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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER PRESS SITE, FL – I was interviewed live by WESH 2 NBC News Orlando on Jan. 14 about a very busy period right now for NASA with the NASA SpaceX Crew-11 early undocking and medical evacuation today from the International Space Station (ISS) of a Crew Dragon with an ailing astronaut, a NASA Artemis II human Moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Today Jan 13, NASA managers gave the GO for the NASA SpaceX Crew-11 mission quartet of astronauts and cosmonauts to undock from the International Space Station on Wednesday, Jan 14, in order to expedite the return of the ailing astronaut – so the crew member can receive the best medical care to deal with the serious medical
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – NASA astronaut Mike Fincke of Crew 11 posted a ‘Bittersweet’ Farewell Message (see below) – as the 4 person astronaut team ready to bid farewell to the ISS International Space Station early due to an unexpected and serious astronaut medical illness condition that requires early return to Earth for more detailed evaluation and diagnosis on the
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – On Jan. 8 I was interviewed live on Fox 35 Orlando regarding the sudden and unexpected serious ‘medical situation’ ailing a Crew-11 astronaut on board the International Space Station – that forced NASA to cancel a spacewalk planned for today and potentially may cause an unprecedented early return of the entire 4 person crew to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – I was interviewed by WESH 2 NBC News Orlando about NASAs upcoming Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) as the orbiting science outpost enters its final five years or so of operating life. We also discussed NASAs plans about what comes next after the ISS is retired – namely commercial space stations Crew-12 is
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – I was interviewed by WESH 2 NBC News Orlando about NASAs Artemis II preparations leading up to launch that’s now scheduled for the evening of NET 6 February, 2026 and what’s ahead in space for 2026 Artemis II involves the 1st human return to the moon in >50 years!! NASA must receive full funding to accomplish
JETTY PARK & PORT CANAVERAL, FL – The Blue Origin New Glenn-2 first stage booster that accomplished a history making launch and landing last week Nov. 13 returned triumphantly to Port Canaveral in tow atop the company Jacklyn droneship early Tuesday morning, Nov. 18, less than 5 days after liftoff – and with billionaire founder Jeff Bezos on deck beaming
JETTY PARK, FL – After multiple delays due to both Earth and Space Weather the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket launched for only its second launch and achieved a history making landing of the reusable first stage on a droneship waiting at sea – while accomplishing its primary goal of hurling NASA’s twin ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – For only its second launch, the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket is now poised for liftoff on Nov. 9 after NASA’s twin ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) Mars Orbiters were integrated with the rocket following a successful static fire test last week and the integrated stack was rolled out to pad 36. Liftoff