After several weather delays the multinational NASA SpaceX Crew-11 quartet of astronauts and cosmonauts launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 1 from Launch Complex 39A from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a half year science expedition aboard the International Space Station (ISS). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propelled the Dragon spacecraft into orbit carrying NASA astronauts Zena
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Marking a magnificent middle of the night blastoff the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) private astronaut mission finally soared to orbit at 2:31 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 25 aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida – bound for the International Space Station (ISS), following a series of
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Following a series of launch delays due to LOX leaks on the SpaceX Falcon 9 1st stage and the discovery of further air leaks aboard the ISS, NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX have announced they are targeting 2:31 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 25, for launch of the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX have further delayed the Axiom Space AX-4 commercial astronaut mission to the ISS following the discovery of further air leaks aboard the ISS that have been ongoing since 2019 in the Russian Zvezda module. The new target is no earlier than Thursday, June 19. The private crew will only be
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Everything had been looking good for a liftoff of the Axiom Mission 4 carrying 4 astronauts to the International Space Station at 8 AM ET on Wednesday, June 11, until SpaceX engineers discovered a LOX leak in the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket – upon further review of data from a static fire
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – SpaceX completed an unprecedented and historic launch and landing Space Coast double header in a single day only 16 hours apart with the Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission Monday evening following the CRS-32 Cargo Dragon launch to the ISS for NASA early on Monday morning April 21. SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Bandwagon-3 mission to
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – In the dead of night another NASA SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply craft was hurled to orbit on a recycled Falcon 9 rocket putting on a spectacular Middle of the Night sky show on the CRS-32 mission bound for the International Space Station (ISS) – soaring on a northeast trajectory at 415 AM ET
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA held a Post Launch press conference following the successful liftoff of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station on Friday, March 14 at 7:03 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a crew of 4 astronauts and cosmonauts. The press conference was held in
ORLANDO, FL – March 18 on WFTV ABC 9 News Orlando: Ken Kremer of Space UpClose was live in studio offering expert commentary covering the splashdown return of hero NASA astronauts Butch Williams and Suni Williams aboard Crew 9 Dragon after nearly 10 months on the ISS – In service of Science, NASA and ALL Humanity. With WFTV ABC Orlando
GRAND CAYMAN – Ken Kremer, Managing Editor for Space UpClose, joined FOX 35’s Garrett Wymer on March 7, 2025 to discuss the next steps for Starship and SpaceX after the eighth flight test exploded on March 6, 2025. The Starship mission aims to bring astronauts back to the moon. Jean Wright and Ken Kremer of Space UpClose watched the SpaceX