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November 23, 2011

SpaceX Searches For New Commercial Launch Site

Company Says Launch Manifest Is Outstripping Existing Facilities

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) says it is seeking a new launch site to meet increasing demand from commercial customers. SpaceX already has an active launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and is currently developing a new launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The company also operates a rocket development facility in McGregor, Texas.

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Smithsonian Channel To Highlight NASA 'Spinoff' Tech

Special 'Arthur Christmas' Segment Coincides With Movie Release

This year in the holiday release of "Arthur Christmas," Santa's North Pole has turned to high technology to run a precise operation in getting billions of gifts delivered around the world. Run by thousands of computer-savvy elves, the North Pole uses NASA-style technology to track the delivery of gifts around the Earth as they are being delivered by Santa's high speed S-1. The S-1 is a giant spacecraft in the shape of a sleigh.

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