Legend: + Targeted For | * No Earlier Than (Tentative) | ** To Be Determined
Date: Nov. 14
Mission: STS-126
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Endeavour
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A
Location: Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is located in Cape Canaveral, FL, which is only a couple of hours drive from Orlando. Our Florida Travel Guide also discusses KSC.
Description: Space Shuttle Endeavour launching on assembly flight ULF2, will deliver a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module to the International Space Station.
Date: December **
Mission: TacSat-3
Launch Vehicle: Orbital Sciences Minotaur Rocket
Launch Site: Wallops Flight Facility - Goddard Space Flight Center
Location: Wallops is located on Wallops Island, VA, approximately 150 miles from both Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD.
Description: NASA will support the Air Force launch of the TacSat-3 satellite, managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate. TacSat-3 will demonstrate the capability to furnish real-time data to the combatant commander. NASA Ames will fly a microsat and NASA Wallops will fly the CubeSats on this flight in addition to providing the launch range.
