Skynet 12-19-20 “Artemis to the Moon – And Beyond” & “The Star of Bethlehem” 9PM CT |

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Artemis Return to the Moon

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SAJ Fair Installation

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Artemis I Rollout

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SLS Fairing Installation

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NASA’s 2018 proposal for the 2019 United States federal budget.

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From the Gateway, astronauts travel to the moon in the Human Landing System. Preliminary plans are to land at the south pole, where presumably water exists.

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Space Launches For This Week

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Launch Schedule

Dec. 18

Soyuz • OneWeb 4

Launch time: 1226 GMT (7:26 a.m. EST)

Launch site: Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch 36 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. Delayed from mid-2020 by OneWeb bankruptcy. [Dec. 11]

Dec. 19

Falcon 9 • NROL-108

Launch window: 1400-1700 GMT (9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EST)

Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, 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. [Dec. 17]

Dec. 20

Long March 8 • XJY 7

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: Wenchang, China

A Chinese medium-lift Long March 8 rocket will launch on its inaugural flight with a secret payload designated XJY 7. [Nov. 30]

Dec. 28

Soyuz • CSO 2

Launch time: 1642 GMT (11:42 a.m. EST)

Launch site: ELS, Sinnamary, French Guiana

An Arianespace Soyuz rocket, designated VS25, will launch on a mission from the Guiana Space Center in South America. The Soyuz will carry into polar orbit the second Composante Spatiale Optique military reconnaissance satellite for CNES and DGA, the French defense procurement agency. The CSO 2 satellite is the second of three new-generation high-resolution optical imaging satellites for the French military, replacing the Helios 2 spy satellite series. The Soyuz-2.1b (Soyuz ST-B) rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. Delayed from April 10 in ripple effect from Falcon Eye 2’s launch delay. [Dec. 11]