Tag Archives: NASA

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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Reminiscences of STS-1

Posted on January 4, 2014 by ST Editors

by David Kaplan Employed at CBS Television for 40 years put me a somewhat privileged position of occasionally being an eyewitness to history. Whether it was working at a national political convention or an inauguration, the Special Events Unit, which … 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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Snippets

Posted on January 6, 2013 by ST Editors

compiled by Michael Wright, Secretary Apollo 17 Celebration Moon Zoo (http://www.moonzoo.org) is celebrating humanity’s final trip to the Moon, Apollo17. They are showing images of the Apollo 17 landing site, taken by NASA’s amazing Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) in which the … 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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