Tag: Ken Kremer

Maiden Mammoth Cygnus Cargo Ship Thunders Aloft to Space Station on NG-23 Mission: Photos

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/ CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – The maiden mammoth Northrop Grumman-built Cygnus Cargo ship thundered to orbit from Cape Canaveral bound for launch the International Space Station (ISS) carrying its heaviest payload to date under a commercial resupply services contract with NASA. Liftoff of the NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX mission took place right on time

Biggest Ever Cygnus Cargo Ship Poised for Blastoff to ISS on NG-23 Mission: Prelaunch Pad 40 Photos

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/ CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – The biggest ever Northrop Grumman-built Cygnus Cargo ship is poised for launch from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station (ISS) on a recycled SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket under a commercial resupply services contract with NASA. NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting liftoff for 6:11 p.m. EDT, Sunday, Sept.

SpaceX Achieves 500th Booster Landing after Rapid Fire Duo Opens September Space Coast Blastoffs on Sept 3 & 5: Photos

TITUSVILLE, FL – SpaceX successfully achieved its 500th Falcon Booster landing after a rapid fire launch duo opened the month of September with Space Coast blastoffs on Sept 3 & 5 from pads 39A and 40 – to fortify the Starlink mega constellation of broadband internet satellites. The month of September began auspiciously with the SpaceX Starlink 10-22 mission sunrise liftoff

Picture Perfect SpaceX Falcon 9 blastoff carrying European weather satellite MTG-S1: Photos

SPACE VIEW PARK, TITUSVILLE, FL – Spectators enjoyed a picture-perfect blastoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying European weather satellite MTG-S1 for the European Organization for the Exploration of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) at 5:04 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 1, 2025. This Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S1) satellite was carried

Spectacular Sunrise Liftoff of ULA Atlas V Kuiper 2 Internet Satellite Mission on June 23: Photos

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL –  Spectators ringing the Space Coast enjoyed a spectacular sunrise liftoff courtesy of rocket maker United Launch Alliance (ULA) when they at last successfully launched their mighty Atlas V 551 rocket on the second attempt to launch Amazon’s second Project Kuiper mission of broadband internet satellites early morning on June 23 at 6:54 a.m.