Month: August 2018

SpaceX Decides to Dissect All Falcon 9 Landing Legs on Atlantic Ocean Landed Upgraded Booster, Retractions on Hold: Gallery

All 4 landing legs from SpaceX Falcon 9 are back down to landed position after retracted left side leg was relowered in this night view from Port Canaveral, Fl taken on July 28, 2018. All 4 legs were then dissected off from the recovered booster that launched Telstar 19 telecomsat. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   30

NASA’s Sun Touching Parker Solar Probe Rolls to Cape Canaveral Launch Pad for Aug. 11 Blastoff: Photos

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe encapsulated in payload fairing is on the move as its rolling from Astrotech processing facility in Titusville on July 30 to Space Launch Complex-37 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL for hoisting atop United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and launch targeted for Aug. 11, 2018. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —