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Antares Rocket Launch Ends in Catastrophic Failure from NASA Wallops – Eyewitness Account

Posted on November 2, 2014 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP, Universe Today NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, VA –  Moments after a seemingly glorious liftoff, an Orbital Sciences Corp. commercial Antares rocket suffered a catastrophic failure and exploded into a spectacular aerial fireball over the launch … Continue reading →

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Next AAAP Meeting – October 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Posted on October 4, 2014 by ST Editors

AAAP’s next meeting and lecture will be on Tuesday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Peyton Hall.  AAAP member and NASA Ambassador, Dr. Ken Kremer, will present “What’s the Future of America’s Human Spaceflight Program with Orion and Commercial Astronaut Taxis”, … Continue reading →

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Rocket Trio to Restore America’s Human Spaceflight Program

Posted on October 4, 2014 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP, Universe Today KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Over the past few weeks, I was fortunate to visit a trio of rockets at their Cape Canaveral launch pads that will restore America’s capability to launch humans … Continue reading →

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My Journey Inside the Boeing CST-100 Astronaut Taxi

Posted on September 2, 2014 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP and Universe Today KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – In the ‘new race to space’ to restore our ability to launch Americans to orbit from American soil with an American-built commercial ‘space taxi’, Boeing recently unveiled … Continue reading →

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Antares/Cygnus Commercial Resupply Spacecraft Launches from NASA Wallops in Virginia

Posted on July 18, 2014 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP and Universe Today NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, VA – A commercial Antares rocket carrying the private Cygnus cargo freighter thundered aloft from a beachside launch pad in Virginia on July 13, bound for the space … Continue reading →

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Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission’s 3-D Look at Earth’s Magnetic Reconnections

Posted on May 31, 2014 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, Universe Today & AAAP NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MD – An armada of four identical spacecraft comprising NASA’s groundbreaking Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission will soon fly through Earth’s magnetic reconnection events to capture the first  … Continue reading →

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Curiosity Mosaic by Ken Kremer Featured at APoD – May 7, 2014

Posted on May 31, 2014 by ST Editors

Congratulations to member Ken Kremer!  Another of his amazing Mars mosaics was selected for Astronomy Picture of the Day on May 7, 2014. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140507.html  

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Curiosity Begins New Drilling Campaign on Mars

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP and Universe Today NASA’s Curiosity has begun her next drilling campaign on the Red Planet after scrutinizing an enticing slab of sandstone rock at “The Kimberley Waypoint”. See herein my custom photomosaics from Kimberley. The … Continue reading →

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Delta IV Rocket Boosters arrive at KSC for Orion’s December 2014 Launch

Posted on March 31, 2014 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP and Universe Today CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – Production and assembly of virtually all the key hardware elements for NASA’s eagerly anticipated Orion EFT-1 uncrewed test flight later this year are nearing completion … Continue reading →

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Japan Launches Next Generation NASA/JAXA Meteorology Satellite

Posted on March 1, 2014 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP and Universe Today NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MARYLAND –  A next generation US/Japanese weather observatory aimed at gathering 3D measurements of global rain and snowfall rates  thundered to orbit during a spectacular night time … Continue reading →

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