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Solar Orbiter arrives at Kennedy Space Center for launch preps

November 2, 2019 Stephen Clark

The European-built Solar Orbiter spacecraft arrived in Florida late Friday after a trans-Atlantic journey from a test center in Germany, ready to begin preparations for a liftoff from Cape Canaveral in February aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.

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British-built solar probe shipping to Florida launch site before Brexit deadline

October 22, 2019 Stephen Clark

The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft — assembled in Britain and set for liftoff in February — has completed environmental testing in Germany and is scheduled to ride a cargo plane to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin launch preparations Oct. 31, several weeks earlier than planned to avoid complications stemming from Brexit.

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  • Aerojet Rocketdyne, ULA mark 60th anniversary of RL10 rocket engine
    November 28, 2023
  • SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
    November 27, 2023
  • SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellites
    November 22, 2023
  • Super Heavy-Starship climbs high but falls short on second test flight
    November 18, 2023
  • Live Coverage: SpaceX to launch Starship/Super Heavy Booster on second test flight
    November 18, 2023
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