For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – One day after a cloud obscured but nevertheless stunning nighttime blastoff from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) the four multinational German and American astronauts on the NASA, ESA Crew-3 mission safely and successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday evening, Nov. 11 gliding into port aboard SpaceX’s commercial Crew
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – After multiple postponements for poor weather and a ‘minor medical issue’ affecting one of the four multinational crew members, the NASA, ESA SpaceX Crew-3 mission streaked to orbit during a spectacular nighttime launch of US and German astronauts beginning a half year science mission to the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – After a week and a half of delays for weather and a ‘minor medical issue’ affecting one of the four multinational Crew-3 crew members, NASA and SpaceX are poised for a dramatic nighttime liftoff of the team of NASA and ESA astronauts from America and Germany for a half year science
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – After some 200 days in orbit NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 team of four multinational astronauts from the US, France and Japan safely splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida Monday nearby Pensacola aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft Monday evening, Nov. 8, at about 10:33 p.m. ET
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – After several delays for weather and a ‘minor medical issue’ affecting one of the four multinational Crew-3 crew members NASA faced a dilemma juggling competing priorities for the Crew-2 vs. the Crew-3 teams of astronauts already on-board vs. those set to head to the International Space Station (ISS) from Florida’s Spaceport.
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Marking a major milestone towards returning American astronauts to the Moon this decade NASA finally completed stacking of the agency’s maiden Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket and Orion spacecraft on Oct. 21, for the Artemis I uncrewed mission around the Moon and is targeting launch February 2022 from Florida’s Spaceport – if
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – A ‘minor medical issue’ affecting one of the four multinational crew members has forced NASA to again postpone the launch of the SpaceX Crew-3 astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) – in this case to no earlier than (NET) Saturday, Nov. 6, the agency announced late today. Liftoff had
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Despite the launch weather outlook being upgraded to 90% GO for the planned Oct. 31 Halloween liftoff of the multinational quartet of NASA ESA SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts from America and Germany from Florida, barely two hour later NASA officials announced a middle of the night postponement Saturday, Oct. 30, because of
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Just past midnight this morning Oct. 28, SpaceX engineers completed a brief engine test of the Falcon 9 rocket that will launch the maiden mission of the company’s Crew Dragon Endurance capsule and the multinational quartet of Crew-3 astronauts from America and Germany from Florida’s Spaceport to the International Space Station (ISS) on Halloween. But even
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – The quartet of NASA and ESA astronauts from America and Germany who will soon launch to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission arrived today, Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 26, at Florida’s Spaceport from their Texas training base to meet the media and undergo final training and preparations ahead