KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – A trio of NASA and NOAA science satellites were launched at sunrise Wednesday, Sept. 24, by SpaceX from the Florida Space Coast to the L1 Lagrange Point to investigate space weather and map the suns influence across our Solar System from a unique vantage point thats located a million miles (1,5 million km) from Earth.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Today, Sept. 23, we media had the opportunity for an up close visit to Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and set up our remote cameras to photograph the launch of the NASA NOAA joint endeavor to launch a trio of ambitious new space weather science missions on Wednesday, Sept. 24 led by
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Note Sept. 22: Launch delay to Sept. 24. NASA is preparing to launch a trio of ambitious new space weather science mission on Tuesday, Sep 23 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, led by IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) which is an observatory designed to study space weather and explore and map the
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – Despite gusty ground winds America’s newest and most powerful weather observation satellite dubbed GOES-T blasted off Tuesday afternoon, March 1, into clear blue skies aboard a powerful United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Florida’s Space Coast and was successfully delivered to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO)
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – America’s newest and most powerful weather observation satellite dubbed GOES-T and which is a joint collaboration between NASA and NOAA rolled out to its launch pad atop a powerful United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket this morning, Monday, Feb. 28, and is targeting liftoff on Tuesday afternoon, March 1, from Florida’s
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Barely one day after launching to their intended low earth orbit location on Thursday Feb. 3, a swarm of brand new SpaceX Starlink internet satellite were doomed to death when a geomagnetic storm hit Earth on Friday, Feb. 4, creating increased atmospheric particle density and drag that caused about 80% of