Discussion Topic of the Evening.
How Breaking the Sound Barrier Helped the Space Program
X-1
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Chuck Yeager
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“Glamorous Glennis”
https://www.space.com/16709-breaking-the-sound-barrier.html
Waz Up
Tonight’s Discussion: Waxing crescent Moon, Oct. 16th, Mars is still a close object to view, Mars and Moon at Conjunction Oct. 28, and Five meteor showers in October.
Space Exploration and Space History
Space Exploration News
Space Junk Narrow Miss
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MS-17 Approaches ISS
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Artemis Program
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New Shepard Launch
Space-Related Birthdays
Oct. 15
1829: Asaph Hall Born
Oct. 17
1956: Mae Jemison born
This Week in Space History
Oct. 12
1964: Voskhod 1 Launched, first three-person space flight
1977: Shuttle Enterprise’s first glide test without aerodynamic tailcone
2008: ISS Expedition 18 crew launched
Oct. 13
1773: Charles Messier observes M-51
1968: Apollo 7 first live TV broadcast from space.
2004: ISS Expedition 10 crew launched
Oct. 14
1947: World’s first supersonic flight
1957: USAF announces X-20 Dyna-Soar project
1983: Venera 16 arrives in orbit around Venus
Oct. 15
1997: Cassini-Huygens launched
2003: Shenzhou 5 launched, Yang Liwei becomes first Chinese astronaut
Oct. 17
2016: Shenzhou-11 launched
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week
Constellations Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish and Grus, The Crane
Space Launches For This Week
Space Coast Launches
Space Flight Now Launch Schedule
Oct. 18
Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L13
Launch time: 1225 GMT (8:25 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 14th batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L13. Delayed from September and Oct. 10. [Oct. 17]
October
Long March 6 • ÑuSat 9-18
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Taiyuan, China
A Chinese Long March 6 rocket will launch 10 ÑuSat Earth-imaging satellites for Satellogic, an Argentine satellite manufacturer and remote sensing company. Delayed from Oct. 14. [Oct. 13]
Oct. 20
Electron • “In Focus”
Launch window: 2114-2203 GMT (5:14-6:03 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch on its 15th flight with the CE-SAT-2B Earth-imaging microsatellite for Canon Electronics and nine SuperDove Earth-imaging nanosatellites for Planet. Rocket Lab nicknamed the launch “In Focus” in reference to the Earth observation payloads on the mission. [Oct. 8]
Oct. 21
Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L14
Launch time: 1636 GMT (12:36 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 15th batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L14. Delayed from October. [Oct. 15]
Oct. 25
Soyuz • Glonass K
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch a Glonass K navigation satellite. The Glonass K satellites are upgraded spacecraft for Russia’s Glonass positioning and timing network. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1b configuration with a Fregat upper stage. Delayed from Aug. 6, late August, and Oct. 17. [Oct. 10]
TBD
Delta 4-Heavy • NROL-44
Launch period: 0200-0600 GMT on 24th (10:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m. EDT on 23rd/24th)
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air 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. Delayed from June and Aug. 26. Scrubbed on Aug. 27 by pneumatics issue. Aborted at T-minus 3 seconds on Aug. 29. Delayed from Sept. 26 by swing arm issue. Scrubbed on Sept. 28 due to weather. Scrubbed on Sept. 29 due to hydraulic leak on Mobile Service Tower retract system. Aborted on Sept. 30 at T-minus 7 seconds. Delayed from Oct. 15 and Oct. 23. [Oct. 17]
Late October
Falcon 9 • NROL-108
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a classified spacecraft payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The mission is designated NROL-108. The first stage booster is expected to attempt a return to launch site landing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Delayed from Oct. 25. [Oct. 15]
Recent Astronomical Discoveries
The black hole always chirps twice: New clues deciphering the shape of black holes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201008083756.htm
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
All times are “local” (Dallas) time.
ISS
Oct. 22
Oct. 23
North Korean Satellite
Oct. 19
Oct. 20
Oct. 23
Oct. 26
Evisat
Oct. 19
Oct. 23
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