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Asteroids may have picked up building blocks of life from interstellar clouds

By Keith Cooper published 4 days ago

Scientists have taken a big step towards figuring out where building blocks of life such as amino acids and amines form in space.

Interstellar Clouds

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Interstellar Goo

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Space Exploration and Space History

Astronaut Birthdays

March 5, 1962: Robert Curbeam (STS-85, STS-98, STS-116)
March 6, 1927: Gordon Cooper (Mercury-Atlas 9, Gemini 5)
March 7, 1936: Loren Acton (STS-51-F)
March 10, 1961: Laurel Clark (STS-107)
March 11, 1956: Curtis Brown (STS-47, STS-66, STS-77, STS-85, STS-95, STS-103)

Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week

Constellations “Canis Minor, the Little Dog”, and “Monoceros, the Unicorn”

Space Launches For This Week

Space Coast Launches

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Space Flight Now Launch Schedule

Launch Schedule

March 11/12

Electron • “Stronger Together”

Launch window: 2300-0100 GMT on 11th/12th (6:00-8:00 p.m. EST on 11th)

Launch site: LC-2, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia

A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle will lift off with the Capella-9 and Capella-10 commercial radar Earth observation satellites for Capella Space. This will be the second Rocket Lab mission from a new launch pad in Virginia. [March 7]

March 12

Proton • Olymp-K 2

Launch time: 2212 GMT (6:12 p.m. EDT)

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. [March 7]

March 14/15

Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 27

Launch time: 0030 GMT on 15th (8:30 p.m. EDT on 14th)

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. Delayed from March 11. [March 7]

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]

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]

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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]

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