Photojournalists Explain the Madness and Glory of Shooting SpaceX Missions
June 15, 2018
At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, you’ll find some of the best young photojournalists this side of the Milky Way. This unique group of people are some of the most unwavering, innovative, and creative in their craft and have taken on the task of recording modern human history. Specifically, the history of human exploration and how […]
Do you have trouble explaining or defending your chosen career to family & friends? Is your sole source of entertainment a never-ending loop of Star Trek: Voyager episodes? Do you like to work constantly but make no real money? Then space journalism is for you. There aren’t many people out there regularly reporting on space […]
Tradition is a big part of any event, and launches are no different. Inside of the CBS building at Kennedy Space Center’s press site, there is one ritual that has been around for years…Oreos. Peter King with CBS News Radio tells us about this delicious tradition. King has been with CBS News Radio for over […]
We have liftoff! At 3:45 PM EST, SpaceX had a successful launch of their Falcon Heavy rocket. On this clear, sunny day, Kennedy Space Center is bustling with 100,000 people to watch the world’s largest rocket. There has not been this much activity in the area since the last Space Shuttle mission in 2011. In […]
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed on Instagram last night that the company’s internally-designed spacesuit will be going for a ride to deep space. It will be launched as part of the company’s “fun” payload to accompany the first ever flight of the SpaceX’s long-in-development Falcon Heavy rocket. Liftoff is currently scheduled for Tuesday, February 6th during […]
10 Things You Need to Know About SpaceX’s Historic Falcon Heavy Launch
February 5, 2018
1. Liftoff of the Falcon Heavy will occur on Tuesday, February 6th, during a 3-hour launch window that opens at 1:30 PM Eastern time. SpaceX has reserved the next day for launch as well. However, a looming Government shutdown on Wednesday night could delay the Falcon Heavy launch due to the facility and many personnel […]
