Year: 2018

2 Falcons Simultaneously Vertical on 2 Pads Launching by SpaceX in Next 2 Weeks 1st time: Rocket Heaven at Florida’s Spaceport

2 soon to launch SpaceX rockets stand simultaneous erect at Florida’s Spaceport:  Falcon Heavy at pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at left and Falcon 9 booster carrying SES-16/GovSat-1 at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at right post Jan. 26, 2018 static fire test.  Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com  Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   26 Jan 2018 MERRITT ISLAND NATIONAL

Mighty SpaceX Falcon Heavy Roars to Life Emitting Enormous Exhaust Plume After Stunning 1st Static Fire Engine Test

Debut SpaceX Falcon Heavy ignites 27 first stage engines during first ever static fire test generating 5 million pounds of thrust and an enormous exhaust plume on Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida – as seen on Jan. 24  2018 from Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.  Debut liftoff slated for early February 2018.  Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com

ULA Atlas V Delivers SBIRS ‘Global Watchman’ Ballistic Missile Early Warning Satellite to Orbit: Photos

Long exposure streak shot of a ULA Atlas V rocket carrying the SBIRS GEO Flight 4 missile tracking surveillance satellite for the U.S. Air Force after lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex-41 at 7:48 p.m.  EST, Jan. 19, 2018.   Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com Ken Kremer  —   Space UpClose  —   20 Jan 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION,

Atlas V SBIRS GEO Flight 4 Launch Highlights Reel: ULA Video

The ULA Atlas V rocket launched the U.S. Air Force SBIRS GEO Flight 4 mission on Jan. 19, 2018 from Space Launch Complex-41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., and successfully delivered the infrared missile tracking satellite to orbit.  Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   20 Jan 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – An Atlas

ULA Atlas V Liftoff with USAF SBIRS GEO 4 Missile Detection Satellite Reset to Jan 19 after Launch Pad Scrub: Live Webcast

Nighttime view of ULA Atlas V rocket poised for liftoff carrying the SBIRS GEO Flight 4 mission to geosynchronous orbit for the U.S. Air Force from Space Launch Complex-41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on Jan. 18, 2018.   Launch reset for Jan. 19, 2018.  Credit: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   19 Jan 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL AIR

Atlas V and Falcon Heavy Rockets Simultaneously Stand Vertical Together 1st Time Ever at Florida Spaceport: Photo Gallery

MERRITT ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REGUGE/PLAYALINDA BEACH, FL – The ULA Atlas V and SpaceX Falcon Heavy rockets simultaneously stood vertical together for the first time ever today, Jan. 17 – at adjacent launch pads on Florida’s Spaceport – after the hazy day Atlas V rollout to pad 41 in preparation of its launch tomorrow evening, Thursday, Jan. 18, as the Falcon Heavy awaits its critical