And the finalists are here!
NASA: NASA Invests in Concept Development for Missions to Comet, Saturn Moon Titan
The finalists are:
Comet Astrobiology Exploration Sample Return (CAESAR)
The CAESAR mission seeks to return a sample from 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, a comet that was...
NOTE: The instantaneous launch window for this mission is just 1 minute and 1 after the beginning of launch window for JAXA's GCOM-C/SLATS - H-IIA F37 launch. If both launches take place, it will be a new record.
Flight Overview:
Liftoff currently scheduled for|December 22nd 2017...
NOTE: The beginning of launch window for this mission is just 1 minute and 1 second behind the instantaneous launch window for SpaceX F9's Iridium NEXT Flight 4. If both launches take place, it will be a new record.
Live broadcast:
Launch Vehicle: H-IIA
Source: JAXA
Dragon installation coverage goes live! (7:30 a.m. ET)
Dan Huot, Moderator for NASA's Public Affair is the commentator.
Moving to "Ready-To-Latch-Position" (ROBO Using the CBCS "Centerline Berthing Camera System" who provide relative-state, alignment information to the SSRMS operator for...
Live on NASA TV and Roscosmos:
The Crew are already in their seats.
T-40 minutes. The cosmonauts are listening to music while they wait.
Sputnik 60th anniversary
Platforms are retracting.
Fully retracted!
T-30 minutes
NASA TV showing Astronaut Scott Tingle's...
SpaceX Technical webcast is back!
Hosted webcast
NASA TV live broadcast has started!
Eastern range is go for launch and landing.
90% GO for today (Weather)
T-25 minutes
SpaceX music begins!
HUGE LOX venting
LOX loading surpasses 50%
Star Wars inspired CASIS...
Live in 2 hours!
Live webcast:
Launch Kit is available herehttp://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/VA240-launchkit-EN2.pdf.
Launch Overview:
PAYLOAD(S)|Four Galileo satellites
LAUNCH VEHICLE|Ariane 5 ES
CUSTOMER(S)|European Commission, European Space Agency (ESA)...
NASA's Juno Probes the Depths of Jupiter's Great Red Spot
To date, Juno has completed eight science passes over Jupiter. Juno's ninth science pass will be on Dec. 16.
Blue Origin's New Shepard To Resume Test Flight from West Texas
She is back for the 7th test flight!
Previous test flights:
29 Apr 2015 flight -- 1st NS test, launch vehicle lost
23 Nov 2015 flight -- 2nd NS test, 1st test of new launch vehicle
22 Jan 2016 flight -- 3rd NS test, 2nd test...
SUCCESS! "Still Testing" RocketLab's Electron 2nd Flight (14:30 NZDT, 21st Jan. 2018)
Live broadcast:
Rocket Lab on Twitter: "Next #StillTesting window opens 14:30, Tuesday 12 December NZDT (1:30 UTC). Updates on anticipated launch time within the four hour window t…...
*Previous thread name:
LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 (LC40 RTF, December 15, 2017 10:36:09 EST / 15:36:09 UTC)
Thread name updated to include capture and installation phase of the mission. Reentry and splashdown coverage/updates will be included here as well.
*This will be a "double reuse" mission...
Notional PPE launch trajectory:
Research Papers:
Low Thrust Cis-Lunar Transfers Using a 40 kW-Class Solar Electric Propulsion Spacecraft. (AAS 17-583)
Targeting Cislunar Near Rectilinear Halo Orbits for Human Space Exploration (AAS 17-267)
Source: Nasaspaceflight.com
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