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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 Artemis II Moon Rocket Rollback to VAB for Repairs: Photo Gallery 2 Evening VAB Arrival

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft mega moon rocket for the Artemis II crewed moonshot mission completed its rollback from launch pad 39B to the VAB  where it arrived around 8 p.m. EST, Feb. 25, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida – to fix the helium flow interruption issue detected in the ICPS upper stage during

NASA Discovers Helium Flow Issue in Artemis II Moon Rocket – Forcing VAB Rollback for Repairs after Successful Tanking Test: Photos

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Bad news for NASA Artemis II launch! An issue with interruption of highly purified helium gas flow was detected in the ICPS upper stage during testing overnight Feb. 21 at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida forcing rollback to the VAB. Helium is required in various SLS systems for pressurization and

Ultra Clear Skies Yield Stunning Liftoff and Landing Views SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster on Record Setting 33rd Mission + Launch & Landing Streak: Photos

SPACE VIEW PARK, TITUSVILLE, FL – Under ultra clear late evening skies a huge crowd of spectators enjoyed a stunning nighttime Saturday blastoff and landing as a SpaceX Falcon 9 1st stage booster launch to space and back on its record setting 33rd mission – from Florida’s Space Coast on Feb. 21 We observed the beautiful launch and landing of

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 SpaceX Crew 12 Mission Launches to International Space Station + RTLS 1st Stage Landing at Pad 40: Photos

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL –  After several weather related delays, the NASA SpaceX Crew-12 mission with a multinational crew of 4 astronauts and cosmonauts are at last bound for the International Space Station (ISS) after launching Friday the 13th of February on an 8+ month science expedition to the Earth orbiting laboratory. Four crew members of

ULA Vulcan Launches of USSF-87 Space Surveillance Satellite for US Space Force Despite Rocket Anomaly: Photos

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – After several weather-related delays and for only the fourth time the ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket finally took flight on Thursday, Feb. 12 on a national security mission for the US Space Force from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida – despite one of the first stage solid rocket

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