SPACEX CREW DRAGON SET TO DEPART ISS TODAY AUG. 1 WITH 2 NASA ASTRONAUTS: WATCH LIVE

Expedition 63 crewmembers aboard the International Space Station on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. In front (from left) are, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. In back (from left) are, Roscosmos cosmonaut and Flight Engineer, Ivan Vagner, Commander Chris Cassidy, and Roscosmos cosmonaut and Flight Engineer, Anatoly Ivanishin. Screenshot Credit: NASA TV/Space UpClose

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CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – After two action packed months in space the two-man veteran crew of NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will depart the International Space Station (ISS) later today, Saturday, Aug. 1 inside their history-making SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Dragon Endeavour test vehicle and return to Earth tomorrow afternoon Aug. 2 for the 1st splashdown of Americans from space in 45 years.

https://www.spaceupclose.com/2020/08/spacex-dragon-set-to-depart-iss-today-aug-1-with-2-nasa-astronauts-watch-live/

NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Launches to the Red Planet in Search of Life: Photos

United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover onboard launches from Space Launch Complex 41, at 7:50 a.m. ET July 30, 2020, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com

30 July 2020

Ken Kremer - - For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL –  NASA’s $2.7 Billion Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover launched today on a 300 million mile (500 million km) interplanetary journey atop a powerful United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket under picture perfect skies from the Florida Space Coast to the Red Planet where she will rove an ancient lake bed on a bold mission in search of signs of past microbial life and collect pristine samples to send back to Earth for the first time ever.   


https://www.spaceupclose.com/2020/07/nasas-mars-2020-perseverance-rover-launches-to-the-red-planet-in-search-of-life/

ULA Atlas V Rocket Poised for Liftoff July 30 with NASA’s Red Planet Rover Perseverance: Watch Live/Photos

Beautiful water reflections cast by United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover after torrential downpours on the Florida Space Coast as rocket stands vertical at Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for liftoff targeting July 30, 2020. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com

29 July 2020

Ken Kremer - - For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL –  NASA’s $2.7 Billion Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is poised for liftoff standing vertical for her Destination Mars interplanetary journey – after she rolled out to launch pad 41 yesterday morning bolted atop the powerful United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that will propel her to space for the remainder of her 300 million mile (500 million kilometer) journey to the Red Planet where she will rove an ancient lake bed in search of signs of past microbial life.

https://www.spaceupclose.com/2020/07/ula-atlas-v-rocket-poised-for-liftoff-july-30-with-nasas-red-planet-rover-perseverance-watch-live-photos/

ULA Atlas V Rocket Rolls Out to Launch Complex 41 with NASA’s Red Planet Rover Perseverance

ULA Atlas V and NASA Mars Perseverance rover rollout from the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) to Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on July 28, 2020. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com

28 July 2020

Ken Kremer - - For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL –  NASA’s $2.7 Billion Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is now 1800 feet closer to Destination Mars after she was rolled out to launch pad 41 this morning bolted atop the powerful United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that will propel her to space for the remainder of here 300 million mile (500 million kilometer) journey to the Red Planet where she will rove an ancient lake bed in search of signs of past microbial life.

https://www.spaceupclose.com/2020/07/ula-atlas-v-rocket-rolls-out-to-launch-complex-41-with-nasas-red-planet-rover-perseverance/

Nuclear Powered Dune Buggy Perseverance Rover Ready for Red Planet Blastoff July 30

ULA Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover stands tall inside the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL. The Atlas V 541 rocket will liftoff on Thursday, July 30. The two-hour window opens at 7:50 a.m. EDT. Credit: ULA

28 July 2020

Ken Kremer - - For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL –  NASA and rocket partner United Launch Alliance (ULA) have given the GO to proceed with final launch preparations for the agency’s $2.7 Billion Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover following a successful conclusion to the Launch Readiness Review (LRR) held this morning at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The goal is to search for signs of past microbial life.

https://www.spaceupclose.com/2020/07/nuclear-powered-dune-buggy-perseverance-rover-ready-for-red-planet-blastoff-july-30/

NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Gets Plutonium Power Source Installed for July 30 Liftoff

The electricity needed to operate NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is provided by a power system called a Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, or MMRTG. The MMRTG will be inserted into the aft end of the rover between the panels with gold tubing visible at the rear, which are called heat exchangers. Essentially a nuclear battery, an MMRTG uses the heat from the natural radioactive decay of plutonium-238 to generate about 110 watts of electricity at the start of a mission. Credit: NASA/JPL-CalTech

25 July 2020

Ken Kremer - - For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL –  NASA’s next mission to the Red Planet the $2.7 Billion Mars 2020 Perseverance rover now has the nuclear power it needs to explore for many years to come – and the liftoff is targeted for July 30 from the Florida Space Coast is now just days away.

https://www.spaceupclose.com/2020/07/nasas-mars-perseverance-rover-gets-plutonium-power-source-installed-for-july-30-liftoff/

Mars 2020 Exploration Mission Guide from RocketSTEM and Space UpClose: Free Download

Mars 2020 Exploration Mission Guide from RocketSTEM magazine and Space UpClose space news website

29 July 2020

Ken Kremer - - For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Enjoy our “Mars 2020 Exploration Mission Guide” about NASA’s  Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Helicopter brought to you by the journalists at RocketSTEM magazine and Space UpClose space news website.

https://www.spaceupclose.com/2020/07/mars-2020-exploration-mission-guide-from-rocketstem-and-space-upclose-free-download/