At 8:41pm (ET) Thursday, February 19, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a batch of Starlink satellites to space.
This was the cloudy view from Port Canaveral.
Bombardier Lunar Transit
From Thursday night (January 29, 2026), a Bombardier Challenger 300 (reg N578XJ) traces a path in front of the Moon over the Space Coast.
Operated by Vista America, the private jet was flying from Chicago (MDW) to Miami (MIA) at 44,000 feet and 463 knots.
(ߓ纠me, flight data: Flightradar24)
Crew 12 by SpaceX
Liftoff!!
At 5:15am (ET) Friday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral sending a Crew Dragon spacecraft to orbit. On board: 4 humans heading for the International Space Station and the Crew 12 mission.
~8 mins later, the 1st stage booster returned to be flown again.
(447-sec exposure from Cocoa Beach)
Crew 12 by SpaceX
Crew 12 "nebula"
USSF-87 by United Launch Alliance
At 4:22am Thursday (ET), United Launch Alliance launched a Vulcan rocket, sending the USSF-87 mission to space.
This was the view from Cocoa Beach, FL.
Despite one of the solid rocket boosters misbehaving early in flight, ULA says everything was on a "nominal trajectory."
Artemis II / SLS / Orion
Artemis II / SLS / Orion and the 98.5% Moon caught Monday night from Titusville as the Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) is underway.
Edited to add details: ISO3200, f5.6 and 1/100-sec with a Canon USA R5mii and EF500mm L with a 1.4x TC (so, 700mm). One frame, not a composite. Yes, it was really that red.
Artemis II / SLS / Orion
Artemis II / SLS / Orion and the 98.5% Moon caught Monday night from Titusville as the Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) is underway.
Edited to add details: ISO3200, f5.6 and 1/100-sec with a Canon USA R5mii and EF500mm L with a 1.4x TC (so, 700mm). One frame, not a composite. Yes, it was really that red.
Artemis II / SLS / Orion
Artemis II / SLS / Orion and the 98.5% Moon caught Monday night from Titusville as the Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) is underway.
Edited to add details: ISO3200, f5.6 and 1/100-sec with a Canon USA R5mii and EF500mm L with a 1.4x TC (so, 700mm). One frame, not a composite. Yes, it was really that red.
Artemis II / SLS / Orion
Artemis II / SLS / Orion and the 98.5% Moon caught Monday night from Titusville as the Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) is underway.
Edited to add details: ISO3200, f5.6 and 1/100-sec with a Canon USA R5mii and EF500mm L with a 1.4x TC (so, 700mm). One frame, not a composite. Yes, it was really that red.
Artemis II / SLS / Orion
Artemis II / SLS / Orion and the 98.5% Moon caught Monday night from Titusville as the Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) is underway.
Edited to add details: ISO3200, f5.6 and 1/100-sec with a Canon USA R5mii and EF500mm L with a 1.4x TC (so, 700mm). One frame, not a composite. Yes, it was really that red.
Artemis II / SLS / Orion
Artemis II / SLS / Orion + rising Full "Snow" Moon, seen Sunday night.
Lunar Transit
And my favorite (thus far) from this full "Snow" Moon cycle: An Airbus A321-271NX (reg N720NK), climbing out of Orlando (MCO), heading to San Juan (SJU), briefly blocking my view of the Moon over the Space Coast.
Spirit Airlines 903 was traveling at 17,900 ft & 390 kts.
(ð·: me, flight data: Flightradar24)
Starlink 6-101 by SpaceX
While you were sleeping (probably), again: At 2:22am (ET) Friday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket, sending a batch of Starlink satellites to space.
This was the (chilly, again) view over the Banana River and "The Natalia" in Cocoa Beach. I spotted this wreck leaving the hospital, and was waiting for a southeast trajectory to use it as a foreground.
For the record, Malcolm Denemark made an excellent shot from here a couple of days ago with a northeast trajectory, allowing him to be tighter on the boat. His shot is really great.
Side note: The boat owner is super-affable and determined to re-float The Natalia; there's jacks and a bunch of tools nearby. When I stopped during the day, he was working hard to clear the sand.
Details: ISO400, f20 and 161-secs with a Canon USA R5m2 and EF17-40mm L lens.
GPSIIISV09 by SpaceX
While you were sleeping (probably): Tuesday night at 11:53pm (ET), SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket that sent the GPS III SV09 satellite to space.
This was the very clear (and very chilly) view from Titusville looking over the Indian River toward Kennedy Space Center. Keen-eyed observers will see the Vehicle Assembly Building, and the bright lights to the left of it is LC-39B, where the SLS/Orion stands tall, awaiting "wet dress rehearsal," and, eventually, a trip to the Moon.
Lunar Transit
"Passengers on the left side of the plane should have a nice view of the Mare Tranquillitatis." (this pilot, probably)
An Airbus A321-211 (reg. N392DN) passes in front of the first-quarter Moon over Florida’s Space Coast on Sunday night.
Delta Air Lines 2187 was traveling from Minneapolis (MSP) to Miami (MIA) at 32,000 feet and 473 knots.
Details: ISO800, f9 and 1/2000-sec with a Canon USA R5mii and RF200-800L.
Not AI, not Photoshopped.
(ߓ纠me, flight data: Flightradar24.com)
Starlink 6-100 by SpaceX
At 6:31pm (ET) Sunday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket sending a batch of Starlink satellites to space.
At ~40 mins after sunset, the sky still had some lingering color. It was a very pretty scene, seen here from Palm Shores, Florida.
I'm wider than I'd have liked as I went out with only a fish-eye lens, hoping for a downrange jelly fish type of light show. But the clouds were persistent, and it was probably too long after sunset, so after main engine cut off, there was nothing else to be seen.
Artemis II / SLS Roll out
The last time humans flew to the Moon was December, 1972 - 53 years ago. This (Saturday) morning, NASA took one step closer to reseting that clock.
At 7am (ET), the Mobile Launcher emerged from the the VAB and the Artemis II SLS and Orion spacecraft began the trip to LC-39B.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman was on hand to introduce the Artemis II crew, Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, heroes all.
These are some seriously cool astronauts, all well-prepared and looking forward to an incredible journey to the Moon.
One postscript: Administrator Isaacman did a great job at the podium, keeping the focus on the astronauts and the thousands of people supporting the mission; and the astronauts seem to genuinely respect him and his spaceflight experience.
Artemis II / SLS Roll out
The last time humans flew to the Moon was December, 1972 - 53 years ago. This (Saturday) morning, NASA took one step closer to reseting that clock.
At 7am (ET), the Mobile Launcher emerged from the the VAB and the Artemis II SLS and Orion spacecraft began the trip to LC-39B.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman was on hand to introduce the Artemis II crew, Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, heroes all.
These are some seriously cool astronauts, all well-prepared and looking forward to an incredible journey to the Moon.
One postscript: Administrator Isaacman did a great job at the podium, keeping the focus on the astronauts and the thousands of people supporting the mission; and the astronauts seem to genuinely respect him and his spaceflight experience.
Artemis II / SLS Roll out
The last time humans flew to the Moon was December, 1972 - 53 years ago. This (Saturday) morning, NASA took one step closer to reseting that clock.
At 7am (ET), the Mobile Launcher emerged from the the VAB and the Artemis II SLS and Orion spacecraft began the trip to LC-39B.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman was on hand to introduce the Artemis II crew, Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, heroes all.
These are some seriously cool astronauts, all well-prepared and looking forward to an incredible journey to the Moon.
One postscript: Administrator Isaacman did a great job at the podium, keeping the focus on the astronauts and the thousands of people supporting the mission; and the astronauts seem to genuinely respect him and his spaceflight experience.
Artemis II / SLS Roll out
“Get yourself a crew that looks at you the way Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy look at me.” (Artemis II SLS / Orion, probably)
