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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2018 18:48:54 GMT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouBfzCgXHgk&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0wTyi2jddYE_4EbErSac-JMN6-nO3s8XR2IRbYl37bkZRlr3qWRuxuBxcProgress launch timelapse seen from space
European Space Agency, ESA Published on Nov 22, 2018 Timelapse of the Russian Progress MS-10 cargo spacecraft launched on 16 November 2018 at 18:14 GMT from Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst from the International Space Station. The spacecraft was launched atop a Soyuz rocket with 2564 kg of cargo and supplies. Flying at 28 800 km/h, 400 km high, the International Space Station requires regular supplies from Earth such as this Progress launch. Spacecraft are launched after the Space Station flies overhead so they catch up with the orbital outpost to dock, in this case two days later on 18 November 2018. The images were taken from the European-built Cupola module with a camera set to take pictures at regular intervals. The pictures are then played quickly after each other at 8 to 16 times normal speed. The video shows around 15 minutes of the launch at normal speed. The Progress spacecraft delivered food, fuel and supplies, including about 750 kg of propellant, 75 kg of oxygen and air and 440 l of water. Some notable moments in this video are: 00:07 Soyuz-FG rocket booster separation. 00:19 Core stage separation. 00:34:05 Core stage starts burning in the atmosphere as it returns to Earth after having spent all its fuel. 00:34:19 Progress spacecraft separates from rocket and enters orbit to catch up with the International Space Station. Credits: ESA/NASA.
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Post by swamprat on Dec 29, 2018 21:38:14 GMT
Space In 2019 - Here Are All The Missions And Launches To Look Forward To
Jonathan O'Callaghan, Contributor, Science
Dec. 28, 2018
SpaceX's Starship could see a test flight in early 2019SPACEX
It’s fair to say that 2018 was a rather wonderful year for space. We saw SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy lift off for the first time, a new European mission launch to Mercury, Japanese rovers land on an asteroid, and more.
But if you thought 2018 was great, you're in for a treat. Because 2019 has got a whole host of incredible missions and launches in store for us, and the action begins straight away.
So let’s take a look at some the exciting space events coming up in the next 12 months. From human launches to scientific missions in the Solar System, there's plenty to look forward to.
January
The year gets off to an incredible start on January 1 when NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft arrives at the distant Solar System object Ultima Thule, the furthest object we’ve ever visited in the Solar System. The first high-resolution images will arrive back on New Year’s Day, but it’ll take 20 months for all the data to be sent back to Earth.
By January 3, we are expecting to China to attempt a landing of its Chang’e 4 rover on the far side of the Moon. This is the first mission ever to the Moon’s far side.
On January 17, SpaceX is scheduled to launch its crewed Dragon 2 spacecraft on its first test flight, dubbed Demonstration Mission 1 (DM-1). There won’t be any crew on this fight, but SpaceX hopes to launch its first humans in the summer.
India hopes to launch a lander and rover to the Moon on January 31, called Chandrayaan-2. It will attempt to visit the south pole of the Moon for the first time in history.
February
By early February, NASA's InSight lander should begin drilling into the surface of Mars. It'll hammer sensors up to five meters (16 feet) into the ground to measure the temperature inside the Red Planet.
NASA's Juno spacecraft will perform five close flybys of Jupiter in 2019 – on February 12, April 6, May 29, July 21, and September 11.
On February 13, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to take a lunar lander built by Israeli company SpaceIL to the Moon. Originally part of the canceled Google Lunar XPRIZE, SpaceIL is now hoping to make it to the Moon alone.
At some point as early as February, Japan’s Hayabusa-2 spacecraft will descend to the surface of the asteroid Ryugu to try and collect a sample.
March
Boeing will conduct an uncrewed test flight of its CST-100 Starliner vehicle at some point in March, with plans for a first crewed test in August.
SpaceX is scheduled to launch its second Falcon Heavy rocket in March, the launch of the Arabsat-6A spacecraft for Saudi Arabia.
April
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will make its next close approach to the Sun on April 4. After that, the next closest approaches are on September 1 and December 26.
By April, Elon Musk says that SpaceX will perform a test flight of its Starship vehicle, intended to one day take humans to Mars.
May
By early 2019, Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit company plans to send its first rocket to space.
Also in early 2019, we’re expecting a third Falcon Heavy launch, this time taking a variety of military and scientific satellites into orbit, including some from NASA.
June
In June, we are expecting to see the first crewed launch of SpaceX’s Dragon 2 vehicle from Cape Canaveral in Florida. This will be the first launch of astronauts from US soil since the final Space Shuttle flight on July 8, 2011. On board will be NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Douglas Hurley, both on their third spaceflight.
SpaceX recently showed off its crewed Dragon 2 spacecraft Credit: SpaceX
We’re also expecting a possible first crewed flight from Blue Origin at some point in the first half of 2019.
And following their first flight to “space” on December 13, Virgin Galactic could very well take its first paying customers to space in the first half of 2019 after further testing.
July
Here’s a bonus astronomy event for you. A total solar eclipse will be visible from South America, including Chile, on July 2.
And set your calendars for July 20 because that will be the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first mission to land humans on the Moon.
August
We could see the first contract crew flight of SpaceX’s Dragon 2 in August, providing the test flight sticks to schedule. This is called USCV-1, and it’ll be taking astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover to the International Space Station (ISS).
September
NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft will swoop down to the surface of the asteroid Bennu in September and try to collect a sample. It will return to Earth with this sample in 2023.
October
A new planet-hunting mission from ESA will launch between October 15 and November 14. It’s called CHEOPS (Characterising Exoplanets Satellite), and it’ll look for planets orbiting bright stars close to our Solar System.
ESA's CHEOPS spacecraft will continue the hunt for planets beyond EarthESA–G. PORTER
November
Another astronomy one for you. On November 11, Mercury will transit the Sun as viewed from Earth.
December
Japan’s Hayabusa-2 spacecraft will depart the asteroid Ryugu in December, returning it to Earth in December 2020.
And finally, by the end of the year, we’re expecting China to launch a sample-return mission called Chang’e 5 to the Moon. No launch date has been revealed yet – but it could bring to a close a rather impressive year for space.
www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanocallaghan/2018/12/28/space-in-2019-here-are-all-the-missions-and-launches-to-look-forward-to/?fbclid=IwAR2LS7FNbvH64aWT6IDtnJtLLBnX3_sA42gsZbtv8k_O2VnMXr-64LJB2R4#66ede9a5150f
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Post by swamprat on Feb 28, 2019 16:35:56 GMT
I will NOT be watching at 2:49AM Saturday. Watch if you wish!
Weather Looks Good for SpaceX's 1st Crew Dragon Test Flight
By Tariq Malik
February 27, 2019
SpaceX is counting down to the March 2 launch of the company's first-ever Crew Dragon spacecraft, and it looks like Mother Nature may cooperate.
The weather forecast for SpaceX's Demo-1 Crew Dragon test flight predicts an 80 percent chance of good conditions for the pre-dawn launch this weekend. Liftoff is scheduled for 2:49 a.m. EST (0749 GMT) on Saturday.
"Weak high pressure in advance of a front moving southeast into the area is expected during the launch window with a low probability for rain and weak surface winds and only slight concerns of any cumulus cloud or thick cloud rule violations during the instantaneous launch window," NASA officials wrote in a status update Tuesday (Feb. 26).
If SpaceX cannot launch the Crew Dragon on Saturday, a backup date is available on March 5. But the weather forecast worsens for that day, with just a 40 percent chance of good conditions, according to a report from the 45th Weather Squadron at the nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
The Demo-1 mission is the first uncrewed test of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft, which is designed to fly astronauts to and from the International Space Station for NASA. This craft is the first crew-capable orbital spacecraft to launch
from U.S. soil since NASA's space shuttle fleet retired in 2011.
SpaceX is one of two companies NASA has tapped to fly astronauts to the station under the agency's Commercial Crew Program. The other company, Boeing, plans to launch the first uncrewed test flight of its own CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in April. NASA has been dependent on Russia's Soyuz spacecraft for crewed flights since the shuttle fleet retired.
If all goes well on the Demo-1 mission, Crew Dragon will launch early Saturday and dock itself at the space station in the wee hours of Sunday (March 3), where astronauts are eagerly awaiting the new arrival.
"Astronauts Anne McClain and David Saint-Jacques will monitor the Crew Dragon’s approach and rendezvous on Sunday," NASA official wrote in a crew status update Tuesday. "The vehicle is targeting a 6 a.m. EST docking to the [International Docking Adapter], where the hatches will swing open about two-and-a-half hours later."
Crew Dragon will deliver 400 lbs. (181 kilograms) of supplies to the station and one "anthropomorphic test dummy," a spacesuit-clad mock astronaut equipped with sensors to record what the trip will be like for human space travelers, SpaceX and NASA officials have said.
The mission will end with Crew Dragon undocking and returning to Earth on Friday (March 8), with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean just off the eastern coast of Florida, NASA officials said last week.
Visit Space.com this week for complete coverage of SpaceX's Demo-1 Crew Dragon flight to the space station.
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Post by swamprat on Mar 2, 2019 15:01:47 GMT
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Post by bluefin on Mar 3, 2019 12:14:19 GMT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouBfzCgXHgk&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0wTyi2jddYE_4EbErSac-JMN6-nO3s8XR2IRbYl37bkZRlr3qWRuxuBxcProgress launch timelapse seen from space
European Space Agency, ESA Published on Nov 22, 2018 Timelapse of the Russian Progress MS-10 cargo spacecraft launched on 16 November 2018 at 18:14 GMT from Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst from the International Space Station. The spacecraft was launched atop a Soyuz rocket with 2564 kg of cargo and supplies. Flying at 28 800 km/h, 400 km high, the International Space Station requires regular supplies from Earth such as this Progress launch. Spacecraft are launched after the Space Station flies overhead so they catch up with the orbital outpost to dock, in this case two days later on 18 November 2018. The images were taken from the European-built Cupola module with a camera set to take pictures at regular intervals. The pictures are then played quickly after each other at 8 to 16 times normal speed. The video shows around 15 minutes of the launch at normal speed. The Progress spacecraft delivered food, fuel and supplies, including about 750 kg of propellant, 75 kg of oxygen and air and 440 l of water. Some notable moments in this video are: 00:07 Soyuz-FG rocket booster separation. 00:19 Core stage separation. 00:34:05 Core stage starts burning in the atmosphere as it returns to Earth after having spent all its fuel. 00:34:19 Progress spacecraft separates from rocket and enters orbit to catch up with the International Space Station. Credits: ESA/NASA. What was the explosion top right |
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Post by bluefin on Mar 3, 2019 12:16:36 GMT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouBfzCgXHgk&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0wTyi2jddYE_4EbErSac-JMN6-nO3s8XR2IRbYl37bkZRlr3qWRuxuBxcProgress launch timelapse seen from space
European Space Agency, ESA Published on Nov 22, 2018 Timelapse of the Russian Progress MS-10 cargo spacecraft launched on 16 November 2018 at 18:14 GMT from Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst from the International Space Station. The spacecraft was launched atop a Soyuz rocket with 2564 kg of cargo and supplies. Flying at 28 800 km/h, 400 km high, the International Space Station requires regular supplies from Earth such as this Progress launch. Spacecraft are launched after the Space Station flies overhead so they catch up with the orbital outpost to dock, in this case two days later on 18 November 2018. The images were taken from the European-built Cupola module with a camera set to take pictures at regular intervals. The pictures are then played quickly after each other at 8 to 16 times normal speed. The video shows around 15 minutes of the launch at normal speed. The Progress spacecraft delivered food, fuel and supplies, including about 750 kg of propellant, 75 kg of oxygen and air and 440 l of water. Some notable moments in this video are: 00:07 Soyuz-FG rocket booster separation. 00:19 Core stage separation. 00:34:05 Core stage starts burning in the atmosphere as it returns to Earth after having spent all its fuel. 00:34:19 Progress spacecraft separates from rocket and enters orbit to catch up with the International Space Station. Credits: ESA/NASA. What was the explosion top right |
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Post by bluefin on Mar 3, 2019 12:17:48 GMT
What was the explosion top right, second stage being blown up
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Post by swamprat on Mar 18, 2019 16:51:33 GMT
On This Day in Space! March 18, 1980: Soviet Rocket Explosion Kills 48 People
By Hanneke Weitering / March 18, 2019 / Spaceflight
It happened at Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
On March 18, 1980, a Soviet rocket exploded on the launchpad and killed 48 people.
The Vostok-2M rocket was about to launch a new spy satellite called Tselina-D. Military technicians were working to fuel the rocket on the launchpad at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, a top-secret spaceport a few hundred miles north of Moscow.
It wasn't until three years after the explosion happened that the Soviets admitted that this secret spaceport existed. They continued to keep the deadly explosion a secret until 1989. State officials blamed the explosion on human error. But a later investigation determined the cause to be a design flaw with the rocket.
www.space.com/39251-on-this-day-in-space.html
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Post by thelmadonna on Mar 19, 2019 7:11:20 GMT
On This Day in Space! March 18, 1980: I gave birth to my daughter. Not so much in space, but spaced out for sure. |
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Post by HAL on Mar 19, 2019 21:23:54 GMT
Call for clarification.
I thought Swamprat was male....
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Post by swamprat on Mar 19, 2019 23:05:15 GMT
I thought I was, too, Hal. I don't know what thelmadonna has been drinkin'.....
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Post by swamprat on May 24, 2019 14:29:20 GMT
So.....looks like we're gonna clutter up the space around Earth just like we've cluttered up Earth. By the time we're ready to send people to Mars, we're gonna need stoplights and turn signals near our dear planet.....
SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Satellites on Thrice-Flown Rocket, Sticks Landing
By Amy Lynn Thompson 11 hours ago Spaceflight
Thousands more will follow, if all goes according to plan.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX just took a giant leap toward making global internet coverage a reality as its fifth Falcon 9 rocket of the year took flight on Thursday evening (May 23), sending 60 internet-beaming satellites into space.
Following the successful launch, the rocket’s first stage gently touched down on a floating platform at sea, marking the company’s 40th booster recovery. It was the third flight for this particular booster, marking the third time SpaceX has flown a Falcon 9 first stage more than twice.
The third time was a charm for SpaceX as the Falcon 9 lifted off at 10:30 p.m. EDT (0230 GMT on May 24) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station here, following several delays: first a 24-hour delay due to high upper-level winds on May 15, and then a weeklong delay so SpaceX could give the onboard satellites a software software upgrade.
Tucked inside the rocket's nose cone were 60 satellites — the first batch of SpaceX’s Starlink megaconstellation, which the company hopes will help provide affordable internet coverage to the world.
Each of the Starlink satellites weighs 500 lbs. (227 kg). The 60-spacecraft haul is the heaviest payload that a Falcon 9 has yet hoisted to orbit, SpaceX representatives have said.
In total, SpaceX plans to launch nearly 12,000 of these satellites, which will park themselves in low-Earth orbit and beam internet coverage to the world below. There will be two Starlink flocks: one constellation of 4,409 satellites and a second constellation of 7,518 satellites, according to an agreement with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The second, larger constellation will fly at a slightly lower altitude, but together both will provide affordable coverage to every part of the globe, SpaceX representatives have said.
One caveat: the FCC approvals require the company to launch half of the planned satellites within the next six years. SpaceX first launched Starlink craft in 2018, lofting two test satellites, dubbed TinTin A and TinTin B, in February of that year. Their mission seemingly went well, though SpaceX kept the pair in a lower orbit than first planned. Based on data obtained from that initial test mission, SpaceX requested that part of its fleet be allowed to operate at lower altitudes, and the FCC agreed.
The Falcon 9 upper stage rotated, and the Starlink satellites deployed like cards spreading on a table. All 60 floated freely into orbit an hour after launch, and all had come online by about an hour after that, Musk said via Twitter tonight.
www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-launch-just-beginning.html
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Post by swamprat on May 25, 2019 14:00:25 GMT
What Starlink Satellites Look Like in the Night Sky
By Tariq Malik 10 hours ago Spaceflight
'And what a SPECTACULAR view it was!
You've never seen a night sky sight quite like this.
It's been one day since SpaceX launched its first 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, and a skywatching sleuth has already spotted them soaring across the night sky. Netherlands-based satellite tracker Marco Langbroek stunned space fans tonight (May 24) with this jaw-dropping video of dozens of Starlink satellites soaring overhead.
"Here is the video I shot, be prepared to be mind-blown!" Langbroek wrote on his website SatTrackCam Leiden Blog, where he shared the video. He counted at least 56 objects as the satellites flew overhead.
Watch Video: www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-spotted-night-sky-video.html
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Post by thelmadonna on May 25, 2019 16:07:53 GMT
Thanks Swamprat, you solved a puzzle for me. I was at the MUFON Site this A.M. there was a multitude of sightings from many areas in the US, reporting "Strings of Lights".
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Post by swamprat on May 25, 2019 17:12:36 GMT
Yes, thelmadonna, I noticed that, too! Obviously, a lot of folks were not aware of that deployment! At least they proved they were watching the sky!
Swamp
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