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Discussion Topic of the Evening.

Stars Don't Slow Down with Age like Astronomers Thought

Middle Aged Stars

Magnetic Braking Schematic

Solar Image

Waz Up

Space Exploration and Space History?

Space Exploration News

India launches X-ray astronomy satellite

A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off at 10:40 p.m. Eastern Dec. 31 (9:10 a.m. local Jan. 1) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.?

For Astrobotic, big risk (and bigger reward) ride on private Peregrine moon lander's Jan. 8 launch

The upcoming liftoff of a moon lander — Peregrine Mission One — is a nail-biter for many reasons. As a privately built spacecraft, it represents an undertaking advanced by NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.?

X-59

NASA will provide live coverage as it reveals its X-59 aircraft at 4 p.m. EST on Friday, Jan. 12, as part of the agency’s Quesst mission to make commercial supersonic flight possible.

Space-Related Birthdays

Martin J. Fettman? 31-Dec-1956 STS-58

Christopher Cassidy 04-Jan-1970 STS-127, Soyuz TMA-08M (Expedition 35/36), Soyuz MS-16 (Expedition 62/63)?

Guy Gardner 06-Jan-1948 STS-27, STS-35

Michael Foale? 06-Jan-1957 STS-45, STS-56, STS-63, STS-84 (up), Mir NASA-5 (Mir EO-23 and 24(, STS-86 (down), STS-103, Soyuz TMA-3 (Expedition 8)

This Week in Space History

Lunar Prospector

On this day in 1998( January 6, EST, January 7, UT), NASA's Lunar Prospector spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.?

Space Shuttle

On Jan. 5, 1972, President Nixon directed NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher to develop the Space Transportation System, the formal name for the space shuttle – the only element of the STG’s recommendations to survive the budgetary challenges.??

Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week

Constellations “Perseus, the Hero, and Camelopardalis, the Giraffe.”?

Space Launches For This Week

Space Flight Now Launch Schedule

January 7 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-35

Launch time: Window opens at 4 p.m. EST (2100 UTC)

Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on the drone ship ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ in the Atlantic Ocean.

Updated: January 04

January 7/8 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 7-10

Launch time: Approx. 9 p.m. to 1:27 a.m. PST (12:00-4:27 a.m. EST, 0500-0927 UTC)

Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will another batch of Starlink internet satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E). The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on the drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ in the Pacific Ocean.

Updated: January 04

NET January 8 Vulcan Centaur ? Peregrine

Launch time: 2:18 a.m. EST (0718 UTC)

Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch on its inaugural flight with the Peregrine commercial lunar lander for Astrobotic. The Peregrine robotic lander will carry multiple experiments, scientific instruments, and tech demo payloads for NASA and other customers. The mission will also launch two prototype satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband constellation. The Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly in the VC2S configuration with two GEM-63XL solid rocket boosters, a short-length payload fairing, and two RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. Delayed from mid-2022 and late 2022. Delayed from 1st Quarter 2023, May 4 and Dec. 24.

Updated: January 04

January 17 Falcon 9 ? Axiom Mission 3

Launch time: 5:11 p.m. EST (2211 UTC)

Launch site: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the program’s 13th flight with astronauts. The commercial mission, managed by Axiom Space, is commanded by former NASA astronaut, Michael López-Alegría. Three passengers, Walter Villadei, Alper Gezeravci and Marcus Wandt, will fly on this two-week commercial mission to the International Space Station. The first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Updated: December 30

January 29 Falcon 9 ? NG-20

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Northrop Grumman’s 21st Cygnus cargo freighter on the 20th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-20. The launch vehicle for this mission was changed from Northrop Grumman’s own Antares 230+ rocket to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ended engine and booster production for the Antares program. Delayed from October.

Updated: December 13

TBD Atlas 5 ? USSF 51

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-101, will launch the USSF 51 mission for the U.S. Space Force. This mission will launch an undisclosed payload for the military.

Updated: December 13

February 6 Falcon 9 ? PACE

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol Cloud Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission. The spacecraft is equipped with instruments to assess the health of the oceans by measuring the distribution of phytoplankton, tiny plants and algae.

Updated: December 13

February Falcon 9 ? IM-1

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the IM-1 mission with the Nova-C lander built and owned by Intuitive Machines. The IM-1 mission will attempt to deliver a suite of science payloads to the surface of the moon for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. Delayed from 3rd Quarter of 2022, December 2022, January 2023, March 2023, June 2023 and November 2023.

Updated: December 17

February Falcon 9 ? USSF-124

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch a mission for the U.S. Space Force and Missile Defense Agency.

Updated: December 13

TBD Atlas 5 ? ViaSat 3 EMEA

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-100, will launch launch the ViaSat 3 EMEA broadband communications satellite. ViaSat 3 Americas is the second of at least three new-generation Boeing-built geostationary satellites for Viasat. ViaSat EMEA will cover the Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions. Delayed from mid-2023.

Updated: October 26

NET April 2024 Atlas 5 ? CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-085, will launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first mission with astronauts, known as the Crew Test Flight, to the International Space Station. The capsule will dock with the space station, then return to Earth to landing in the Western United States. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will fly on the mission. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August and 1st Quarter of 2020. Delayed from mid-2020 after Boeing decision to refly the Orbital Flight Test. Delayed from early 2021, June 2021, and late 2021. Delayed from late 2022 to implement fixes on the Starliner spacecraft after OFT-2. Delayed from April 2023 and July 21, 2023.

Updated: October 26

Recent Astronomical Discoveries?

Designing the 'perfect' meal to feed long-term space travelers

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Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.

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where to look during fly-overs

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Tiangong

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Hubble Space Telescope

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