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Antares 1st Blast off from Virginia on April 21

Posted on May 6, 2013 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer The privately developed Antares rocket built by Orbital Sciences Corp. successfully blasted off on its maiden test flight from the shores of Virginia on April 21 at 5 p.m. EDT from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) Pad-0A … Continue reading →

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Antares Inaugural Blast Off Set for Mid-April

Posted on April 5, 2013 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP, Spaceflight Magazine & Universe Today NASA announced that the private Antares rocket from Orbital Sciences Corp. is slated to soar to space between April 17 and 19 from the newly constructed, seaside launch pad dubbed … Continue reading →

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SpaceX Dragon Launches to the ISS and Docks After Thruster Failure

Posted on March 7, 2013 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP, Spaceflight Magazine & Universe Today Kennedy Space Center – After overcoming a frightening thruster failure that could have spelled rapid doom on the heels of a breathtakingly beautiful launch, the privately developed Dragon spacecraft successfully … Continue reading →

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Curiosity Discovers Hydrated Mineral Veins on Mars

Posted on January 28, 2013 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP, Spaceflight Magazine & Universe Today NASA’s Curiosity rover hit the science jackpot by discovering widespread further evidence of multiple episodes of water flowing over Mars billions of years ago when the planet was warmer and … Continue reading →

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Orion advancing toward 2014 Liftoff

Posted on January 6, 2013 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer NASA is making steady progress toward liftoff of the inaugural space-bound Orion crew capsule. The agency aims for a Florida blastoff of the Exploration Flight Test-1 mission (EFT-1) in September 2014 atop a Delta 4 Heavy … Continue reading →

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Curiosity Celebrates Four Months on Mars with Touchdown in Princeton

Posted on December 4, 2012 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP, Spaceflight Magazine & Universe Today NASA’s revolutionary Curiosity rover is celebrating over four months exploring Mars by snapping amazing self-portraits and biting into the Red Planet’s surface to accomplish unprecedented scientific analysis of an alien … Continue reading →

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Endeavour Departs Kennedy Space Center

Posted on November 11, 2012 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer Space Shuttle Endeavour bid farewell forever to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as she departed under cloudy skies on September 19, marking the final flight of NASA’s storied shuttle program. Endeavour was securely fastened atop … Continue reading →

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Curiosity Begins Mars Trek

Posted on October 3, 2012 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer Mars Trek has begun for NASA’s Curiosity rover following the spectacular and pinpoint rocketguided touchdown beside a huge layered mountain inside Gale Crater on the night of August 5/6. Millions of people around the world were … Continue reading →

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Spectacular SpaceX Dragon Launch

Posted on June 4, 2012 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer Following the spectacular May 22 nighttime blastoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon commercial resupply capsule, the successful docking at the International Space Station (ISS) and the safe splashdown on May 31, human … Continue reading →

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First Ever ISS Sighting & Star Party at AAAP Monthly Meeting

Posted on May 1, 2012 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer April was a great month for overhead viewing of the International Space Station all across the US and in our astronomy club’s hometown of Princeton. Coincidentally, there was an ISS over flight set for the evening … Continue reading →

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