Discussion Topic of the Evening.
Deflecting an Asteroid Before It Hits Earth May Take Multiple Bumps
NASA’s Laser Gun in Action (Movie)
Asteroid Bennu (OSIRIS-REX Photo)
Artist’s Conception of Laser “Gun”
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Waz Up
Space Exploration and Space History
Space Exploration News
NASA’s Big Rocket Misses Another Deadline, Won’t Fly Until 2022
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The International Space Station (ISS) could suffer “irreparable” failures due to outdated equipment and hardware, a Russian official has warned.
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Mars Perseverance Rover Gathers Rock Sample
Space-Related Birthdays
Christa McAuliffe Sep 02, 1948 STS-51L (Died in the Challenger explosion.)
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Jack Swigert Aug 30, 1931 Apollo 13
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Christopher Ferguson Sep 01, 1961 STS-115, STS-126, STS-135
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K. Megan McArthur Aug 30, 1971 STS-125, Space-X Crew 2 (Expedition 65/66)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Meganmcarthurv2.jpg
Thomas Marshburn Aug 29, 1960 STS-127, Soyuz TMA-07M (Expedition 34/35)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/SpaceX_Crew-3_Pilot_Thomas_Marshburn.jpg
Charles D. Walker Aug 29, 1948 STS-41D, STS-51D, STS-61-B
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Sherwood C. Spring Sep 03, 1944 STS-61B
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This Week in Space History
On Aug. 31, 1979, Pioneer 11 found evidence of Saturn’s “bow shock”
Voyager 2 Explores Saturn
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week
Aquila the Eagle
Space Launches For This Week
Space Coast Launches
Space Flight Now Launch Schedule
September
Electron • BlackSky 10 & 11
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small satellites for BlackSky’s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Rocket Lab has nicknamed this mission “Love At First Insight.” Delayed from late August. [Aug. 31]
September
Falcon 9 • Starlink 2-1
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch on the first dedicated mission with Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base. This mission will deploy an unspecified number of Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit. Delayed from July and Aug. 10. [Aug. 15]
Sept. 14
Soyuz • OneWeb 10
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch 34 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 Aug. 26. [Aug. 27]
Sept. 15
Falcon 9 • Inspiration4
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the first all-private, all-civilian orbital mission, known as Inspiration4. The mission is organized to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The mission is commanded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, who will be joined by scientist and educator Sian Proctor, medical officer Hayley Arceneaux, and mission specialist Christopher Sembroski. [March 31]
SeptemberElectron • BlackSky 12 & 13
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small second-generation satellites for BlackSky’s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. [Aug. 23]
Sept. 23
Atlas 5 • Landsat 9
Launch time: 1811 GMT (2:11 p.m. EDT; 11:11 a.m. PDT)
Launch site: SLC-3E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite for NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. Built by Northrop Grumman, Landsat 9 will continue the series of Landsat images of Earth dating back nearly 50 years. The rocket will fly in the 401 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, no solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from Sept. 16 by liquid oxygen shortage. [Aug. 27]
Recent Astronomical Discoveries
Cold planets exist throughout our Galaxy, even in the galactic bulge
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210830140249.htm
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
All times are “local” (Dallas) time.
ISS
Sept 10
Sept 12
Sept 13
Tiangong
Sept 5
Sept 6
Sept 7
Hubble Space Telescope
Sept 11
Sept 12
Envisat
Sept 5
Sept 8
Sept 10
Sept 13
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