Tag Archives: NASA

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 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 →

Posted in May 2014, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in April 2014, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in January 2014 | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

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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