Sierra Nevada Unveils ‘Shooting Star’ Cargo Module for Dream Chaser Missions to ISS for NASA

Former Space Shuttle astronaut Steve Lindsey, VP Sierra Nevada Corp, unveils the ‘Shooting Star’ mockup cargo module at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, FL, on Nov. 19, 2019. The cargo module attachment for the Dream Chaser^® mini-shuttle spacecraft will launch on resupply missions for NASA to the International Space Station (ISS) starting in 2021.  Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com 

30 Nov 2019

Ken Kremer – For  SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM 

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced ‘Shooing Star’ as the name for the new commercial Cargo Module unveiled last week at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for the firms reusable Dream Chaser^® mini-shuttle spacecraft that will eventually launch on resupply missions for NASA to the International Space Station (ISS) starting in 2021. 

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:

https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/sierra-nevada-unveils-shooting-star-cargo-module-for-dream-chaser-missions-to-iss-for-nasa/

Thanksgiving Night 2019 Skywatching Feast - Moon, Venus and Jupiter Dinnertime Conjunction

Thanksgiving Night conjunction of the waxing crescent Moon, Venus about 1.5 degrees below and Jupiter about 5 degrees to the west (right) at 6:20 p.m. EST, Nov. 28, 2019 from Turkey Lake rest stop in Orlando, FL. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com 

Nov 28

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ORLANDO, FL - Whether you’re on Earth or in Space the Thanksgiving holiday is a joyeous time to give thanks for our blessings, cherish our family and friends and gaze up at the stars in wonder we are alive in exciting times – following up on my Thanksgiving Day story about the ISS and Astronaut Snoopy.

Just by chance I observed a spectacular conjunction of the cresent Moon, Venus and Jupiter low in the southwest sky on Thanksgiving Night, Thursday, Nov. 28 – truly a dinnertime skywatching feast soon after enjoying a dinnertime turkey Thanksgiving Day 2019 feast.

Enjoy my lead photo.

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:

https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/thanksgiving-night-2019-skywatching-feast-moon-venus-and-jupiter-dinnertime-conjunction/

Happy Thanksgiving 2019 from the Space Station Crew in Earth Orbit and Astronaut Snoopy in NYC

Right now, half of the crew members on board the International Space Station are American astronauts who are getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving, and they have a message for us. View the video to see what the holiday means to NASA’s Christina Koch, Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan and get a look at what Thanksgiving in space will be like in 2019

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Cape Canaveral, FL –  The crew of Expedition 61 sends their heartfelt Happy Thanksgiving greetings today on Thanksgiving Day 2019, from the International Space Station (ISS) as Astronaut Snoopy parades through New York City for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Nov. 28.

Watch the video greeting above from NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan currently living and working aboard the ISS.

Full story: 

https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/happy-thanksgiving-2019-from-the-space-station-crew-in-earth-orbit-and-astronaut-snoopy-in-nyc/

Sunset Static Fire Test Sets up SpaceX Cargo Launch to Space Station for NASA Post Thanksgiving: Photos

SpaceX conducts successful sunset static fire test of Falcon 9 first stage engines at 5:30 p.m. EST on Nov. 26, 2019 with exhaust wafting overhead at Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for CRS-19 resupply mission to the ISS targeted for launch Dec. 4.  The scene includes iconic VAB at left and a reflecting sailboat and sitting pelican at right as seen from the Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville, FL. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com 

26 November 2019

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Titusville, FL- A successful static fire test at sunset this evening Nov. 26 by SpaceX just before the Thanksgiving holiday sets up a post-Thanksgiving commercial cargo resupply launch of science and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA next week on Dec. 4 from the Florida Space Coast. 

Right at the edge of darkness at sunset at 5:30 p.m. EST (2230 GMT) tonight Tuesday, Nov. 26, SpaceX engineers briefly ignited all 9 engines on their Falcon 9 first stage booster for a hold down static fire test at Space Launch Complex-40 to affirm its readiness for launch next week Wednesday, Dec 4.

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:

https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/sunset-static-fire-test-sets-up-spacex-cargo-launch-to-space-station-for-nasa-post-thanksgiving/

Apollo 12 - 50th Anniversary Retrospective NASA’s 2nd Human Moon Landing: Gallery

This photo shows Apollo 12 Commander astronaut Pete Conrad grasping the Surveyor 3 camera with his right hand during the second extravehicular activity (EVA-2) on Nov. 20, 1969. This picture was taken by astronaut Alan L. Bean, Lunar Module pilot. The "Intrepid" landed on the Moon's Ocean of Storms only 530 feet from Surveyor III. The television camera and several other components were taken from Surveyor III and brought back to earth for scientific analysis. Surveyor III soft-landed on the Moon on April 20, 1967. Credit: NASA

24 November 2019

Ken Kremer –  For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM 

Titusville, FL- This month marks the 50^th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 12 on Nov. 14, 1969 – which goes down in history as NASA’s second Apollo mission to land humans on the Moon on Nov. 19, 1969 with namely Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Alan L. Bean at the ‘Oceans of Storms’ (Oceanus Procellarum) thus becoming the third and fourth humans respectively to set foot on the lunar surface.

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:
https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/apollo-12-50th-anniversary-retrospective-nasas-2nd-human-moon-landing-gallery/

Legless Quadruply Launched SpaceX Falcon 9 Lowered Horizontal, Landing Legs Detached after Retraction Unsuccessful: Photos

1^st Quadruply launched/recovered SpaceX Falcon 9 1st stage is tilted and lowered horizontally by two cranes and crews working together around 245 PM EST Nov. 19, 2019, four days after arriving vertical atop OCISLY droneship into Port Canaveral, FL on Nov. 15. From Nov. 11 SpaceX Starlink launch.  Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com

23 November 2019

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PORT CANAVERAL/CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – The first ever quadruply launched & landed SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster from the Starlink liftoff was leglessly lowered horizontal on Tuesday, Nov. 19 and transported back to Cape Canaveral after all four landing legs were completely detached when technicians attempts to retract them were unsuccessful in Port Canaveral, Florida. 

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:
https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/legless-quadruply-launched-spacex-falcon-9-lowered-horizontal-landing-legs-detached-after-retraction-unsuccessful-photos/

Atlas V Arrives at Port Canaveral on ULA RocketShip Vessel for ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter Launch: Photos

The R/S RocketShip transport vessel arrives at Port Canaveral, Florida on Nov 20, 2019 and sails past Jetty Park Pier to deliver a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V first stage and Centaur upper stage from ULA's factory in Decatur, Alabama. The rocket will launch Solar Orbiter on its journey to study the Sun for ESA and NASA in Feb. 2020.  Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com

23 November 2019

Ken Kremer – For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM

PORT CANAVERAL, FL – The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket destined to launch the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter probe on an unprecedented mission to study the Sun up-close arrived into Port Canaveral, Florida this week aboard the R/S RocketShip transport vessel on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 20. 

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:

https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/atlas-v-arrives-at-port-canaveral-on-ula-rocketship-vessel-for-esa-nasa-solar-orbiter-launch-photos/

1st Flightworthy Boeing Starliner Astronaut Capsule Joined Atop ULA Atlas V Launcher for 1st Flight

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is guided into position above a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Nov. 21, 2019. Starliner will be secured atop the rocket for Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The spacecraft rolled out from Boeing’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center earlier in the day. Credits: NASA/Cory Huston

23 November 2019

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL– Boeings first flightworthy Starliner astronaut capsule was hoisted atop and joined to the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket that will propel it to space on its maiden mission from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station on the company’s uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT) for NASA in just over 3 week in mid-December – just hours after a momentous and celebratory rollout from the firms  spacecraft manufacturing facility before sunrise Friday, Nov 21 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida.  

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:
https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/1st-flightworthy-boeing-starliner-astronaut-capsule-joined-atop-ula-atlas-v-launcher-for-1st-flight/

1st Flightworthy Boeing Starliner Crew Capsule Rolls Out to Launch Pad for 1st Uncrewed Test Flight: Photos

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft rolls out from the company’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 21, 2019 led by the Boeing team holding banner - on its way to Cape Canaveral Launch Complex-41 and mating with ULA Atlas V rocket for the OFT mission targeting launch on Dec. 17, 2019. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com

21 November 2019

Ken Kremer - -For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL– In a celebration worthy of the momentous spaceflight occasion just before dawn Friday that marks the dawn of a new era in commercial human American spaceflight, Boeing unveiled its first flightworthy CST-100 Starliner spacecraft  that will launch on its maiden mission to the International Space Station on the company’s uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT) in just about 24 days in mid-December.

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:

https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/1st-flightworthy-boeing-starliner-crew-capsule-rolls-out-to-launch-pad-for-1st-uncrewed-test-flight-photos/

1st Quadruply Launched/Landed SpaceX 1st Stage Booster Craned off Droneship onto Land using new Mobile Harbor Crane: Photos

Recovered Starlink Falcon 9 1st stage craned off SpaceX recovery ship OCISLY  around 3 PM EST Nov. 15, 2019 using Liebherr Mobile Harbor Crane 1^st time - around six hours after sunrise arrival atop OCISLY into Port Canaveral. Note: 9 Merlin 1D engines fully exposed.   From Nov. 11 SpaceX Starlink launch.  Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com

17 November 2019

Ken Kremer - -For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM 

PORT CANAVERAL, FL –  The first ever quadruply launched & landed SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster was craned off the “Of Course I Still Love You” (OCISLY) droneship Friday afternoon, Nov. 15 in a craning operation that utilized the new German-built Liebherr Mobile Harbor Crane for the first time by crane crews at Port Canaveral.

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:

https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/1st-quadruply-launched-landed-spacex-1st-stage-booster-craned-off-droneship-onto-land-using-new-mobile-harbor-crane-photos/

SpaceX 2nd Starlink Blastoff with 1st Quadruply Launched/Landed Falcon 9 1st Stage: Photo/Video Gallery

SpaceX Falcon 9 stack carrying 60 upgraded Starlink broadband satellites soars to low Earth orbit (LEO) on Veterans Day  on 11 Nov. 2019 at 9:56 a.m. EDT  from Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL in this remote camera view. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com

16 November 2019

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CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL –  The second blastoff in SpaceX’s burgeoning Starlink constellation with 60 Starlink broadband satellites put on a stunning sky show Monday morning, Nov. 11 on Veterans Day – with the next generation payload bolted atop the first ever quadruply launched Falcon 9 first stage booster and first ever re-flown payload fairings encapsulating the payload stack thundering to space from Florida’s Space Coast.

The Starlink mission thus amasses a series of truly significant milestones in spaceflight history.

Liftoff of the Starlink mission took place at 9:56 a.m. EST (1456 GMT) during an instantaneous launch window Monday, Nov 11 from Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40) on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL.

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:
https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/spacex-2nd-starlink-blastoff-with-1st-quadruply-launched-landed-falcon-9-1st-stage-photo-video-gallery/

1st Quadruply Launched/Landed SpaceX 1st Stage Booster Sails into Port Canaveral: Photos

Flock of birds greet arrival of fourth time launched Falcon 9 1^st stage booster landed atop “Of Course I Still Love You” (OCISLY) droneship into Port Canaveral at sunrise Nov 15, 2019 – 4 days after SpaceX Starlink launch Veteran’s Day Nov. 11. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com

15 November 2019

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PORT CANAVERAL, FL –  The first ever quadruply launched & landed Falcon 9 first stage booster sailed safely and proudly into Port Canaveral Friday, Nov. 15 at sunrise despite gloomy skies and rough seas that scrubbed the simultaneous attempt by SpaceX duo of special fairing catching ships to recover the first ever re-flown payload fairings encapsulating the next generation payload stack recycled to the second batch of 60 SpaceX Starlink broadband satellites – four days after blast off on a beautiful Veterans Day Monday morning, Nov. 11. 

The booster arrival continues a string of multiple truly historic milestones in spaceflight soaring aloft from the Florida Space Coast.

Standing fully upright and firmly grasped by the arms of the specially designed Octagrabber restraining device atop the “Of Course I Still Love You” (OCISLY) droneship upon which it accomplished a precision guided, rocket assisted smooth touchdown the recovered 156 foot tall spent booster with four fully deployed landing legs sailed into the mouth of Port Canaveral at Jetty Park Pier around 7:30 a.m. EST Nov. 15.

A crowd of onlookers and space media friends eagerly awaited the rockets triumphant arrival as the SpaceX naval fleet led by tug Hawk towed the recycled Falcon 9 first stage erect on OCISLY past the port channels entryway at Jetty Park Pier.

Arrival of fourth time launched Falcon 9 1^st stage booster landed atop “Of Course I Still Love You” (OCISLY) droneship is towed by tug Hawk and SpaceX fleet into Port Canaveral at sunrise Nov 15, 2019 at Jetty Park Pier – 4 days after SpaceX Starlink launch Veteran’s Day Nov. 11. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com

Enjoy our Space UpClose photo gallery of the arrival and docking of Falcon 9 booster 1048.4 at the droneships normal northside berthing port.

Check back as our gallery grows.

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:
https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/1st-quadruply-launched-landed-spacex-1st-stage-booster-sails-into-port-canaveral-photos/

‘Destination Space: Boots on the Moon’ – IN FOCUS Spectrum TV News interview with Ken Kremer

‘Destination Space: Boots on the Moon’ - featured on the ‘IN FOCUS’ TV News interview program shown on Spectrum News Channel 13 in Florida on Nov. 3, 2019 featuring Dr. Ken Kremer (r), research scientist and journalist with Space UpClose; and Mark Bontragger (c), VP Space Florida with host Allison Walker Torres (l). Credit: Spectrum News

13 November 2019

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ORLANDO, FL –  NASA’s Project Artemis plans for a human return to the Moon was the topic of ‘Destination Space: Boots on the Moon’ - featured on the ‘IN FOCUS’ TV News interview program shown on Spectrum News Channel 13 in Florida – for which I was interviewed representing Space UpClose along with Mark Bontrager representing Space Florida. 

‘Destination Space: Boots on the Moon’ aired on IN FOCUS on Nov. 3, 2019 in the Orlando and Tampa areas and is hosted by Allison Walker Torres – reported for Channel 13. The program was recorded at Spectrum News studios in Orlando, FL. 

You can now watch the complete 30 minute interview program in its entirety in 3 blocks at the links below.   

https://spectruminfocus.com/section/in-focus/in-focus-shows/2019/11/04/boots-on-the-moon-part-1

https://spectruminfocus.com/section/in-focus/in-focus-shows/2019/11/04/boots-on-the-moon-part-2

https://spectruminfocus.com/section/in-focus/in-focus-shows/2019/11/04/boots-on-the-moon-part-3

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:
https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/destination-space-boots-on-the-moon-in-focus-spectrum-tv-news-interview-with-ken-kremer/

All 4 RS-25 Engines Attached to SLS Core Stage for NASA’s Artemis 1 Moon Mission

On Nov. 6, 2019 engineers and technicians attached the last of four RS-25 engines that will provide the necessary thrust for the SLS rocket to reach space. To complete assembly of the stage, technicians now are attaching the engines to propulsion and avionics systems inside the core stage, which also houses the flight computers that control the rocket during its first eight minutes of flight. NASA will showcase the completed core stage in December.  Credits: NASA

12 Nov 2019

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL/MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY, LA – The last of four RS-25 engines that will ultimately help power the first launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the Moon on the first Artemis mission has been mated to the mammoth rockets core stage by engineers and technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. 

NASA announced the joining of the final RS-25 engine onto the bottom engine section of the 212-foot-long SLS core stage on Nov. 8.

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:
https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/all-4-rs-25-engines-attached-to-sls-core-stage-for-nasas-artemis-1-moon-mission/

SpaceX Test Fires Crew Dragon Emergency Abort Thrusters in Major Milestone to Human Missions

SpaceX conducts static test firing of Crew Dragon SuperDraco emergency abort thrusters on Nov.13, 2019 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com

13 November 2019

Ken Kremer - - For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM 

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL –  SpaceX completed a critical static test firing of the Crew Dragon emergency SuperDraco abort thrusters on a ground stand at Cape Canaveral this afternoon, Nov. 13 under dreary weather conditions of the same system that triggered the explosive destruction of a similar spacecraft  seven months ago in April – thereby hopefully achieving a major milestone towards accomplishing a human spaceflight launch of NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) sometime by mid-2020

The apparently successful ground test firing carried out at approximately 3:08 p.m. EST (2008 GMT) today by SpaceX Landing Zone-1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida seems to indicate an apparently successful resolution to the unexpected issue with a high-flow helium pressurization system valve that caused a catastrophic failure during the previous test firing on April 20.

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:
https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/spacex-test-fires-crew-dragon-emergency-abort-thrusters-in-major-milestone-to-human-missions/

SpaceX Launches 2nd Batch of Starlink Broadband Sats with 1st Quadruply Launched Booster and 1st Reflown Fairings on Veterans Day: Photos

9 Merlin 1D engines + Rain birds + Fire & Fury  - Up Close look at SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Veterans Day launch on 11 Nov. 2019 at 9:56 a.m. EDT with rain birds firing water coolant from Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL that successfully delivered 2^nd batch of 60 improved Starlink broadband satellites to LEO. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com

11 November 2019

Ken Kremer -  For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM 

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL –  The second batch of 60 SpaceX Starlink broadband satellites blasted off today on a beautiful Veterans Day Monday morning, Nov. 11 atop the first ever quadruply launched Falcon 9 first stage booster and first ever re-flown payload fairingsm encapsulating the next generation payload stack - thereby marking multiple truly historic milestones in spaceflight soaring aloft from the Florida Space Coast.

Moreover this slew of upgraded Starlink satellites also counts as the heaviest payload to date launch on a Falcon 9.

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:
https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/spacex-launches-2nd-batch-of-starlink-broadband-sats-with-1st-quadruply-launched-booster-and-1st-reflown-fairings-on-veterans-day-photos/

SpaceX Falcon 9 Goes Vertical at Sunset & Moonrise for Veterans Day Starlink Launch Nov 11 with Reused Booster and Fairings: Photos

SpaceX Falcon 9 stack goes vertical at sunset Sunday Nov 10 at Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL, for Starlink-1 mission targeted for launch Veteran’s Day Nov. 11, 2019 at 9:56 a.m. EST.  Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com 

10 November 2019

Ken Kremer - - For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM 

TITUSVILLE, FL- The SpaceX Falcon 9 went vertical at sunset and moonrise Sunday evening on the Florida Space Coast, Nov 10 in anticipation of the Veteran’s Day Monday, Nov. 11 launch of the next batch of 60 Starlink broadband  satellites under very special ‘flight-proven’ circumstances - wherein it’s the first time the recovered first stage launches for the fourth time and it’s the first time a launch includes recovered and reused payload fairings. 

Falcon 9’s first stage previously supported the Iridium-7, SAOCOM-1A, and Nusantara Satu comsat/Beresheet moon landing missions.

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:

https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/spacex-falcon-9-goes-vertical-at-sunset-moonrise-for-veterans-day-starlink-launch-nov-11-with-reused-booster-and-fairings-photos/

Awesome Antares Thunders Aloft from NASA Wallops to ISS: Photo/Video Gallery

Northrop Grumman Antares rocket and Cygnus NG-12 resupply spacecraft launched at 9:59 a.m. EDT from Pad-0A of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia Nov. 2, 2019.  New Rocket Lab launch facility visible at center.  Cygnus is loaded with 8,200 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware.  Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/SpaceUpClose.com

9 November 2019

Ken Kremer - - For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM 

NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, VA – The commercial Antares rocket put on an awesome display of flawless rocketry and fireworks as it thundered aloft under picture prefect skies from the Virginia shore on NASA’s Wallops Island launch base last weekend delivering the Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft to orbit Saturday, Nov. 2 and successful arrival at the International Space Station (ISS) two days later on Monday, Nov. 4.

The breakfast time blastoff of the Antares Cygnus NG-12 mission on Northrop Grumman’s 12th commercial resupply mission to the space station from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport occurred right on time at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility seaside launch pad 0A at 9:59 a.m. EDT Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 from launch pad 0A.

Enjoy our expanded eyewitness gallery of Space UpClose still and video imagery from the media site and remote cameras set up ringing pad 0A. Check back as the gallery grows.

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:
https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/awesome-antares-thunders-aloft-from-nasa-wallops-to-iss-photo-video-gallery/