New Shepard Crew Capsule, July 18, 2018, during descent on Mission 9.  Credit: Blue Origin Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   18 July 2018 Blue Origin conducted a successful uncrewed test fight of the high altitude escape motor during the 9th flight of the firms suborbital New Shepard booster from their launch facility in West Texas- that pushed the system to

SpaceX conducts successful static fire test of upgraded Block 5 Falcon 9 first stage at 5:00 p.m. EDT on July 18 at Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, for Telstar 19 VANTAGE launch targeted for July 22, 2018.  Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com  Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   18 July 2018 MERRITT ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE/CANAVERAL NATIONAL SEASHORE,

The Cygnus OA-9 cargo craft slowly departs the space station after its release from the Canadarm2 robotic arm on July 15, 2018 . Credit: NASA TV/Space UpClose Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   15 July 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – The Cygnus commercial cargo craft departed the International Space Station on Sunday morning after being released from the grip of the

Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station on July 15, 2018 nearly two months after delivery of several tons of supplies and scientific experiments to the orbiting laboratory and after performing successful reboost demonstration test on July 10.  Credits: NASA Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   14 July 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – The Orbital

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that will be used on the first uncrewed flight test, known as Demonstration Mission 1 arrived to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in mid-July 2018 after shipment from NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Ohio. Credit: SpaceX/NASA Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   14 July 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – The first of SpaceX’s space-worthy

Explosive demolition of the two launch towers and gantries comprising historic Space Launch Complex-17 (SLC-17) on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL.  Historic pads 17A and 17B were destroyed at 7 a.m. EDT July 12, 2018. First launches from both pads occurred in 1957. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   12 July 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL/JETTY PARK, FL – 

Last ‘Up Close’ historic photos taken of Space Launch Complex-17 (SLC-17) on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL on July 7 ahead of planned demolition of historic pads 17A and 17B slated for July 12, 2018. First launches from both pads occurred in 1957. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – One of the most historic launch

The two stage United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy (left) launching NASA’s Parker Solar Probe stands vertical and exposed on July 7, 2018 after rollback of the Mobile Service Tower (right) at Space Launch Complex-37 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL. Liftoff targeted for Aug. 4, 2018. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   7 July 2018 CAPE

This mosaic of a prominent mound located on the western side of Cerealia Facula showing famous bright spots of salt deposits inside Occator crater was newly obtained by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft on June 22, 2018 from a record low altitude of about 21 miles (34 kilometers) above Ceres, colorized mosaic.  Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA/Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/Marco Di Lorenzo Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —  

The SpaceX Dragon is pictured at the capture point about 10 meters from the International Space Station as it is about to captured moments later by the Canadian built robotic arm about 256 miles (412 km) over Quebec, Canada.  Credit: NASA TV Ken Kremer  —   SpaceUpClose.com  —   2 July 2018 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL –  Three days after a breathtaking