Tag: Jean Wright

Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and NASA’s Seamstresses – New Book Publishes about Jean Wright’s NASA Career

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM TITUSVILLE, FL – After years of effort in the making and drawing a beautiful new illustrated children’s book about NASA Space Shuttle seamstress Jean Wright has just published.  It is suitable for kids of all ages Titled “Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and NASA’s Seamstresses” its written and illustrated by 1st time author

SpaceX Launches NASA Hi-Res Air Quality Measuring Instrument on Commercial Intelsat Satellite: Photos

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – Just past midnight a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched under beautiful weather conditions carrying a NASA instrument air quality monitoring and pollution measuring instrument hosted aboard the commercial Intelsat 40E satellite for broadband internet services for North America – on its way to geostationary orbit from Florida’s Spaceport. NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution

NASA Names Artemis II Astronaut Moon Mission Crew Quartet

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the crew of four astronauts who will blast off on the historic Artemis II mission – as ‘humanity’s crew’ on humanity’s next epic journey beyond Earth orbit and around the Moon and back for the first time in more than 50 years! The history making international flight will

SpaceX Launches Next Batch of Starlink Internet Satellites from Space Coast: Photos

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY POINT PARK, TITUSVILLE, FL –  Despite hefty ground winds SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink broadband internet satellites on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon, March 29, soaring southeastwards from the Space Coast into broken cloudy skies carrying another bundle of older generation Starlink broadband satellites to low Earth orbit. Large and excited crowds gathered along the

The Falcon and the Eagle: Beautiful SpaceX Starlink Launch Seen from Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: Photos

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL – As a majestic eagle flew by and for the first time ever we witnessed a rocket launch from the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) – namely the SpaceX Starlink 5-5 mission launched at lunchtime Friday, Mar 24, soaring southeastwards from Cape Canaveral into virtually cloud free skies carrying

Relativity Space Launches 1st 3D Printed Rocket to Space But Fails to Achieve Orbit: Photos

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM JETTY PARK/PORT CANAVERAL, FL –  The 3rd time was finally the charm and Relativity Space finally achieved their dreams and launched their Terran-1 rocket to space on the first ever flight of a 3D printed rocket, late Wednesday evening, Mar. 22, from Florida’s Spaceport as the first stage performed well and survived the withering aerodynamic stresses

Spectacular Golden Sunset SpaceX liftoff of Twin SES Comsats Spawns ‘Space Jellyfish’: Photos

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – A spectacular golden sunset liftoff by a veteran SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully hurled the twin commercial SES-18 and SES-19 TV and internet communications satellites to orbit for the Luxembourg-based telecommunication giant SES, Friday, March 17, from Florida’s ever busy Spaceport and spawned a beautiful ‘Space Jellyfish’ high in

Beautiful Nighttime Liftoff for 27th NASA and SpaceX Dragon Cargo Mission to Space Station: Photos

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – A 7x recycled SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a commercial Dragon cargo spacecraft carrying over three tons of groundbreaking NASA science and crucial crew supplies and spacesuit hardware Tuesday evening, March 14, to the International Space Station (ISS) into crystal clear nighttime skies from Florida’s Space Coast. The NASA SpaceX resupply

Relativity Space Ready for Maiden Launch of 1st 3D Printed Rocket March 8 – Terran 1 from Space Coast: Photos

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL –  California-based Relativity Space, a New Space startup, is targeting Wednesday afternoon, March 8, for launch of the world’s first almost entirely 3D printed rocket –  namely the maiden Terran 1 from Florida’s Space Coast. The weather looks to be outstanding Liftoff of Terran 1 is targeted for a 3 hour long launch window that opens at