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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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Antares Commercial Rocket Blasts Off from Virginia Spaceport

Posted on February 2, 2014 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, Universe Today, AAAP NASA WALLOPS ISLAND, VA – A private Antares rocket and Cygnus resupply ship thundered off a Virginia launch pad on January 9, 2014.  Cygnus successfully docked at the International Space Station two and … Continue reading →

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Blasts Off to Geostationary Orbit

Posted on January 4, 2014 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, Universe Today & AAAP CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – Commercial space is taking off magnificently in 2013, and I’ve been fortunate to be an up close eyewitness to the hardware and launches in the new … Continue reading →

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NASA’s MAVEN Orbiter Soars to Space to Study History of Mars Water

Posted on November 30, 2013 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer:  Universe Today & AAAP KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) space probe thundered to space on Nov. 18, 2013 following a flawless blast off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s … Continue reading →

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NASA’s MAVEN Mars Orbiter Set to Launch on November 18

Posted on November 7, 2013 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL, – MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN Mission), NASA’s next mission to Mars is scheduled to lift off on Nov. 18, 2013 from Cape Canaveral, Florida on an Atlas V 401 rocket. … Continue reading →

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