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Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, October 12, 2024 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

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Astronomers Spot a “Super-Mars” & Constellation “Austrinus, the Southern Fish” and “Grus the Crane” Net Control: Bill N5BB Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Missile to the Moon” (1958) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” 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

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, October 5, 2024 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

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Electronic Check-ins: https://forms.gle/tDeqcMEAn9d79thQA Saturday’s Topic: “Lunar Trailblazer - Searching for Water on the Moon” & Constellation “Microscopium, the Microscope” Net Control: Billye KF5PDS Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “The Last Woman on the Earth” (1960) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” 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. Recent Astronomical Discoveries ESO telescope captures the most detailed infrared map ever of our Milky Way | ScienceDaily https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2413/ Infrared Maps of Milky Way https://cdn.eso.org/images/newsfeature/eso2413a.jpg Discussion Topic of the Evening. Lunar Trailblazer - Searching for Water on the Moon Mission Profile (Search for water) https://trailblazer.caltech.edu/images/trailblazerDataSummary.jpg Temporal Water Variations https://trailblazer.caltech.edu/images/objective_2.gif LTM Imaging (video) https://trailblazer.caltech.edu/images/objective_2.gif https://trailblazer.caltech.edu/videos/HVM3_Animation.webm Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News NASA’s Chandra Finds Galaxy Cluster That Crosses the Streams https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/z8338-labeled.jpg?resize=2000,1793 NASA's Europa Clipper on track for Oct. 10 launch to Jupiter's icy moon despite radiation worries. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LsFQdNXy2zS7fHChEGihNj-650-80.jpg.webp NASA’s Artemis Science Instrument Gets Tested in Moon-Like Sandbox https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/7-lems-sun-trench.jpg?w=2048&format=webp Space-Related Birthdays Robert Satcher Sept 22, 1965 STS-129 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Robert_Satcher.jpg/220px-Robert_Satcher.jpg William C. McCool Sept 23, 1961 STS-107 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/William_Cameron_McCool.jpg/220px-William_Cameron_McCool.jpg Loren Shriver Sept 23, 1944 STS-51-C STS-31 STS-46 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/S78-35312_orig.jpg/220px-S78-35312_orig.jpg John Young Sept 24, 1930 Gemini 3 Gemini 10 Apollo 10 Apollo 16 STS-1 STS-9 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/John_Watts_Young.jpg/220px-John_Watts_Young.jpg Nick Hague Sept 24, 1975 Soyuz MS-10 (aborted) Soyuz MS-12 (Expedition 59/60), SpaceX Crew-9 (Expedition 72) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Col_Tyler_N._Hague.jpg/220px-Col_Tyler_N._Hague.jpg Clifton Williams Sept 26, 1932 No flights (died in a plane crash) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Williams-c.jpg/220px-Williams-c.jpg Stephanie Wilson Sept 27, 1966 STS-121 STS-120 STS-131 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Portrait_Astronaut_Stephanie_Wilson_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Portrait_Astronaut_Stephanie_Wilson_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg This Week in Space History September 25, 1973 Skylab 3 lands https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Skylab_3_Close-Up_-_GPN-2000-001711.jpg/260px-Skylab_3_Close-Up_-_GPN-2000-001711.jpg DART DART spacecraft successfully collided with Dimorphos on 26 September 2022 at 23:14 UTC about 11 million kilometers (0.074 astronomical units; 29 lunar distances; 6.8 million miles) from Earth. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Dart-poster3.jpg/300px-Dart-poster3.jpg Pathfinder On Sept. 27, 1997, NASA's Mars Pathfinder mission beamed its very last data transmission back to Earth. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L3HYK4hkM2gUTjBQbBMVkG-970-80.jpg Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Constellation “Microscopium, the Microscope” Space Launches For This Week Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ October 7 Falcon 9 ? Hera Launch time: 10:52 a.m. EDT (1452 UTC) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Cana

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, September 28, 2024 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

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “The Bra-maker Who Won the Right to Make Astronaut spacesuits” & “Capricorn the Sea Goat” Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Amelia 2.0” (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” 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.4. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Volcanoes may help reveal interior heat on Jupiter moon | ScienceDaily https://th.bing.com/th?id=ODL.acb0a552552b96d6beb55e704a512b6f&w=100&h=100&c=12&pcl=faf9f7&o=6&pid=13.1 Discussion Topic of the Evening. The improbable story of the bra-maker who won the right to make astronaut spacesuits https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.eFt7-pK5Rs6ZCFVgLK_VIwHaGM&w=155&h=200&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2 Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History September 16, 1956: Kevin Kregel (STS-70, STS-78, STS-87, STS-99) September 16, 1985: Warren Hoburg (SpaceX Crew-6-Exp 68/69) September 17, 1930: Thomas P. Stafford (Gemini 6A, Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo–Soyuz Test Project) September 17, 1930: Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14) September 17, 1943: Samuel Durrance (STS-35, STS-67) September 17, 1961: Pamela Melroy (STS-92, STS-112, STS-120; current Deputy Administrator of NASA) September 18, 1944: Charles Veach (STS-39, STS-52) September 19, 1957: Richard Linnehan (STS-78, STS-90, STS-109, STS-123) September 19, 1965: Sunita Williams (STS-116/117-Exp 14/15, Soyuz TMA-05A-Exp 32/33, Boeing Crewed Flight Test/SpaceX Crew 9-Exp 71/72) September 19, 1987: Kayla Barron (SpaceX Crew-3-Exp 66/67) September 20, 1960: James Pawelczyk (STS-90) September 21, 1955: Richard Heib (STS-39, STS-49, STS-65) Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week “Capricorn the Sea Goat” Space Launches For This Week Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ TBD Electron ? Kinéis Mission 2 Launch time: 11 a.m. NZST ion 19th (7 p.m. EDT / 2300 UTC on 18th) Launch site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch the second of five dedicated flights on behalf of French Internet-of-Things company Kinéis. Electron and the Curie upper stage will add five more satellites to Kinéis’ planned 25-satellite constellation. It will be the 53rd flight of the Electron rocket. The mission is nicknamed “Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star’. Delayed from Sept. 16/17 due to poor weather. Launch aborted at T-0 on Sept. 18/19 due to ground systems issue. Updated: September 20 NET September 26 Falcon 9 ? Crew 9 Launch time: 2:05 p.m. EDT (1805 UTC) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon spacecraft carrying a new crew of four to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Following the decision to return the Starliner astronauts aboard the Crew 9 Dragon, the mission will now be commanded by Nick Hague. He will be accompanied aboard the Dragon Freedom by Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Aleksandr Gorbunov to start a six-month expedition to the station. Delayed from Aug. 18 due to the extension of the Starliner Crew Flight Test mission and delayed from Sept. 24 & 25 for separation between launches from pad 40. Updated: September 18 TBD Vulcan ? Certification Flight 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida The second flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket will carry ballast and a collection of small payloads. ULA changed this mission when it became clear the original payload, Sierra Space Dream Chaser cargo ship, would not ready for launch. This second test flight is needed to gain certification from the U.S. military to fly national security payloads. Updated: September 12 TBD H-2A ? IGS-Radar 8 Launch time: 14

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, September 21, 2024 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

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Check-In Hotlink: https://forms.gle/H8V9fjyfuqkwaTsXA Saturday’s Topic: “Nerio: Mars May Be Missing A Third, Far Larger Moon” & Constellations “Delphinus and Equuleus” Net Control: Tom KE5iCX Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: "The Grand Tour" (1991) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” 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. Recent Astronomical Discoveries AI helps distinguish dark matter from cosmic noise | ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240906141702.htm#:~:text=Summary%3A,the%20secrets%20of%20dark%20matter.&text=Dark%20matter%20is%20the%20invisible,%2D%2D%20or%20so%20we%20think. Galaxy and Dark Matter https://th.bing.com/th?id=OSK.HEROshoDtz-vgqIAQw3Z6g9ClADGMdTQDrmHC1fZysTyYTM&w=312&h=200&c=15&rs=2&o=6&pid=SANGAM Discussion Topic of the Evening. Nerio: Mars May Be Missing A Third, Far Larger Moon Planet Mars https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/story/202409/mars-mission-123000238-16x9.jpeg?VersionId=DC1I02YLblkqwI5P7hlyHG2Dnt4RELFv&size=690:388 Triaxial Ellipsoid https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David-Cebron/publication/234689720/figure/fig4/AS:733081338134528@1551791619024/Schematic-view-of-the-triaxial-ellipsoid_Q320.jpg Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News International Observe the Moon Night is Saturday, September 14, 2024 https://th.bing.com/th?q=%f0%9f%8c%93+First+Quarter+Moon&w=138&h=138&c=7&o=5&pid=1.7&mkt=en-US&cc=US&setlang=en&adlt=moderate&t=1 Polaris Dawn Flight Day 3 Update https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/459366298_977475177514834_3568413666600470974_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s600x600&_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=833d8c&_nc_ohc=-Ve1EX74JKcQ7kNvgHZMpsA&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&_nc_gid=AmbE48vZ8P5LqVVUOKmU66Z&oh=00_AYClI-WcswJYtCvZQ4Ua8q2IJGeWy2572UQHRd6n5RpiOw&oe=66E94D40 Space-Related Birthdays Birthdays Lee Morin Sept 9, 1952 STS-110 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Lee_Morin_official_portrait.jpg/220px-Lee_Morin_official_portrait.jpg Charles Simonyi Sept 10, 1948 Soyuz TMA-10/TMA-9, Soyuz TMA-14/TMA-13 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Charles_simonyi.jpg/220px-Charles_simonyi.jpg Mike Mullane Sept 10, 1945 STS-41-D STS-27 STS-36 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Richard_M._Mullane_in_blue_flight_suit.jpg/800px-Richard_M._Mullane_in_blue_flight_suit.jpg Robert Crippen Sept 11, 1937 STS-1 STS-7 STS-41-C STS-41-G https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Robert_Crippen.jpg/220px-Robert_Crippen.jpg Randolph Bresnik Sept 11, 1967 STS-129 Soyuz MS-05 (Expedition 52/53) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Randolph_J._Bresnik_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Randolph_J._Bresnik_%28cropped%29.jpg Anousheh Ansari Sept 12, 1966 Soyuz TMA-9/8 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/AnoushehAnsari.jpg/220px-AnoushehAnsari.jpg Roger K. Crouch Sept 12, 1940 STS-83, STS-94 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Roger_Crouch.jpg/220px-Roger_Crouch.jpg Eugene H. Trinh Sept 14, 1950 STS-50 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Gene_Trinh_%2829028720973%29.jpg/220px-Gene_Trinh_%2829028720973%29.jpg John Herrington Sept 14, 1958 STS-113 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Herrington.jpg/220px-Herrington.jpg This Week in Space History Gemini 11 Gemini 11 (officially Gemini XI)[2] was the ninth crewed spaceflight mission of NASA's Project Gemini, which flew from September 12 to 15, 1966. https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/459325536_828898456105577_5646708084433138056_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=5qognZlEyOgQ7kNvgGQh8yR&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&_nc_gid=AqdMw1GhchpVlgev45x3YIs&oh=00_AYBAxR-wUGj6exJM2dMrcVDt3dAqkeLjDMyOl

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, September 14, 2024 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

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Boeing Starliner’s Future Is Unclear, Even After Safe Landing” & “Cygnus the Swan” Check-in Hotlink:https://forms.gle/amUkKLSo2QRCECWR8 Net Control: Bill N5BB Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “The Time Traveler” (1984) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” 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. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Massive merger: Study reveals evidence for origin of supermassive black hole at galaxy's center https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240906141300.htm Sagittarius-A https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.Wfd6OTYbv6MUFwibSsl2uAHaFD&w=312&h=200&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2 Imaged Super Black Hole https://www.unlv.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1500_width/public/media/image/2024-09/SgrA_EHT_NC_2.jpg?itok=SJzcwTWR Discussion Topic of the Evening. Boeing Starliner’s Future Is Unclear, Even After Safe Landing Two NASA crew remain on the International Space Station after the troubled vehicle they rode undocked and then landed in the New Mexico desert. The timeline of the landing on Friday evening was as follows - all times Central Time: 5:04 PM: Startliner undocked from the ISS 10:17 PM: 59 second deorbit burn 10:20 PM: Separation of crew module from service module 10:45 PM: Atmosphere entry interface 10:48 PM: Start of ~4.5 minute plasma blackout of radio communication at altitude of 54 miles 10:52 PM: End of blackout period at altitude of 32.9 miles 10:56 PM: Forward heat shield jettison (protected parachutes) 10:56 PM: 2 Drogue chutes deployed 10:57 PM: 3 Main chutes deployed 10:58 PM: Rotational handle deployed 10:58 PM: Back heat shield jettisoned 10:58 PM: Airbag inflation 11:01 PM: Starliner landing at White Sands Space Harbor Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Astronaut Birthdays September 1, 1961: Christopher Ferguson (STS-115, STS-136, STS-135; was original pilot for Starliner, but stepped down) September 2, 1948: Christa McAuliffe (STS-51-L) September 3, 1944: Sherwood Spring (STS-61-B) September 6, 1946: Bryan O’Connor (STS-61-B, STS-40) September 6, 1955: Carl Walz (STS-51, STS-65, STS-79, STS-108, Exp 4, STS-111) September 7, 1939: David Griggs (STS-51-D) Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Cygnus the Swan Space Launches For This Week Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ September 11, 2024 Soyuz ? Soyuz MS-26 Launch time: 7:32 p.m. MSK (12:23:02 p.m. EDT, 1623:02 UTC) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Site 31 A Russian Soyuz 2.1a rocket will launch a three-man crew to the International Space Station. Crew commander Alexey Ovchinin will be joined by fellow cosmonaut Ivan Vagner and NASA astronaut Don Pettit. The Soyuz is set to dock withe the ISS at about 3:33 p.m. EDT (1933 UTC). The spacecraft will remain docked with the orbiting outpost until about April 1, 2025. This will be Pettit’s fourth flight to space. Updated: August 12 NET September 12 Falcon 9 ? BlueBird 1-5 Launch time: 4:52 a.m. EDT (0852 UTC) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first five satellites for AST SpaceMobile’s in-orbit cellular service. Each BlueBird satellite has a communications array measuring 693 square feet. The Falcon 9 booster will return to a landing at Cape Canaveral’s LZ-1. Updated: September 04 TBD September Vulcan ? Certification Flight 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida The second flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket will carry ballast and a collection of small payloads. ULA changed this mission when it became clear the original payload, Sierra Space Dream Chaser cargo ship, would not ready for launch. This second test flight is needed to gain certification from the U.S. military to fly natio

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “The Carrington Event” & Constellation “Cygnus the Swan” Check-in Hotlink: https://forms.gle/bVk7uWXw8PduMpp36 Net Control: Chaz KF5JHA Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Saturn 3” (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” 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 Recent Astronomical Discoveries Dark matter could have helped make supermassive black holes in the early universe | ScienceDaily https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.9NR_fv9-9AMZfjq_mlm0YwHaE8&w=197&h=131&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&r=0&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2 Discussion Topic of the Evening. The Carrington Event Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Starliner Return NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming activities for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft departure from the International Space Station and return to Earth. https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/starliner-with-flag.jpg?resize=2000,1124 NASA spacecraft collision may have created a meteor shower that will last for 100 years https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1pLAfs.img?w=768&h=432&m=6 ANOTHER UNEXPECTED GEOMAGNETIC STORM: https://spaceweather.com/images2024/30aug24/P-M-Heden-Me-and-aurora_1725059050_strip.jpg Space-Related Birthdays Andrew J. Feustel August 25, 1965 STS-125, STS-134,Soyuz MS-08 (Expedition 55/56) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Andrewfeustelv2.jpg/220px-Andrewfeustelv2.jpg Lee Archambault August 25, 1960 STS-117, STS-119 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Lee_Archambault_2009.jpg/220px-Lee_Archambault_2009.jpg Joe Engle August 26, 1932 X-15 Flight 138 X-15 Flight 143 X-15 Flight 153 ALT, Crew 2 STS-2 STS-51-I https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/S71-52272_orig.jpg/220px-S71-52272_orig.jpg John E. Blaha August 26. 1942 STS-29 STS-33 STS-43 STS-58 STS-79 (up) STS-81 (down) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/John_Elmer_Blaha.jpg/220px-John_Elmer_Blaha.jpg Kathryn P. Hire August 26, 1959 STS-90, STS-130 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Kathryn_P._Hire.jpg/220px-Kathryn_P._Hire.jpg Leroy Chiao August 28, 1960 STS-65 STS-72 STS-92 Soyuz TMA-5 (Expedition 10) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Leroy_Chiao_Astronaut.jpg/220px-Leroy_Chiao_Astronaut.jpg Thomas Marshburn August 29, 1960 STS-127 Soyuz TMA-07M (Expedition 34/35) SpaceX Crew-3 (Expedition 66/67) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Thomas_Marshburn%2C_official_portrait_%282021%29_three-quarter_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Thomas_Marshburn%2C_official_portrait_%282021%29_three-quarter_%28cropped%29.jpg Charles D. Walker August 29, 1948 STS-41-D, STS-51-D, STS-61-B https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/CharlesDWalker.jpg/220px-CharlesDWalker.jpg Jack Swigert August 30, 1931 Apollo 13 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Jack_Swigert.jpg/220px-Jack_Swigert.jpg K. Megan McArthur August 30, 1971 STS-125 SpaceX Crew-2 (Expedition 65/66) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Meganmcarthurv2.jpg/220px-Meganmcarthurv2.jpg This Week in Space History August 28, 1964 Launch of Nimbus-1 https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/456827544_819102450418511_8811200843397887902_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=-D1KzC_ryCoQ7kNvgGnJN92&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=00_AYDCjOw-qk6bfzUreOtY9vYU6qqcFI7qsCssmlv1BtSzkQ&oe=66D8F9EF August 27, 1962 Launch of Mariner 2 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Mariner_2_Engineering_Model.jpg/300px-Mariner_2_Engineering_Model.jpg Dog Stars International Dog Day is held on August 26 every year. https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/X5OrYKmt9_UkY8zI0mWy3349qNA=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale()/ht

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Saturday’s Topic: “The Aurora Named STEVE” & Constellations “Vulpecula the Little Fox and Sagitta the Arrow” Check-in Hotlink: https://forms.gle/Zc7rWmdrnNJmGRyeA Net Control: Billye KF5PDS Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: "Atomic Rulers of the World" (1965) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Recent Astronomical Discoveries New view of North Star reveals spotted surface https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240820124556.htm North Star https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RS4wS6YLPSaQcPxKJvzNMJ-650-80.jpg.webp Discussion Topic of the Evening. “The Aurora Named STEVE” “STEVE” the Aurora https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/25937026477_4b7949e87d_o.jpg “STEVE” over Little Box Resort, Alberta (Aug. 2015) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Optical_Steve.jpg A “STEVE” over Crossfield, Alberta (March 2018) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/The_Aurora_Named_STEVE_%2826938621998%29.jpg Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Astronaut Birthdays August 19, 1935: Story Musgrave (STS-6, STS-51-F, STS-33, STS-44, STS-61, STS-80) August 19, 1946: Charles Bolden (STS-61-C, STS-31, STS-45, STS-60) August 19, 1962: Mike Massimino (STS-109, STS-125) August 20, 1938: Jean-Loup Chretien (Soyuz T-6 Salyut 7, Soyuz TM-7 Mir, Soyuz TM-6 Mir, STS-86 Mir) August 22, 1932: Gerald Carr (Skylab 4) August 23, 1956: David Wolf (STS-58, STS-86/STS-89 – Mir 24, STS-112, STS-127) August 23, 1967: Dominic Antonelli (STS-119, STS-132) August 24, 1944: Gregory Jarvis (STS-51-L Challenger) August 24, 1946: Richard Richards (STS-28, STS-41, STS-50, STS-64) August 24, 1949: Anna Lee Fisher (STS-51-A) August 24, 1960: Steve Lindsey (STS-87, STS-95, STS-104, STS-121, STS-133) August 24, 1962: Mary Ellen Weber (STS-70, STS-101) Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Constellations “Vulpecula the Little Fox and Sagitta the Arrow” Space Launches For This Week Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ August 25 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 9-5 Launch time: Window opens 12:14 a.m. PDT (3:14 a.m. EDT / 0714 UTC) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster will make a landing on the droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You.’ Updated: August 24 NET August 27 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 8-10 Launch time: Four-hour window opens at 3:13 a.m. EDT (0713 UTC) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbit. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster will land on a SpaceX droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: August 23 August 27 Falcon 9 ? Polaris Dawn Launch time: 3:38 a.m. EDT (0738 UTC) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The Polaris Dawn mission will be commanded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, making his second trip to space. He will be joined on the all-private mission by pilot Scott “Kidd” Poteet, and SpaceX employees Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from November and December 2022, March 2023, April 2024, early summer 2024 and Aug. 26. Updated: August 21 3rd Quarter Falcon 9 ? BlueBird Block 1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch five 700-square-foot Block 1 BlueBird satellites on behalf of its customer, AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Updated: April 02 September 11, 2024 Soyuz ? Soyuz MS-26 Launch time: 7:32 p.m. MSK (12:23:02 p.m. EDT, 1623:02 UTC) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Site 31

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HOTLINK Check-ins: https://forms.gle/o6Ue6CNzhcS4WGJG9 SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Scientists Just Found Oceans of Liquid Water on Mars” & Constellation “Aquila the Eagle” Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Contact” (1997) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” 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. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Galaxies in dense environments tend to be larger, settling one cosmic question and raising others ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240814160704.htm Typical Galaxy https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.YDNmVwkdhr9HVffIiOYU7QHaEH&w=224&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2 Discussion Topic of the Evening. Scientists Just Found Oceans of Liquid Water on Mars From sciencealert.com by Michelle Starr “A Lake on a Wet Mars” https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/03/wet-mars.jpg “Mars Mantle” https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/water-mars.jpg Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News NASA Citizen Scientists Spot Object Moving 1 Million Miles Per Hour https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/subdwarf-1.jpg?w=2048&format=webp Progress 89 Live Coverage https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/53376035451-a549d80ef0-k.jpg?resize=2000,1333 Here's what Boeing Starliner astronauts are doing on the ISS as NASA works on their ride home https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zwyCX7hL2ExNYHboix3uvY-650-80.jpg.webp Space-Related Birthdays This Week in Space History August 13, 1969 Apollo 11 parade https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/455189322_1040367620779162_7423834359997872071_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s720x720&_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=5qyrmgWBIg0Q7kNvgGoxO_L&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AYAxDsoynDniR3Z44MXxo_bQQLbFWpyMKIishJEUkzxe9w&oe=66C48B21 August 13, 1972 Explorer 46 launched https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/455166793_810646811264075_2026455915239154666_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=soY05Tda4mIQ7kNvgGCejYk&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AYBqI3v1MwIWexVme9enYtL_cFZ70-Iv9xNs_jemmy_HKw&oe=66C5DB4F August 12, 1977 HEAO-1 Launch https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/454586639_808791271449629_6674101071034126955_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p480x480&_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=zlxEi5vEv74Q7kNvgEc6WZv&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=00_AYA0-3zYLLJIbjhL6mB65vDWGdulmYiSHtBEPCChtmI_Qw&oe=66C5FFF7 Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Aquila the Eagle Space Launches For This Week Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ NET August 26 Falcon 9 ? Polaris Dawn Launch time: 3:38 a.m. EDT (0738 UTC) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The Polaris Dawn mission will be commanded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, making his second trip to space. He will be joined on the all-private mission by pilot Scott “Kidd” Poteet, and SpaceX employees Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from November and December 2022, March 2023, April 2024 and early summer 2024. Updated: August 15 3rd Quarter Falcon 9 ? BlueBird Block 1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch five 700-square-foot Block 1 BlueBird satellites on behalf of its customer, AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Updated: April 02 September 11, 2024 Soyuz ? Soyuz MS-26 Launch time: 7:32 p.m. MSK (12:23:02 p.m. EDT, 1623:02 UTC) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Site 31 A Russian Soyuz 2.1a rocket will launch a three-man crew to the International Space Station. Crew commander Alexey Ovchinin will be joined by fellow cosmonaut Ivan Vagner and NASA astronaut Don Pettit. The Soyuz is s

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Nearby Star Systems That Could be Good Targets in the Search for Alien Life” & “Scutum the Shield” and “Corona Austrina the Southern Crown” HOTLINK CHECK-IN: https://forms.gle/gXbRsHQN2xExQxhh9 Net Control: Tom KE5ICX Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock” (1984) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” 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. Recent Astronomical Discoveries The rotation of a nearby star stuns astronomers https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240731141033.htm Artist’s Concept https://earimediaprodweb.azurewebsites.net/Api/v1/Multimedia/dcaeeb12-a9a1-4a02-a174-bdbaa6fdaefd/Rendition/low-res/Content/Public Discussion Topic of the Evening. “Nearby Star Systems That Could be Good Targets in the Search for Alien Life” By Robert Lea space.com & Keith Cowing Astrobiology.com "We have identified stars where the habitable zone’s X-ray radiation environment is similar to or even milder than the one in which Earth evolved." 3D Map of Stars Near the Sun https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mFxkA42kxqv7L9WU6xr6aT-1200-80.jpg Venus and Habitable Zone Chart http://hzgallery.org/venus/venus_zone_sm.jpg Video: Animation Showing Exoplanet “Transiting” Face of Star https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2LB3U8Yaueh6GzHFiiAW8N-1200-80.gif Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Astronaut Birthdays August 4, 1943: Michael McCulley (STS-34) August 4, 1955: Charles Gemar (STS-38, STS-48, STS-62) August 4, 1955: Andrew Allen (STS-46, STS-62, STS-75) August 5, 1930: Neil Armstrong (Gemini 8, Apollo 11) August 6, 1950: Winston Scott (STS-72, STS-87) August 6, 1962: Gregory Chamitoff (KD5PKZ; STS-124/126 (Expedition 17/18), STS-134) August 7, 1956: Kent Rominger (STS-73, STS-80, STS-85, STS-96, STS-100) August 7, 1962: Jose Hernandez (STS-128 Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week “Scutum the Shield” and “Corona Austrina the Southern Crown” Space Launches For This Week Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ August 10 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 10-7 Launch time: Four-hour window opens at 7:21 a.m. EDT (1121 UTC) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbit. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster will land on a SpaceX droneship. Updated: August 05 August 11 Electron ? Acadia 3 Launch time: 11:15 p.m. NZT on the 21st - 1115 UTC / 7:15am EDT Launch site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch the Acadia 3 satellite for Capella Space, a commercial provider of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery data. The satellite will be deployed into a 615km circular orbit. The mission has been named “A Sky Full Of SARs” by Rocket Lab. Delayed from July at request of Capella Space. Updated: August 08 NET August 11/12 Falcon 9 ? ASBM Launch time: 7 p.m. PDT (10 p.m. EDT, 0200 UTC) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission, consisting of two satellites owned by Space Norway. The Falcon 9 will launch the two Northrop Grumman-built satellites into a highly elliptical orbit that lingers over the Arctic region. The satellites carry communications payloads for the Norwegian Ministry of Defense, the U.S. Space Force, and Inmarsat. Updated: August 05 NET August 15 Falcon 9 ? Transporter-11 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch dozens of satellites to a sun-synchronous orbit on the company’s 11th such rideshare mission. Among the payloads are the European Space Agency’s Arctic Weather Satellite, UK-based Surrey Satelli

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “The Most Exciting Rock Ever Found on Mars” & Constellation “Lyra the Harp” Net Control: Bill N5BB Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Cosmos: War of the Planets” (1977) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” 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. SKYNET CHECK-IN HOTLINK https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRB4G4LMxf20xSZ8Atmx72de0yjhFKUp337VKQCzCd2NzyFQ/viewform?usp=pp_url Recent Astronomical Discoveries The corona is weirdly hot: Parker Solar Probe rules out one explanation | ScienceDaily https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/171879main_LimbFlareJan12_lg.jpg/220px-171879main_LimbFlareJan12_lg.jpg Discussion Topic of the Evening. This is the Most Exciting Rock Ever Found on Mars Perseverance Rover https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nhMCSfJzegMYwDD9TZcTHF-1200-80.jpg.webp Cheyava Falls https://d2pn8kiwq2w21t.cloudfront.net/images/1-PIA26368-Perseverance_Finds_a_Rock_with_Leo.width-1320.png Cheyava Falls “Leopard Spots” https://d2pn8kiwq2w21t.cloudfront.net/original_images/1-PIA26368-Perseverance_Finds_a_Rock_with_Leopard_Spots-annotated.png Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News SpaceX to resume astronaut launches on Aug. 18 with Crew-9 mission to ISS https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FjrChGV4cqwyY9rx5yNr2c-650-80.jpg.webp If we want to settle on other planets, we’ll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QEehiQC2XApf67MJKcUZv3-650-80.jpg.webp Sunspot Counts Hit a 23-Year High https://spaceweather.com/images2024/02aug24/july2024_strip.jpg Space-Related Birthdays Robert L. Behnken July 28, 1970 STS-123, STS-130, SpX-DM2 (Expedition 63) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Bob_Behnken_in_2022_01.jpg/220px-Bob_Behnken_in_2022_01.jpg Scott E. Parazynski July 28, 1971 STS-66, STS-86, STS-95, STS-100, STS-120 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Scott_parazynski.jpg/220px-Scott_parazynski.jpg Gregory C. Johnson July 30, 1954 STS-125 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Gregory_Carl_Johnson.jpg/220px-Gregory_Carl_Johnson.jpg Richard O. Covey August 1, 1946 STS-51-I, STS-26, STS-38, STS-61 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Covey.jpg/220px-Covey.jpg Joan Higginbotham August 3, 1964 STS-116 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Joan_Higginbotham.jpg/220px-Joan_Higginbotham.jpg This Week in Space History August 1, 1774. Oxygen was discovered by Joseph Priestly. He called it “phlogisticated air.” He later discovered sulfur dioxide, which he named “vitriolic acid air.” https://th.bing.com/th?id=ODL.363d81a32ec2cf9173a1c7a3f09e911f&w=156&h=196&c=10&rs=1&qlt=99&o=6&pid=13.1 Apollo 15 (July 26 – August 7, 1971) was the ninth crewed mission in the United States' Apollo program and the fourth to land on the Moon. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/AS15-88-11866_-_Apollo_15_flag%2C_rover%2C_LM%2C_Irwin_-_restoration1.jpg/260px-AS15-88-11866_-_Apollo_15_flag%2C_rover%2C_LM%2C_Irwin_-_restoration1.jpg August 3, 2004, launch of Messenger https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/MESSENGER_-_spacecraft_at_mercury_-_atmercury_lg.jpg/260px-MESSENGER_-_spacecraft_at_mercury_-_atmercury_lg.jpg Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Constellation “Lyra the Harp” Space Launches For This Week Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ August 4 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 11-1 Launch time: 12 a.m. PDT (3 a.m. EDT / 0700 UTC) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster will land on the