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Discussion Topic of the Evening.
Discussion Topic of the Evening.
What is Starship SN15 and Ship 24?
Ship 24
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WLHJZTuW92KBp6Y46n5apE-970-80.jpeg.webp
Booster 7
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qPwZ2RBWni2EMhyoGNxzu3-970-80.jpeg.webp
Starship – Full Stack
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Starship_full_stack.jpg
Staging to Orbit
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/BFR_at_stage_separation_2-2018.jpg
Starship Comparison to Other Heavy Lift Rocket Systems
Starship HLS Mission
Starship Mars
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/SpaceX_Starship_and_Mars.jpg
SpaceX Mars Base
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mqRyiq2LYtCsNatF49WMuN-1024-80.jpg.webp
Launch Stack
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Starship_full_stack.jpg
Waz Up
Space Exploration and Space History
SMACS 0723: Massive foreground galaxy clusters magnify and distort the light of objects behind them, permitting a deep field view into both the extremely distant and intrinsically faint galaxy populations.
Motorless sailplane for exploring Mars soars like an albatross
https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sailplane1.jpg?fit=720%2C434&p=1
NASA’s CAPSTONE Pulls Off First Targeting Maneuver on Journey to the Moon
https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/nasa-31.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=744
Space-Related Birthdays
Harrison Schmitt July 3, 1935 Apollo 17
https://duckduckgo.com/i/df259b78.jpg
Richard Garriott July 4, 1961 Soyuz TMA-13/TMA-12
Robert Michael White July 6, 1924 X-15 Flight 62
Kevin A. Ford July 7, 1960 STS-128, Soyuz TMA-06M (Expedition 33/34)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Kevin_A._Ford.jpg/220px-Kevin_A._Ford.jpg
Norman Thagard July 3, 1943 STS-7, STS-51-B, STS-30, STS-42, Soyuz TM-21, Mir EO-18, STS-71
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Thagard-ne.jpg/220px-Thagard-ne.jpg
Christopher Loria July 9, 1960 no missions
Terence T. Henricks July 5, 1952 STS-44, STS-55, STS-70, STS-78
John Casper July 9, 1943 STS-36, STS-54, STS-62, STS-77
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/John_Casper.jpg/220px-John_Casper.jpg
July 7, 1907 Robert A. Heinlein, science fiction writer. Not an astronaut, but inspired many like myself to love space.
This Week in Space History
July 9, 1954
X-15 project begun. – . Nation: USA. Program: X-15A. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: X-15A.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/X-15_flying.jpg/300px-X-15_flying.jpg
July, 1992
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 (formally designated D/1993 F2) broke apart in July 1992 and collided with Jupiter in July 1994, providing the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision of Solar System objects.
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week
“Serpins, the Snake”
Space Launches For This Week
Space Coast Launches
Space Flight Now Launch Schedule
July 10/11
Falcon 9 • Starlink 3-1
Launch time: Approx. 0100 GMT on 11th (9:00 p.m. EDT; 6:00 p.m. PDT on 10th)
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This is the first dedicated mission deploying satellites into a new Starlink shell at an inclination of 97.6 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. Delayed from July 8. [July 6]
July 13
Vega C • LARES 2
Launch time: 1113 GMT (7:13 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
An Arianespace Vega C rocket will launch the LARES 2 satellite for ASI, the Italian space agency. The spherical LARES 2 satellite is covered in laser mirrors to enable precise tracking from the ground, enabling research into geoodynamics and general relativity. This will mark the inaugural flight of Europe’s new Vega C rocket, featuring a more powerful first stage motor, an enlarged second stage, an improved liquid-fueled upper stage, and a new payload fairing design. Delayed from mid-2020 by coronavirus impacts. Delayed from December 2020, early 2021, April 2022, May, and June 2022. Delayed from July 7. [July 4]
NET July 14
Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 25
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fifth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The flight is the 25th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed to June 9, June 10, June 12, June 28, and July 11. [July 4]
Summer
Alpha • Multi-payload
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
A Firefly Alpha rocket will launch on its second test flight with a rideshare payload consisting of multiple unspecified small satellites. Delayed from May. [May 24]
July
Long March 5B • Wentian
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Wenchang, China
A Chinese Long March 5B rocket will launch the Wentian laboratory module, the second major element of China’s space station in low Earth orbit. [April 20]
TBD
Astra Rocket 3.3 • TROPICS 3 & 4
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch the second pair of small CubeSats for NASA’s TROPICS mission. The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats, or TROPICS, mission will measure environmental and inner-core conditions for tropical cyclones. Delayed from April and June. [June 13]
TBD
Starship • Orbital Test Flight
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas
A SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship launch vehicle will launch on its first orbital test flight. The mission will attempt to travel around the world for nearly one full orbit, resulting in a re-entry and splashdown of the Starship near Hawaii. Delayed from early 2022. [March 9]
July 31
Atlas 5 • SBIRS GEO 6
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-097, will launch the U.S. Space Force’s sixth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous satellite, or SBIRS GEO 6, for missile early-warning detection. The rocket will fly in the 421 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, two solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from June 18. [June 14]
Check-ins or comments
At this point we should be reaching our 90 minute cut-off point, so NCS can decide whether to cut any of these topics due to lack of time.
Recent Astronomical Discoveries
8000 kilometers per second: Star with the shortest orbital period around black hole discovered
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220705162216.htm
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
All times are “local” (Dallas) time.
ISS
Jul 11
Jul 12
Jul 13
Jul 14
X-37B
Jul 11
Jul 13
Envisat
Jul 12
Jul 15
Jul 17
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