Skynet Tonight! Cosmological Measurement/Debates in Astrophyiscs" & Constellation "Hercules" 9PM CT
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SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Cosmological Measurement Debates in Astrophysics¡± & Constellation ¡°Hercules, the Strong Man¡±? ? Net Control: Bill N5BB ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: Battlefield Earth (2000) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. ? Youtube.com Search ¡°DARC Skynet¡± Facebook.com Search ¡°DARC Skynet¡± Twitch.tv Search ¡°KE5ICX¡± ? Direct Video Link: ? IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: Saturday¡¯s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. ? A debate over measurements of key cosmological properties is set to shape the next decade of astrophysics Universe Expansion Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes Euclid Space Telescope Cepheid Variables LCDM Model ? Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History? Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekHercules, the Strong Man Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule July 7 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-21 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Moved forward from July. [June 26] Summer Alpha ? Multi-payload Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A Firefly Alpha rocket will launch on its second test flight with a rideshare payload consisting of multiple unspecified small satellites. Delayed from May. [May 24] July 8Falcon 9 ? Starlink 3-1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This is the first dedicated mission deploying satellites into a new Starlink shell at an inclination of 97.6 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. [June 14] NET? July 11 Falcon 9 ? SpaceX CRS 25 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fifth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The flight is the 25th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed to June 9, June 10, June 12, and June 28. [June 13] JulyLong March 5B ? Wentian Launch time: TBD Launch site: Wenchang, China A Chinese Long March 5B rocket will launch the Wentian laboratory module, the second major element of China¡¯s space station in low Earth orbit. [April 20] TBD Astra Rocket 3.3 ? TROPICS 3 & 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch the second pair of small CubeSats for NASA¡¯s TROPICS mission. The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats, or TROPICS, mission will measure environmental and inner-core conditions for tropical cyclones. Delayed from April and June. [June 13] TBDStarship ? Orbital Test Flight Launch time: TBD Launch site: Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas A SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship launch vehicle will launch on its first orbital test flight. The mission will attempt to travel around the world for nearly one full orbit, resulting in a re-entry and splashdown of the Starship near Hawaii. Delayed from early 2022. [March 9] July 31 Atlas 5 ? SBIRS GEO 6 Launch window: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-097, will launch the U.S. Space Force¡¯s sixth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous satellite, or SBIRS GEO 6, for missile early-warning detection. The rocket will fly in the 421 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, two solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from June 18. [June 14] TBD Astra Rocket 3.3 ? TROPICS 5 & 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch the third pair of small CubeSats for NASA¡¯s TROPICS mission. The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats, or TROPICS, mission will measure environmental and inner-core conditions for tropical cyclones. Delayed from April and July. [June 13] Summer SSLV ? Demonstration Launch Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first orbital test flight. Consisting of three solid-fueled stages and a liquid-fueled upper stage, the SSLV is a new Indian launch vehicle designed to carry small satellites into low Earth orbit. Delayed from September and December 2019. Delayed from January and December 2020. Delayed from April 2021, May 2022, and June 2022. [June 26] August Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 1, 2, 3 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first three O3b mPOWER broadband internet satellites into Medium Earth Orbit for SES of Luxembourg. The satellites, built by Boeing, will provide internet services over most of the populated world, building on SES¡¯s O3b network. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from May and June. [May 24] Aug. 15 Antares ? NG-18 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 19th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 18th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-18. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. [March 25] Check-ins or comments At this point we should be reaching our 90 minute cut-off point, so NCS can decide whether to cut any of these topics due to lack of time. ?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Capturing the onset of galaxy rotation in the early universe Early Galactic Rotation Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.You can use the website to find out what¡¯s in orbit and ? All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Jul 11 Tiangong Jul 6 Envisat Jul 4 Jul 9 |
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