KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/TITUSVILLE/CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – We had a few opportunities to photograph NASA’s Artemis II moon rocket from locations on the Kennedy Space Center as well as off site from Titusville along the Indian River lagoon – as the 2-day long Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) cryogenic fueling and simulated countdown was in progress since the evening of Jan. 31.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – The first WDR (wet dress rehearsal) cryogenic propellant fueling test for the Artemis II moon rocket ended early overnight Feb. 2/3 when it was halted due to serious hydrogen leaks that plagued the test at multiple points throughout the day and evening. NASA is now working to fix the hydrogen leaks which reached a dangerous
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – I was interviewed live by WESH 2 NBC News Orlando on Jan. 30 for my comments and analysis update explaining two NASA human spaceflight missions – namely NASAs Artemis II human lunar flyby status on Artemis II despite the cold Florida weather and the NASA SpaceX Crew-12 launch status to ISS. WESH 2’s Michelle Imperato and Stewart Moore
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER PRESS SITE, FL – The Artemis II crew as well as new NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman participated in a media briefing event at 9 a.m. ET during the rocket rollout at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Jan 17, 2026 The Artemis II crew comprises Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch of NASA,
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
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – I was interviewed live on Sky News on 17 Jan 2026 about the NASA Artemis II rocket rollout to launchpad 39B as it was in progress on 17 Jan 2026 while reporting and photographing the rollout event. NASA is targeting liftoff of the Artemis II mission with an international team of 4 astronauts from the US
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
SPACE VIEW PARK, TITUSVILLE, FL – Under windy conditions and hazy afternoon skies spectators were treated to another SpaceX Starlink blastoff from Florida’s Space Coast The rapid fire cadence of SpaceX launches from last years record setting pace in 2025 is continuing into the first month of 2026 and is expected to continue all year long. The veteran SpaceX Falcon
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