TV/Media interviews
Ken is a Ph.D. research scientist, journalist, photographer and speaker and often appears as an expert space commentator on major national, international and local TV News outlets for Space UpClose – on BBC TV and Radio News, Fox News, NBC, ABC, CBS, Spectrum, ARD, i24, TRT World and other major news outlets.
Dr. Kremer offers independent analysis about space topics – from a first hand/UpClose eyewitness perspective.
Ken is based nearby the Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, FL., active in outreach and interviewed regularly on TV and radio about space topics.
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Recent Interviews:
2021
Jan 18/19: Watch my analysis of NASA’s Green Run hot fire test on WFTV Channel 9 ABC9 Orlando . The Jan 16 test ended prematurely with early engine shutdown of the SLS core stage engines – but provided huge amounts of good data – and potential impact on #Artemis1 launch schedule
https://www.wftv.com/video/?id=afec4e35-062b-4de4-959d-ab8e7c9d66ab
Jan 11: Read my commentary about the SpaceX Cargo Dragon ISS departure at Florida Today and WKMG CBS 6 Orlando TV News
Jan 7: Watch my Jan 7 interview on TRT Turkish TV live about successful launch of Turksat 5A SpaceX Falcon 9
Jan 7: Dr. Ken Kremer of Space UpClose interview on WFTV ABC 9 Orlando TV News about SpaceX Turksat 5A launch Jan 7, 2021 and very super busy year with a slew of 2021 upcoming launches from Florida Spaceport
2020
Dec 30: Year End of “Stay Curious” includes Space Journalist Ken Kremer
Dec 29/30: Watch my commentary at News 6 WKMG CBS 6 Orlando about the #SpaceX #Starlink megaconstellation of hi speed internet satellites being the target of a request for an #FCC environmental safety review – request by competitor #Viasat saying it poses hazards.
Dec 16: My live interview on BBC World TV News about China’s successful Change’5 mission to collect lunar surface sample and soil and rock and return them to Earth safely with touchdown in inner Mongolia on Dec. 16
Dec 14: Co-Host on ‘Stay Curious’ discussing “Return & Resurgence of US Human Space Flight” with Jean Wright – Live at the American Space Museum, Titusville, FL
Dec 10: My interview on WFTV Ch 9 ABC News Orlando about rapid cadence of Space Coast launches this week ! 3 total from ULA and SpaceX and officially renaming the bases. Now Cape Canaveral Space Force station
Dec 7: My interview on WFTV Ch 9 ABC News Orlando about launch of upgraded Crew Dragon to ISS and about the significance of the commercial research Bishop airlock provided by Nanoracks:
“Second SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docks at ISS”
https://www.wftv.com/video/?id=164c52d1-0615-42e0-8095-758b289b678c
Dec 5 My interview on TRT World Turkish TV News live soon after the HAYABUSA 2 capsule reentry landing.
Dec 4: My interview about competitor Sierra Nevada Corp Dream Chaser space plane resupply mission to ISS featured on Spectrum News 13 Orlando:
Nov 23/24: My prelaunch/scrub photos were featured at WFTV ABC 9 Orlando with Starlink testing commentary and WKMG CBS News 6 Orlando
Nov 19/20: My comments at CBS TV News 6 WKMG Orlando about SpaceX Crew1 recovered/landed Falcon 9 booster return on the JRTI droneship to Port Canaveral – leaning noticeably and standing at the edge of the droneship grasped by octagrabber and chains
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/11/19/expedition-64-crew-holds-briefing-on-iss/
Nov 16/17: My full live interview on TRT World Turkish TV News (English) about NASA SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the ISS -just minutes after Crew Dragon docked at ISS Monday night Nov. 16 :
Nov 12/13: My commentary at WFTV Ch 9 ABC TV News Orlando about the dry dress rehearsal and possible weather impact from Hurricane Eta on the Crew-1 mission launch and landing
Nov 11/12: My commentary at WESH 2 NBC TV News Orlando about the possible weather impact from Hurricane Eta on the Crew-1 mission launch and landing
https://www.wesh.com/article/eta-threatens-astronaut-mission/34647727
Nov 5: My prelaunch photos of SpaceX Falcon 9 GPSIII SV04 navsat and Crew-1 comments featured on Fox 35 TV News Orlando
Nov 2/3/4/5/6: My prelaunch photos of Atlas V NROL-101 spysat mission featured on WKMG CBS 6 Orlando and Fox 35 TV News Orlando
Oct 26/27: Watch my commentary about the NASA SOFIA discovery of water molecules on Moon’s sunlit surface at WKMG CBS 6 Orlando TV News:
Oct 23: Update on upcoming SpaceX Crew-1 mission now NET mid-Nov at Fox 35 News Orlando
Oct 22/23: My commentary at WFTV Ch 9 ABC News Orlando on NASA’s successful OSIRIS-Rex mission landing and sampling at asteroid Bennu
Oct 13/14: Watch my commentary about upcoming SpaceX Crew-1 mission in November and NASA Space Launch System updates at WESH 2 NBC News and WFTV Ch 9 ABC News Orlando on :
https://www.wesh.com/article/delayed-astronaut-launch-means-for-space-coast/34363108
Oct. 5/6: Watch my prelaunch/post scrub commentary at WESH 2 NBC News Orlando and WKMG CBS 6 New Orlando about SpaceX CEO Elon Musk visit to the Cape to determine cause of so many launch scrubs
https://www.wesh.com/article/spacex-delays-elon-musk-cape-canaveral/34271894
Oct. 3/4: Watch my SpaceX GPS post scrub commentary at Fox 35 News Orlando
https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/857194
Sep 28/29: My commentary at Fox 35 TV News Orlando about the impact of scheduling multiple launches back to back within a day or less and the impact of repeated scrubs and thus repeated new launch attempts on launch teams and launch schedules
Sep 25: My commentary WFTV Channel 9 ABC News Orlando about 3 upcoming Space Coast launches in 3 days by ULA and SpaceX
Sep 23: Watch my commentary WFTV Channel 9 ABC News Orlando video about actor Tom Cruise plans to shoot 1st movie in space aboard International Space Station. He launches to #ISS Oct 2021 on SpaceX Crew Dragon w / director Doug Limon. Commercial Mission sponsored by Axiom
Sept 18: My live interview discussion of current space missions and launches on Sept. 18 edition of ‘Stay Curious’ daily space show presented by the American Space Museum, Titusville, FL.
Sept 17/18: My prelaunch and post scrub interviews with WFTV ABC News Ch 9 Orlando
https://www.wftv.com/video/?id=c9c5de7b-3e9f-4538-9788-489e0566bca9
Sept 10: My commentary about the FAR Chemical plant explosion in Palm Bay, FL featured at WKMG CBS6 Orlando TV News – from my career as a PhD research chemist in the pharmaceutical industry
Sept 2/3: My SpaceX Falcon 9 prelaunch photos from 12th Starlink mission featured at WKMG CBS6 Orlando TV News
Aug. 25: My commentary at WKMG CBS 6 TV News Orlando
Aug 14: I was guest host along with Jean Wright on ‘Stay Curious’ show talking about the latest Human and Robotic spaceflight missions and 2 upcoming launches – at American Space Museum
Aug 7: Compilation of my Crew Dragon Port Canaveral arrival videos featured on Spectrum Channel 13 News Orlando and ABC 9 Orlando:
BACK FROM SPACE: Historic #SpaceX #CrewDragon Endeavour on #GoNavigator recovery ship arrived at @jettypark @PortCanaveral 5:30 p.m. on Aug7. Thanks @ken_kremer for the amazing video @MyNews13 pic.twitter.com/GB8QXS1iIH
— Krystel Knowles (@KnowlesKrystel) August 8, 2020
10PM/11PM:My vids todays arriv historic #SpaceX #CrewDragon Endeavour astronaut capsule @jettypark @PortCanaveral this eve aboard #GoNavigator recov ship to be featured @MyNews13 Orlando + @WFTV CH9 ABC News Orlando. Recov from Aug2 splashdown Gulf of Mexico.1st crewvehicle 9yrs pic.twitter.com/jnCzaM7IKf
— Ken Kremer (@ken_kremer) August 8, 2020
Aug. 3: TRT World Interview about successful splashdown SpaceX Crew Dragon on Demo-2 1st commercial mission ever to ISS:
Aug 3: Interview at ‘Stay Curious’ show American Space Museum about successful Mars Perseverance launch, successful splashdown SpaceX Crew Dragon on Demo-2 1st commercial mission , Artemis Moon mission and more:
July 27: Interview at ‘Stay Curious’ show American Space Museum about NASA Mars Perseverance launch
July 23/24: Watch my commentary about all the Mars 2020 missions Perseverance, Hope and Tianwen-1 missions including my Mars rover mosaics and outreach during an interview with WKMG CBS 6 Orlando TV news on July 23:
.@NASA’s most advanced mission to Mars ever is one week away. A closer look at @NASAPersevere with commentary from @ken_kremer on @news6wkmg at 5:30:https://t.co/MKlluiQgLX pic.twitter.com/Y0z2PljIjv
— James Sparvero (@News6James) July 23, 2020
July 20/21: My commentary about the Anasis-II mission was featured on WESH 2 NBC TV New Orlando on July 20 and 21 along with my prelaunch photos as well as WFTV ABC TV News Orlando on July 20 and 21
July 20/21: My SpaceX Anasis-II launch and prelaunch photos were featured at Spaceflight Now
https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1285371705062559746
https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1285288758015926274
July 17/18: My photo of SNC DreamChaser ‘Shooting Star’ module featured at Fox35 TV News Orlando.
July 10: Watch my prelaunch commentary about the 10th SpaceX Starlink launch at WKMG CBS 6 Orlando TV News:
July 3: Watch my commentary about the impact of the latest launch delay at Fox 35 TV News Orlando:
https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/736211
July 2: Watch my interview on Pressing For Flight about Mars 2020, COVID-19, Artemis, SpaceX GPS/Starlink and More:
June 30: Spaceflight Now features my prelaunch and launch photos from SpaceX GPSIII SV03 mission
June 29: My photos of the SpaceX GPS static fire test featured on WKMG CBS 6 TV News Orlando
June 25: My commentary about the SpaceX Starlink launch at WFTV ABC 9 Orlando TV News:
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/brevard-county/spacex-launch-another-round-starlink-satellites-friday/4WKS5J4QDBA7TJ2E4SPI5UJQRI/
Jun 22: My live post ULA Atlas V WDR interview about Mars 2020 rover and more at the American Space Museum ‘Stay Curious’ daily weekday show on June 22, 2020
June 2: My commentary at Wesh 2 NBC TV News Orlando about the booster arrival in Port and its meaning:
https://www.wesh.com/article/historic-falcon-9-rocket-astronauts-back-in-brevard-county/32746787
June 1: My TRT World live interview 1245 PM ET about SpaceX Demo2 astronaut launch and ISS docking
May 31: My Spectrum Channel 13 news interview about SpaceX Demo2 astronaut launch and ISS docking
May 28/29: My SpaceX Demo2 #NASA astronaut post-launch scrub analysis was featured on
WFTV ABC TV News Orlando May 28. See transatlantic splashdown abort region on map beside me
May 27: Watch my live SpaceX Demo-2 launch commentary with CBS 12 here for a full hour May 27:
SPACE: BACK TO THE FUTURE: Watch CBS12 News' special report on today's historic SpaceX launch. Read more: https://t.co/OeyJXlv0Wq https://t.co/O2DPRVrIzQ
— WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) May 27, 2020
May 27: Watch my live SpaceX Demo-2 launch commentary on Newsmax TV
May 25: My prelaunch commentary at WKMG CBS 6 TV News about SpaceX Demo-2 launch:
May 25: My live interview on ‘Stay Curious’ show at American Space Museum mostly about SpaceX Demo-2:
May 1: My live interview on ‘Stay Curious’ show at American Space Museum about SpaceX Demo-2, COVID-19, Mars rovers and more:
March 30/31: My commentary at ABC 9 Orlando TV News about the implications for job losses on the Space Coast of One Web bankruptcy
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/brevard-county/space-coast-satellite-manufacture-oneweb-files-bankruptcy-furloughs-most-staff/E4K3SGVGC5AVXE2WI3VFNDYMJU/
March 26/27: My commentary about the impact of COVID-19 and potential launch delays from the Cape for NASA, the military and commercial operation is featured at Fox 35 Orlando TV News here:
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/covid-19-could-delay-important-upcoming-space-missions
March 26/27: My UpClose Atlas rocket photos at pad 41 are featured at WKMG CBS 6 TV News and WFTV ABC 9 TV News Orlando
Mar 17/18: My commentary about SpaceX Starlink launch and impact of #Covid19 pandemic on NASA, the Space Coast and the space industry featured on WFTV Channel 9 ABC News Orlando
Mar 10/11: My commentary about SLS delays and cost overruns by prime contractor Boeing on WFTV Channel 9 ABC TV News Orlando
Feb 28/29, Mar 2: My commentary about Boeing Starliner on WFTV Channel 9 ABC TV News Orlando
Feb 29/30: my static fire test photos for SpaceX CRS-20 mission featured on WKMG CBS 6 TV News Orlando
Feb 18/19: my commentary on WFTV Channel 9 ABC TV news Orlando about Space Adventures plans to launch private paying astronauts on SpaceX Crew Dragon in 2021 or 2022
Feb 17/18: my commentary about SpaceX Starlink launch and Boeing Starliner featured on WESH 2 NBC TV News Orlando
https://www.wesh.com/article/watch-spacex-launch-starlink-satellites-space-coast/30964085
Feb 16/17: my Falcon 9 photos taken at pad 40 Feb 16 today were featured on WKMG CBS TV News Orlando
Feb 10/11: my commentary at FOX 35 Orlando TV News about significant problems on recent uncrewed OFT test flight delaying astronauts flights of Boeing Starliner and impact on SLS
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/nasa-proposed-budget-announced-amid-boeing-troubles
Feb 10/11: my commentary on WFTV Channel 9 ABC TV news Orlando about Trump Administration strong 12% NASA FY 2021 budget increase request to fund development of Project Artemis human lunar landing system
Feb 5/6: my OneWeb satellite launch interview featured on WFTV Ch 9 ABC Orlando
Feb 3/4: my Solar Orbiter interview featured on WFTV Ch 9 ABC Orlando
Jan 27/28/29: My SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket pics featured on @news6wkmg CBS TV News 6 Orlando and
@WFTV Channel 9 ABC TV News Orlando
Jan 23/24: My commentary about DirecTV satellite potential for exploding in orbit: featured on @news6wkmg CBS TV Orlando News
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2020/01/23/directv-satellite-in-orbit-at-risk-of-exploding/
Jan 20/21: My commentary and photos about the SpaceX Crew Dragon launch on WFTV Channel 9 ABC TV News Orlando
Jan 11/12: 4 my photos of SpaceX Falcon 9 IFA static fire test Jan 11 featured on WFTV Ch 9 ABC Orlando
Jan 6,7,8: My commentary and photos about the SpaceX Starlink launch and SpaceX Force were featured on 3 TV networks: WESH 2 News NBC TV News Orlando, WFTV Channel 9 ABC TV News Orlando and Channel 6 CBS News Orlando on the Jan. 6, 7 and 8 evening and overnight news programs multiple times.
Look up, see a lot of satellites 🛰🌎
What a time to be alive. #SpaceX #Starlink @news6wkmg @AmSpaceMuseum @ken_kremer pic.twitter.com/m4gBaBiy5T— James Sparvero (@News6James) January 9, 2020
2019
Dec 16 : I was interviewed by 2 TV News networks – @fox35orlando & @WFTV ABC about today’s (Dec 16, 2019) successful SpaceX Falcon9 launch and Friday’s upcoming Starliner Boeing ULA launch for NASA to ISS during the evening TV news shows.
My commentary on WFTV ABC TV News 9 Orlando on Nov. 15, 2019 about the NASA Inspector General report warning about further delays to launching Commercial Crew capsules from Boeing and SpaceX to the ISS and the imperative to begin launches soon before NASA’s last contract for Soyuz seats expires:
Watch my CBS News 6 Orlando TV News interview on Nov. 13 with my commentary about the SpaceX Crew Dragon abort thruster test firing:
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2019/11/13/spacex-fires-crew-dragon-engines-ahead-of-abort-test/
My commentary at Fox 35 TV News Orlando on Nov. 4, 2019 about the outcome of the Boeing Starliner Pad Abort Test:
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/boeing-capsule-abort-test-successful-despite-third-parachute-gaffe
Spectrum News Ch 13 interview on Nov. 3, 2019 on IN FOCUS – Topic: “Boots on the Moon” – NASA Project Artemis
https://spectruminfocus.com/section/in-focus/regions/fl
BBC World TV News Antares/Cygnus NG-12 post-launch interview on Nov. 2, 2019 here:
BBC 5 Live Radio on Oct 28, 2019 – 2 live interviews about Virgin Galactic stock going public and outlook for suborbital space tourism
i24 TV News live interview on Sept 20, 2019 – on ‘Crossroads’ about Area 51
BBC Breakfast TV News live interview on July 21, 2019 – about Apollo 11 and NASA’s Human return to the Moon
i24 TV News live interview on July 17, 2019 – on ‘Clearcut+’ about Apollo 11 and NASA’s Human return to the Moon
BBC Breakfast TV News live interview on March 4, 2019 – about SpaceX Demo-1 mission
