For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that will very likely launch on its first launch with a crew of two NASA astronauts on the Demo-2 mission sometime this spring from American soil has arrived at the launch site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “NASA and SpaceX are preparing for the company’s
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM PORT CANAVERAL, FL – Despite a hard landing on the OCISLY droneship minutes after last weeks Starlink mission blastoff on Jan. 29, SpaceX workers were able to successfully retract all four of the recycled Falcon 9 landing legs without too much hardship in Port Canaveral on Monday, Feb. 3 although they were significantly deflected at touchdown
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM PORT CANAVERAL, FL – Under gloomy and rainy Space Coast skies the triply launched and recovered Falcon 9 1st stage booster triumphantly sailed into Port Canaveral atop the OCISLY droneship Saturday morning Feb. 1, at the channel entrance past Jetty Park Pier – nearly three days after the oft weather delayed but nevertheless spectacular launch of
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM PORTCANAVERAL/CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – Following the oft weather delayed but nevertheless spectacular SpaceX launch of their next batch of their 60 Starlink satellites into sunny skies on a used Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday morning, Jan. 29, the special SpaceX naval fleet team was able to successfully recover both halves of the payload
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – Slews of spectators were on hand to enjoy the absolutely stunning SpaceX launch of their next batch of 60 Starlink satellites into sunny skies on a used Falcon 9 rocket after poor Florida Space Coast and Atlantic Sea State weather forced several delays spanning over a week. Liftoff of
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – SpaceX continues on a roll with their 3rd Falcon 9 launch in the month of January now set for liftoff Monday morning Jan. 27 with the next batch of 60 Starlink satellites enlarging their constellation of broadband internet satellites – but with a very iffy weather outlook along the Florida Space Coast. The
SpaceX conducts successful static fire test of Falcon 9 first stage engines at 2:00 p.m. EST on Jan. 20 with exhaust spewing out from the flame trench at Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL, for 4th Starlink mission targeted for launch Jan. 24, 2020 at 10:54 a.m. EST – as seen from the Indian River, Titusville.
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Today was a magnificent day for American human spaceflight following the ‘picture perfect’ demonstration test launch of the astronaut launch escape system for the commercial Crew Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket that paves the way for a resumption of crew launches from American soil as soon as this spring
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – The SpaceX Crew Dragon poised for liftoff on the critical In Flight Abort (IFA) demonstration test will have to sit on the ground another day until Sunday morning, Jan. 19 because of poor weather conditions for the splashdown at sea – NASA and SpaceX officials announced early this morning Jan. 18
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – The SpaceX Crew Dragon is raised erect and poised for liftoff on the In Flight Abort (IFA) demonstration test on Saturday morning, Jan. 18 said NASA and SpaceX officials at the pre-test briefing today, Jan. 17 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The IFA test flight test is planned to