Month: June 2021

Hello Ganymede! NASA’s Juno Orbiter Captures Spectacular 1st UpClose Images of Jupiter Moon in 2 Decades

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL –  Hello, Ganymede! Its been a long time! NASA’s Juno Jupiter Orbiter captured the first up close images of Jupiter’s largest moon we’ve seen in two decades. The spectacular views were gathered during Juno’s ‘historic’ first close flyby of the giant Jovian moon on Monday, June 7. The first two of as many

Midnight Sunday Streak Hurls SiriusXM SXM-8 Digital Radio Satellite to Orbit on SpaceX Falcon 9: Photos

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM TITUSVILLE, FL – Just past midnight Sunday, June 6, the SiriusXM SXM-8 digital audio radio satellite was hurled to orbit atop a ‘flight-proven’ SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket but soon disappeared behind low and thick clouds that mostly obscured the view but nonetheless delighted spectators with the cracking engine roar reverberating around the Florida Space Coast and

New Falcon 9 to launch New SpaceX Cargo Dragon Delivering NASA Science to Space Station June 3: Watch Live/Photos

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – A spanking new and non-sooty black and white Falcon 9 rocket is all set to launch a likewise new SpaceX Cargo Dragon delivering over 3.6 tons of new NASA  science and supplies to the 20 year old International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, June 3, from Florida’s Spaceport – if the weather