Michael Cain
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Owner of Coldlife Photography and Photographer for @SpaceflightNow
Orlando, FL
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Fire and fury! 1st stage booster successfully lands on the droneship ASOG, on it’s first mission. Congrats
#SpaceX
on a spectacular launch.
Gallery:
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Stunning launch this morning by
@SpaceX
! Starlink-12 (L 13) launched on its 5th attempt. B1058 flew for its 3rd time and successfully landed. Congrats on your successful mission!
This is a 30 second exposure using a 10 stop ND filter.
#Starlink
#RocketLaunch
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Within a 3 hour timespan the night sky transformed! Here you can see as the Earth’s shadow is seen on the Moon just before totality.
This is a composite of 37 images, each taken 5 minutes apart.
#LunarEclipse
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First remote camera shot is in! 200mm engine shot. Happy to see my various experiments worked as expected.
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@SpaceflightNow
#Aetemis
#SLS
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Stunning arc as 4 astronauts make their way towards the International Space Station.
Godspeed CREW-4!
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#SpaceX
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#SpaceX
launches just after sunrise setting up this gorgeous transit shot.
Just over 12 miles away we got this lifer shot of the Falcon 9.
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#Starlink
#SolarTransit
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches into a clear sky here at Cape Canaveral!
The flight path went through the 53% waning gibbous Moon. Using
@flightclubio
I was able to make this shot happen!
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After chasing the sunlight we finally found clear skies!!! A circle within a circle. Celestial alignment!
#AnnularEclipse
#SolarEclipse
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8 minutes after today’s launch the first stage booster returns to the landing pad LZ-1 for a soft landing!
This was the first time
#SpaceX
performed a return to launch site (RTLS) landing for a crewed mission!
Gallery:
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2023 Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14th peaked at 11:53am from Hondo, Texas. A progressive composite shot of the full event.
“The Ring of Fire”
Nikon Z9 500mm f/5.6 1/200sec 500 ISO
Nikkor 200-500mm w/FTZ II
Lee Solar Filter
#AnnularEclipse
#SolarEclipse
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The X-37B spaceplane (OTV-7) takes to the skies upon a Falcon Heavy. Incredible view from Titusville as the rocket transits the moon.
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#USSF52
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#SpaceX
launches
#B1060
for the 9th time towards LOE to deploy 50 satellites! Here is a 4 minute streak shot from Titusville.
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@SpaceflightNow
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A Falcon 9 rocket transits the Moon just before the main engines cut off!
#SpaceX
launched at the opening of their window this evening at 6:40pm ET from launch complex 40.
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Beautiful daytime launch at the Space Coast! The last time we had a daytime launch was in June.
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The Atlas V in the 541 configuration rips off the pad!
Couldn’t be thrilled for this remote camera shot.
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@SpaceflightNow
#ReadyforGOES
#ULA
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Fire and fury. 2 BE-4 engines and 2 GEM-63XL SEBs = 2.1 million lbs of thrust.
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Storms rolled through Central Florida, but they cleared just in time for tonight’s Lunar Eclipse!
Here is a composite shot of the full event from Orlando, Florida.
#LunarEclipse
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A close up shot of the Merlin 1D+ engines! This is the first Space Force mission for SpaceX. Last time SpaceX launched a next-gen GPS III satellite they expended the first stage booster, but this time they were able to stick a landing. SpaceX continues to impress.
#SpaceX
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#OTD
3 years ago SpaceX Falcon Heavy Demo from Playalinda Beach, only 2.7 miles away!
#SpaceX
#FalconHeavy
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#SpaceX
launches another 22
#Starlink
satellites into low Earth orbit adding to the 5000+ Starlinks already in orbit.
Stunning view from Titusville as the Falcon 9 flew in front of the moon!
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“No Parking Beyond this Point”
Love this engine shot of ULA’s Mighty Atlas!
#SBIRSGEO5
#ULA
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ULA launches the Big Slider towards a geosynchronous orbit from LC-41.
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@SpaceflightNow
#USSF8
#ULA
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Atlas V breaking the sound barrier. Perseverance is onward to Mars! Looking forward to a successful landing in Feb 2021.
Additional shots:
Fantastic job
@ulalaunch
! Congrats to your team
@torybruno
!
#ulalaunch
#ula
#Mars2020
#Perseverance
#nasa
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Pad shot of ULA’s stunning launch this morning!
Gallery:
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#STP3
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Stunning Falcon Heavy launch with double booster landing! Go
#SpaceX
!
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#EchoStar24
#Jupiter3
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After a storm passes through the Cape,
#SpaceX
proceeds with launching
#Starlink
4-12! Although a few patches of clouds remained we got a decent view.
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@SpaceflightNow
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SpaceX’s very own Starlink satellites (9th batch) along with 3 SkySats soaring through the air!
#spacex
#falcon9
#starlink
#skysat
#planetlabs
#rocketlaunch
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At 1:46pm EST today I captured this series of images as the
@Space_Station
flew in front of the Sun from my location in Central Florida. This transit lasted for only 0.95 seconds.
#SolarTransit
#ISS
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SpaceX once again with a successful mission! Glad we’re able to get a launch tonight even with the heavy cloud cover.
Single 135 second exposure taken from Titusville.
#spacex
#falcon9
#starlink
#spacexlaunch
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With perfect weather conditions SpaceX launches CREW-2 to the ISS! Onboard is commander Shane Kimbrough, pilot Megan McArthur, specialist Akihiko Hoshide of JAXA and specialist Thomas Pesquet of ESA.
Godspeed CREW-2 and congrats to the SpaceX team.
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@StardomSpace
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The Great American Eclipse. God Bless America 🇺🇸
This is a sequence of shots throughout the eclipse progression. Each frame was taken every 5 minutes.
#solareclipse
#totality
#diamondring
#2024solarclipse
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From 28.5 miles away I captured this streak shot of B1061 on it’s second flight! Crew Dragon “Endeavour” is on its way to the ISS. These 4 brave astronauts are expected to rendezvous with the space station around 5:10am EDT on April 24th.
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ULA’s Atlas V ripping the launch pad this morning as it sends off the X-37B into orbit!
#ussf7
#x37b
#ulalaunch
#ula
#atlasv
#atlas5
#spaceforce
#lc41
#americastrong
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The Moon just began to rise here at the Space Coast only 12 minutes before the
#SpaceX
launch this evening. 87% waxing gibbous although faint it can be seen just as it went above the horizon.
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#MerahPutih2
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#SpaceX
just launched their 28th cargo resupply mission towards the Space Station from the Space Coast.
Stunning colors as the rocket punches through the clouds!
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@SpaceflightNow
#CRS28
@elonmusk
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Incredible shock collar this morning as
#SpaceX
launched another Falcon 9 towards LEO.
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@SpaceflightNow
#Starlink
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#SpaceX
launches a Falcon 9 into a South East trajectory with 49 Starlink satellites onboard.
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@SpaceflightNow
#Starlink
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At 10:16:30am EDT the ISS flew in front of the Sun! This transit occurred over Central Florida for only 0.8 seconds.
Expedition 65 is underway with 7 astronauts currently onboard. NASA with the help of SpaceX is expected to deliver supplies on June 3rd around 1pm EDT.
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An International crew heading to the International Space Station! Stunning launch and landing this early morning from Cape Canaveral!
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#CREW7
#SpaceX
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OTD 2 years ago.
I never shared this photo; I was disappointed in the results.
This was my second time setting cameras at a launch pad. Only 1 out of 3 cameras fired, and unexpectedly smoke covered most of the frame. I learned a lot of lessons that day.
Keep learning!
#ULA
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My son and I watching history in the making.
#SpaceX
launches booster B1058 for the 18th time! This record setting booster also successfully landed out onto a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
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@SpaceflightNow
#Starlink
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#SpaceX
launches the same booster with just 21 days apart! 53 more
#Starlink
satellites are headed towards orbit.
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@SpaceflightNow
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GOES-U. The final GOES satellite to complete the constellation. The 10th Falcon Heavy launch.
For me I went all in with the landing and it wasn’t a disappointment. Epic views thanks to the Space Force.
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@SpaceflightNow
@NOAASatellites
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#SpaceX
launches 6500 pounds of supplies towards the International Space Station this evening using their Cargo Dragon capsule.
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@SpaceflightNow
#CRS29
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Shortly after the Falcon Heavy launched the 2 side boosters returned back to the launch site for a land based landing.
Here is a zoomed in shot of one of those boosters just before landing from, seen from 2.5 miles away.
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@SpaceflightNow
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The anticipated
#Inspiration4
launch has a 70% GO for launch with additional concerns for onshore winds and booster recovery weather.
The backup date is slightly better with 80% GO for launch.
#SpaceX
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Stunning landing as B1058 returns to LZ-1 after 8 minutes from launching.
Go SpaceX!
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@SpaceflightNow
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Long exposure of the Falcon Heavy with a Northeastern trajectory. Above the launch streak you can see the re-entry burn and then to the far right is the landing burn!
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@SpaceflightNow
#USSF52
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#SpaceX
launches Transporter-2 after several delays due to weather. 8 minutes after launch the booster returns to the Space Coast to land at LZ-1!
Congrats
@SpaceX
team!
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@SpaceflightNow
#Transporter2
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Early this morning
#ULA
launched their tried and true Delta IV Heavy rocket. Such an incredible view from just 2 miles away.
Here is a 10 minute exposure stacked with another shot to blend the Xeon lights with the launch.
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@SpaceflightNow
#NROL68
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Inspiration4 launches into space upon a 2 time reused Falcon 9 booster! Just amazing views from 3 miles away.
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@SpaceflightNow
#SpaceX
#Inspiration4
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Totality.
Experienced an incredible time with family and friends. This is what it is all about.
#solareclipse
#totality
#diamondring
#2024solarclipse
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At 8:47am this morning
#ULA
launched the Mighty Atlas V in the 551 configuration carrying the first batch of the
#SILENTBARKER
satellites.
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@SpaceflightNow
#NROL107
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SpaceX launches Transporter-1 this morning at 10am EST from launch complex 40!
#SpaceX
#Transporter1
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Thrilled to be selected for today’s APOD!
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Tomorrow SpaceX will attempt to launch the USSF’s X-37B space plane with their Falcon Heavy rocket.
Here is their patch design for mission USSF-52
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The business end of
#SpaceX
’s Falcon Heavy rocket. 27 Merlin engines with over 5 million pounds of thrust!
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@SpaceflightNow
#ViaSat3
@ViasatInc
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27 Merlin engines producing over 3 million pounds of thrust.
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@SpaceflightNow
#SpaceX
#ExhoStar24
#Jupiter3
@SpaceX
@elonmusk
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27 engines pushing 5 million pounds of thrust. Largest operational rocket in the world. Incredible machine
@elonmusk
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@SpaceflightNow
#USSF44
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IFT-4 was a huge success with a soft landing of the booster and the ship going much further than the previous launch.
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@SpaceflightNow
#Starship
#SpaceX
@elonmusk
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NASA’s Moon Rocket ventured out of the VAB and heads back to launch complex 39b.
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@SpaceflightNow
#SLS
#Artemis
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SpaceX launches the long awaited SAOCOM-1B! This highly anticipated launch is unique in so many ways. First off it is a Sun synchronous orbit which means it has a Southern trajectory. The last time a launch like this has happened from Cape Canaveral was over 50 years ago!
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Liftoff of
#SpaceX
’s Falcon Heavy sending the
#Psyche
spacecraft towards a metal rich Psyche asteroid!
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@SpaceflightNow
#MissionToPsyche
@MissionToPsyche
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NASA’s
#PACE
satellite takes to the skies upon a Falcon 9 rocket early this morning at 1:33am from Cape Canaveral!
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@SpaceflightNow
@elonmusk
@SpaceX
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The Falcon 9 goes subsonic just before it hits the clouds. Stunning launch from this evening over at Cape Canaveral!
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@SpaceflightNow
#SpaceX
#Starlink
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SpaceX launches their 1st of many launches for 2021. Turksat 5A is a next-gen communication satellite that will support the Middle East, Europe and Africa. After a brief hold B1060 lifted off at 9:15pm EST from launch complex 40.
#Turksat5A
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Methane burns so nice especially after those SRBs are exhausted.
#Vulcan
nailed its maiden voyage! Congrts
@ulalaunch
and anyone else involved.
Here is a long exposure from 12 miles away!
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@SpaceflightNow
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Amazing launch this afternoon from the Space Coast!
Centaur is coasting in orbit with one final burn left to go.
Go Centaur!
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#USSF8
#ULA
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SpaceX launched 88 satellites this afternoon in a sun synchronous orbit. The Falcon 9 flew down the Florida coast and after booster separation the 1st stage returned minutes later!
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#SpaceX
#Transporter2
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Words can not explain how excited I was to see this image on the back of my camera’s LCD screen after media retrieved their remote cameras.
This launch was all about persevering. A lot of time was put into driving, prepping and setting up between numerous scrubs.
#NROL44
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Moments before
#SpaceX
launched another batch of
#Starlink
satellites the F-22 Demo team flew over the rocket!
Looking forward to seeing these F-22’s perform at the upcoming Orlando-Sanford Airshow this weekend!
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@SpaceflightNow
@F22DemoTeam
#orlandosanfordairshow
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