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SpaceX Launch of SES-12 Comsat Delayed to June 4 to Run Additional Rocket Tests

SES-9 comsat poised for liftoff on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL, in this file photo. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   31 May 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – SpaceX has delayed the planned midnight Friday June 1 launch of the SES-12 commercial communications satellite on the firms workhorse

Key Instrument on NOAA’s Advanced New GOES-17 Weather Observatory Suffers Serious Anomaly

The NOAA/NASA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S), or GOES-17, is being processed in the clean room at Astrotech Space Operations, in Titusville, FL, prior to launch on a ULA Atlas V on Mar. 1, 2018.  GOES-S belongs to new constellation of America’s most advanced weather satellites. Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com/kenkremer.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   28 May 2018 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER,

Bangabandhu-1 Liftoff on Revamped SpaceX Falcon 9: Gallery

Liftoff of Bangabandhu-1 geostationary communications satellite for nation of Bangladesh on 1st new and improved Block 5 version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on May 11, 2018 at 4:14 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida – as seen from the pad perimeter. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   27 May

Cygnus Cargo Freighter Arrives at Space Station with 3 Tons of Cargo, CubeSats and Cold Atom Science Lab

This view taken from inside the Cupola shows the Orbital ATK Cygnus OA-9 space freighter approaching its capture point about 10 meters from the International Space Station where it was grappled with the Canadarm2 robotic arm on May 24, 2018.  Credit: NASA Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   24 May 2018 WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, VA – Following a spectacular predawn launch

Awesome Antares Aims for Space and Soars for Space Station with Fiery Fury from Virginia Shore: Gallery

The Orbital ATK Antares rocket blasts off with Cygnus OA-9 spacecraft from Pad 0A at 4:44 a.m. EDT Monday, May 21, 2018 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to deliver 3.7 tons of research, food and gear – in this remote camera view from the launch pad. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/SpaceUpClose.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   22 May 2018 WALLOPS FLIGHT

Orbital ATK Antares Rocket Streaks to Orbit with 3 Tons of NASA Research Bound for Space Station after Stunning Nighttime Virginia Launch: Photos

Orbital ATK Antares rocket streaks to orbit punching in and out of low, thick cloud layer in the long exposure image of the Cygnus OA-9 cargo freighter launch at 4:44 a.m. May 21, 2018 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia with 3.7 tons of science and hardware bound for the International Space Station (ISS).  Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/SpaceUpClose.com Ken Kremer 

Antares Goes Vertical, Cygnus Cargo Freighter Poised for Nighttime Liftoff May 21 – Photos: Watch Live

Orbital ATK Antares rocket goes vertical on pad 0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility for the OA-9 cargo mission launch to the ISS targeted for May 21, 2018 night launch at 4:39 a.m. EDT. Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com/kenkremer.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   20 May 2018 WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, VA – Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket has gone vertical with the Cygnus cargo freighter bound for the International Space