Space Exploration
In 2014, I was selected as one of 50 social media correspondents to participate in the NASA Social event for the SpaceX CRS-3 launch, which in turn brought me to the attention of SpaceFlight Insider, where I had the privilege of working as a photographer for 18 months.
Starting in January 2016, and along with NASA Social alumni Bill Jelen and Michael Seeley, I co-founded We Report Space, a news outlet showcasing content created by other NASA Social attendees.
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2022 Launches & Events
Cygnus NG-17
February 19, 2022: Northrop Grumman launches the 17th Cygnus resupply mission to the International Space Station, including a return to US-initiated station reboost operations.
2021 Launches & Events
NRO L-111
June 15, 2021: Northrop Grumman launches a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office from Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.
SpaceX Crew-2
April 23, 2021: View of SpaceX's Crew Dragon carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station from Raleigh's Boylan Bridge.
2020 Launches & Events
SpaceX Crew-1
November 15, 2020: SpaceX's first operational commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station, carrying four astronauts aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft.
NRO L-101
November 13, 2020: ULA launches a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Cygnus NG-14
October 2, 2020: Northrop Grumman's Antares 230+ delivers the Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station.
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
July 12-18, 2020: Images of Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) over Raleigh, NC and Blue Ridge, VA.
NRO L-129
July 15, 2020: Northrop Grumman's inaugural mission for the National Reconnaissance Office from Wallops Island, Virginia delivers four classified satellites to orbit.
Crew Dragon Demo-2
May 30, 2020: Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley become the first humans to launch to space aboard a commercial spacecraft, and mark a return to US Human Spaceflight after a nine year hiatus.
2019 Launches & Events
Cygnus NG-12
November 2, 2019: Northrop Grumman's debut flight of the upgraded Antares 230+, carrying supplies and experiments to the International Space Station.
GPS III 'Magellan'
August 22, 2019: ULA's final launch of the medium-variant Delta IV rocket, delivering a 3rd generation GPS satellite to orbit.
Wings over Wayne 2019
April 27, 2019: The US Air Force Thunderbirds headline this annual air show hosted in Goldsboro, North Carolina.
Cygnus NG-11
April 17, 2019: Northrop Grumman closes out their participation in NASA's Commercial Resupply Services-1 contract with the launch of NG-11 from Wallops Island.
Arabsat-6A
April 11, 2019: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket makes its first flight with Block V boosters, and delivers Saudi Arabia's Arabsat-6A to orbit.
Crew Dragon Demo-1
March 2, 2019: The maiden voyage (uncrewed) of SpaceX's new Crew Dragon capsule.
2019 Lunar Eclipse
January 21, 2019: Photos of the Super Wolf Blood Moon over Raleigh, North Carolina.
2018 Launches & Events
Cygnus NG-10
November 17, 2018: Northrop Grumman's first Antares mission, following their acquisition of Orbital ATK earlier this year. Cygnus delivered over 7,400 lbs of cargo to the International Space Station
Parker Solar Probe
August 12, 2018: NASA's first mission to "touch" the Sun, carrying the Parker Solar Probe. The Delta IV Heavy was used to impart as much velocity as possible to the spacecraft.
Cygnus OA-9
May 21, 2018: Orbital ATK's eighth Antares launch from Wallops Island, VA, carrying over 7,000 pounds of supplies, experiments and consumables to the ISS.
FLT-1 Demonstration
February 6, 2018: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket makes its debut flight, delivering Elon Musk's personal Tesla Roadster to orbit.
2017 Launches & Events
Cygnus OA-8E
November 12, 2017: Orbital ATK's seventh Antares launch from Wallops Island, VA, carrying over 7,000 pounds of supplies, experiments and consumables to the ISS.
NROL-52
October 15, 2017: United Launch Alliance delivers NROL-52, a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, to orbit atop an Atlas V 421.
SpaceX SES-11
October 11, 2017: SpaceX's third flight-proven core to be reflown and recovered, this mission reused the first stage which previously bore CRS-10 to orbit.
2017 Solar Eclipse
August 21, 2017: Members of the We Report Space team photographed the total solar eclipse with the Viper Demo Team at Shaw AFB, South Carolina.
WGS-9
March 18, 2017: A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium+ (5,4) lifts the 9th Wideband Global SATCOM satellite to orbit for the US Air Force.
SpaceX CRS-10
February 19, 2017: SpaceX's 10th resupply mission to the International Space Station, and first commercial launch from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center.
2016 Launches
WGS-8
December 7, 2016: A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium+ (5,4) lifts the 8th Wideband Global SATCOM satellite to orbit for the US Air Force.
CRS OA-5
October 17, 2016: Orbital ATK's Antares rocket returns to flight, delivering supplies to the International Space Station.
OSIRIS-REx
September 8, 2016: OSIRIS-REx launches to Bennu on behalf of NASA, on a seven year mission to return a sample of asteroid material.
NROL-61
July 28, 2016: National Reconnaissance Office L-61 mission, delivering 'Spike' an SDS satellite to geosynchronous orbit.
MUOS-5
June 24, 2016: Fifth and final Mobile User Objective System satellite launch by ULA on behalf of the US Navy.
NROL-37
June 11, 2016: Massive SIGINT satellite deployed by the NRO aboard America's highest capacity rocket currently in service.
SpaceX CRS-8
April 8, 2016: SpaceX's 8th resupply mission to the International Space Station, also the first successful Falcon 9 at-sea landing.
CRS OA-6
March 22, 2016: Second flight of Atlas V to the International Space Station, carrying Orbital ATK's Cygnus cargo resupply freighter.
GPS IIF-12
February 5, 2016: Final Block II 'follow-on' GPS satellite, lifted to orbit by Atlas V.
2015 Launches
OG2-M2
December 21, 2015: SpaceX's Falcon 9 returns to flight, and returns to land at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LZ-1.
CRS OA-4
December 6, 2015: Atlas V's first journey to the International Space Station, carrying the Orbital ATK Cygnus Pressurized Cargo Module full of supplies and experiments.
Morelos-3
October 2, 2015: Lockheed Martin commercial contract mission to launch Morelos-3 for the Mexican Ministry of Telecommunications.
MUOS-4
September 2, 2015: Penultimate US Navy Mobile User Objective System launch, carrying the 4th MUOS satellite to space.
WGS-7
July 23, 2015: Seventh Wideband Global SATCOM mission for the US Air Force, launched aboard a Delta IV Medium+ (5,4) rocket.
SpaceX CRS-7
June 28, 2015: SpaceX's 7th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station ended after less than 3 minutes, with the destruction of the Falcon 9 and loss of the Dragon capsule.
AFSPC 5
May 20, 2015: Also known as OTV-4, the fourth launch of the US Air Force's top secret spaceplane, the X-37B began its journey during this mission.
GPS IIF-9
March 25, 2015: The 9th Block II 'follow-on' GPS satellite was delivered to orbit by United Launch Alliance, aboard a Delta IV Medium+ launch vehicle.
DSCOVR
February 11, 2015: SpaceX's first mission for the US Air Force, delivering the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite to the Earth-Sun L1 point.
MUOS-3
January 20, 2015: A 'cell tower in the sky,' the MUOS-3 launch added additional communications capacity for the US Navy.
2014 Launches
Orion EFT-1
December 5, 2014: Maiden flight of NASA's new Orion multipurpose crew vehicle (uncrewed), which made two orbits around Earth before successfully splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
SpaceX CRS-4
September 21, 2014: SpaceX's fourth Cargo Resupply Mission under NASA's Commercial Cargo Contract, delivering experiments, supplies and consumables to the astronauts living and working in space.
CLIO
September 16, 2014: Nothing is known about this top secret mission flown for an undisclosed government agency.
SpaceX CRS-3
April 18, 2014: SpaceX's third Cargo Resupply Mission. First flight of the Falcon 9 rocket with landing legs installed, first soft-water propulsive landing.
Space Shuttle
Atlantis STS-135
July 8, 2011: Launch of the final Space Shuttle mission, the orbiter Atlantis on the STS-135 mission to resupply the International Space Station.
Forever Remembered
June 27, 2015: Unveiling of the new "Forever Remembered" exhibit at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. This exhibit pays tribute to the astronauts lost in the STS-51L and STS-107 disasters.