Kyle Henry

Wallops photographer for @LaunchHeavenX Instagram: @kyle_lts l he/him l views are my own

[Kyle Henry @kyle_LTS]

Dawn jellyfish of Polaris Dawn lights up the skies over the Susquehanna River!

[Kyle Henry @kyle_LTS]

Good to see the horizontal integration facility being used. It’s been nearly 3 years since the last Antares rolled out.

[NASA Universe @NASAUniverse]

LINK, a robotic servicing spacecraft from Katalyst Space designed to boost the orbit of our Swift telescope, has arrived at @NASAWallops! Here, LINK will be installed in a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket set to launch later this month. Learn more: https://t.co/teg26V6ffj

[Kyle Henry @kyle_LTS]

@SpacecoastPix Really fitting since these are Vulcan SRBs

[Kyle Henry @kyle_LTS]

The most frustrating part of 3d printing. 8hrs into a 10.5hr print (right after I left for work) the print becomes detached. Honestly not surprised though the filament is 2 years old and the printer hasn’t been used in a year and half

[Kyle Henry @kyle_LTS]

@Echo5550 @ThePrimalDino

[Asher B. @asherbphotos]

SpaceX launches 29 more Starlink satellites aboard Falcon 9 this morning right at sunrise, giving us an incredible golden hour launch!

📸 - @LaunchHeavenX

[Kyle Henry @kyle_LTS]

@EShoreSpaceflt This is gonna make the bug real fun this summer 😭

[Soar @SoarAtlas]

A new high resolution satellite image shows the Blue Origin's New Glenn launch pad following the rocket's explosion a few days ago.

The largely damaged launch site can be clearly seen in detail.

View and compare: https://t.co/OjX7XWHFuT

[Asher B. @asherbphotos]

This is what raw, unbridled power looks like.
For the penultimate time, Atlas V 551 "Bruiser" took to the skies from SLC-41 earlier this evening carrying another batch of @Amazonleo satellites to Low Earth Orbit.

📸 - @LaunchHeavenX

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

We go where we need to be, and today that was @NASAKennedy.

Some of my senior engineers and I spent time at @blueorigin with @JeffBezos and @davill, speaking with the workforce and seeing the damage at LC-36 firsthand. I appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from those working through the aftermath and better understand the challenges ahead.

There is a lot of work to do, but this is exactly why people choose careers in aerospace, whether at NASA, Blue Origin, or across the industry. The talent in this field thrives under pressure and performs at its best when solving the toughest problems.

We have been saying for months at NASA that we are not going to sit on our hands and wait for the capabilities necessary to achieve the nation’s most pressing objectives. We are going to take an active role alongside our partners, just as we did in the 1960s, to overcome setbacks, remove obstacles, and deliver the intended outcomes.

@NASA is committed to helping the Blue team recover, continue to advance their lunar lander and get New Glenn back to launching as soon as safely possible.

America’s greatest achievements in space were never the result of avoiding setbacks. They came from overcoming them. We have done it before, and we will do it again🇺🇸

[Asher B. @asherbphotos]

There's a lot to unpack with LC-36 since New Glenn's explosion last night, so here's a thread on everything I saw from the air this morning:

📸 - @LaunchHeavenX

[John Winkopp SpaceCoastPictures @John_Winkopp]

@FelixSchlang @Spacepointorg @SpaceX Exit was just as impressive.

[D. Stamos/Helodriver @SpacecoastPix]

Compare and contrast with my photo from 6 days ago.

[Asher B. @asherbphotos]

First look at LC-36 from the air this morning after the explosion of New Glenn last night during a failed hotfire test.
Visible is the wreckage from the destroyed TE as well as the fallen lightning tower. More to come soon.

📸 - @LaunchHeavenX

[Asher B. @asherbphotos]

A look at LC-36 this evening following the unfortunate explosion of Blue Origin's New Glenn vehicle.

📸 - @LaunchHeavenX

[Blue Origin @blueorigin]

We experienced an anomaly during today's hotfire test. All personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more.

[Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow]

Here's our video of the explosion at Launch Complex 36. It happened about 9 pm ET (0100 UTC) as Blue Origin was beginning a static fire test of its New Glenn rocket.

Watch live views: https://t.co/tm2wZQmAVD

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Blue Origin's New Glenn just blew up at LC-36 while attempting to Static Fire ahead of NG-4.

https://t.co/tANS0dWyIH

[Gavin Richmond @tweetsiphotos]

The penultimate ULA Atlas V 551 rocket has arrived at SLC-41 ahead of tomorrow evening’s launch of 29 Amazon Leo satellites to low Earth orbit. Liftoff is scheduled for 7:33p.m. EDT.

📸 @LaunchHeavenX

[Asher B. @asherbphotos]

Atlas V is on the pad and cameras are set for tomorrow evenings liftoff of the @Amazonleo LA-07 mission to low earth orbit. This will be the penultimate launch of the Atlas V 551 “Bruiser” configuration, with only one more left after this.

📸 - @LaunchHeavenX

[Kyle Henry @kyle_LTS]

Just noticed this in one of the slides from today’s announcement, um what?! we’re apparently getting a second Capstone mission! @RocketLab can we get this one from wallops since the last one got taken from LC-2 after delays?