Author: Ken Kremer

Watch for Ken’s continuing onsite coverage of NASA, SpaceX, ULA, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and more space and mission reports direct from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Stay tuned here for Ken's continuing Earth and Planetary science and human spaceflight news. Dr. Kremer is a research scientist and journalist based in the KSC area, active in outreach and interviewed regularly on TV and radio about space topics. Ken’s photos are for sale and he is available for lectures and outreach events.

SpaceX Crew Dragon Concludes Historic 1st Test Flight with Successful Splashdown, Human Missions Follow

SpaceX Crew Dragon hoisted aboard SpaceX GO Searcher recovery vessel at approx. 9:50 a.m. EST March 8, 2018 using hydraulic lifting crane from the Atlantic Ocean at a spot located approximately 230 miles northeast of the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida Credit: NASA TV Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM – 8 March 2019 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL –  SpaceX’s commercially

Photos: Go Searcher Crew Dragon Recovery Vessel Practice in Port Canaveral

UpClose view into the rear of SpaceX astronaut recovery ship GO Searcher with Crew Dragon mock-up in Port Canaveral, FL in March 2019. The capsule is seen here atop the deck with hoisting crane that will pluck the real Crew Dragon aboard after Atlantic Ocean splashdowns upon return from the ISS. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer  —SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM –8 March

Dazzling Display of Rocket Recycling as Landed SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Sails into Port Canaveral after 1st Private Crew Dragon Test Flight: Photos

Mid-air view of recovered/landed SpaceX Falcon 9 booster from Crew Dragon Demo-1 launch going airborne again at 125 PM ET, March 5, 2019 over mock Crew Dragon capsule after craning off the OCISLY drone ship to platform on land at Port Canaveral, FL – 3 days after liftoff from Launch Complex-39A on NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.  Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken

Transformational New Spaceflight Era Opens with Spectacular Blastoff of SpaceX Private Crew Dragon: Photos

Water reflection launch view as SpaceX Falcon 9 soars off Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 2:49 a.m. EST Saturday, March 2, 2019 carrying the company’s first commercially-built and operated Crew Dragon spacecraft to orbit for docking with the International Space Station (ISS) – as seen from VAB roof.  Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM

UpClose with SpaceX Crew Dragon at T MINUS 12 Hours: Photos

Up Close view of SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft bolted atop Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Access Arm astronaut walkway in position after being raised vertical at NASA’s historic Launch Complex 39A in Florida on March 1, 2019 ahead of scheduled maiden liftoff March 2 at 2:49 a.m. EST on critical unpiloted test flight on Demo-1 mission. This will lead to

SpaceX Crew Dragon Raised at Sunset, Points to the Heavens for Critical Test Flight March 2: Photos

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon go vertical at sunset Feb. 28, 2019 preparing for critical maiden unpiloted test flight on Demo-1 mission scheduled to launch March 2 at 2:49 a.m. EST  from NASA’s historic Launch Complex 39A in Florida, preparing to return human spaceflight capabilities to the United States Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM —

Israeli Lunar Lander Suffers Computer Reset Cancelling Thruster Maneuver

Israeli Beresheet moon lander mission timeline and trajectory. Credit: SpaceIL/IAI Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM — 26 February 2019 CAPE CANAVERAL, FL –  Isreal’s first moon mission ‘Beresheet’ suffered a computer glitch Monday evening Feb 25 forcing cancellation of its second planned orbit raising thruster firing maneuver as it continues on its current orbit to reach the Moon in about