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Discussion Topic of the Evening.

Upcoming Solar Eclipses & “Is the Universe Twice as Large as We Thought?”

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Space Exploration and Space History

Astronaut Birthdays:

July 25, 1932: Paul Weitz (Skylab 2, STS-6)
July 25, 1957: Daniel Bursch (STS-51, STS-68, STS-77, Exp 4)
July 26, 1949: William Shepherd (STS-27, STS-41, STS-52, Exp 1)
July 26, 1951: William McArthur (STS-58, STS-74, STS-92, Exp 12)
July 27, 1961: Daniel Burbank (STS-106, STS-115, Exp 29/30)
July 28, 1961: Scott Parazynski (STS-66, STS-86, STS-95, STS-100, STS-120)
July 28, 1970: Robert Behnken (STS-123, STS-130, SpaceX DM2/Exp 63)

Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week

Space Launches For This Week

Space Coast Launcheshttps://www.spacecoastlaunches.com/blog/launch-list/
Space Flight Now Launch Schedulehttps://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
July 30 Electron • ‘We Love the Nightlife’Launch time: 0500 UTC (5:00 p.m. NZT / 1:00 a.m. EDT)Launch site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandA Rocket Lab Electron rocket is set to launch the first of Capella Space’s next-generation Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Earth-imaging satellites called “Acadia.” This will be the first launch of these four, new satellites. The mission is dubbed “We Love the Nightlife” since the SAR satellites allow for high-resolution imagery a night. The mission will launch from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 (LC-1) on the Mahia Peninsula. Delayed from July 28.
Updated: July 29
Aug. 1 Antares • NG-19Launch time: 8:31 p.m. EDT (0031 UTC)Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, VirginiaA Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 20th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 19th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-19. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. This will be the final flight of an Antares 230+ rocket before a redesign with new U.S.-made engines. Delayed from March, April 21, May, and July.
Updated: July 24
August 3 Falcon 9 • Galaxy 37Launch time: TBDLaunch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, FloridaA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Galaxy 37 C-band television broadcasting satellite for Intelsat. The spacecraft was built by Maxar. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from 2nd Quarter.
Updated: July 24
Aug. 17 Falcon 9 • Crew 7Launch time: 6:56 a.m. EDT (1056 UTC)Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, FloridaA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the program’s 12th flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from Aug. 15.
Updated: July 27
NET August H-2A • XRISM & SLIMLaunch time: TBDLaunch site: Launch Pad 1, Tanegashima Space Center, JapanA Japanese H-2A rocket, designated H-2A F47, will launch the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, or XRISM, a joint project between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and NASA. XRISM is a replacement for the Hitomi X-ray astrophysics observatory, which failed about one month after launch in 2016. XRISM will perform high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of the hot gas plasma wind that blows through the galaxies in the universe. These observations will enable us to determine flows of mass and energy, revealing the composition and evolution of celestial objects. JAXA’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, mission will fly as a rideshare on this launch, heading to the moon to test precision landing technology. The H-2A rocket will fly in the 202 configuration with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. Delayed from 2nd Quarter after H3 launch failure.
Updated: April 01
August Soyuz • Progress 85PLaunch time: TBDLaunch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, KazakhstanA Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 85th Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration.
Updated: July 24
Aug. 29 Atlas 5 • NROL-107Launch time: TBDLaunch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FloridaA United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The NROL-107 mission will launch a classified payload known as Silent Barker. The mission is a partnership between the NRO and the U.S. Space Force, which have disclosed little information about the payload other than it will focus on satellite threat intelligence and space situational awareness.
Updated: July 29
TBD Falcon 9 • WorldView Legion 1 & 2Launch time: TBDLaunch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CaliforniaA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first pair of WorldView Legion Earth observation satellites for Maxar Technologies. Maxar plans to deploy six commercial WorldView Legion high-resolution remote sensing satellites into a mix of sun-synchronous and mid-inclination orbits on three SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. The first stage of the Falcon 9 will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base for landing. Delayed from April and June.
Updated: July 24
TBD Falcon 9 • O3b mPOWER 5 & 6Launch time: TBDLaunch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FloridaA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the third 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 March and June 9.
Updated: July 24
TBD Falcon 9 • SDA Tranche 0BLaunch time: TBDLaunch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CaliforniaA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 18 Tranche 0 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military’s Space Development Agency. The launch is the second 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 June.
Updated: July 24
TBD Falcon 9 • WorldView Legion 3 & 4Launch time: TBDLaunch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FloridaA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second pair of WorldView Legion Earth observation satellites for Maxar Technologies. Maxar plans to deploy six commercial WorldView Legion high-resolution remote sensing satellites into a mix of sun-synchronous and mid-inclination orbits on three SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets.

Recent Astronomical Discoveries

Dark energy camera captures galaxies in a lopsided tug of war, a prelude to mergerhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230726113043.htm?fbclid=IwAR31UR2GlGjI6BR4JrrhvMxGs6LdLtkXoYZ2EeopERY5cQtrG6QCWM2gOg0
Merger Diagramhttps://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2023/dark-energy-camera-cap.jpg

Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.

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Skynet 7-29-23 “Universe Twice as Big?” & “Solar Eclipses” 9PM CT

Discussion Topic of the Evening.

Waz Up

Space Exploration and Space History

Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week

Space Launches For This Week

Recent Astronomical Discoveries

Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.

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Space Exploration and Space History

Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week

Space Launches For This Week

Recent Astronomical Discoveries

Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.

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