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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpinLaunch
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Spinlauch Callout
Spinlaunch Prototype
Spinlaunch Concept Video
First Stage
Spinlaunch Missile
Waz Up
Space Exploration and Space History
Space Exploration News
Ingenuity
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ULA Launch
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Space-Related Birthdays
Buzz Aldrin Jan 20, 1930 Gemini 12, Apollo 11
Jerry L. Ross Jan 20, 1948 STS-61-B, STS-27, STS-37, STS-55, STS-74, STS-88, STS-110
Jeffrey Williams Jan 18, 1958 STS-101, Soyuz TMA-8 (Expedition 13), Soyuz TMA-16 (Expedition 21/22), Soyuz TMA-20M (Expedition 47/48)
Jerry M. Linenger Jan 16, 1955 STS-64, STS-81/84 (Mir EO-22/23)
Daniel Brandenstein Jan 17, 1943 STS-8, STS-51-G, STS-32, STS-49
Thomas David Jones Jan 22, 1955 STS-59, STS-68, STS-80, STS-98
Joseph R. Tanner Jan 21, 1950 STS-66, STS-82, STS-97, STS-115
Michael Coats Jan 16, 1946 STS-41-D, STS-29, STS-39
Blaine Hammond Jan 16, 1952 STS-39, STS-64
This Week in Space History
Jan 19 launch of New Horizons
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Pioneer 10 sends last transmission
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week
Taurus the Bull
Space Launches For This Week
Space Coast Launches
Space Flight Now Launch Schedule
January
Astra Rocket 3 • VCLS Demo 2
Launch window: 1800-2100 GMT (1:00-4:00 p.m. EST)
Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch six small experimental CubeSats developed by NASA and U.S. universities. The payloads include the CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment, consisting of two small satellites, the BAMA 1 CubeSat, the Ionospheric Neutron Content Analyzer, QubeSat, and a mission called R5-S1. The CubeSats were selected for launch by NASA through the agency’s Venture Class Launch Services program. Delayed from Jan. 18. [Jan. 15]
January
Electron • BlackSky 16 & 17
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. Delayed from September and December. [Nov. 29]
Jan. 27
Falcon 9 • CSG 2
Launch time: 2311:12 GMT (6:11:12 p.m. EST)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation, or CSG 2, radar surveillance satellite for ASI, the Italian space agency. The spacecraft was built by Thales Alenia Space. Delayed from Nov. 18 and Dec. 14. [Jan. 15]
Jan. 29
Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-7
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. [Jan. 15]
FebruaryFalcon 9 • NROL-87
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency. The mission is designated NROL-87. [Jan. 10]
TBD
SSLV • Demonstration Launch
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first orbital test flight. Consisting of three solid-fueled stages and a liquid-fueled upper stage, the SSLV is a new Indian launch vehicle designed to carry small satellites into low Earth orbit. Delayed from September and December 2019. Delayed from January and December 2020. Delayed from April. [March 31]
TBD
SSLV • BlackSky Global
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company. The rideshare mission for BlackSky is being arranged by Spaceflight. Delayed from November, late 2019 and early 2020. Delayed from early 2021 and July. [March 31]
TBD
PSLV • RISAT 1A
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), designated PSLV-C52, will launch the Indian RISAT 1A radar Earth observation satellite. [March 12]
Recent Astronomical Discoveries
How Many Black Holes Are Out There?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220119155213.htm
Black Hole Photo
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Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
All times are “local” (Dallas) time.
Tiangong
Jan. 26
Jan. 27
Envisat
Jan. 23
Jan. 25
Jan. 26
Jan. 28
Jan. 31