As we all know with Europe's flagship rocket, in recent years most of its launches are share rides, which lead to some interesting pairing of customers on one Ariane 5 flight.
This time though, you really can't find a more famous tag team than the one launching tomorrow!
Two of the world's...
The whole webcast has been archived on the link 2 posts above, but here's the main part:
I'm pretty sure every one here can now breathe easier now since many of the emergency cargo loads added following the latest knock downs of the other ISS supply lines has been loaded onto HTV-5. :jiggy...
Various info about the launch:
Launch Vehicle:
The 5th flight of the H-IIB Launch Vehicle (H-IIB F5) has four solid rocket boosters (SRB-As) attached. The 5S-H (5.4 m in diameter) type fairing is used.
Live coverage of the launch:
(starts at 11:00 UTC / 7:00 am EDT)
NASA TV (starts at...
Well, the original launch date has passed and no post has been added.....because poor weather has lead to delays twice and the launch is now scheduled on August 19 at 11:50:49 UTC. :P
2015-08-19 11:50:49?before|after;%dd% Days %hh% Hours %mm% Minutes %ss% Seconds %c% HTV-5 Launch
Here are some...
I'm more than one month late, but here it is:
This allows for the next Soyuz "short visiting crew" to dock at the ISS during the 2 visitors' 10 day stay.
The next Progress flight - moved forward after M-27M's demise - is currently scheduled on October 1st.
Finally some updates from Orbital ATK!
- The cargo compartment for the CRS-4 Cygnus (first "extended Cygnus" with a longer cargo compartment and circular solar arrays) is now at the Cape, with the service module now in final testing ahead of launch on December 3. Thanks to the capabilities of...
The Russian EVA that was mentioned earlier is now about to start. Details about the EVA can be found here: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/08/rs-41-cosmonaut-only-russian-spacewalk-2015/
You want to see a Chinese rocket launch? Sorry, but as of right now this opportunity is closed to any foreigner in all 3 launch bases in operation today (including - yup - me).
By next year though you might try to align your Chinese holiday and head for the "Chinese Hawaii" Hainan Island and...
(Editor's note: It took me several days to gather enough info about secretive Chinese projects, hence the timing for this one is a bit late) ;)
Reviving from a silent period with all activities being "under the hood", the Chinese has made yet another step closer towards making their own...
Today's probably the best day to re-activate this thread, given that I've jumped over the queue and directly installed Windows 10 from Microsoft's own site. ;)
Bye quirky Windows 8.1:
Hello Windows 10!
From my experience so far, I may declare later on that dual-booting...
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