Discussion Topic of the Evening.
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE)
JUICE Ariane 5 Launch
Ganymede
Europa
JUICE Spacecraft
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Waz Up
Space Exploration and Space History
Space Exploration News
New Uranus image
Observatory with advanced adaptive optics.
Solar Max
Space-Related Birthdays
Timothy Kopra Apr 09, 1963
STS-127/128 (Expedition 20), Soyuz TMA-19M (Expedition 46/47)
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Serena Auñón-Chancellor Apr 09, 1976
Soyuz MS-09 (Expedition 56/57)
Kenneth Cockrell Apr 09, 1950 STS-56, STS-69, STS-80, STS-98, STS-111
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Ken_Cockrell.jpg/220px-Ken_Cockrell.jpg
Piers Sellers Apr 11, 1955
STS-112, STS-121, STS-132
Frederick Hauck Apr 11, 1941
STS-7, STS-51-A, STS-26
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William E. Thornton Apr 14, 1929
STS-8, STS-51-B
Marsha Ivins Apr 15, 1951 STS-32, STS-46, STS-62, STS-81, STS-98
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Gregory J. Harbaugh Apr 15, 1956 STS-39, STS-54, STS-71, STS-82
John L. Phillips Apr 15, 1951 STS-100, Soyuz TMA-6 (Expedition 11), STS-119
This Week in Space History
April 14, 1970
53 years ago today, Apollo 13 was on the way to the Moon, and 200,000 miles from home.
Columbia
April 12,1981, Space Shuttle Columbia roared into orbit from
@NASAKennedy
for the first time carrying a crew of two: John Young and Robert Crippen.
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First Man in Space
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin [a] (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space. Traveling in the Vostok 1 capsule, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961.
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week
Pyxis, the Compass and Antlia, the Pump
Space Launches For This Week
Space Coast Launches
Space Flight Now Launch Schedule
April 17 Starship • Integrated Flight Test
Launch time: 1200-1430 GMT (8:00-10:30 a.m. EDT; 7:00-9:30 a.m. CDT)
Launch site: Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster and Starship launch vehicle will launch on the first fully integrated test flight of the new rocket. 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. The Super Heavy booster will target a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. Delayed from 2022.
Updated: April 15
April 19 Falcon 9 • Starlink 6-2
Launch time: Approx. 1218 GMT (8:18 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 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.
Updated: April 15
April 22 PSLV • TeLEOS 2
Launch time: Approx. 0900 GMT (5:00 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, or PSLV, will launch the TeLEOS 2 satellite for Singapore. TeLEOS 2 was built in Singapore by ST Electronics, and carries an all-weather synthetic aperture radar Earth observation payload.
Updated: April 10
April 24/25 Falcon Heavy • ViaSat 3 Americas
Launch time: 2324-0018 GMT on 24th/25th (7:24-8:18 p.m. EDT on 24th)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the ViaSat 3 Americas broadband communications satellite. ViaSat 3 Americas is the first of at least three new-generation Boeing-built geostationary satellites for ViaSat. A small communications satellite named Arcturus will launch as a secondary payload for Astranis. Delayed from 3rd Quarter and December 2022. Delayed from January, March 2023, and April 8. Delayed from Apr. 18, following static fire.
Updated: April 15
April Falcon 9 • Starlink 5-9
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V1.5 internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Updated: April 04
TBD 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. Delayed from March and April 20.
Updated: April 07
April 28 Falcon 9 • O3b mPOWER 3 & 4
Launch time: 2112 GMT (5:12 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second pair of O3b mPOWER broadband internet satellites into Medium Earth Orbit for SES of Luxembourg. The satellites, built by Boeing, will provide internet services over most of the populated world, building on SES’s O3b network. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from February and March.
Updated: March 28
April Falcon 9 • Starlink 6-3
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 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.
Updated: April 01
April Falcon 9 • Starlink 2-9
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.
Updated: March 21
May 4 Vulcan Centaur • Peregrine
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch on its inaugural flight with the Peregrine commercial lunar lander for Astrobotic. The Peregrine robotic lander will carry multiple experiments, scientific instruments, and tech demo payloads for NASA and other customers. The mission will also launch two prototype satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband constellation. The Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly in the VC2S configuration with two GEM-63XL solid rocket boosters, a short-length payload fairing, and two RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. Delayed from mid-2022 and late 2022. Delayed from 1st Quarter 2023.
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.
9. Recent Astronomical Discoveries
Brenda WB5OZL
Scientists Map Gusty Winds in Far-off Neutron Star System
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230410111703.htm
Neutron Star “Wind”
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
All times are “local” (Dallas) time.
ISS
April 21
April 22
April 23
April 24
Tiangong
April 19
April 20
April 21
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