Maiden Next-Gen USAF GPS Satellite Launch by SpaceX Targets Dec. 18, VP Pence Visits

Technicians prepare to encapsulate Lockheed Martin’s GPS III Space Vehicle 01 within a SpaceX payload fairing at Astrotech Space Operations’ Florida facility on Dec. 7.  Scheduled for SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on Dec. 18, 2018. Credit: Lockheed Martin Ken Kremer  —SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM –17 December 2018 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL –  Liftoff of the maiden next generation Global Positioning System (GPS)

Last Look at Last SpaceX Dragon Resupply Launch to ISS in 2018: Gallery

SpaceX Dragon CRS-16 spacecraft launches to the International Space Station at 1:16 p.m. EST Dec. 5, 2018, on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying more than 5,600 pounds of research equipment, cargo and supplies on the 16th resupply mission for NASA. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer  —SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM

Enjoy ‘Holidays in Space’ 2018 at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, SpaceX Launch Dec 18: Photos

‘Holidays’ in Space’ festive light decorations at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex celebrate the Christmas holiday and Seasons Greetings from Dec. 14 through Dec. 30, 2018.  Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer  —SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM –14 December 2018 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL – Christmastime 2018 is upon us and that means it’s time to celebrate holiday cheer. And for space

Unprecedented Floating SpaceX Falcon 9 Hoisted from Port Canaveral, Fin and Leg Appendages Detached: Gallery

Landing legs are dissected off SpaceX Falcon 9 one by one by crane crews on 11 Dec. 2018 after floating into Port Canaveral on 7 Dec. towed by tugboats crews after sea ditch landing following successful Dragon cargo launch for NASA to ISS on 5 Dec. 2018.  Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer  —SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM –13 December 2018 PORT CANAVERAL, FL

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Arrives at Asteroid Bennu

This image of Bennu was taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a distance of around 50 miles (80 km).  Credits: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona Ken Kremer  —SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM –10 December 2018 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL –  After a two year and over two billion kilometer (1.2 billion mile) interplanetary journey NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft arrived

NASA’s Insight Lander Snaps 1st Selfie on Red Planet

This is NASA InSight’s first selfie on Mars. It displays the lander’s solar panels and deck. On top of the deck are its science instruments, weather sensor booms and UHF antenna. The selfie was taken on Dec. 6, 2018 (Sol 10).  Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Ken Kremer  —SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM –11 December 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL, FL –  NASA’s newest probe on Mars –

Missile Meets Missile Sub: Departing USS Indiana Nuclear Submarine Zooms Past Floating SpaceX Falcon 9 in Chance Encounter at Port Canaveral: Photos

2 Marvels of Technology and ships passing at sea- Floating SpaceX Falcon 9 arriving and USS Indiana nuclear submarine departing Port Canaveral & Jetty Park Pier on 7 Dec. 2018.  Soaring to Space and Submerging at Sea. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer  —SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM –8 December 2018 PORT CANAVERAL, FL – Missile meets Missile Sub at Port Canaveral, Florida.  Two marvels of technology

SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Dragon Cargo Ship to ISS, Failure Aborts Booster Landing Safely to Sea: Photos

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launches to the International Space Station at 1:16 p.m. EST Dec. 5, 2018, on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying more than 5,600 pounds of research equipment, cargo and supplies on the 16th resupply mission for NASA. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com Ken Kremer  —SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM