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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Mars Naming Conventions” & Constellation “Libra, the Scales” Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Star Trek Beyond” (2016) 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: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. Enter Topic Here Enter NCS Name and Call Here Discussion Topic of the Evening. Mars Naming Conventions Belva Crater https://mars.nasa.gov/system/news_items/main_images/9413_CloseUpBelvaCrater-web.jpg Close-up Belva Crater https://mars.nasa.gov/system/news_items/main_images/9413_CloseUpBelvaCrater-web.jpg https://mars.nasa.gov/system/resources/detail_files/27499_PIA25914-web.jpg Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News NASA begins 60th round of space artifact awards for schools, museums https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1cn6FT.img?w=768&h=509&m=6 Brightest Cosmic Explosion Ever Detected Had Other Unique Features https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/1-main-grb-jet-illustration-16.jpg?itok=Jq0IXjjq Cosmic Rays in the Atmosphere https://spaceweather.com/images2023/10jun23/hmi200.gif Space-Related Birthdays Shannon Walker June 4, 1965 Soyuz TMA-19 (Expedition 24/25), SpaceX Crew-1 (Expedition 64/65) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Shannon_Walker_official_portrait_2020_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Shannon_Walker_official_portrait_2020_%28cropped%29.jpg Robert S. Kimbrough June 4, 1967 STS-126, Soyuz MS-02 (Expedition 49/50), SpaceX Crew-2 (Expedition 65/66) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Shanekimbroughv2.jpg/220px-Shanekimbroughv2.jpg Richard A. Searfoss June 5, 1956 STS-58, STS-76, STS-90 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Richard_Searfoss2.jpg/220px-Richard_Searfoss2.jpg Jay C. Buckey June 6, 1956 STS-90 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Jay_Buckey.jpg/220px-Jay_Buckey.jpg David Scott June 6, 1932 Gemini 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 15 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Dave_Scott_Apollo_15_CDR.jpg/220px-Dave_Scott_Apollo_15_CDR.jpg Anne McClain June 7, 1979 Soyuz MS-11 (Expedition 58/59) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Anne_C._McClain_portrait.jpg/220px-Anne_C._McClain_portrait.jpg Stanley G. Love June 8, 1965 STS-122 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Stanley_G._Love.jpg/220px-Stanley_G._Love.jpg Bruce McCandless II June 8, 1937 STS-41-B, STS-31 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Bruce_McCandless_II_portrait.jpg/220px-Bruce_McCandless_II_portrait.jpg F. Drew Gaffney June 9, 1946 STS-40 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Drew_Gaffney.jpg/220px-Drew_Gaffney.jpg James McDivitt June 10, 1929 Gemini 4, Apollo 9 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/JamesMcDivitt.jpg/220px-JamesMcDivitt.jpg This Week in Space History X-15 First Glide Flight https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xxy4c4tF5imuYKaucf8hwS-970-80.jpg June 7 In 1992, the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer, or EUVE, headed to space. For over eight years, the EUVE spacecraft rotated as it orbited Earth, allowing its telescopes to survey nearly the entire sky as well as make pointed observations of stars, comets, planets, and more. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyB-GVCXoAQPssH?format=png&name=small Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Libra, the Scales Space Launches For This Week Space Coast Launches https://www.spacecoastlaunches.com/blog/launch-list/ Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ June 12 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-11 Launch time: 0710 GMT (3:10 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florid

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Recap of ISDC 2023” & Constellation “Libra, the Scales” Net Control: Bill N5BB Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: 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: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. Recap of ISDC 2023, the International Space Development Conference Discussion Topic of the Evening. Bill Byrom N5BB NCS Recap of ISDC 2023, the International Space Development Conference Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar. Astronaut Eileen Collins. Dr Pascal Lee, Haughton–Mars Project Jared Isaacman ??Melodie Yashar Dr Eric Smith Dylan Taylor Dr. David Livingston, founder and host of The Space Show. Isaac Arthur, the new President of the National Space Society. Daniel Suarez, a science fiction author and futurist. NSS Selects Winners for the Rothblatt Space Business Plan Competition Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Astronaut Birthdays May 28, 1944: Paul Scully-Power (STS-41-T) May 30, 1958: Michael Lopez-Alegria (STS-73, STS-92, STS-113, Exp 14, April 2022 - SpaceX Axiom Mission AX-1; has the most EVAs of all American astronauts) June 2, 1930: Pete Conrad (Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 2) June 2, 1956: Mark Polansky (STS-98, STS-116, STS-127) Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Constellation Libra, the Scales Space Launches For This Week Space Coast Launches https://www.spacecoastlaunches.com/blog/launch-list/ Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ June 4 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-4 Launch time: 0956 GMT (5:56 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of approximately 22 second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Moved forward from June 3. Delayed from May 30 and June 1. Updated: June 03 June 4 Falcon 9 ? SpaceX CRS 28 Launch time: 1612 GMT (12:12 p.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on a 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 28th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Updated: June 03 June 9 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-11 Launch time: 0756-1125 GMT (3:56-7:25 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V1.5 internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: June 03 June 12 Falcon 9 ? Transporter 8 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 8 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Launch site changed from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to Vandenberg Space Force Base. Updated: June 03 June Falcon 9 ? SDA Tranche 0B Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 18 Tranche 0 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military’s Space Development Agency. The launch is the second of two Falcon 9 missions to carry SDA demonstration spacecraft for a future constellation of military missile tracking and data relay satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg. Updated: April 01 June Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “The Psyche Mission” & “Virgo, the Maidan” Net Control: Billye KF5PDS Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Ender’s Game” (2012) 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: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. The Psyche Mission https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AqgdTEx3MmCqPC7eWeLw7K-1920-80.jpg.webp Mission Profile https://psyche.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/trajectoryfinal.svg Psyche Mission Instruments https://psyche.asu.edu/mission/instruments-science-investigations/ Spacecraft Details https://psyche.asu.edu/mission/the-spacecraft/ 5. Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News SpaceX https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FxAgXwUakAATALp?format=jpg&name=360x360 New LTV https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ltv_image_.png?itok=MYQ2YMZT TROPICS https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/tropics_launch.jpeg?itok=iwjTl3gO Space-Related Birthdays Robert C, Springer May 21, 1942 STS-29, STS-39 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Robert_Springer.jpg/440px-Robert_Springer.jpg Robert Parise, May 24, 1951 STS-35, STS-67 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Ronald_Parise.jpg John D. Olivas May 25, 1965 STS-117, STS-128 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/John_Olivas_v2.jpg/440px-John_Olivas_v2.jpg Sally Ride May 25, 1951 STS-7, STS-41-G https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Sally_Ride_%281984%29.jpg/440px-Sally_Ride_%281984%29.jpg This Week in Space History Kennedy's “Moon” Speech On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced before a special joint session of Congress the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending an American safely to the Moon before the end of the decade. http://history.nasa.gov/1658.jpg EXOSAT On May 26, 1983, the European Space Agency launched its first X-ray observatory into space. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xrrCr8DKuC6aRGSC2vEDbW-970-80.jpg Skylab Skylab, America’s first space station and the first crewed research laboratory in space, lifted off on May 14, 1973. https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/skylab_2_launch_9_skylab_2_launch_compressed.jpg?itok=U_D1LKo6 Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Virgo, the Maiden Space Launches For This Week Space Coast Launches https://www.spacecoastlaunches.com/blog/launch-list/ Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ May 29 GSLV Mk. 2 ? NVS 01 Launch time: 0512 GMT (1:12 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India. An Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk. 2 rocket, designated GSLV-F12, will launch the NVS 01 navigation satellite for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, also called Navigation with Indian Constellation, or NavIC. The spacecraft is also known as IRNSS 1J, and is the first in a second-generation fleet of Indian navigation satellites. Updated: May 24 May 29/30 Long March 2F ? Shenzhou 16 Launch time: Approx. 0128 GMT on 30th (9:28 p.m. EDT on 29th) Launch site: Jiuquan, China A Chinese Long March 2F rocket will launch the Shenzhou 16 spacecraft with three Chinese astronauts to rendezvous and dock with the Chinese space station in low Earth orbit. This is China’s 11th crewed space mission, and the fifth to the Chinese space station. The crew members have not been announced by China. Updated: May 24 May 30/31 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-10 Launch time: 0527-0715 GMT on 31st (1:27-3:15 a.m. EDT; 10:27 p.m.-12:15 a.m. PDT on 30th/31st) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V1.5 in

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Skylab at 50” & Constellations “Coma Berenices, Bernice’s Hair”, and “Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs” Net Control: Tom KE5ICX Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Super 8” (2011) 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: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. Skylab at 50! Skylab Space Station https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Skylab_%28SL-4%29.jpg Skylab in Launch Configuration https://history.nasa.gov/EP-107/p18a.jpg Skylab Configuration https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Skylab_illustration.jpg Skylab Mission Patch https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/s73-23952.jpg Skylab Crews https://www.spaceflightinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Skylab.jpg Skylab Reentry https://pastdaily.com/2019/07/10/july-10-1979-the-end-of-skylab-questions-over-dc-10s-carters-domestic-summit-conference/skylab-reentry-july-1979-resize-2/?amp=1 Dinner on Skylab https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/53075main_skylab_food.jpg Life on Skylab https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/53075main_skylab_food.jpg Owen Garriott on EVA, Deploying Solar Shield https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/53076main_skylab_eva.jpg Demonstrating Weight Training in Zero-Gravity https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/53077main_skylab_weight.jpg Astronauts Carr and Pogue demonstrate weight training in zero-gravity. https://nara.getarchive.net/media/astronauts-carr-and-pogue-demonstrate-weight-training-in-zero-gravity-717f88?zoom=true Skylab in Orbit https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/53078main_skylab_away.jpg The ISS still has a long future, and NASA and its international partners are working to make sure that ISS does realize its full potential. And, when it does, it will owe much of that success to another space station, which orbited the Earth 50 years ago - Skylab. Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Astronaut Birthdays: May 14, 1952: Donald McMonagle (STS-39, STS-54, STS-66) May 14, 1957: William Gregory (STS-67) May 14, 1964: James Kelly (STS-102, STS-114) May 14, 1988: Jessica Watkins (SpaceX Crew-4 (Expedition 67/68)) May 15, 1942: Tony England (STS-51-F) May 15, 1949: Frank Culbertson, Jr. (STS-38, STS-51, STS-105, Expedition 3 (9/11), STS-108) May 16, 1945: Brewster H. Shaw (STS-9, STS-61-B, STS-28) May 17, 1967: Joseph M. Acaba (STS-119, Exp. 31/32, Exp. 53/54) May 18, 1930: Don Lind (STS-51-B) May 19, 1939: Dick Scobee (STS-41-C, STS-51-L) May 19, 1955: Pierre J. Thuot (STS-36, STS-49, STS-62) May 20, 1944: David M. Walker (STS-51-A, STS-30, STS-53, STS-69) May 20, 1951: Thomas Akers (STS-41, STS-49, STS-61, STS-79) May 20, 1964: Paul W. Richards (STS-102) Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Coma Berenices, Bernice’s Hair, and Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs. Space Launches For This Week Space Coast Launches https://www.spacecoastlaunches.com/blog/launch-list/ Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ May 19 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-3 Launch time: 0531 GMT (1:31 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 22 second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from April and May 18. Updated: May 19 May 19 Falcon 9 ? OneWeb & Iridium Next Launch time: 1319 GMT (9:19 a.m. EDT; 6:19 a.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 15 spare satellites for OneWeb’s first-generation global internet network and one prototype for OneWeb’s Gen2 second-generation network. Five spare satellites for Ir

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “The mystery of how Mars meteorites reach Earth may finally be solved” & Constellations “Ursa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear“” Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “The Beastmaster” (1982) 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: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. The mystery of how Mars meteorites reach Earth may finally be solved Mars Meteorites Found on Earth https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RqURr5KcdGgREveGAAVGGZ-970-80.jpg.webp https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/25jBzcpB3renouoCKtMrgk-970-80.jpg https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WVE6Y9coLJPARxdUXUd9pA-970-80.jpg Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News New images from NASA's Perseverance Mars rover may have revealed what was once a river on the red planet. https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/05/1344/756/Skrinkle.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 Space History May 7 Launch of Telstar 2 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Telstar_2.jpg 1963 May 7 Launch of STS-49 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Three_Crew_Members_Capture_Intelsat_VI_-_GPN-2000-001035.jpg 1992 May 7 May 11 1949 May 11 Cape Canaveral selected for rocket launches https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/cape_canaveral_launch_complexes_1_2_3_and_4.jpg?itok=gOyZrhJP 2009 May 11 - . 18:02 GMT Launch of STS-125 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Hubble_docked_in_the_cargo_bay.jpg May 13 1960 May 13 Launch of Echo 1 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Echo_II.jpg 1982 May 13 - Launch of Soyuz T-5 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/1983_CPA_5386.jpg 1989 May 13 - . First Flight An-225 and Buran https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Antonov_An-225_with_Buran_at_Le_Bourget_1989_Manteufel.jpg 2004 May 13 - . 15:31 GMT - . Launch of Spaceship One. SpaceShipOne Flight 14P https://space.skyrocket.de/img_lau/spaceshipone__4.jpg Space-Related Birthdays Tamara E. Jernigan May 07, 1959 STS-40, STS-52, STS-67, STS-80, STS-96 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Tamara_E._Jernigan.jpg/220px-Tamara_E._Jernigan.jpg Charles Camarda May 08, 1952 STS-114 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Charles_J._Camarda.jpg/220px-Charles_J._Camarda.jpg Vance D. Brand May 09, 1931 Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, STS-5, STS-41-B, STS-35 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/VanceDBrand.jpg/220px-VanceDBrand.jpg Ellen Ochoa May 10, 1958 STS-56, STS-66, STS-96, STS-110 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Ellen_Ochoa.jpg/220px-Ellen_Ochoa.jpg Lisa Nowak May 10, 1963 STS-121 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Lisa_M._Nowak.jpg/220px-Lisa_M._Nowak.jpg Gregory H. Johnson May 12, 1962 STS-123, STS-134 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Gregory_H._Johnson.jpg/220px-Gregory_H._Johnson.jpg Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Constellations “Ursa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear“ Space Launches For This Week Space Coast Launches https://www.spacecoastlaunches.com/blog/launch-list/ Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ May 14 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-9 Launch time: 0503 GMT (1:03 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V1.5 internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from April. Updated: May 12 May 19 Falcon 9 ? OneWeb & Iridium Next Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Who Will Have the Last Word on the Universe?” & Constellations “Ursa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear” Net Control: Bill N5BB Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Mad Max” (1979) 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: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening by Bill Byrom N5BB: Who Will Have the Last Word on the Universe? Modern science suggests that we and all our achievements and memories are destined to vanish like a dream. Is that sad or good? Wolf-Rayet 124 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/05/09/science/00SCI-OUTTHERE-ENDISNIGH/00SCI-OUTTHERE-ENDISNIGH-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp Messier 92 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/04/28/science/00SCI-OUTTHERE-ENDISNIGH2/00SCI-OUTTHERE-ENDISNIGH2-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp Cassiopeia A https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/04/28/science/00SCI-OUTTHERE-ENDISNIGH3/00SCI-OUTTHERE-ENDISNIGH3-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Astronaut Birthdays April 30, 1945: Michael Smith (STS-51-L Challenger) April 30, 1957: Duane Carey (STS-109) April 30, 1976: Victor Glover (SpaceX Crew-1 Exp 64/65; Artemis 2) May 1, 1925: Scott Carpenter (MA-7) May 2, 1957: Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie (STS-91, STS-99, STS-108, STS-123) May 2, 1975: Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger (STS-131) May 3, 1949: Albert Sacco (STS-73) May 4, 1956: Michael L. Gernhardt (STS-69, STS-83, STS-94, STS-104) May 5, 1930: Michael J. Adams (X-15 Flight 191) May 5, 1960: Douglas Wheelock (STS-120, Soyuz TMA-19 (Expedition 24/25)) May 6, 1949: David Leestma (STS-41-G, STS-28, STS-45) May 6, 1955: Donald A. Thomas (STS-65, STS-70, STS-83, STS-94) Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Ursa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear Space Launches For This Week Tom KE5ICX Space Coast Launches https://www.spacecoastlaunches.com/blog/launch-list/ Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ May 7/8 Electron ? TROPICS 3 & 4 Launch time: 0100-0300 GMT on 8th (9:00-11:00 p.m. EDT on 7th) Launch site: Launch Complex 1B, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket 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. These two satellites were originally contracted to launch on Astra’s Rocket 3 vehicle. This mission is nicknamed “Rocket Like A Hurricane” by Rocket Lab. Updated: May 05 May 10 Long March 7 ? Tianzhou 6 Launch time: Approx. 1340 GMT (9:40 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Wenchang, China A Chinese Long March 7 rocket will launch the Tianzhou 6 resupply ship to dock with the Chinese space station. The automated cargo craft is the fifth resupply freighter for the Chinese space station. Updated: April 24 May 10 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-9 Launch time: Approx. 2000 GMT (4:00 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. Delayed from April. Updated: May 05 May 11/12 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-9 Launch time: Approx. 0352 GMT on 12th (11:52 p.m. EDT on 11th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V1.5 internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from April

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Centaurus the Centaur” Net Control: Chaz KF5JHA Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “First Men in the Moon” (1964) 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: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News NASA’s ShadowCam Images Lunar South Pole Region https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/shackleton_arrow.png?itok=lO6PjfOk NASA’s Voyager Will Do More Science With New Power Strategy https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/assets/images/posters/voyager_disco_poster-small.jpg FAA grounds Starship https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1ao5mF.img?w=768&h=507&m=6 Space-Related Birthdays Yvonne Cagle Apr 24, 1959 no missions https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Yvonne_Cagle.jpg/220px-Yvonne_Cagle.jpg Ellen S. Baker Apr 27, 1953 STS-34, STS-50, STS-71 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Ellen_Louise_Shulman_Baker.jpg/220px-Ellen_Louise_Shulman_Baker.jpg Paul Lockhart Apr 28, 1956 STS-111, STS-113 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/PaulLockhart.jpg/220px-PaulLockhart.jpg John Oliver Creighton Apr 28, 1943 STS-51-G, STS-36, STS-48 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Creighton.jpg/220px-Creighton.jpg Jerome Apt Apr 28, 1949 STS-37, STS-47, STS-59, STS-79 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Jerome_Apt.jpg/220px-Jerome_Apt.jpg This Week in Space History Explorer 11 On April 27, 1961, NASA launched Explorer 11 into orbit. In addition to being the last successful launch of the Juno II rocket developed by the team led by Wernher von Braun, this was the world's first orbiting gamma ray observatory. https://external-hou1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/emg1/v/t13/5611966550665957078?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fwww.drewexmachina.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F06%2FExplorer_11_feature.jpg%3Ffit%3D890%252C500%26ssl%3D1&fb_obo=1&utld=wp.com&stp=c0.5000x0.5000f_dst-jpg_flffffff_p500x261_q75&ccb=13-1&oh=06_AbGU3CBd5SG5cWZjdSMm0gh_1xGezzfkt338LWsZzJ2LxA&oe=644D0082&_nc_sid=a349d5 Ranger IV First U.S. Satellite to Reach the Surface of the Moon April 26, 1962 https://scontent-hou1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/343322494_256323480178649_7005122221861856277_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5cd70e&_nc_ohc=LWDs7WrprosAX83DIRV&_nc_ht=scontent-hou1-1.xx&oh=00_AfBHfVj4wcOwvrzBgF7VM141_WHw__ajLybImg5PQA8DNg&oe=644EBC8A April 25, 1990 – Hubble launched https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Pillars_of_creation_2014_HST_WFC3-UVIS_full-res_denoised.jpg/220px-Pillars_of_creation_2014_HST_WFC3-UVIS_full-res_denoised.jpg Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Centaurus, the Centaur Space Launches For This Week Space Coast Launches https://www.spacecoastlaunches.com/blog/launch-list/ Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ April 30 Falcon Heavy ? ViaSat 3 Americas Launch time: 2329-0026 GMT on 30th/1st (7:29-8:26 p.m. EDT on 30th) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the ViaSat 3 Americas broadband communications satellite. ViaSat 3 Americas is the first of at least three new-generation Boeing-built geostationary satellites for ViaSat. A small communications satellite named Arcturus will launch as a secondary payload for Astranis. Delayed from 3rd Quarter and December 2022. Delayed from January, March 2023, April 8, April 18, April 24, and April 26. Scrubbed on April 27 and April 28. Updated: April 29 May 2 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-6 Launch time: Approx. 0820 GMT (4:20 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Blueberries on Mars” Net Control: Billye KF5PDS Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Short Circuit” (1987) 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: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. Discussion Topic of the Evening. “Blueberries on Mars”: https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/5991640jpg https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/6944/martian-blueberries/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian_spherules Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Astronaut Birthdays April 16, 1956: David Brown (STS-107) April 16, 1959: Michael Barratt (Exp 19/20; STS-133; scheduled pilot for SpaceX Crew 8 in 2024) April 20, 1955: Don Pettit (Expedition 6, STS-126, Expedition 30/31) Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week TBD Space Launches For This Week Space Coast Launches https://www.spacecoastlaunches.com/blog/launch-list/ Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ April Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-9 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V1.5 internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: April 04 April 25 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 3-5 Launch time: Approx. 1302 GMT (9:02 a.m. EDT; 6:02 a.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V1.5 internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. Updated: April 18 April 26 Falcon Heavy ? ViaSat 3 Americas Launch time: 2324-0018 GMT on 26th/27th (7:24-8:18 p.m. EDT on 26th) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the ViaSat 3 Americas broadband communications satellite. ViaSat 3 Americas is the first of at least three new-generation Boeing-built geostationary satellites for ViaSat. A small communications satellite named Arcturus will launch as a secondary payload for Astranis. Delayed from 3rd Quarter and December 2022. Delayed from January, March 2023, April 8, April 18, and April 24. Updated: April 18 TBD Delta 4-Heavy ? NROL-68 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body rocket. This is the penultimate flight of a Delta 4 rocket. Delayed from March and April 20. Updated: April 07 April 28 Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 3 & 4 Launch time: 2112 GMT (5:12 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second pair of 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 February and March. Updated: March 28 April Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-3 Launch time: TBD 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 a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: April 01 April Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-9 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This missio

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “The JUICE Mission” & Constellations “Pyxis, the Compass” and “Antlia, the Pump” Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Infinity Chamber” (2016) 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: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) JUICE Ariane 5 Launch https://external-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/emg1/v/t13/7114258047350885482?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net%2FDrit7JgB4SLQieBM5npTCG-1200-80.jpg&fb_obo=1&utld=futurecdn.net&stp=c0.5000x0.5000f_dst-jpg_flffffff_p500x261_q75&ccb=13-1&oh=06_AbHh_Bg-mBp2f4U822cQkfe-kxliTkS6MeIJZBVYIF84IQ&oe=643BBDA8&_nc_sid=73e3d2 Ganymede https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Ganymede_-_June_26_1996_%2826781123830%29.jpg/220px-Ganymede_-_June_26_1996_%2826781123830%29.jpg Europa https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Europa_g1_true.jpg/220px-Europa_g1_true.jpg JUICE Spacecraft https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/66/JUICE_spacecraft.png/300px-JUICE_spacecraft.png Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News New Uranus image Observatory with advanced adaptive optics. https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/stsci-01gwqdqcs9rf0dxmrvq49k4k3b.png?itok=5OAwQt8n Solar Max https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fa%2Fimg%2Fresize%2F0e59acd2539605ad4c6f7f14b66af0b91bc5b16c%2Fhub%2F2014%2F10%2F27%2Fbea0463e-dbc8-485d-b7ac-4cc9e0db05c8%2Fsunspot1.jpg%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26width%3D1092&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=0556a014f60aa5484cea8474d6507b06a5705366d07ad561364ce6148abe6713&ipo=images Space-Related Birthdays Timothy Kopra Apr 09, 1963 STS-127/128 (Expedition 20), Soyuz TMA-19M (Expedition 46/47) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/TimotyKorpav2.jpg/220px-TimotyKorpav2.jpg Serena Au?ón-Chancellor Apr 09, 1976 Soyuz MS-09 (Expedition 56/57) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Serena_M._Aunon%2C_NASA_astronaut_candidate.jpg/220px-Serena_M._Aunon%2C_NASA_astronaut_candidate.jpg Kenneth Cockrell Apr 09, 1950 STS-56, STS-69, STS-80, STS-98, STS-111 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Ken_Cockrell.jpg/220px-Ken_Cockrell.jpg Piers Sellers Apr 11, 1955 STS-112, STS-121, STS-132 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Piers_sellers_v1.jpg/220px-Piers_sellers_v1.jpg Frederick Hauck Apr 11, 1941 STS-7, STS-51-A, STS-26 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Hauck-fh.jpg/220px-Hauck-fh.jpg William E. Thornton Apr 14, 1929 STS-8, STS-51-B https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/WilliamThornton.jpg/220px-WilliamThornton.jpg Marsha Ivins Apr 15, 1951 STS-32, STS-46, STS-62, STS-81, STS-98 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Marsha_Ivins.jpg/220px-Marsha_Ivins.jpg Gregory J. Harbaugh Apr 15, 1956 STS-39, STS-54, STS-71, STS-82 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Gregory_J._Harbaugh_portrait.jpg/200px-Gregory_J._Harbaugh_portrait.jpg John L. Phillips Apr 15, 1951 STS-100, Soyuz TMA-6 (Expedition 11), STS-119 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Johnphillips_v2.jpg/220px-Johnphillips_v2.jpg This Week in Space History April 14, 1970 53 years ago today, Apollo 13 was on the way to the Moon, and 200,000 miles from home. https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/340883037_579605900803719_6919871173094029300_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s720x720&_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=3E2G40Ie5_sAX9lge_0&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=00_AfDGCoDxyjNQJfbptZBuALQNaYTcp1wuP6gn2x_i2xHzAw&oe=643CAB62 Columbia April 12,1981, Space Shuttle Columbia roared into orbit from @NASAKennedy fo

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “How Will NASA Land Humans on the Moon in 2025?” & Constellations “Leo” & “Leo Minor” Net Control: Tom KE5ICX Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Escape 2120” (2020) 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: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. How Will NASA Land Humans on the Moon in 2025? Artemis 3 Mission Profile https://exploredeepspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Artemis_III.jpg Artemis II Mission Profile https://exploredeepspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Artemis_2_Trajectory.jpg SpaceX Starship https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/spacex_starship_hls_artemis_iii_2_crew.jpg Japanese Lander https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ispacelander.jpg?w=879&ssl=1 Artemis in Orbit https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2019/03/orion_and_european_service_module_orbiting_earth/19291688-2-eng-GB/Orion_and_European_Service_Module_orbiting_Earth_pillars.jpg Artemis Astronaut on Moon https://www.gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/01/841343b009998ae1e3ed164abc3c2671.png?quality=80&resize=832,468 Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Astronaut Birthdays April 3, 1926: Gus Grissom (Mercury-Redstone 4, Gemini 3, Apollo 1) April 5, 1949: Judith Resnik (STS-41-D, STS-51-L) April 5, 1950: Franklin Chang Diaz (STS-61-C, STS-34, STS-46, STS-60, STS-75, STS-91, STS-111) Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Constellations “Leo” & “Leo Minor” Space Launches For This Week Space Coast Launches https://www.spacecoastlaunches.com/blog/launch-list/ Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ April 10/11 Falcon 9 ? Transporter 7 Launch time: 0648 GMT on 11th (2:48 a.m. EDT; 11:48 p.m. PDT on 10th) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 7 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg. Delayed from April 9. Moved forward from April 12. Updated: April 05 April 13 Ariane 5 ? JUICE Launch time: 1215:01 GMT (8:15:01 a.m. EDT) Launch site: ELA-3, Guiana Space Center, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA260, to launch the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission, or JUICE. The JUICE spacecraft, built by Airbus, will make detailed observations of the giant gas planet and its three large ocean-bearing moons — Ganymede, Callisto and Europa — with a suite of remote sensing, geophysical and in situ instruments. JUICE will enter orbit around Jupiter in July 2031. This will mark the penultimate launch of Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket. Updated: March 21 April PSLV ? TeLEOS 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, or PSLV, will launch the TeLEOS 2 satellite for Singapore. TeLEOS 2 was built in Singapore by ST Electronics, and carries an all-weather synthetic aperture radar Earth observation payload. Updated: March 21 NET April 17 Starship ? Orbital Test Flight Launch time: Approx. 1200 GMT (8:00 a.m. EDT; 7:00 a.m. CDT) 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 2022. Updated: April 07 April 18 Falcon Heavy ? ViaSat 3 Americas Launch time: 2336 GMT (7:36 p.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A Space

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, April 8, 2023 12:00am to 9:00pm (UTC-06:00) America/Belize Where: W5FC Repeater 9PM CT 146.880 MHz PL 110.9 - Also live here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag Organizer: THOMAS GENERAL View Event Description: A live video link is provided here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag