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Mars Mosaics here, here, here, here, here, here & here Scientific American - Photos & Mars Curiosity Wheels & Gale Crater mosaic- here Curiosity Glenelg mosaic - here Endeavour Flight Deck Photo- here Endeavour KSC Flyaway Photo - here Discovery & Enterprise shuttle
slideshow - here National
Geographic - Photos BBC
News -
Curiosity
Mars Mosaics here,
here, here,
here, here,
here & here Space.com
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Curiosity
Mars Mosaics Space Quarterly - writer The Planetary Society - writer RocketSTEM magazine - writer Amateur Astronomers Assoc. of Princeton Rittenhouse Astronomical Society Curiosity mosaics - here, here, here, here, here, here,
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Kremer with Curiosity Mars Rover in the
Clean Room prior to launch Curiosity
landed on Mars on 6 Aug 2012
New
APOD’s Published (see more below) 27 Aug
2012 Curiosity on
Mars: Mt Sharp in View 29 Jan
2011 Opportunity at
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Ken and
Space Shuttle Discovery on top of
Pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center Opportunity
at Santa Maria Crater - below Mars
rover mosaic by Marco Di Lorenzo & Ken Kremer Published
in National Geographic magazine Exploring
Space - Special Edition Summer 2012 p. 90-91 Published
in Astronomy magazine - Nov 2011 Special Edition Best
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SPIRIT’S SOAR” -self portrait at the
summit of Husband Hill 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. New APOD 29 Jan 2011 Opportunity at
Santa Maria Crater New APOD 30 May 2011 Last Panorama
from Spirit Rover on Mars New APOD 12 Dec 2011 Unusual Vein
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DAY 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
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Mosaic on PBS NOVA TV Show ‘Ultimate Mars Challenge’- 2012
Opportunity
Mosaic in National Geographic magazine-2012 Special Edition
Opportunity
Mosaic in Nov. 2011 Astronomy magazine-100 best photos 2011
Phoenix Mars mosaic in
Scientific American magazine - Nov 2011 issue
2011:
Top Stories from the Best Year Ever for NASA Planetary Science! Universe
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Space & Astronomy Universe
Today – Collected Articles by Ken
Kremer |
Upcoming Presentation & Launch
Schedule 2013: Ken Kremer (Posted below) Current Presentations - here Contact for presentations: ken@kenkremer.com |
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STS-125 mission:
Ken
in 3D Last Shuttle Launch:STS-135 at
KSC
MAGAZINE COVERS
All About Space - Premier Issue July 2012
Ken is a contributing writer to this new monthly space magazine Spaceflight magazine Aug 2012- Cover
Stories SpaceX Success & Endeavour Switch Off
Discovery’
arrives at the National Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy
Center on April 19, 2012 Discovery’s Final Landing - At the Smithsonian NASM
“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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2013 - at a glance; details below Feb 12, 2013: “Curiosity & NASA’s Search for
Life in the Universe - 3D”,
The Pines, Whiting, NJ Feb 26- March 1: “SpaceX Launch”, “Curiosity and the Search for Life on Mars”, “Shuttle Finale & Retirement”; Kennedy Space Center Quality Inn, Titusville, Florida, 8 PM March
14: “Antares Launch”, “Shuttle Finale &
Retirement”; Salisbury, MD April
9: “Antares Launch”, Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton (AAAP) at Princeton
University: Princeton, NJ April
10:
“Curiosity and the Search for Life on Mars -
(3-D)”. ATT Facility, Middletown, NJ April
11: “NASA’s Trio of
Mars Rovers (3-D)”). Elementary School, Princeton, NJ
April
15-17: “Antares Launch at NASA Wallops”, “Shuttle
Finale & Retirement”; Chincoteague, VA April
20/21: “Curiosity and the Search for Life on Mars - (3-D)”. NEAF
Astronomy Forum, Suffern,
NY Apr
28: “Curiosity
and the Search for Life on Mars - (3-D)”. Washington Crossing State Park,
Titusville, NJ, 130 PM May
21: “NASA’s Trio of
Mars Rovers (3-D)”; Elementary
School, Burlington County, NJ Jun 12: “Send Your Name to Mars on NASA MAVEN,
LADEE Lunar & Antares ISS Launches from Virginia”, RAS,
Franklin Institute, Phila,PA Sep 4-5: “LADEE Lunar Launch”: NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops
Island, Virginia Oct 9: “Curiosity and the Search for Life on Mars - (3-D)”, “MAVEN Mars Launch, LADEE & Antares Launches from Virginia”, RAS, Franklin Institute, Phila, PA Fall: “Future of NASA”, “Shuttle Finale & Retirement”, ATT
Facility, Middletown,
NJ Nov 10- 19: “MAVEN Mars Launch”, “Curiosity Rover, SpaceX Launch”, Kennedy Space Center Quality Inn, Titusville, Florida, 7 PM New APOD by Ken 12 Dec 2011 Unusual Vein
of Deposited Rock on Mars 2011:
Top Stories from the Best Year Ever for NASA Planetary Science!
Mars, Kids & Ken in 3-D - Everyone loves seeing Ken’s very popular Mars &
Space 3-D talks 2013 January 2013
Princeton Elementary School, Astronomy Day: Jan 23, “NASA’s Trio of Mars Rovers (in 3-D)”; Princeton, NJ February
2013 Feb 12, 2013: “Curiosity & NASA’s Search for
Life in the Universe - 3D”,
The Pines, Whiting, NJ Feb 26- March 1: “SpaceX launch & “ISS Overflight Starparty”, “Curiosity Exploration of Mars”; Kennedy Space Center Quality Inn, Titusville, Florida, 8 PM March
2013 SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon CRS-2 Launch to ISS: Cape Canaveral, March 1 March 4: “SpaceX launch &
“ISS Overflight Starparty”,
“Curiosity Exploration of Mars”;
Kennedy Space Center Quality Inn, Titusville, Florida, 7 PM March 14: “Antares Launch”, “Shuttle Finale & Retirement”; Salisbury, MD Kennedy
Space Center (KSC), Quality
Inn, Titusville, March 1, “SpaceX launch & “ISS Overflight Starparty”,
“Curiosity Exploration of Mars” April 2013
Antares/Cygnus 1st
Launch: Apr 21 NASA Wallops Island, Virginia Ken’s Antares interview at local CBS TV News - here April
9: “Antares Launch” , Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton
(AAAP) at Princeton University: Princeton, NJ, 8 PM, April
10:
“Curiosity and the Search for Life on Mars -
(in 3-D)”. ATT Facility, Middletown, NJ April
15-17: “Antares Launch at NASA Wallops”, “Shuttle
Finale & Retirement”; NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia & Rodeway Inn, Chincoteague, VA April
20/21: “Curiosity and the Search for Life on Mars - (in 3-D)” & “SpaceX, Space Shuttle
Retirement, Orion, Antares & more.”
NEAF Astronomy Forum, Suffern, NY
- NEAF Website Apr
28: “Curiosity
and the Search for Life on Mars - (in 3-D)”
& “SpaceX, Space Shuttle Retirement, Orion, Antares &
more.” Washington
Crossing State Park, Titusville, NJ,
130 PM Princeton Elementary School, Astronomy Day: Apr 11, “NASA’s Trio of Mars Rovers (in 3-D)”; Princeton, NJ May 2013 May 4: Curiosity on Mars, Mercer County, NJ May 21: “NASA’s Trio of Mars Rovers (in 3-D)”; Elementary
School, Astronomy Day, Burlington County,
NJ June/July
2013 Rittenhouse Astronomical Society (RAS) at the Franklin
Institute: June 12; Philadelphia, PA, Wed, 8 PM.
“Send Your Name to Mars on NASA MAVEN Mars
Launch, LADEE Lunar & Antares ISS Launches from Virginia” - Website: http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org Black Brant Rocket Launch: June 4,
NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops
Island, VA & Rodeway Inn, Chincoteague, VA September 2013 LADEE Lunar Launch: Sep.
5, NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island,
Virginia & Rodeway Inn, Chincoteague, VA Antares/Cygnus Demo
Launch to ISS: Aug/Sep TBD, NASA Wallops Island, VA & Rodeway
Inn, Chincoteague, VA ATT: “Future of NASA”, “Shuttle Finale & Retirement”, ATT
Facility, Middletown,
NJ October
2013 Rittenhouse Astronomical Society (RAS) at the Franklin
Institute: Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 9, Wed, 8 PM “Curiosity and the Search for Life on Mars
- (in 3-D)”, “MAVEN Mars Launch, LADEE
Lunar & Antares ISS Launches from Virginia”, Website: RAS November 2013 MAVEN Mars Launch: Nov 18, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida Nov 15- 19: “MAVEN Mars Launch”, “Curiosity Rove”r,” ISS Overflight Starparty”, “SpaceX Launch”, Kennedy Space Center Quality Inn, Titusville, Florida, 7 PM Elementary School, Astronomy Day: “NASA’s Trio of
Mars Rovers (in 3-D)” ……………… 2014 March 2014 Princeton Elementary School, Astronomy Day: “NASA’s Trio of
Mars Rovers (in 3-D)”; Princeton,
NJ April 2014
NEAF
Astro Forum April 26/27: “Curiosity and the
Search for Life on Mars - (in 3-D)”
& “SpaceX, Space Shuttle Retirement, Orion, Antares & more.” NEAF Astronomy Forum, Suffern, NY
……………… 2012 January 2012
Rittenhouse Astronomical Society (RAS) at the Franklin
Institute: Philadelphia, PA, Jan 11, Wed, 7 PM. “8
Years of Mars Rovers & Search for Life- Mars & Vesta
in 3 D”, “Last Panorama from
Spirit”, “Opportunity Explores
Endeavour Crater”, “DAWN arrival at
Asteroid Vesta” Website: http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org Princeton Elementary School, Astronomy Night: “Twin Mars
Rovers (in 3-D)” February
2012 Starparty - Planetary Conjunction
March
2012 Rockland Astronomy Club at
Rockland Community College: Suffern, NY, March 16, Fri, 8 PM. “NASA’s Year of the
Solar System: DAWN at Asteroid Vesta, MESSENGER,
GRAIL and Curiosity Mars Rover (plus 3-D”). Website: http://www.rocklandastronomy.com/
SUNY Rockland
Community College announcement:
http://www.sunyrockland.edu/community/calendar-of-events/nasa-triumphant-year-of-the-solar-system
New Jersey Astronomical Association NJAA- Voorhees State Park: High Bridge, NJ, March 24, Sat., 8 PM “Atlantis, the End of America’s Shuttle Program
and What’s Beyond for NASA".
Website: http://www.njaa.org/, http://www.njaa.org/calendar.html NJ.com lecture announcement Princeton Elementary School, Astronomy Night: “Twin Mars
Rovers (in 3-D)” Starparty - Moon, Venus, Jupiter
Conjunction April 2012
Curiosity
Rover: April 1 - Halfway to Mars ISS
Skywatch at Princeton University, Amateur Astronomers Association
of Princeton (AAAP): Princeton, NJ, Apr 10 - 9 PM, Apr 11- 8 PM, Apr 13- 8 PM ISS
Sightings story and photos - Week of April 9 Shuttle
Discovery Arrival at Smithsonian NASM Udvar-Hazy
Center, Chantilly,
Virginia: April 17 &19 - Ken’s Flyover Photos and shuttle arrival articles.
NASM website Slideshow
of Ken’s Shuttle Discovery & Enterprise images at Scientific American - here & here Ken’s nose to nose shuttle image at
Universe Today - here Shuttle
Enterprise Flyover of NYC & Statue of Liberty-April 27 here May 2012 Inside
Space Shuttle Endeavour - Powered-Up for Last Time: Photo/Story/Interview at Scientific American Kennedy
Space Center, Quality Inn,
“SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon launch to ISS” & “Atlas V launch” & “Last
View inside Powered-up Space Shuttle Endeavour” & “ISS Overflight Starparty” Atlas
V Launch of AEHF-2 comsat for US Air Force -
here SpaceX
Falcon 9/Dragon Launch to ISS: May 22, 4:55 AM EDT - launch article & pics - here & here June 2012 Enterprise Barge Voyage around NYC: June 3 & June 6 Enterprise
Image Cruising NYC waterfront at Scientific American - here Rittenhouse Astronomical Society (RAS) at the Franklin
Institute: Philadelphia, PA, June 13, Wed, 7 PM. “Curiosity
Mars landing & DAWN at Asteroid Vesta” &
“GRAIL Lunar Orbiters” Website: http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org Transit of Venus - June 5: Amateur Astronomers
Association of Princeton (AAAP) viewing at Princeton University Campus - 4 PM gather at Peyton Hall.
Viewing at Engineering Lot begins 6 PM until sunset. Ken does Transit of Venus Outreach at
Princeton University
- Trenton Times newspaper photo http://princetonastronomy.org/ NASA
Website & webcast info: http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/transitofvenus/ Atlas
V Spysat launch - June 20 - here Delta
4 Heavy Spysat Launch - June 29 - here
& here Kennedy Space Center, Quality Inn, “Atlas V Spy Satellite Launch”, Delta 4 Heavy Spy Satellite Launch”, Recent SpaceX launch & “ISS Overflight Starparty.” July 2012 Adirondack Public Observatory - Adirondack State Park: The Wild Center, Tupper
Lake, NY, July 13 & 14. “8 Years of Mars Rovers & Search for
Life- Mars & Vesta in 3 D”, “GRAIL Lunar
Orbiters”, “Historic SpaceX Launch” & “Orion Spacecraft Visit” &
“Space Shuttle Enterprise arrives in NYC.” Website: http://www.apobservatory.org/ http://apobservatory.org/pages/etc/events_KenKremer.html http://apobservatory.org/pages/news.html#13July2012 http://apobservatory.org/pages/news.html#31August2012b APO - 2 Lecture website & abstracts. The Wild Center website. APO Mars 3-D Lecture Posters- here & here & here Kennedy
Space Center - Orion Spacecraft Unveiling Kennedy
Space Center, Quality Inn,
“Atlas V Spy Satellite Launch”, Delta 4 Heavy Spy Satellite Launch”, Recent
SpaceX launch & “ISS Overflight Starparty”, “Orion Spacecraft Unveiling.” August 2012
Curiosity Rover landed safely on Mars - 6 August 2012 Dawn departs Asteroid Vesta - August 2012 Mission extended at Vesta
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Ken
Kremer with Curiosity Mars Rover in the
Clean Room prior to launch Woodlane Center: Langhorne,
PA, “Curiosity Landing” New: Curiosity Mosaics by Ken Kremer
& Marco Di Lorenzo Published at NBC News here & here, Sols 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 24 Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD (Aug 27, 2012), Scientific American
and Universe Today September 2012
Space Shuttle Endeavour Flyaway from KSC: Sep 19 - Last Flight of a NASA Space Shuttle Ken Kremer stands
inches away from Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center up-close on the Mate-Demate Device (MDD) just moments before the shuttle is
towed out from the crane- photos by Walter Scriptunis/Spaceflight
Now - here, here & here Endeavour
KSC Flyaway Photo by Ken published at Scientific American - here.
Shot from the roof of the iconic VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) at KSC on
Sept 19. Endeavour KSC
Flyaway - Preparations, towing, MDD, SCA-747, VAB, OPF and departure
coverage; - here, here, here, & here Kennedy
Space Center (KSC), Quality Inn, Titusville, Sep 12-18 “Space Shuttle Endeavour Departs KSC”, “Curiosity Landing and
Exploration of Mars”, “SpaceX launch
& “ISS Overflight Starparty” New: Curiosity Mars
Mosaics by Ken Kremer & Marco Di Lorenzo Published at NBC
News- here & here & here October 2012 New: Curiosity Mars
Mosaics by Ken Kremer & Marco Di Lorenzo Published at NBC
News: Sols 50, 64, 66 - here November 2012 Amateur Astronomer’s Inc (AAI) at Union County College: Nov 16, 8 PM, Cranford, NJ, Fri, 8 PM. “Curiosity and the Search for Life on Mars - the 1st 90 Sols (in 3-D)”. AAI Website: http://www.asterism.org PBS
NOVA TV “Ultimate Mars Challenge” documentary - Premiere Airdate; 14 Nov 2012 at 9
PM EDT -
features several Curiosity Mars rover mosaics by Ken & Marco PBS NOVA Website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/ultimate-mars-challenge.html
- watch online Amateur Astronomers Association
of Princeton (AAAP) at Princeton University: Princeton, NJ, Nov 13, 8
PM, “Curiosity Mars rover update”. Website: http://princetonastronomy.org/activities.html New: Curiosity Mars
Mosaics by Ken Kremer & Marco Di Lorenzo Scientific
American
- Curiosity Glenelg mosaic - here BBC News: Sol 85 self portrait & Sols 24, 58, 64
and 66 at Rocknest & Glenelg - here
& here Ciel & Espace - Sol 24 here December 2012 Amateur Astronomers
Association of Princeton (AAAP) at Princeton University: Princeton U, Princeton,
NJ, Dec 11 (Tue), 8 PM, “Curiosity and the Search for Life on Mars - (in
3-D)”. Free Lecture at Peyton Hall (Astrophysics Dept) on Ivy Lane. Lots of Free parking. Website: http://princetonastronomy.org/activities.html Ken’s Space photos
& Mars mosaics for sale STAR Astronomy Club: Monmouth Museum at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ. Dec 6, 8 PM. “Atlantis, the Premature End of NASA’s Shuttle Program and What’s Beyond for NASA: Shuttle, Station, Orion, SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon, Orbital Antares/Cygnus” STAR Websites: http://www.starastronomy.org/ http://www.starastronomy.org/events/meeting/star-december-meeting Geminid Meteor Shower: Dec 13 New: Curiosity Mars
Mosaics by Ken Kremer & Marco Di Lorenzo NASA Watch/SpaceRef - here & here Universe Today - here ……….. January 2011 New APOD 29 Jan
2011 Opportunity at
Santa Maria Crater 7 Years of Opportunity on Mars Amateur Astronomers
Association of Princeton (AAAP) at Princeton University: Princeton, NJ, January
11, Tue, 8 PM. “The Space
Shuttle, The Space Station and Whats Beyond for
NASA with Orion & Falcon 9” &
“7 Years of Mars Rovers: Update.” Website: http://princetonastronomy.org/activities.html Spectacular
Photos from the Jan. 4 Partial Solar Eclipse, Red Moon, Red Planet Mars Rover Coverage 7 Years of Spirit,
Opportunity at Santa Maria Crater February 2011 STS-133: Discovery Space Shuttle Launch Coverage STARDUST-NeXT
Flyby of Comet Temple 1 on Feb. 14, 2011 March 2011
Princeton Science Fair: Princeton, NJ. "7 Years of Mars Rovers (in 3 D)”. Littlebrook Elementary School, Astronomy Night: “Twin Mars
Rovers (in 3-D)” April 2011 STS-134: Endeavour Space Shuttle Launch Coverage Yuri’s Night at West Windsor Arts Center: West Windsor, NJ, April 12, 5:30 –
9:30 PM. “50 Years of Human Spaceflight
to the Space Shuttle and Beyond”. Website: http://yurisnight.androckets.com/ , http://www.westwindsorartscenter.org/
, http://yurisnight.net/ Yuri’s Night Poster: http://yurisnight.androckets.com/images/stories/ww-yurisnightposter.pdf 1. May 2011
Astronomy Club, Tolland, CT, May 29, “Last
Flight of Shuttle Endeavour”, “Twin Rovers on Mars” Kennedy
Space Center, Quality Inn,
“Last Flight of Shuttle Endeavour”, “Twin Rovers on Mars” New
APOD 30 May 2011 Last Panorama of Spirit Rover on Mars June 2011 Rittenhouse
Astronomical Society (RAS) at the Franklin Institute: Philadelphia, PA, Jun
13, Wed, 7 PM. “Last Panorama from Spirit”,
Last Flight of Shuttle Endeavour”,
“DAWN arrival at Asteroid Vesta” Website: http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org July 2011 Kennedy
Space Center, Quality Inn,
“Last Flight of Shuttle Atlantis”, “Twin Rovers on Mars” STS-135: Atlantis Space Shuttle Launch Coverage August 2011
Black Forest Star Party:
Cherry Springs , PA, Aug 27, Sat, 5 PM, “Atlantis, the End
of America’s Shuttle Program & What’s
Beyond for NASA: An Eyewitness Account”, “7 Years of Mars Rovers”, “Juno
Jupiter Orbiter” Website: http://www.bfsp.org/starparty/schedule.cfm, http://www.bfsp.org/starparty/features.cfm Kennedy
Space Center, Quality Inn,
“Launch of Juno Jupiter Orbiter”, “Twin Rovers on Mars” September 2011
Kennedy
Space Center, Quality Inn,
“Launch of GRAIL Lunar Orbiter”, “Twin Rovers on Mars” October 2011 Bucks-Mont Astronomical
Association (BMAA): Doylestown, PA, at Peace Valley
Nature Center, Oct. 5, Wed, 8 PM, "7 Years of Mars Rovers (plus 3
D)”, “Last Panorama from Spirit”, “Opportunity
Explores Endeavour Crater” and “Dawn
arrival at Asteroid Vesta”
Website: http://www.bma2.org/ November 2011 Amateur Astronomers
Association of Princeton (AAAP) at Princeton University: Princeton, NJ, Nov 8,
Tue, 8 PM, “Atlantis and What’s
Beyond for NASA: Shuttle, Station, Orion, SpaceX & Robots”
Website: http://princetonastronomy.org/activities.html Washington Crossing State Park, Nature
Center: Titusville NJ, Nov 12, Sat, 1PM. “Atlantis, the End of
America’s Shuttle Program & What’s
Beyond for NASA: An Eyewitness Account”. Website:
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/washcros.html Gloucester County
College Astronomy Club: Sewell, NJ, Nov 16, 8 PM, "7 Years of Mars Rovers - Mars
& Vesta in 3 D)”, “Last Panorama from Spirit”, “Opportunity Explores Endeavour Crater” and “Dawn arrival at Asteroid Vesta”. Website: http://www.gccnj.edu/ Kennedy Space Center, Quality Inn, “Launch of Curiosity -- Mars Science Laboratory” Opportunity Mars mosaic in Nov.
2011 Astronomy magazine -100 best photos 2011
Phoenix Mars mosaic in Scientific
American magazine Nov 2011 issue December 2011 Princeton Elementary School, Family Astronomy Night: Princeton, NJ, “Twin Rovers Explore Mars (in 3-D)”
In
the Clean room with GRAIL Lunar Orbiter: JPL scientist & Ken Kremer
Ken Kremer & Space Shuttle Atlantis - On top of Launch Gantry for STS-134 STS-135 : Final Space Shuttle Launch
Last Panorama from Spirit Mars Rover - APOD 30 May 2011 Mosaic by Ken Kremer & Marco Di Lorenzo |
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Ken Kremer Photos, Posters and
Postcards For Sale
Postcards above: Spirit & Opportunity Mars rovers;Space Shuttle Endeavour at Pad 39A
Curiosity Blastoff - Nov 2011
Delta 4 Heavy Launch - Ken Kremer
Endeavour
Flight Deck
Ken and Shuttle at STS 125 Liftoff Final Hubble repair mission
Ken & Robonaut at KSC
Kids enjoy Mars 3-D talk by Ken
Delta 4 Heavy Launch - Ken Kremer
Ken Kremer inside the Space Shuttle Launch Control Center (LCC) at KSC Launch Director Console Orion Capsule &
Project Constellation |
Recent Lectures
December 2010
Gloucester County
College Astronomy Club: Sewell, NJ, "The Space Shuttle, The Space Station and Whats Beyond for NASA with Orion & Falcon
9”. November 2010
STS 133 Space Shuttle Launch Coverage: November 1, 2010 Final Flight of Discovery, Discovery's Final Cargo Arrives at Launch Pad Plantation Astronomy Club: “The Space Shuttle, The Space Station and Whats Beyond for NASA with Orion & Falcon 9”. Website:
Washington Crossing State Park, Nature Center: Titusville NJ, Nov 21, Sunday 1PM. “6 Years of Mars Rovers and the Search for Life (in 3-D)”. Website: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/washcros.html Riverside Elementary School, Family Astronomy Night: Princeton, NJ, “Twin Rovers Explore Mars (in 3-D)” October 2010 Orion Coverage: Orion
Launch Abort System Stops in Philadelphia at The Franklin Institute Stella Della Valley Star
Party & Bucks-Mont Astronomical Association (BMAA): Ottsville, PA, Oct 9,
Sat, 3 PM. "The Space Shuttle, The Space Station and Whats Beyond for NASA with Orion & Falcon 9”
& “Mars Rover Update”
Website: http://www.bma2.org/Sdv.html Lewis School: Princeton, NJ. “The Final Flight of Shuttle Discovery: Up-Close and Personal” Lawrence Public Library: Lawrenceville, NJ. “Final Flight of Discovery and Whats Ahead for NASA”
September 2010 STS 133 Space Shuttle Pre-Launch Coverage Space Shuttle Discovery is Hoisted and Mated to the External Fuel Tank UACNJ Astronomy Symposium: Hope NJ, Sep 25, Sat, 8 PM. "The Space Shuttle, The Space Station and Whats Beyond for NASA”. Website: http://www.uacnj.org/ 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,
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, Delta 4 GPS Satellite Launch from Cape Canaveral Tribute to Space Shuttle Atlantis
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
March 2010 Villages Astronomy Club: “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: “Twin Mars Rovers (in 3-D)” February 2010 Plantation Astronomy Club: “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; Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) , 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
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: Atlas 5 Launch from Cape Canaveral
October 2009 Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton (AAAP) 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 (AAAP) 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 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_
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 (AAAP) at Princeton University: 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”. |
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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 April 2008 Gloucester County College, Astronomy
Club: Sewell, NJ,
Apr 23, 8 PM. “Exploring Mars, the Search for Life and a Journey in 3-D”. Website: http://www.gccnj.edu/ Washington Crossing State Park,
Nature Center: Titusville NJ, Apr 12, “Mars, Saturn, Asteroids and Beyond
in 3-D”. NorthEast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) at Rockland
Community College: Suffern,
NY. “Exploring
Mars, the Search for Life and a Journey in 3-D”,
“Launching DAWN to Asteroids” Raritan Valley Community College:
Somerville, NJ, Apr 2, "Launching DAWN
(and Phoenix): From Behind the Scenes at Kennedy Space Center Press
Site" February
2008 Rittenhouse Astronomical Society
(RAS) at the Franklin Institute - Lunar Eclipse Night: Philadelphia, PA, Feb 20, 8
PM. “Lunar, Solar and Martian Eclipses”. Website: http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org January 2008
Lawrenceville
Elementary School, Science & Discovery Night: Lawrenceville, NJ, “Twin Mars Rovers in 3 D” November
2007 Rittenhouse Astronomical Society
(RAS) at the Franklin Institute: Philadelphia,
PA, Nov 14, 8 PM. “Titans Lakes”. Website: http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org Princeton Elementary School, Astronomy Night: “Twin Mars
Rovers (in 3-D)” October 2007 Stella
Della Valley Star Party & Bucks-Mont Astronomical Association (BMAA): Ottsville, PA, Oct 20.
“Exploring Mars, the Search for
Life and a Journey in 3-D” Website: http://www.bma2.org/Sdv.html Amateur Astronomer’s Inc (AAI) at Union County College: Cranford, NJ, Oct. 19. “Launching Dawn (and Phoenix) From behind the scenes at Kennedy Space
Center Press Site”. Website: http://www.asterism.org Rittenhouse Astronomical Society (RAS) at the Franklin Institute: Philadelphia, PA, Oct 10, 8 PM. “Launching DAWN to Asteroids, Launching Phoenix to Mars”. Website: http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org September
2007 Stetson
University: Deland, FL, Sep 13, 7 PM. “Exploring Mars and Asteroids,
the Search for Life and a Journey in 3-D” Central
Florida Astronomical Society: Orlando,
FL, Sep 12, 7 PM.
“Exploring Mars, the Search for Life and a Journey in 3-D” Plantation
Astronomy Club: Leesburg,
FL, Sep 10, 8 PM. “Exploring Mars, the Search for Life and a Journey in 3-D” April
2007 Explorer’s Club: NY, NY, Apr. 23, “Exploring Mars, the Search for
Life and a Journey in 3-D”. NorthEast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) at Rockland
Community College: Suffern,
NY, Apr 28/29. “Exploring Mars and the Solar System, the Search for Life and a Journey
in 3-D”. Rittenhouse Astronomical Society
(RAS) at the Franklin Institute: Philadelphia,
PA, Apr 11, 8 PM. “Mars, Saturn, Comets and Beyond in 3-D”. Website:
http://www.rittenhouseastronomicalsociety.org March 2007 Raritan
Valley Community College: Somerville, NJ, Mar 27, 7 PM.
“Our Solar System in 3-D” Mohawk
Valley Astronomical Society: Utica, NY,
Mar 11, 7 PM.
“Exploring Mars, the Search for Life and a Journey in 3-D” Utica
Public Library: Utica, NY, Mar 10, 7 PM. “Exploring Mars, the Search for
Life and a Journey in 3-D” Museum
for Kids: Utica, NY, Mar 10, “Twin Robots Exploring Mars in 3 D”, the
Search for Life and a Journey in 3-D”. Website: http://www.museum4kids.net/AstronomyNASA.htm January 2007
Lawrenceville
Elementary School, Science & Discovery Night: Lawrenceville, NJ, “Twin Mars Rovers in 3 D” November
2006 Samsel Elementary School, Family Astronomy Night: “Twin Mars
Rovers (in 3-D)” Princeton Elementary School, Family Astronomy Night: “Twin Mars
Rovers (in 3-D)” October 2006 Amateur Astronomer’s Inc (AAI) at Union County College: Cranford, NJ, Oct 20, 8
PM. “Exploring Mars, the Search for Life and a Journey in 3-D” Website: http://www.asterism.org NJ Science Teachers Convention, Somerset, NJ, Oct 11,
“Mars Rovers and the Search for Life (in 3-D)”. Lower Hudson Valley Challenger
Center, Childrens Space & Astronomy Fair,
Rockland Astronomy Club: Suffern,
NY, Oct 7, “Twin Mars
Rovers (in 3-D)” STAR Astronomy Club, Middletown, NJ, Oct 5, “Mars Rovers and
the Search for Life (in 3-D)”. World
Space Week at the Franklin Institute: Philadelphia, PA, Oct 1, “Mars, Saturn, Asteroids
and Beyond in 3-D”. September
2006 Washington Crossing State Park, Nature
Center: Titusville NJ, Sep 30, “Mars Rovers and the
Search for Life (in 3-D)”. Space
Night at the Franklin Institute: Philadelphia,
PA, Sep 19, “Blast-off for Outer Space July 2006 National Air & Space Museum -
Mars Day Celebration: Washington,
DC. “30th
Anniversary of the Viking Landings on Mars” May 2006 NorthEast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) at Rockland
Community College: Suffern,
NY, May 6/7. “Exploring Mars, the Search for Life and a Journey in 3-D”. April 2006
Super Science Weekend at New Jersey
State Museum: Trenton,
NJ, Apr 29/30, “Exploring the Solar System in
3-D” Tollgate Elementary School, Astronomy Night: Pennington, NJ, Apr 18, “Twin Mars Rovers (in 3-D)” Washington
Crossing State Park, Nature Center: Titusville
NJ, Apr 2, “Mars Rovers and the Search for Life (in 3-D)”. Millstone
River Elementary School: Plainsboro, NJ, “Twin Mars Rovers (in 3-D)” March 2006
New Jersey Astronomical Association NJAA- Voorhees State Park: High Bridge, NJ, March 25, Sat., 8 PM. “Exploring Mars, the Search for Life and a Journey
in 3-D”. Website: http://www.njaa.org/ Rockland
Astronomy Club Annual Dinner: Suffern,
NY, Mar 4, “Mars, Saturn, Asteroids and Beyond in 3-D” Delaware
Valley Astronomical Association (DVAA): Plymouth
Meeting, PA, Mar 10. “Exploring Mars, the Search for Life and a Journey in 3-D” SEE
Princeton Science and Engineering Expo for Middle Schoolers
at Princeton University, Princeton NJ, Mar 21. “Twin Mars Rovers (in 3-D)” Stuart
Day School: Princeton, NJ, Mar 30. “Twin Mars Rovers (in 3-D)” Princeton Elementary School, Astronomy Night: Princeton, NJ, Mar 3, “Twin Mars Rovers (in 3-D)” January 2006
Lawrenceville
Elementary School, Science & Discovery Night: Lawrenceville, NJ, “Twin Rovers Explore Mars in 3-D” November
2005 Nassau County BOCES: Garden City, LI,
NY, Nov 10, “Exploring Mars, the Search for
Life and a Journey in 3-D” New Jersey Astronomical Group (NJAG), Montclair University: NJ, Nov 9, “Exploring Mars, the Search for Life and a Journey in 3-D” February 2005 Amateur Astronomers Association of
Princeton (AAAP) at Princeton University: Princeton, NJ, Feb 8, 8 PM.
“Exploring Mars”. Website:
http://princetonastronomy.org/activities.html January 2005
Lawrenceville
Elementary School, Science & Discovery Night: Lawrenceville, NJ, “Twin Robots Explore Mars” Ken’s New APOD’s &
Recent Space & Astronomy Articles:
New APOD 30 May 2011 Last Panorama
of Spirit Rover on Mars New APOD 12 Dec 2011 Unusual Vein
of Deposited Rock on Mars Opportunity Mosaic in Nov. 2011
Astronomy magazine -100 best photos 2011
Phoenix Mars mosaic in
Scientific American magazine - Nov 2011 issue
2011:
Top Stories from the Best Year Ever for NASA Planetary Science! Robotics
Refueling Research Scores Huge Leap at Space Station 1st
Student Selected MoonKAM Pictures Look Inspiringly
Home to Earth Orion
Crew Capsule Targeted for 2014 Leap to High Orbit Twin
NASA Science Probes Start Lunar Gravity Mapping Dawn
gets Big Science Boost at Best Vesta Mapping
Altitude NASAs
Proposed ‘InSight’ Lander would Peer to the Center
of Mars in 2016 A Penny for your
Curiosity on Mars Opportunity
Phones Home Dusty Self-Portraits and Ground Breaking Science Experts
React to Obama Slash to NASA’s Mars and Planetary Science Exploration Two
new Moons join the Moon – GRAIL Twins Achieve New Year’s Orbits
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