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Skynet Tonight! "What We Left on the Moon!" & Constellations "Pyxis" & "Antilia" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday’s Topic: “What We Left on the Moon” & “Pyxis, the Compass, and Antlia, the Pump”? ? Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “2067” (2021) 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. ? Discussion Topic of the Evening. Enter Topic Here Enter NCS Name and Call Here 4.? Discussion Topic of the EveningWhat Did We Leave on the Moon? Brenda WB5OZL What Did We Leave on the Moon? Six flags Disc of goodwill messages A gold replica of the olive branch left on the moon by Apollo 11 crewmembers NASA Golf balls Astronaut badge A Bible Fallen astronaut sculpture Astronaut excrement Five retroreflectors Buzz Aldrin carries a Laser Ranging Retroreflector. Crafts, crashes and rovers Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the WeekConstellations: Pyxis, the Compass and Antilia, the Pump Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule April 15 Falcon 9 ? NROL-85 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency. The mission is designated NROL-85. The first stage will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg. [March 25] April 20 Falcon 9 ? Crew 4 Launch time: 1037 GMT (6:37 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its seventh flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. [March 25] Late April Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-14 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, 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. [March 28] April Ariane 5 ? MEASAT 3d & GSAT 24 Launch window: TBD Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA257, to launch the MEASAT 3d and GSAT 24 communications satellites. Built by Airbus Defense and Space for MEASAT, a Malaysian operator, MEASAT 3d is a multi-mission communications satellite outfitted with C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band payloads for direct-to-home TV broadcasting and internet services over Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. GSAT 24 is a direct-to-home TV broadcasting satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization. [Dec. 14] April Astra Rocket 3.3 ? TROPICS 1 & 2 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 first 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. [March 25] April 30 Falcon 9 ? Nilesat 301 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Nilesat 301 geostationary communications satellite. Nilesat 301, built by Thales Alenia Space, will provide digital broadband and internet connectivity services for the Egyptian operator Nilesat. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [March 25] Recent Astronomical Discoveries?“Connecting the Dots with Galilean Moons” Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are “local” (Dallas) time. Tiangong Apr 17 Envisat Apr 11 Apr 14 Apr 16 Apr 17 |
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Skynet Tonight! "Supernova is a Part of a New Class of Objects" & Constellations Leo the Lion & Leo Minor the Small Lion 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday’s Topic: “Supernova Is Part of a New Class of Objects” & Constellations “Leo, the Lion” and “Leo Minor, the Small Lion.” ? Net Control: Bill N5BB ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Batman, The Movie” (1966)? 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. Discussion Topic of the EveningRecord-Breaking Supernova is Part of New Class of Objects Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News Wally Funk delivers remarks after accepting the 2022 Michael Collins Trophy for Lifetime Achievement, Thursday, March 24, 2022, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va.? Artemis 1 Don't be left behind. You can send your name to the Moon on a flash drive on the Artemis 1 mission. There's a link on the NASA website. 1.7 M people have already signed up (including me). Hubble finds farthest star Ice volcanoes on Pluto may still be erupting Space-Related Birthdays William Oefelein? Mar 29, 1965 STS-116 William Frederick Fisher Apr 01, 1946 STS-51-I Patrick G. Forrester Mar 31, 1957 STS-105, STS-117, STS-128 Michael Foreman Mar 29, 1957 STS-123, STS-129 Joseph M. Prahl Mar 30, 1943 STS-50 This Week in Space History Smuggled food More food In March of 1982, Jack Lousma and Gordon Fullerton flew in the third Shuttle mission, STS-3. April 2, 1958 Eisenhower proposed the establishment of NASA Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the WeekLeo, the Lion and Leo Minor, the Small Lion. Space Launches For This WeekApril 6 Falcon 9 ? Axiom Mission 1 Launch time: 1605 GMT (12:05 p.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its sixth flight with astronauts. The commercial mission, managed by Axiom Space, will be commanded by former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría. Paying passengers Larry Connor, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe will also be on-board for the 10-day mission to the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from Feb. 21 and March 30. [March 25] April 15 Falcon 9 ? NROL-85 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency. The mission is designated NROL-85. The first stage will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg. [March 25] April 20 Falcon 9 ? Crew 4 Launch time: 1037 GMT (6:37 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its seventh flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. [March 25] Late April Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-14 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, 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. [March 28] April Ariane 5 ? MEASAT 3d & GSAT 24 Launch window: TBD Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA257, to launch the MEASAT 3d and GSAT 24 communications satellites. Built by Airbus Defense and Space for MEASAT, a Malaysian operator, MEASAT 3d is a multi-mission communications satellite outfitted with C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band payloads for direct-to-home TV broadcasting and internet services over Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. GSAT 24 is a direct-to-home TV broadcasting satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization. [Dec. 14] April Astra Rocket 3.3 ? TROPICS 1 & 2 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 first 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. [March 25] April 30 Falcon 9 ? Nilesat 301 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Nilesat 301 geostationary communications satellite. Nilesat 301, built by Thales Alenia Space, will provide digital broadband and internet connectivity services for the Egyptian operator Nilesat. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [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?Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are “local” (Dallas) time. 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Skynet Tonight! "Planetary Defense: NASA's DART Mission" and "Lynx, the Wild Cat" & "Cancer, the Crab" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday’s Topic: “Planetary Defense: NASA’s DART Mission” & “Lynx, the Wild Cat & Cancer, the Crab”? ? Net Control: Billye KF5PDS ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Battle Beyond the Sun” (1962) 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. ? ?Discussion Topic of the Evening. Planetary Defense - NASA’S DART Mission:? DART Fact Sheet: DART Mission Overview: Dart Mission Plan Dart Spacecraft Dimorphos/Didymos Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the WeekLynx, the Wild Cat & Cancer, the Crab Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule April 1 Electron ? BlackSky 16 & 17 Launch time: 1235 GMT (8:35 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small second-generation satellites for BlackSky’s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Rocket Lab has nicknamed this mission “Without Mission a Beat.” Delayed from September, December. Delayed from Feb. 4 and Feb. 13 by payload issues. [March 25] April 1 Falcon 9 ? Transporter 4 Launch time: 1624 GMT (12:24 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 4 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [March 25] April 3 Falcon 9 ? Axiom Mission 1 Launch time: 1713 GMT (1:13 p.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its sixth flight with astronauts. The commercial mission, managed by Axiom Space, will be commanded by former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría. Paying passengers Larry Connor, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe will also be on-board for the 10-day mission to the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from Feb. 21 and March 30. [March 25] NET April 14Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-14 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, 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. [March 25] April 15 Falcon 9 ? NROL-85 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency. The mission is designated NROL-85. The first stage will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg. [March 25] April 19 Falcon 9 ? Crew 4 Launch time: 1059 GMT (6:59 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its seventh flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. [March 25] April Ariane 5 ? MEASAT 3d & GSAT 24 Launch window: TBD Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA257, to launch the MEASAT 3d and GSAT 24 communications satellites. Built by Airbus Defense and Space for MEASAT, a Malaysian operator, MEASAT 3d is a multi-mission communications satellite outfitted with C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band payloads for direct-to-home TV broadcasting and internet services over Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. GSAT 24 is a direct-to-home TV broadcasting satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization. [Dec. 14] April Astra Rocket 3.3 ? TROPICS 1 & 2 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 first 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. [March 25] April 30 Falcon 9 ? Nilesat 301 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Nilesat 301 geostationary communications satellite. Nilesat 301, built by Thales Alenia Space, will provide digital broadband and internet connectivity services for the Egyptian operator Nilesat. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [March 25] ?? ?Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Scientists Solve Solar Secret Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are “local” (Dallas) time. Tiangong Mar 28 Mar 29 X-37B Mar 30 Apr 1 Envisat Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 31 Apr 3 ? |
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Skynet Tonight! "Artemis Planned Surface Operations" & Constellation "Puppis, the Poop Deck" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday’s Topic: “Artemis Planned Surface Operations” & “Puppis, the Poop Deck”? ? Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Lifeforce” 1985 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. ? Discussion Topic of the Evening.Artemis Planned Surface Operation Artemis Base Camp Foundational Surface Habitat Habitable Mobility Platform NASA's baseline Lunar Terrain Vehicle NASA's VIPER rover Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Brenda WB5OZL/Kelley K5KTX (Alternates Each Week) Space Exploration News Docking at ISS New Moon Rocket Heads to Pad 39B This Week in Space History March 12 1981 Launch of Soyuz T-4 1998 Flight of X-38 (V-131) Flight 1 March 13 Landing of Apollo 9 Launch of Soyuz T-15 March 14, 1995 Launch of Soyuz TM-21 March 15 1956 First Launch of Jupiter A March 16 1962 Launch of? Kosmos 1 1966 Launch of Gemini 8 March 17, 1958 Launch of Vanguard 1 Satellite March 18 1965? Launch of Voskhod 2? 2016? Launch of Soyuz TMA-20M March 19 2008 Death of Arthur C Clarke Space-Related Birthdays March 12 1927 Walter “Wally” Schirra 1949 John Harrison Konrad? 1963 Patricia Robertson? March 13 Aleksandr Samokutyayev March 14 1928 Frank Borman? 1934 Gene Cernan 1939 William Lenoir 1956 Natalya Kuleshova 1963 Pedro Duque 1967 Mike Fincke March 15 1932 Al Bean March 16 1927 Vladimir Komarov 1932 Walt Cunningham 1959 Michael Bloomfield March 17 1930 Jim Irwin 1936 Ken Mattingly March 18 1954 James Reilly 1957 Arne Fuglesang March 20 Yuri Shargin Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the WeekPuppis, the Poop Deck or the Stern of the ship . Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule March 18/19 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-12 Launch time: Approx. 0130 GMT on 19th (9:30 p.m. EDT on 18th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, 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. [March 9] March 30 Falcon 9 ? Axiom Mission 1 Launch time: 1846 GMT (2:46 p.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its sixth flight with astronauts. The commercial mission, managed by Axiom Space, will be commanded by former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría. Paying passengers Larry Connor, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe will also be on-board for the 10-day mission to the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from Feb. 21. [Feb. 7] April Falcon 9 ? Transporter 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 4 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. [Jan. 23] TBD Soyuz ? Galileo 29 & 30 Launch time: TBD Launch site: ELS, Sinnamary, French Guiana An Arianespace Soyuz rocket, designed VS28, will launch on a mission from the Guiana Space Center in South America. The Soyuz will carry two Galileo full operational capability satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation constellation. The Soyuz-2.1b (Soyuz ST-B) rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. Delayed from late March and April 5. [March 8] TBD 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. [March 31] TBD SSLV ? BlackSky Global Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company. The rideshare mission for BlackSky is being arranged by Spaceflight. Delayed from November, late 2019 and early 2020. Delayed from early 2021 and July. [March 31] TBD Starship ? 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] April Atlas 5 ? USSF 12 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the USSF 12 mission with Wide Field Of View, or WFOV, experimental missile warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force. WFOV hosts a new type of infrared staring sensor in geosynchronous orbit to detect the heat from missile launch plumes. The USSF 12 mission will include additional rideshare payloads. The rocket will fly in the 541 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, four solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. [Jan. 28] April 15 Falcon 9 ? Crew 4 Launch time: 1232 GMT (8:32 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its seventh flight with astronauts. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Robert Hines, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. A fourth crew member will be named later. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. [Feb. 23] 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?Meteorites that helped form Earth may have formed in the outer solar system Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.You can use the website to find out what’s in orbit and where to look during fly-overs ? ? All times are “local” (Dallas) time. Envisat Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 23 Mar 26 |
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Skynet Tonight! "How Would Humanity React if We Really Found Aliens?" & Constellation "Gemini, the Twins" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday’s Topic: “How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens?” & “Gemini, the Twins”? ? Net Control: Tom KE5ICX ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Brave New Jersey” (2017) 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. ? Discussion Topic of the Evening. How Would Humanity React If We Really Found Aliens?? From space.com Scene from the movie “Arrival.”? From the movie “Contact” “Dark Side of the Moon - Close Encounters of the Third Kind” “Wow!” Signal Printout Breakthrough Listen Radio Telescope Pioneer 10 and 11 Plaque Voyager Record Arecibo Message (Nov. 16, 1974) Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays?
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the WeekGemini: The Twins Space Launches For This WeekNET March 13 Rocket 3.3 ? S4 CROSSOVER Launch time: 1522 GMT (11:22 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LP-3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak Island, Alaska A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch a non-deployable demonstration payload for NearSpace Launch. The commercial payload is named S4 CROSSOVER and will remain attached to the Astra rocket’s second stage after entering orbit, testing communications instruments and gathering data on the space environment. [March 9] NET March Electron ? BlackSky 16 & 17 Launch window: TBD Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small second-generation satellites for BlackSky’s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Rocket Lab has nicknamed this mission “Without Mission a Beat.” Delayed from September, December. Delayed from Feb. 4 and Feb. 13 by payload issues. [Feb. 14] March 18 Soyuz ? ISS 67S Launch time: 1555 GMT (11:55 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket launched the crewed Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft to the International Space Station with the next team of three cosmonauts to live and work on complex. The crew is led by commander Oleg Artemyev, with flight engineers Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Jan. 28] March 18/19 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-12 Launch time: Approx. 0130 GMT on 19th (9:30 p.m. EDT on 18th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, 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. [March 9] March 30 Falcon 9 ? Axiom Mission 1 Launch time: 1846 GMT (2:46 p.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its sixth flight with astronauts. The commercial mission, managed by Axiom Space, will be commanded by former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría. Paying passengers Larry Connor, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe will also be on-board for the 10-day mission to the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from Feb. 21. [Feb. 7] April Falcon 9 ? Transporter 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 4 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. [Jan. 23] TBD Soyuz ? Galileo 29 & 30 Launch time: TBD Launch site: ELS, Sinnamary, French Guiana An Arianespace Soyuz rocket, designed VS28, will launch on a mission from the Guiana Space Center in South America. The Soyuz will carry two Galileo full operational capability satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation constellation. The Soyuz-2.1b (Soyuz ST-B) rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. Delayed from late March and April 5. [March 8] TBD 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. [March 31] TBD SSLV ? BlackSky Global Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company. The rideshare mission for BlackSky is being arranged by Spaceflight. Delayed from November, late 2019 and early 2020. Delayed from early 2021 and July. [March 31] TBD Starship ? 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] Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Powerful warm winds seen blowing from a neutron star as it rips up its companion Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are “local” (Dallas) time. ISS Mar 15 Mar 18 Tiangong Mar 17 Mar 19 X-37B Mar 18 Envisat Mar 15 Mar 18 Mar 20 |
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Skynet Tonight! "Search For Cracks in Theory of Gravity" & Constellations "Canis Minor & Monoceros" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT ? Saturday’s Topic: “In Search of Cracks in Albert Einstein’s Theory of Gravity” & “Canis Minor, the Little Dog, and Monoceros, the Unicorn”? ? Net Control: Bill N5BB ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Raise the Titanic” (1980) 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. ? Topic: In Search of Cracks in Albert Einstein’s Theory of Gravity Celia Escamilla-Rivera Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News Artemis I The Artemis I Moon rocket is getting closer to rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first time. Europa Clipper Space-Related Birthdays Deke Slayton? Mar 01, 1924 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Bonnie J. Dunbar Mar 03, 1949 STS-61-A, STS-32, STS-50, STS-71, STS-89? Jack Lousma? Feb 29, 1936 Skylab 3, STS-3 Philip K. Chapman Mar 05, 1935 No missions Robert Curbeam Mar 05, 1962 STS-85, STS-98, STS-116? James S. Voss Mar 03, 1949 STS-44, STS-53, STS-69, STS-101, Expedition 2 (STS-102 / STS-105)? James C. Adamson Mar 03, 1946 STS-28, STS-43? Michael Lampton? Mar 01, 1941 STS-9, STS-45 This Week in Space History Pioneer 10 Pioneer 10 began its unprecedented multi-year journey from Earth on March 2, 1972.? Lunar Module Test On March 3, 1969, Apollo 9 launched three astronauts on the first crewed test flight of NASA’s lunar module, which astronauts later used to land on the moon.? Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the WeekChaz KF5JHA Canis Minor, the Little Dog, and Monoceros, the Unicorn Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule March 8 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-10 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, 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 the drone ship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” in the Atlantic Ocean. [Feb. 23] NET March Electron ? BlackSky 16 & 17 Launch window: TBD Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small second-generation satellites for BlackSky’s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Rocket Lab has nicknamed this mission “Without Mission a Beat.” Delayed from September, December. Delayed from Feb. 4 and Feb. 13 by payload issues. [Feb. 14] TBD 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. [March 31] TBD SSLV ? BlackSky Global Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company. The rideshare mission for BlackSky is being arranged by Spaceflight. Delayed from November, late 2019 and early 2020. Delayed from early 2021 and July. [March 31] Early 2022 Falcon Heavy ? USSF 44 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 44 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission is expected to deploy two spacecraft payloads directly into geosynchronous orbit, one of which is the military’s TETRA 1 microsatellite. Delayed from late 2020, 2nd quarter of 2021, July 2021, and October 2021 by payload issues. [Oct. 6] Early 2022 Starship ? 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. [Nov. 17] March Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-12 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, 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. [Feb. 23] March 18 Soyuz ? ISS 67S Launch time: 1555 GMT (11:55 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket launched the crewed Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft to the International Space Station with the next team of three cosmonauts to live and work on complex. The crew is led by commander Oleg Artemyev, with flight engineers Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Jan. 28] NET March 19 Electron ? CAPSTONE Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch on its second mission from a new launch pad at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia. The Electron rocket will carry NASA’s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, mission to the moon. CAPSTONE will fly to the moon on Rocket Lab’s Photon space tug, entering a unique halo-like lunar orbit to test deep space navigation and communications in the same orbit to be used by NASA’s Gateway mini-space station. Moved from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia to Launch Complex 1A in New Zealand. Delayed from 2021 due to COVID-related issues. [Oct. 19] 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?Powerful warm winds seen blowing from a neutron star as it rips up its companion Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are “local” (Dallas) time. ISS Mar 12 Tiangong Mar 6 Mar 8 X-37B Mar 9 Mar 11 Envisat Mar 7 Mar 10 Mar 12 |
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Skynet Tonight! "What is the Maximum Number of Planets That Could Orbit the Sun?" & Constellation "Auriga" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday’s Topic: “What's the maximum number of planets that could orbit the sun?” & “Auriga, the charioteer or shepherd.”? ? Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Escape from the Planet of the Apes” (1973) 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” Artist Rendering of Various Planetary Types Solar System Schematic (Not to Scale - Not Even Close) Kepler-90 System Planet Sizes Solar Transit? Detecting Advanced Civilizations Planetary Collisions Gravity Wells PlanetPlanet? Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News “Space Flavored” Coca-Cola Perseverance? Space-Related Birthdays Roger B. Chaffee Feb 15, 1935 Selected for Apollo I, but died in the Apollo I fire Leland D. Melvin Feb 15, 1964 STS-122, STS-129 Theodore Freeman Feb 18, 1930 No missions; died in a T-38 crash Joseph P. Kerwin? Feb 19, 1932 Skylab 2 Donald E. Williams Feb 13, 1942 STS-51D, STS-34 G. David Low Feb 19, 1956 STS-32, STS-43, STS-57 Byron K. Lichtenberg? Feb 19, 1948 STS-9, STS-45 Stephen Bowen? Feb 13, 1964 STS-126, STS-132, STS-133, SpaceX Crew-6 This Week in Space History Enterprise flight Pluto discovered Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the WeekAuriga, the charioteer or shepherd. 8.? Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Late FebruaryFalcon 9 ? Starlink 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. [Feb. 2] Feb. 27 Electron ? StriX β Launch time: 2035 GMT (3:35 p.m. EST) Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch the StriX β synthetic aperture radar satellite for Synspective, a Japanese Earth-imaging company. Synspective is developing spacecraft for a planned constellation of more than 30 small radar observation satellites to collate data of metropolitan centers across Asia on a daily basis that can be used for urban development planning, construction and infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response. [Feb. 14] March 1 Atlas 5 ? GOES-T Launch time: 2138-2338 GMT (4:38-6:38 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch GOES-T, the third next-generation geostationary weather satellite for NASA and NOAA. GOES-T will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator to monitor weather conditions across the United States. The rocket will fly in the 541 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, four solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from Dec. 7, Jan. 8, and Feb. 16. [Nov. 29] Early March Falcon 9 ? Starlink Launch times: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites [Feb. 14] March 5 Soyuz ? OneWeb 14 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian Soyuz rocket, marketed by Arianespace, will launch 36 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz-2.1b (Soyuz ST-B) rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. [Jan. 28] NET March Electron ? BlackSky 16 & 17 Launch window: TBD Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small second-generation satellites for BlackSky’s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Rocket Lab has nicknamed this mission “Without Mission a Beat.” Delayed from September, December. Delayed from Feb. 4 and Feb. 13 by payload issues. [Feb. 14] TBDS SLV ? 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. [March 31] TBD SSLV ? BlackSky Global Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company. The rideshare mission for BlackSky is being arranged by Spaceflight. Delayed from November, late 2019 and early 2020. Delayed from early 2021 and July. [March 31] ?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?How galaxies can exist without dark matter Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.All times are “local” (Dallas) time. ISS Feb 20 Tiangong Feb 23 Feb 25 X-37B Feb 23 Envisat Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 24 Feb 27 |
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Skynet Tonight! "Do We Live in a Loop?" & Constellation. Lepus, the Hare" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday’s Topic: “Do We Live in a Loop?” & “Lepus, the Hare”? ? Net Control: Tom KE5ICX? ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Unknown Island” (1948) 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. ? Discussion Topic of the Evening. Do we Live in a Loop?? (From Space.com) Cosmic Map Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) Map The Perfect Universe Close, Open, or Flat Universe? ?Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays:
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the WeekLepus, the Hare Space Launches For This WeekFeb. 10 - Soyuz One Web 13. An Arianespace Soyuz rocket launched 34 new broadband satellites for the OneWeb constellation to space today (Feb. 10). In its first mission of 2022, the European launch provider Arianespace launched Soyuz Flight VS27 from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana at 1:09 p.m. EST (3:09 p.m. local time, or 1809 GMT). "There we have it! Liftoff of OneWeb's launch 13 from Kourou in French Guiana," launch commentator Georgie Barrat said during a live webcast of the mission. "Gosh, this is the moment that you tune in to watch a live rocket launch, isn't it? To see it go from that launch pad and hurtle — and look at it hurtling — into orbit." Feb. 10 - Astra Rocket 3.3 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The first operational launch of Astra’s Rocket 3.3 vehicle failed Feb. 10 when the rocket’s upper stage appeared to tumble out of control after stage separation. The rocket, designated LV0008 by Astra, lifted off from Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3 p.m. Eastern. The launch suffered several days of delays because of a range issue as well as a last-second scrub during the previous launch attempt Feb. 7. Future Launches Feb. 13/14 PSLV ? RISAT 1A Launch time: 0029 GMT on 14th (7:29 p.m. EST on 13th) Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), designated PSLV-C52, will launch the Indian RISAT 1A radar Earth observation satellite. Delayed from 2021. [Feb. 8] Feb. 13/14 Electron ? BlackSky 16 & 17 Launch window: 0055-0300 GMT on 14th (7:55-10:00 p.m. EST on 13th) Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small second-generation satellites for BlackSky’s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Rocket Lab has nicknamed this mission “Without Mission a Beat.” Delayed from September, December, and Feb. 4. [Feb. 2] Feb. 14/15 Soyuz ? Progress 80P Launch time: 0425 GMT on 15th (11:25 p.m. EST on 14th) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 80th Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Jan. 27] Feb. 19 Antares ? NG-17 Launch time: 1739 GMT (12:39 p.m. EST) Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 18th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 17th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-17. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. [Jan. 15] Feb. 20 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-8 Launch period: 1500-1900 GMT (10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission is expected to have two instantaneous launch opportunities within the four-hour launch period. [Feb. 7] Late FebruaryFalcon 9 ? Starlink 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. [Feb. 2] TBD 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. [March 31] TBD SSLV ? BlackSky Global Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company. The rideshare mission for BlackSky is being arranged by Spaceflight. Delayed from November, late 2019 and early 2020. Delayed from early 2021 and July. [March 31]?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?How Life Came to EarthVisible satellite passages over the next couple of days.ISS Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Envisat? Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 19 ? |
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Skynet Tonight! "Sofia Sheikh: Exo-civilization Detective 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday’s Topic: “Sofia Sheikh: Exo-civilization Detective” Net Control: Bill N5BB ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Beyond the Sky” (2018) 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. ? ? Discussion Topic of the Evening.Sofia Sheikh: Exo-Civilization Detective Sofia Sheikh 2019 Radio-signal from Proxima Centauri? Allen Telescope Array Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News NASA plans to retire the International Space Station by 2031 by crashing it into the Pacific Ocean NASA intends to keep operating the International Space Station until the end of 2030, after which the ISS would be crashed into a remote part of the Pacific Ocean known as Point Nemo, according to newly published plans outlining its future. A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a U.S. government spy satellite into orbit Feb. 2 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.? James Webb Telescope Team Starts Aligning The Telescope Space-Related Birthdays Jonny Kim Feb 05, 1984 NASA Astronaut group 22, in training for 2024 moon mission Andrew R. Morgan Feb 05, 1976 Soyuz MS-13/Soyuz MS-15 (Expedition 60/61/62)? Daniel M. Tani Feb 01, 1961 STS-108, STS-120/122 (Expedition 16) Wally Funk Jan 31, 1939 Blue Origin NS-16 Mary L. Cleave Feb 05, 1947 STS-61-B, STS-30? Joe F. Edwards Jr. Feb 03, 1958 STS-89 This Week in Space History On this day (Feb. 4) in 1966, Soviet spacecraft Luna 9 sent the first photo from the lunar surface. It was intercepted by astronomers in England, who released it to the press before the USSR did:? US launches first satellite ? Date: Jan. 31, 1958 Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the WeekSpace Launches For This WeekTom KE5ICX? Space Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Feb. 10 Soyuz ? OneWeb 13 Launch time: 1809:37 GMT (1:09:37 p.m. EST) Launch site: ELS, Sinnamary, French Guiana An Arianespace Soyuz rocket, designed VS27, will launch on a mission from the Guiana Space Center in South America. The Soyuz will launch 34 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz-2.1b (Soyuz ST-B) rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. [Jan. 28] Feb. 13/14 Electron ? BlackSky 16 & 17 Launch window: 0055-0300 GMT on 14th (7:55-10:00 p.m. EST on 13th) Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small second-generation satellites for BlackSky’s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Rocket Lab has nicknamed this mission “Without Mission a Beat.” Delayed from September, December, and Feb. 4. [Feb. 2] Feb. 14 PSLV ? RISAT 1A Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), designated PSLV-C52, will launch the Indian RISAT 1A radar Earth observation satellite. Delayed from 2021. [Feb. 2] Feb. 14/15 Soyuz ? Progress 80P Launch time: 0425 GMT on 15th (11:25 p.m. EST on 14th) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 80th Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Jan. 27] FebruaryFalcon 9 ? Starlink 4-8 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. [Jan. 27] Feb. 19 Antares ? NG-17 Launch time: 1739 GMT (12:39 p.m. EST) Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 18th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 17th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-17. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. [Jan. 15] Late February Falcon 9 ? Starlink 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. [Feb. 2] TBD 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. [March 31] TBD SSLV ? BlackSky Global Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company. The rideshare mission for BlackSky is being arranged by Spaceflight. Delayed from November, late 2019 and early 2020. Delayed from early 2021 and July. [March 31]?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Puffy planets lose atmospheres, become super-Earths Neptune Planet to Super Earth Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.You can use the website to find out what’s in orbit and where to look during fly-overs ? All times are “local” (Dallas) time. Tiangong Feb. 6 Feb. 7 X-37B Feb. 9 Envisat Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 |
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