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Hey Space Placers! Get the full scoop on tonight's Super Full Hunter's Moon and tomorrow night's rocket launch from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. Sky Guy in VA

Hey Space Placers! Read this article about SpaceX   making history. I was amazed at how the Falcon 9 1st stage could remain upright on the landing ship in the white capped Atlantic! Then look at this photograph of SpaceX - on the left - and Orbital ATK -with the circular solar cells - resupply spacecraft being at the International Space Station ISS) together for 1st time ever. That makes SIX spacecraft currently at the ISS! Image by NASA TV The SpaceX Dragon joined ISS today at 9:57 a.m. EDT and is carrying 7,000 pounds of cargo including the inflatable Bigelow module . A good day in space! Here is what Mercury looks like in the West after it starts to get dark...be sure to look for the planet closest to the Sun as it is bright and easy. Mercury 4-9-16 Greg Redfern Sky Guy in VA

Hey Space Placers! Tomorrow (3/11/15) at 11:00 a.m. EDT you will want to tune in to NASA TV to watch the live test firing of NASA's newest Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) . The test, QM-1, will last two minutes and be a full up firing of the new and improved and more powerful SRB that will be used to launch NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) . QM-1 SRB Image Credit: Orbital ATK As Al Shepard said, "Let's Light This Candle!" This will be something to hear and see as 3.6 MILLION pounds of thrust blast into the Utah desert. Sky Guy in VA - Home of Orbital ATK