Skynet 3-4-23 “Neutrinos and Black Holes” & Constellation “Canis Major” 9PM CT

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Discussion Topic of the Evening. 

Neutrinos from a Nearby Galaxy Reveal Black Hole Secrets

Neutrino/Black Hole Inset

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M77

https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/789E2188-2D92-4CB4-A7C0250A2854B018_source.jpg?w=590&h=800&A9C3533F-99C7-4A7A-B084C024F4E4848B

Black Hole Etymology

https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/11acd197a36002ad487171304912c326?src

Scientific American blog article by Phil Plait

5.  Waz Up
Space Exploration and Space History 

Space Exploration News

Astra rocket lost 2 NASA satellites due to ‘runaway’ cooling system error

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Europe’s Vega C rocket launch failure caused by nozzle flaw, investigators say

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SpaceX Crew-6 astronaut mission

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This Week in Space History

Feb. 28

1990

Launch STS-35 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Onboard_Photo_-_Astro-1_Ultraviolet_Telescope_in_Cargo_Bay.jpg

The sixth classified Department of Defense Shuttle mission. It was the fourth mission to the station, the third successful docking, and the second visit to the resident crew launched in Soyuz 26.

1978

Launch Soyuz 28

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Czechoslovakian Vladimir Remek became the first non-American, non-Soviet in space. He and Aleksei Gubarev joined the other cosmonauts aboard Salyut 6 and spent seven days doing experiments. Gubarev

Remek

Mar. 3

1969

Launch Apollo 9

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Gumdrop_Meets_Spider_-_GPN-2000-001100.jpg

James McDivitt and Rusty Schweickart made the first manned test of the lunar module (lm), while Scott remained aboard the command module (cm).

Space-Related Birthdays

Feb. 26

1928 Anatoly Filipchenko (RKA), Russia – Soyuz 7 and 16

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1958 Susan J. Helms (NASA), US – STS-54, STS-64, STS-78, STS-101, Expedition 2 (STS-102 / STS-105)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Helms_sj4.jpg

Feb. 29

1936 Jack Lousma (NASA), US – Skylab-3, STS-3

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Lousma.jpg

Mar. 1

1924 Deke Slayton (NASA), US – Apollo–Soyuz Test Project

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Slayton.jpg

Mar. 2

1960 Mikhail Tyurin (RKA), Russia – STS-105/STS-108 (Expedition 3), Soyuz TMA-9 (Expedition 14), Soyuz TMA-11M (Expedition 38/39)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Mikhail_Tyurin.jpg

Mar. 3

1946 James C. Adamson (NASA), US – STS-28, STS-43

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/James_Adamson.jpg

1949 Bonnie J. Dunbar (NASA), US – STS-61-A, STS-32, STS-50, STS-71, STS-89

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Bonnie_J._Dunbar.jpg

1949 James S. Voss (NASA), US – STS-44, STS-53, STS-69, STS-101, Expedition 2 (STS-102 / STS-105)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/James_Voss.jpg

Mar. 4

1965 Yuri Lonchakov (RKA), Kazakhstan – STS-100, Soyuz TMA-1/TM-34, Soyuz TMA-13 (Expedition 18)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Yuri_Lonchakov.jpg

Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week

Constellation Canis Major, The Big Dog

Space Launches For This Week

Tom KE5ICX 

Space Coast Launches

Space Flight Now Launch Schedule

March 5 / 6

H3 • ALOS 3

Launch window: 0137:55-0144:15 GMT on 6th (8:37:55-8:44:15 p.m. EST on 5th)

Launch site: Launch Pad 2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

A Japanese H3 rocket will launch on its first test flight with the Advanced Land Observing Satellite 3, or ALOS 3, Earth observation satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. ALOS 3, also named Daichi 3, will capture high-resolution, wide-swath images of all of the world’s land surfaces, providing data for applications in disaster management, land use, urban sprawl, scientific research, and coastal and vegetation environmental monitoring. The H3 rocket for Test Flight 1, or TF1, will fly in the H3-22S configuration with two first stage engines, two strap-on solid rocket boosters, and a short payload fairing. Delayed from Feb. 11. Countdown Feb. 16 aborted after main engine start. [March 2]

March 8

Terran 1 • “Good Luck, Have Fun”

Launch window: 1800-2100 GMT (1:00-4:00 p.m. EST)

Launch site: LC-16, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A Relativity Space Terran 1 rocket will launch on its inaugural demonstration flight. This launch of Terran 1 is the first orbital attempt by Relativity and will not include a customer payload. [Feb. 27]

March 9

Falcon 9 • OneWeb 17

Launch time: 1905 GMT (2:05 p.m. EST)

Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 40 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing and deploying a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. This will be the third launch of OneWeb satellites with SpaceX, and OneWeb’s 17th launch overall. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from March 1. [Feb. 27]

March 11/12

Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 27

Launch time: 0136 GMT on 12th (8:36 p.m. EST on 11th)

Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on a 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 27th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. [Feb. 16]

March

Falcon 9 • Starlink 2-8

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. [Feb. 27]

March

Proton • Olymp-K 2

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

A Russian government Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage will launch an Olymp-K communications satellite for the Russian military. [Feb. 16]

Mid-March

GSLV Mk.3 • OneWeb 18

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk. 3 (GSLV Mk.3) 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. [Feb. 16]

March 17/18

Falcon 9 • SES 18 & SES 19

Launch time: Approx. 0035 GMT on 18th (8:35 p.m. EDT on 17th)

Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch SES 18 and SES 19 communications satellites for SES of Luxembourg. SES 18 and 19, built by Northrop Grumman, will provide C-band television and data services over the United States. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from March 8. [Feb. 27]

NET 

March

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 2022. [Jan. 8]

March

Falcon 9 • Starlink 6-2

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launched another batch of second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [March 2]

March

Delta 4-Heavy • NROL-68

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Space 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. This is the penultimate flight of a Delta 4 rocket. [Oct. 26]

March

Falcon 9 • SDA Tranche 0

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch around 10 Tranche 0 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military’s Space Development Agency. The launch is the first of two Falcon 9 missions to carry SDA demonstration spacecraft for a future constellation of military missile tracking and data relay satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg. Delayed from Sept. 24. Delayed from Sept. 29 by payload supply chain issues. Delayed from January due to satellite issue. [Dec. 7]

TBD

Falcon 9 • Starlink 5-5

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launched another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Feb. 16]

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 
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.

You can use the http://www.heavens-above.com website to find out what’s in orbit and

where to look during fly-overs

All times are “local” (Dallas) time.

ISS
https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=25544&lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST

March 8

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=25544&mjd=60011.4928442788&type=V

March 10

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=25544&mjd=60013.49291304&type=V

March 11

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=25544&mjd=60014.4593515447&type=V

Tiangong

https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=48274&lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST

March 8

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=48274&mjd=60012.0759455802&type=V

March 10

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=48274&mjd=60012.0759455802&type=V