Month: February 2018

Elon Musk Releases New ‘Falcon Heavy sends a car to Mars’ Animation – Set to ‘Starman’ on Eve of Maiden Launch

Starman in a Red Roadster buckled up is the payload housed in the nosecone for the first test flight of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy targeting blastoff on Feb 6, 2018. Credit: SpaceX Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   5 Feb 2018 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – On the eve on the maiden launch of the triple barreled SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket,

Maiden SpaceX Falcon Heavy Plus Tesla Set for Thunderous Blastoff Feb 6 as World’s Most Powerful Rocket: Watch Live

First fully integrated SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is raised to vertical launch position at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida – as seen up close on Feb. 5, 2017.  Nose cone housing Tesla Roadster payload is stenciled with Falcon Heavy logo. Debut liftoff slated for Feb. 6, 2018. Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —  

GovSat-1 Streaks to Orbit on Reflown SpaceX Falcon 9: Photo/Video Gallery

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying GovSat-1/SES-16 lifts off at 4:25 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida to geostationary transfer orbit on Jan. 31, 2018.  Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com/www.kenkremer.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   1 Feb 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – The GovSat-1 telecommunications satellite streaked to orbit Jan. 31

Gorgeous Blastoff of GovSat-1 on ‘Flight-Proven’ SpaceX Falcon 9 from Florida’s Spaceport: Photos

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying GovSat-1/SES-16 lifts off at 4:25 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida to geostationary transfer orbit on Jan. 31, 2018.  Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com/www.kenkremer.com CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – This afternoon lucky spectators witnessed a truly gorgeous blastoff of the unique GovSat-1 civilian/military satellite on a