Antares and Nature blast off for space and the space station. The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 11th contracted cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 7,600 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen on Pad-0A, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Northrop Grumman’s 11th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 7,600 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/SpaceUpClose.com Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com &
SpaceX Falcon Heavy center core sticks upright landing on OCISLY droneship on April 11, 2019, but toppled over due to rough seas. Credit: SpaceX Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM – 15 April 2019 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER – The core booster of the triple stick Falcon Heavy that successfully landed on a drone ship after last weeks SpaceX launch has been
Israeli Beresheet lunar lander took this image at an altitude of 13.7 miles (22 kilometers) above the moon on April 11, 2019. Credit: SpaceIL Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM – 12 April 2019 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL- After a gallant effort worthy of the celestial goal the small privately built Israeli moon lander Beresheet fortified with high hopes failed in
Stunning blastoff of triple barreled SpaceX Falcon Heavy on April 11, 2019 at 6:35 PM ET from Launch Complex-39A at the Kennedy Space Center, FL carrying the Arabsat-6A telecommunications satellite to Earth orbit, on 1st commercial launch of Falcon Heavy. From my remote camera placed at pad 39a. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM – 11 April 2019
Artists concept of Israeli Beresheet lunar probe firing thrusters for moon landing slated for April 11, 2019. Credit: SpaceIL/IAI Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM – 11 April 2019 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL- Israeli’s first ever mission to the moon – Beresheet – is on course to complete a thrilling first of its kind lunar touchdown later today, Thursday, April 11,
Prelaunch view of SpaceX Falcon Heavy being raised erect at pad39A carrying the Arabsat-6A communications satellite to Earth orbit for launch on April 10, 2019 at 6:35 PM ET from Launch Complex-39A at the Kennedy Space Center, FL. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM – 9/10 April 2019 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Only the second ever
Israeli Beresheet moon lander achieves lunar orbit after completing six minute burn on 4 April 2019. Credit: SpaceIL Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM – 4 April 2019 Barely six weeks after blastoff from the Florida Space Coast, Israel’s privately built Beresheet Moon lander fired its braking thrusters and was successfully captured into lunar orbit this morning, Thursday, April 4, setting
Israeli Beresheet moon lander mission timeline and trajectory. Lunar orbit capture planned for April 4, 2019. Credit: SpaceIL/IAI NEW YORK – Its do or die with a critical thruster firing upcoming on Thursday, April 4, for Israel’sBeresheet lunar lander required so the Moon can capture the tiny probe and set the stage for a hoped for a history making soft