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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.
Discussion Topic of the Evening.
What is a comet? Where does it come from? Where is it going?
Comet Orbit Schematic
Comet Callout
Comet Neowise
Neowise Orbit
Stereographic Projection
Neowise Discovery
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Space Exploration and Space History
Space Exploration News
China’s Tianwen-1 Mars Missions Rolls Out to Launch Pad
UAE’s Hope Mars Orbiter Prepares for Launch
Space-Related Birthdays
July 12th, 1957
Birth of Rick Douglas Husband
July 13th, 1934
Birth of Aleksei Stanislavovich Yeliseyev
July 14th, 1951
Birth of Esther Dyson
July 18, 1921
Birth of John Herschel Jr Glenn
This Week in Space History
July 12th, 1972
CSM Carried in Shuttle Bay
July 12, 2000
Zvezda Launched into Orbit
July 12, 2001
Launch of STS-104
July 13, 1969
Launch of Luna 15
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July 13, 1995
Launch of STS-70
July 15th, 1975
Soyuz 19 (ASTP) Launch
Apollo (ASTP)
July 16th, 1958
Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958. – . Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Mercury.
July 16th, 1969
Apollo 11
Launch of Apollo 11
July 17, 1984
Launch of Soyuz T-12
July 18, 1965
Launch of Zond 3
July 18th, 1966
Launch of Gemini 10
Waz Up/Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week
Constellation Hercules
Space Launches For This Week
Space Coast Launches
Space Flight Now Launch Schedule
July 19
H-2A • Emirates Mars Mission
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
A Japanese H-2A rocket will launch the Emirates Mars Mission for the United Arab Emirates. The Emirates Mars Mission, also called “Hope,” is a Mars orbiter that was developed by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center in Dubai in partnership with the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado. Delayed from July 14. [July 14]
NET
July 19
Falcon 9 • Anasis 2
Launch time: 2100-0055 GMT (5:00-8:55 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Anasis 2, or KMilSatCom 1, communications satellite for the South Korean military. The spacecraft was built by Airbus Defense and Space. Delayed from July 14. [July 14]
TBD
Falcon 9 • Starlink 9/BlackSky Global
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch the tenth batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 9. Two Earth observation microsatellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company, will launch as rideshare payloads on this mission. Moved forward from June 24. Delayed from June 23, June 25 and June 26. Scrubbed on July 8 due to poor weather. Scrubbed on July 11 due to technical issue. [July 11]
July 23
Long March 5 • Tianwen 1
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Wenchang, China
A Chinese Long March 5 rocket will launch the Tianwen 1 mission to attempt China’s first landing on Mars. The robotic mission includes an orbiter and a mobile rover to explore the surface of Mars. [June 18]
July 23
Soyuz • Progress 76P
Launch time: 1426 GMT (10:26 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 76th Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. Delayed from July 15. [June 18]
NET July 25
Falcon 9 • SAOCOM 1B
Launch time: 2319 GMT (7:19 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SAOCOM 1B satellite for CONAE, Argentina’s space agency. SAOCOM 1B is the second of two SAOCOM 1-series Earth observation satellites designed to provide radar imagery to help emergency responders and monitor the environment, including the collection of soil moisture measurements. Delayed from 4th Quarter of 2019, January and February. This mission was originally scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Delayed from March 30 due to coronavirus pandemic. [June 18]
July 28
Ariane 5 • Galaxy 30, MEV 2 & BSat 4b
Launch window: 2129-2215 GMT (5:29-6:15 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA253, to launch the Galaxy 30 communications satellite, the second Mission Extension Vehicle satellite servicing spacecraft, and the BSat 4b broadcasting payload. Galaxy 30 is owned by Intelsat, and will provide video and television broadcast services over the United States. Galaxy 30 also hosts a navigation augmentation payload for the Federal Aviation Administration to support civilian air travel. MEV 2 is the second robotic servicing vehicle for Space Logistics LLC, and will dock with the Intelsat 1002 communications satellite in geostationary orbit to extend its commercial life. BSat 4b will provide direct-to-home 4K and 8K ultra HD broadcast services over Japan and neighboring regions for the Japanese operator B-SAT. Galaxy 30 and MEV 2 were built by Northrop Grumman, and BSat 4b was manufactured by Maxar. [July 10]
July 29
Proton • Express 80 & Express 103
Launch time: 2127 GMT (5:27 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
A Russian government Proton rocket and Block DM upper stage will launch the Express 80 and Express 103 communications satellites for the Russian Satellite Communication Company. Express 80 and Express 103 will provode fixed and mobile communications, digital television and radio broadcasting, high-speed Internet access and data transmission services across Russia. The satellites are built by ISS Reshetnev in Russia, with communication payloads supplied by Thales Alenia Space from Europe. Delayed from March 30 and May. [June 18]
July 30
Atlas 5 • Mars 2020
Launch window: 1150-1350 GMT (7:50-9:50 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch NASA’s Mars 2020 rover to the Red Planet. After landing in February 2021, the Mars 2020 rover, named Perseverance, will study Martian geology, search for organic compounds, demonstrate the ability to generate oxygen from atmospheric carbon dioxide, and collect rock samples for return to Earth by a future mission. 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 July 17, July 20 and July 22. [June 18]
Recent Astronomical Discoveries
In a first, astronomers watch a black hole’s corona disappear, then reappear
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200716101557.htm?fbclid=IwAR09WQ7Uo_ulLTs-ORdO5Fiu1FUWj0WYk8GG8mDZuPa_vBJbjrr3_AmywBg
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
All times are “local” (Dallas) time.
X-37B
July 19
July 21
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