Tag: Artemis II

Ken Kremer Live Interview Fox 35 Orlando – NASA Announces Major Overhaul of Artemis Lunar Mission Plans: Video

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL –  At a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center press site held on Feb. 27, new NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced sweeping changes to Project Artemis – increasing the flight cadence for the SLS and Orion moon rocket by adding more test flights to improve resiliency and reliability as well as changing the mission goals.

NASA Completes Fully Successful 2nd WDR Cryogenic Fueling Test for Artemis II Rocket at Pad 39B, No Hydrogen Leaks: Photos

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA completed a fully successful cryogenic fueling test and simulated launch countdown test of its SLS (Space Launch System) mega moon rocket during the 2nd attempt at a wet dress rehearsal (WDR) on Thursday, Feb. 19 at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “Engineers loaded more than 700,000 gallons of liquid propellant into the rocket, sent a closeout

NASA Conducts ‘Confidence Test’ Loading Cryogenic Liquid Hydrogen into Artemis II Rocket at Pad 39B Checking for Leaks: Photos

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/CAPE CANAVERAL, FL –  As part of the ongoing investigation into why significant levels of gaseous hydrogen were detected during the recent WDR wet dress rehearsal cryogenic  propellant loading  test on Feb. 2 – that forced NASA to abort the final steps of the test – the agency conducted an unannounced liquid hydrogen (LH2) partial fueling test of

Moonrise and Moonset Photos with NASA Artemis II Rocket at KSC Launchpad 39B During Wet Dress Rehearsal: Photos

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/TITUSVILLE/CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – We had a few opportunities to photograph NASA’s Artemis II moon rocket from locations on the Kennedy Space Center as well as off site from Titusville along the Indian River lagoon – as the 2-day long Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) cryogenic fueling and simulated countdown was in progress since the evening of Jan. 31.

Ken Kremer Live Interview WESH 2 NBC News Orlando on Artemis II WDR Status Despite Cold Weather and Crew-12 Launch Status to ISS: Videos

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/CAPE CANAVERAL, FL –  I was interviewed live by WESH 2 NBC News Orlando on Jan. 30 for my comments and analysis update explaining two NASA human spaceflight missions – namely NASAs Artemis II human lunar flyby status on Artemis II despite the cold Florida weather and the NASA SpaceX Crew-12 launch status to ISS. WESH 2’s Michelle Imperato and Stewart Moore

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Rollout Media Event Jan. 17, 2026 at NASAs Kennedy Space Center – with Question from Ken Kremer to Crew: Video

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER PRESS SITE, FL –  The Artemis II crew as well as new NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman participated in a media briefing event at 9 a.m. ET during the rocket rollout at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Jan 17, 2026 The Artemis II crew comprises Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch of NASA,

NASA Artemis II Rocket Rollout to Kennedy Space Center Launchpad on 17 Jan 2026 Ahead of Historic Lunar Flyby by 4 Astronauts: Photos

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER PRESS SITE, FL –  NASA’s Artemis II SLS Orion rocket destined to carry the first humans to the Moon on a history making mission as soon as early February was rolled out to launchpad 39B on 17 Jan 2026 over 12 hours stretching from dawn to dusk The rollout of the 11-million-pound Artemis II SLS/Orion rocket integrated