Caption: Watch my complete live interview on BBC News about the closest ever Solar approach to the sun by any spacecraft in history on Christmas Eve morning 24 Dec 2024 by NASAs Parker Solar Probe – at only 3.8 million miles! https://youtu.be/awJUwjlYTls?si=x7wmCFgElIPrcYwq
TITUSVILLE, FL – Watch my complete live interview on BBC News about the closest ever Solar approach to the sun by any spacecraft in history on Christmas Eve morning 24 Dec 2024 – by NASAs Parker Solar Probe – at only 3.8 million miles!
Caption: Watch my complete live interview on BBC News about the closest ever Solar approach to the sun by any spacecraft in history on Christmas Eve morning 24 Dec 2024 by NASAs Parker Solar Probe – at only 3.8 million miles! https://youtu.be/awJUwjlYTls?si=x7wmCFgElIPrcYwqI attended the Parker Solar Probe launch in Aug 2018 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, FL.
Launch of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe on Aug 2018 atop ULA Delta IV rocket from complex 37 CCSFS. Credit: Ken Kremer/Space Upclose.com
Christmas Eve interview includes 3 of my Parker launch photos
Launch of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe on Aug 2018 atop ULA Delta IV rocket from complex 37 CCSFS. Credit: Ken Kremer/Space Upclose.com
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Launch of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe on Aug 2018 atop ULA Delta IV rocket from complex 37 CCSFS. Credit: Ken Kremer/Space Upclose.com
My prior BBC News interview about the SpaceX Starship IFT-6 launch:
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CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – Following the scrub of rocket maker United Launch Alliance (ULA) mighty Atlas V 551 rocket carrying Amazon’s second Project Kuiper mission, Kuiper 2, the team decided to rollback the rocket to the VIF processing hangar for evaluation and repairs. Enjoy my video (above) from my remote camera capturing the pretty cool rollback of