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Editor at Space Explored

Jared is a photographer based out of Orlando who covers rocket launches and events at Cape Canaveral.

Along with photography, he is also a writer for Space Explored, with a specialty for permits and public records.

You can follow Jared’s work on Twitter: @baserunner0723, Instagram: @jared_base, and Facebook: Jared-Base Photography

For tips, errors, or questions, you can reach me at base@spaceexplored.com

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Relativity files permit for Launch Complex 16 Terran R upgrades

Avatar for Jared Locke Jun 19 2023 - 5:12 pm PT
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Relativity has now filed a permit to upgrade Launch Complex 16 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as the company moves full steam ahead with their reusable launch vehicle, Terran R. This comes after the company announced it was discontinuing the Terran 1 program so teams could solely focus on the upcoming launch vehicle. With the first launch of Terran R expected no earlier than 2026, the company is getting to work in Florida so the launch complex is prepared.

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Blue Origin is moving in next door to SpaceX at Port Canaveral

Avatar for Jared Locke Apr 19 2023 - 5:00 am PT
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Blue Origin New Glenn Pathfinder

Blue Origin has been silently working on its next launch vehicle New Glenn for years now and we may be close to seeing its first launch in 2024. As it does with its New Shepard rocket, the company plans on recovering the first stage booster for reuse. While this plan has changed some, scrapping the boat Blue initially intended to land on, recovery of the first stage is still a major part of the New Glenn system. We previously noted on Twitter that Blue Origin had acquired a building complex within Port Canaveral, formerly used by SpaceX, and we now understand that it plans to base its recovery operations there. Now, a new permit shows the next area of the port Blue is looking to call home as it inches closer to the first New Glenn launch.

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Look at Ceres with Celestron’s app-enabled StarSense Explorer Telescope at $339 low

Avatar for 9to5Toys from Mar 14 2023 - 12:59 pm PT
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Amazon is now offering the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ 102mm Refractor Telescope for $338.84 shipped. Normally going for $399, as it does over at B&H, this 15% discount, or solid $60 price drop marks a new all-time Amazon low price we’ve seen for this telescope model. This is also only the third price cut to date. The StarSense lineup of telescopes from Celestron aims to simplify the experience of observing the night sky with your phone being used to guide you to targets using the StarSense Explorer app and you don’t even need to have service for this to work as it is self-contained. For those who like more specific details, this telescope uses a 102mm refractor optical tube for observing deep-sky objects with the manual alt-azimuth mount supporting the telescope, plus you get a 25mm eyepiece which is best for DSOs, planets, and the moon, and a 10mm eyepiece which is best for detailed views of the Lunar surface and planetary details. The dwarf planet Ceres reaches opposition at the end of March so then will be the best time to try and catch a glimpse of it through this scope. Head below for more.

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Launch Spotlight: CRS-27 – SpaceX set to launch the 27th space station resupply mission

Avatar for Jared Locke Mar 13 2023 - 7:51 am PT
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SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 14, 2022, at 8:30 p.m. EDT. This launch will carry a Cargo Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station carrying food, science, and other supplies for the Commercial Resupply Services 27 (CRS-27) mission.

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Kerbal Space Program 2 is now in early access, but should you get it?

Avatar for Jared Locke Mar 4 2023 - 10:18 am PT
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The highly anticipated sequel to one of the most popular space simulation games, Kerbal Space Program 2, is now available in early access after experiencing a few years of delays. While you can pick up this game for $50, the biggest question people have had so far is “should I?” There are a lot of factors that will play into this decision, and we will discuss some of them below. Ultimately, we can’t make the decision for you and it will require work on your end to make the final call.

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Launch Spotlight: Artemis 1 – NASA set to launch the Orion capsule to the Moon

Avatar for Jared Locke Aug 17 2022 - 9:34 am PT
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NASA is set to launch the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the first time from LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on August 29, 2022, with the two-hour launch window opening at 8:33 a.m. EDT. This launch will carry the Orion capsule on the Artemis 1 mission to a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon for a full, uncrewed test.

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Launch Spotlight: SBIRS GEO-6 – ULA set to launch new missile detection satellite

Avatar for Jared Locke Aug 4 2022 - 3:29 am PT
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 421 rocket will launch the sixth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO-6) mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command to a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. The target liftoff time is no earlier than 6:29 a.m. EDT on August 4, 2022, from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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Watch this model rocket land itself propulsively like SpaceX Falcon 9 boosters [Video]

Avatar for Jared Locke Aug 1 2022 - 4:38 pm PT
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Barnard Propulsion Systems (BPS) has been working towards landing a model rocket like SpaceX lands its Falcon 9 boosters, but this presents a challenge. Unlike the Falcon 9 with its liquid rocket engines, model rockets typically use solid propellant motors that have essentially no throttle control. Joe Barnard of BPS has spent the past seven years working towards this goal, and it has finally been achieved.

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Launch Spotlight: CRS-25 – SpaceX set to launch the 25th space station resupply mission

Avatar for Jared Locke Jul 11 2022 - 4:55 pm PT
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SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022, at 8:44 p.m. EDT. This launch will carry a Cargo Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station carrying food, science, and other supplies for the Commercial Resupply Services 25 (CRS-25) mission.

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Launch Spotlight: USSF-12 ULA set to launch U.S. National Security mission aboard an Atlas V 541

Avatar for Jared Locke Jun 26 2022 - 1:23 pm PT
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket will launch the USSF-12 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command to a Geosynchronous Orbit. The target liftoff time is no earlier than 6 p.m. EDT on June 30, 2022, from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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