Recovered Falcon 9 Landing Legs Stay Fully Retracted 1st Time in SpaceX Recycling Milestone Glistening with Sunset Sheen: Photos

Glistening with Sunset Sheen: First instance of recovered SpaceX Falcon 9 1st stage booster standing vertically with 4 fully retracted landing legs locked against the CRS-17 mission core stationed on pedestal at Port Canaveral, FL, 7 May 2019. Surrounded by two mockup Crew Dragon test articles.  Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM – 8 May 2019 PORT CANAVERAL,

SpaceX Dragon Arrives at Space Station

The SpaceX Dragon CRS-17 Cargo Craft captured and attached to the CanadaArm2 at 7:01 a.m. EDT on May 6, 2019 after launching on May 4 from Cape Canaveral, FL. Credit: NASA Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM – 6 May 2019 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL  –   Two days after a stunningly beautiful and technically flawless middle-of the-night launch atop a commercial

SpaceX Falcon 9 Poised for May 3 Liftoff on Dragon Cargo Mission to ISS: Photos, Watch Live

Up Close view of SpaceX Cargo Dragon and mobile cleanroom as technicians work towards addition of CRS-17 mission late load science items as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rests horizontal on Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The CRS-17 cargo ship is now slated for liftoff May 3, 2019 at 3:11 a.m. EDT.  Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer

Photos: Wrecked SpaceX Falcon Heavy Core Booster Arrives into Port Canaveral

Wrecked Falcon Heavy core stage resting horizontally on the deck of the OCISLY droneship on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 after being towed back into Port Canaveral, FL. The booster landed successfully after April 11 launch but toppled over in rough seas days later and was destroyed.  Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM – 30 April 2019 PORT

Curiosity Rover Captures Two Solar Eclipses on Mars

Curiosity Observes Phobos Eclipse: Sol 2359: This series of images shows the Martian moon Phobos as it crossed in front of the Sun, as seen by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 (Sol 2359). Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS. Ken Kremer  —SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM –30 April 2019 CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – In recent weeks NASA’s Curiosity rover has occasionally trained

NASA Postpones SpaceX Dragon Cargo Launch to NET May 3 to Fix Station Power Glitch

The International Space Station photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking on Oct. 4, 2018. Credit: NASA/Roscosmos Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM – 30 April 2019 TITUSVILLE, FL  –  NASA officials today postponed the planned May 1 launch of a SpaceX Dragon cargomission to the International Space Station (ISS) by at least 48 hours after