Astronomy and Space Exploration

Presenter, Author and Mosaic creations

Dr. Ken Kremer

Spaceflight Magazine
Correspondent

NASA JPL Solar System
Ambassador



The Planetary Society
Author

Rittenhouse Astronomical Society

Educator

Universe Today
Author

SpaceRef / Nasa Watch
Author

Email: kremerken@yahoo.com
Princeton, NJ

 

 

Dr. Ken Kremer is a research scientist  and freelance science journalist (Princeton, NJ) whose articles and space exploration images have appeared in magazines, books and on websites, including Astronomy Picture of the Day, ABC News, Aviation Week, Spaceflight Now, Spaceflight, New Scientist, The Planetary Society, Universe Today, Science News, International Year of Astronomy, 2010 Year in Space Calendar, NASA and the covers of Aviation Week & Space Technology, Spaceflight and the Explorers Club magazines.

Ken has presented at numerous educational institutions, civic & religious organizations, museums and astronomy clubs including the National Air & Space Museum, Princeton University, the Explorers Club, the Franklin Institute Science Museum and the NorthEast Astronomy Forum. Ken aims to educate and excite kids and adults about science and space exploration.

Ken has reported first hand from the Kennedy Space Center and lectures on both Human and Robotic spaceflight including the Spirit & Opportunity Mars rovers, Space Shuttle, Hubble Space Telescope, Mars Phoenix, Dawn Asteroid Orbiter, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter & LCROSS, Cassini, International Space Station, Atlas, Delta and Ares Rockets, Orion Manned Capsule.

Please contact me by email for further information.

Upcoming Lectures Listing below- Fall 2010 Lectures now Posted Below
 

 
Dr. Ken Kremer stands in front of the space shuttle Discovery,sitting atop the crawler transporter, as it is being rolled out to Launch Pad 39 A at the Kennedy Space Center   Rittenhouse Astronomical Society meeting: Ken Kremer describes the 9 Jun 2008 Aviation Week magazine cover he created soon after the Phoenix spacecraft landed on 25 May and which shows the discovery of water ice blasted free by the retro rocket thrusters on the Phoenix lander at the martian north polar region. See the full Mars mosaic at the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) website on 12 June 2008: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080612.html



 


14 November 2005
Credit: Marco Di Lorenzo, Douglas Ellison, Bernhard Braun and Kenneth Kremer.  NASA/JPL/Cornell/Aviation Week & Space Technology
Spirit Rover at Husband Hill Summit
More Magazine Covers Below

 


Credit: Marco Di Lorenzo, Douglas Ellison, Bernhard Braun and Kenneth Kremer.  NASA/JPL/Cornell/Aviation Week & Space Technology

“SPIRIT’S SOAR” -self portrait at the summit of Husband Hill was the cover image for the 14 November 2005 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine and the April 2006 issue of Spaceflight magazine. Also at APOD 28 Nov. 2005.

MARS ARTICLES:
 

ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY
(APOD) Publications

Nereus Crater on Mars
          19 Oct 2009 

Phoenix and the Holy Cow       12 Nov 2008

Phoenix and the Snow Queen  12 Jun 2008

Victoria Crater on Mars                3 Oct 2006

Vista In Gusev Crater On Mars 28 Nov 2005

 

Silent Spirit … Long Winter Ahead 
NASA: A possible Reprieve for Phoenix  
Spirit Freezing; We Will Move Her if We Can 
Spirit Hunkered Down for Winter; Stuck Forever ? Maybe Not !  Phoenix Still Silent as Martian Ice Recedes   
One-on-One Chat with Ed Weiler on Hubble and the Future of Mars Exploration
If Phoenix Arises, Science could flow quickly
Mars 2016 Methane Orbiter: Searching for Signs of Life

 

   

MORE MARS PHOTO MOSAICS...
 

 

 


 

Space & Astronomy
Published Articles

Current Presentations

Recent Articles

Upcoming Presentation Schedule   2010:
Check back for updates ~Current Presentation Schedule
Recent presentations listed below
 


Space Shuttle Launch Coverage

 


Ken Kremer and Atlas 5 Rocket
Solar Dynamics Observatory

 


Ken Kremer inspecting LRO and LCROSS
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) & LCROSS

 

Unmanned Science Missions

 

Orion Capsule & Project Constellation

 

International Space Station

 

Hubble Space Telescope

 

Atlas, Delta & Ares
Rockets

 

Spaceflight Magazine Articles

 

Dawn Asteroid Orbiter

 

Recent Articles

 

MARS PhotoMosiacs

 

3D Crowd Photos

 

Scientific Publications

 

 

January 2010

Gloucester County College Astronomy Club: Sewell, NJ, Jan, TBD, 7 PM.   “Fixing Hubble: Eyewitness to Shuttle Atlantis Launch to save The People’s Telescope”

Website:  http://www.gccnj.edu/news_and_alerts/rotating_ads/ken_kremer.cfm

Year in Space 2010: Weekly Desk Calendar: Dec 28 - Jan 3. Spirit Mars mosaic from Martian mountaintop, published in celebration of 6th anniversary of Spirit landing on Mars Website: http://www.yearinspace.com/the-week-in-space/148-december-28-2009-robot-revisited.html

     Space Shuttle STS 130
 Pre-Launch Coverage from the Kennedy Space Center

 

February 2010

Plantation Astronomy Club: Leesburg, FL , Feb 15, 7 PM. “Eyewitness to LRO & LCROSS: America Returns to the Moon”

Website: http://www.palhoa.com/id103.html

IS School:  NJ,  Twin Rovers Explore Mars (in 3-D)”

Space Shuttle Launch Coverage
Reporting direct from the Kennedy Space Center
STS 130 mission to the International Space Station; Delivery of Tranquility and Cupola
Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) , Atlas 5 Launch from Cape Canaveral

 

March 2010

Villages Astronomy Club: The Villages, FL. Mar 16, 7 PM. “Eyewitness to LRO & LCROSS: America Returns to the Moon”

Websites & Photos:

http://www.vlgastroclub.org/2101.html

http://www.vlgastroclub.org/31601.html

http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/news/local/article_3179dc82-45f1-5ac7-893a-37e9d671c2be.html

Joy Lutheran Church: Ocala, FL, Mar 20, 11 AM. “6 Years of Mars Rovers and the Search for Life (in 3-D)”
Website:
http://www.joyocala.org/events/mr.html

Littlebrook Elementary School, Astronomy Night: Princeton, NJ, Mar 25, 6 PM Twin Mars Rovers (in 3-D)”

 

April 2010

 Space Shuttle Launch Coverage

Reporting direct from the Kennedy Space Center

STS 131: Shuttle Discovery penultimate mission to the International Space Station

Delivery of Leonardo supply module

 

 May 2010

 

STAR Astronomy Club: Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ.  May 6, 7 PM. “LRO & LCROSS: America Returns to the Moon”

Website: http://www.starastronomy.org/events/meeting/lro-lcross-america-returns-moon

Space Shuttle Launch Coverage

Reporting direct from the Kennedy Space Center

STS 132: Final Flight of Shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station

Delivery of Russian ‘Rassvet’ Science Module

Landing of Atlantis at KSC,  Arrival of Last Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters at KSC

Delta 4 GPS Satellite Launch from Cape Canaveral

Tribute to Space Shuttle Atlantis

 

June 2010

Café Scientifique: Philadelphia, PA, June 1, 6 PM, Belle Cena Restaurant.  “6 Years of Mars Rovers and the Search for Life (in 3-D)” Website: http://www.sciencecafephila.org/Home.html

 

Rittenhouse Astronomical Society (RAS) at the Franklin Institute: Philadelphia, PA, Jun 12, Wed, 8 PM.  “Eyewitness Highlights from Last Flight of Shuttle Atlantis”.  
Website: http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org

 

NASA Michoud Assembly Facility  -  On Site Reporting

 

Tour of NASAs Orion Manned Capsule, Last 2 Space Shuttle External Tanks

 

September 2010

 

UACNJ Astronomy Symposium: Hope NJ, Sep 25, Sat, 8 PM.  "The Space Shuttle, The Space Station and Beyond”.
Website: http://www.uacnj.org/

 

Gloucester County College Astronomy Club: Sewell, NJ, Sep, TBD, 7 PM.   “6 Years of Mars Rovers and the Search for Life (in 3-D)” Website:  http://www.gccnj.edu/news_and_alerts/rotating_ads/ken_kremer.cfm

 

October 2010

 

Stella Della Valley Star Party & Bucks-Mont Astronomical Association (BMAA): Ottsville, PA, Oct 9, Sat, 3 PM. "The Space Shuttle, The Space Station and Beyond ”. “Mars Rover Update”              Website: http://www.bma2.org/Sdv.html

 

Rittenhouse Astronomical Society (RAS) at the Franklin Institute: Philadelphia, PA, Oct 13, Wed, 8 PM.  The Space Shuttle, The Space Station and Beyond     
Website: http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org

 

November 2010


Rittenhouse Astronomical Society (RAS) at the Franklin Institute:
Philadelphia, PA, November 10, Wed, 8 PM.  “Six Years of Mars Rovers.”        Website: http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org
 

 

Washington Crossing State Park:  Titusville NJ  November 21 Sunday 1:00 PM.  “6 Years of Mars Rovers and the Search for Life (in 3-D)”
 

STS 133 Space Shuttle Launch Coverage  November 1, 2010

 

January 2011

Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton at Princeton University:  Princeton, NJ, January 11 - Tue, 8 PM. “The Space Shuttle, The Space Station and Beyond ”. “Mars Rover Update”      
Website: 
http://princetonastronomy.org/activities.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAGAZINE COVERS
Publications

 


9 June 2008
Credit: Kenneth Kremer and Marco Di Lorenzo / NASA/JPL/University of Arizona/ Aviation Week & Space Technology.

“Phoenix and the Snow Queen”: Cover mosaic for Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine. Astronomy Picture of the Day

Phoenix Mars lander footpad to the left of an apparent large block of water ice, which was cleared of topsoil by descent rockets, indicates the spacecraft literally touched down on top of the primary sampling objective of the mission near the Martian North Pole on May 25, 2008

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Spaceflight Magazine Feb. 2009
Credit: Marco Di Lorenzo and Kenneth Kremer / NASA/JPL/Cornell
Opportunity Rover traversing Martian dunes on the road to Endeavour Crater

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Spaceflight Magazine Jan. 2008
Credit: Marco DiLorenzo & Ken Kremer NASA/JPL/Cornell
Opportunity Rover at Victoria Crater

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Spaceflight Magazine Apr. 2006
Credit: Marco Di Lorenzo, Douglas Ellison, Bernhard Braun and Kenneth Kremer.  NASA/JPL/Cornell
Spirit Rover at Husband Hill Summit
APOD 28 Nov. 2005.

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cover
14 November 2005
Credit: Marco Di Lorenzo, Douglas Ellison, Bernhard Braun and Kenneth Kremer.  NASA/JPL/Cornell/Aviation Week & Space Technology
Spirit Rover at Husband Hill Summit

 
APOD 28 Nov. 2005.

 

 

 

Recent Lectures
 

December  2009

Riverside Elementary School, Family Astronomy Night: Princeton, NJ, Dec 9, 6 PM

Phoenix and the Twin Mars Rovers (in 3-D)”

 

November 2009

Space Shuttle Launch Coverage

Reporting direct from the Kennedy Space Center

STS 129 mission to the International Space Station

Tranquility & Cupola:
 Next manned Modules for the International Space Station

Atlas 5 Launch from Cape Canaveral

 

October 2009

Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton at Princeton University:  Princeton, NJ, Oct 13, Tue, 8 PM. “ LRO & LCROSS: Post Impact Update” , “Mars Rover Update”

Website:  http://princetonastronomy.org/activities.html

Rittenhouse Astronomical Society (RAS) at the Franklin Institute: Philadelphia, PA, Oct 14, Wed, 8 PM.  “LRO & LCROSS Impact Update: America Returns to the Moon”, “Mars Rover Update”.       Website: http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org

Stella Della Valley Star Party & Bucks-Mont Astronomical Association (BMAA): Ottsville, PA, Oct 17, Sat, 3 PM. “Fixing Hubble: Eyewitness to Shuttle Atlantis Launch to save The People’s Telescope”. “Mars Rover Update”,  “LRO & LCROSS Impact Update”

 Website: http://www.bma2.org/Sdv.html

UACNJ Astronomy Symposium: Hope NJ, Oct 18, Sun, 2 PM.  "Eyewitness to Hubble/Shuttle Launch & Personal Postcards from Mars",   “LRO & LCROSS Impact Update”

Website: http://www.uacnj.org/

NJ Gifted Children at Mercer County Community College: West Windsor, NJ Oct 24, Sat, 9 AM. “Twin Robots Exploring Mars (IN 3-D)”

Website:  http://www.njagc.org/

  

September 2009

Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton at Princeton University:  Princeton, NJ, Sep 8, Tue, 8 PM. “Eyewitness to LRO & LCROSS: America Returns to the Moon”

Website:  http://princetonastronomy.org/activities.html

Rittenhouse Astronomical Society (RAS) at the Franklin Institute: Philadelphia, PA, Sep 9, Wed, 8 PM.  “Fixing Hubble: Eyewitness to Shuttle Atlantis Launch to save The People’s Telescope”

Website: http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org

 

May 2009

Plantation Astronomy Club: Leesburg, FL, May 18, 7 PM. "Mars, Saturn, Asteroids, Hubble and Beyond (in 3D)"

Website: http://www.palhoa.com/id103.html

Villages Astronomy Club: The Villages, FL. May 19, 7 PM. "Mars, Saturn, Asteroids, Hubble and Beyond (in 3D)"

Websites & Photos:

http://www.vlgastroclub.org/2101.html
 

http://www.vlgastroclub.org/31601.html
 

http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com
/articles/2009/05/20/news/news01.txt


 

Space Shuttle Launch Coverage

Reporting direct from the Kennedy Space Center

STS 125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope

LRO & LCROSS: Lunar missions,  Atlas 5 Launch from Cape Canaveral

 

April 2009

Gloucester County College (GCC) Astronomy Club: Sewell, NJ, April 15, 7 PM. “Launching DAWN to Asteroids: From Behind the Scenes at Kennedy Space Center”
 

Website: http://www.gccnj.edu/news_and_
alerts/rotating_ads/ken_kremer.cfm

 

March 2009

Rockland Astronomy Club at Rockland Community College: Suffern, NY, March 6, Fri, 8 PM.  “Mars, Saturn, Asteroids and Beyond in 3-D”
Website:  http://www.sunyrockland.edu/community/calendar-of-events/astronomy-series-lecture-2/?searchterm=kremer

 

Amateur Astronomer’s Inc (AAI) at Union County College: Cranford, NJ, 8 PM.                 “Daring Flight of the Phoenix: Icy Jackpot Hit on Mars (in 3-D)”. 

Website:  http://www.asterism.org

 

Science and Engineering Expo, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ:  March 19, 9 AM.  “A 3-D Mars Experience: Phoenix and the Twin Rovers”.

Website: http://www.princeton.edu/~pccm/outreach/seeprinceton.htm

 

Upper Moreland Middle School: Hatboro, PA, March 25, 7 PM. “A 3-D Mars Experience:  Mars Day Celebration”.

Website: http://umtsd.org/MiddleSchool/index_middle_school.htm

 

Littlebook Elementary School: Princeton, NJ, Mar 27, 7 PM, Twin Mars Rovers in 3-D”

 

Feb 2009

Rittenhouse Astronomical Society at the Franklin Institute: Philadelphia, PA, Feb 11, 8 PM, “Mars Mission Update”. Website: http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org

 

Riverside Elementary School, Family Astronomy Night: Princeton, NJ, Feb 20, 6 PM.  “Phoenix and the Twin Mars Rovers (in 3-D)”

 

Kellman Brown Academy: Voorhees, NJ, Feb 27.  “Twin Mars Rovers in 3-D”

 

January 2009

 Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton:  Princeton, NJ, Jan 13, 8 PM. “Daring Flight of the Phoenix & 5 Years of Mars Rovers (in 3-D)”.   Website:  http://princetonastronomy.org/activities.html

 Doylestown Presbyterian Church:  Doylestown, PA, Jan 7, 6:30 PM. “Phoenix and the Twin Mars Rovers in 3-D”
Website: http://www.dtownpc.org/frames12.html

 

 

December 2008

Riverside Elementary School, Family Astronomy Night: Princeton, NJ, Dec 4, 6 PM.  “Phoenix and the Twin Mars Rovers (in 3-D)”.

Rittenhouse Astronomical Society (RAS) at the Franklin Institute: Philadelphia, PA, Dec 10, 8 PM.  “Daring Flight of the Phoenix Mars Lander: Icy Jackpot Hit on Mars (in 3-D)”. Website: http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org
 

November 2008

Gloucester County College, Astronomy Club: Sewell, NJ, Nov 17, 8 PM. “Daring Flight of the Phoenix: Icy Jackpot Hit on Mars (in 3-D)”. Website: http://www.gccnj.edu/

Rockland Astronomy Club at Rockland Community College: Suffern, NY, Nov 21, Fri, 8 PM.  “Daring Flight of the Phoenix: Icy Jackpot Hit on Mars (in 3-D)”. Website: http://www.sunyrockland.edu/community/calendar-of-events/astronomy-series-lecture-2/?searchterm=kremer

Rittenhouse Astronomical Society (RAS) at the Franklin Institute: Philadelphia, PA, Wed, Nov 12, 9 PM.  “Mars Rovers in 3-D”. Website: http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org
 

October 2008

Plantation Astronomy Club: Leesburg, FL, Oct 20, 8 PM.   “Launching DAWN to Asteroids; Landing Phoenix on Icy Martian Jackpot: Behind the Scenes at Kennedy Space Center (in 3-D)”. Website: http://www.palhoa.com/id103.html

 

David Sarnoff Library; Martians for Education Festival: Princeton, NJ, Oct 22, 8 PM. “Looking for Life on Mars: Phoenix and the Twin Rovers (in 3-D)”.  Website: http://www.davidsarnoff.org/m4e_festival_2008.html

http://www.davidsarnoff.org/kremer-looking-for-life-on-mars.html

 

Stella Della Valley Star Party & Bucks-Mont Astronomical Association (BMAA): Ottsville, PA, Oct 25, 3 PM.  “Launching DAWN to Asteroids; Landing Phoenix on Icy Martian Jackpot: Behind the Scenes at Kennedy Space Center (in 3-D)”.

 Website: http://www.bma2.org/Sdv.html

 

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