CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – I was interviewed by WESH 2 NBC News Orlando about NASAs Artemis II preparations leading up to launch that’s now scheduled for the evening of NET 6 February, 2026 and what’s ahead in space for 2026 Artemis II involves the 1st human return to the moon in >50 years!! NASA must receive full funding to accomplish
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN on CARNIVAL VENEZIA CRUISE SHIP, 8 Dec 2025 – Rather incredibly we enjoyed another spectacular viewing of a gorgeous SpaceX jellyfish plume forming at sunset at sea over the North Atlantic Ocean during a record setting Falcon 9 Starlink mission launch on Dec. 8 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida! Furthermore – As seen from over
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN on CARNIVAL VENEZIA CRUISE SHIP – 2 Dec 2025 – An absolutely humongous space jellyfish formed at sunset over the North Atlantic Ocean on Dec. 2! – and the Space UpClose team of Ken Kremer and Jean Wright were so lucky to witness it – along with a bunch of folks we motivated to watch with
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN on CARNIVAL VENEZIA CRUISE SHIP – Dec 1, 2025. If you want a chance to see a rocket launch while cruising you might consider joining the Space UpClose team of Jean Wright and Ken Kremer! Even on vacation we do space outreach wherever its reasonable So, Just hours after departing on our 2-week cruise aboard the Carnival
SPACE VIEW PARK, FL – Thick clouds greeted the 48 hour weather delayed liftoff of the 4th batch of operational broadband satellites for the Amazon Leo constellation in the ‘dead-of-night’ aboard the most powerful version of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla early Tuesday, Dec. 16. A United Launch Alliance (ULA)
JETTY PARK & PORT CANAVERAL, FL – The Blue Origin New Glenn-2 first stage booster that accomplished a history making launch and landing last week Nov. 13 returned triumphantly to Port Canaveral in tow atop the company Jacklyn droneship early Tuesday morning, Nov. 18, less than 5 days after liftoff – and with billionaire founder Jeff Bezos on deck beaming
JETTY PARK, FL – After multiple delays due to both Earth and Space Weather the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket launched for only its second launch and achieved a history making landing of the reusable first stage on a droneship waiting at sea – while accomplishing its primary goal of hurling NASA’s twin ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – For only its second launch, the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket is now poised for liftoff on Nov. 9 after NASA’s twin ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) Mars Orbiters were integrated with the rocket following a successful static fire test last week and the integrated stack was rolled out to pad 36. Liftoff
SPACE VIEW PARK, TITUSVILLE, FL – Under clear overnight skies SpaceX put on a spectacular sky show with the launch of the Bandwagon-4 rideshare mission and RTLS landing Sunday Nov. 4 under virtually pristine skies Liftoff of Bandwagon-4 on a reused SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took place just past midnight at 1:09:59 a.m. EDT (0509:59 UTC) on 2 Nov. 2025
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – After many months of delays getting to this point Blue Origin finally and successfully completed a lengthy, impressive and robust 38 second long hotfire test of the first stage engines of only the 2nd ever Blue Origin New Glenn rocket NG-2 on late Thursday evening, Oct. 30 at pad 36. The NG-2 liftoff on a NASA