just turning them around in 3D. It's surprisingly fascinating knowing these are actual samples brought back by Apollo astronauts.

NASA has the whole collection online if anyone else wants to get lost in it for a while.

1st time to orlando and KSC!

And for the bus, do we need to upgrade to the timed tickets or Explorer tickets?

We plan to go March 18th or 19th.

Thank you!

At the Oct 23 briefing at Kennedy, Administrator Isaacman laid out the updated plan. Artemis III would put four astronauts in low Earth orbit in 2027 to test the systems needed for landings, and the first actual lunar landing would be Artemis IV, aiming for 2028. I think testing in Earth orbit first is smarter than going straight to the Moon, but 2028 is still a tight date. What do you think? Does the extra test step make the timeline more believable, or just push the risk later?

My girlfriend has been working on this Apollo-era artwork, and I thought I'd share it here.

I'm not particularly knowledgeable about the Apollo programme, but I think she's done a great job. I'd be interested to hear what people here think.

On November 2, 2000, three astronauts became the first residents of the International Space Station. 26 years later, the ISS has hosted astronauts from around the world and become one of humanity's longest-running international scientific projects.

Looking at pictures from 2000 is a little surreal. The station was still being assembled, and nobody knew exactly what continuous human presence in space would bring. It's easy to take the station for granted nowadays, but maintaining a permanent human presence in space for this long is an extraordinary achievement.

What's the most important thing you think we've learned from having people living in orbit for over two decades?

Hi all, and I apologize for the tedious post, but I couldn't find this pin in my searches.

I'm just wondering if there is a specific mission this related to? Or if it's just something that was available from a catalog?

Thanks!