Tag: Space UpClose

Historic Blue Origin New Glenn-2 Recovered Booster Returns Triumphantly To Port Canaveral atop Jacklyn Dronship with Founder Jeff Bezos on Deck: Photos

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

Blue Origin New Glenn-2 Rocket Achieves Spectacularly Successful Historic Launch and Landing – Sending NASA ESCAPADE Orbiters to Mars: Photos

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

Lucious Liftoff at Sunrise Delivers Kuiper 3 Internet Satellite Mission to LEO aboard ULA Atlas V: Photos

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – A luscious liftoff performance by the most powerful United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket delivered the Kuiper 3 mission to LEO for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband constellation – just past sunrise on Sept. 25. The Atlas V 551 rocket liftoff from Space Launch Complex-41 took place right on time at 8:09 a.m.

NASA Space Weather Science Mission Trio Led By IMAP rolls out to KSC Launch Pad 39A for Sept. 23 Launch: Photos

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

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