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“NASA Tech Breathes Life Into Potentially Game-Changing Antenna Design”
Freefall Tests
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CatSat
Freefall Aerospace
Waz Up
Space Exploration and Space History
Space Exploration News
Join NASA to Celebrate Worm Design, Influence with Original Designer
1st-ever radio images of an annular solar eclipse showcase the sun’s extended corona
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Space-Related Birthdays
Donald H. Peterson Oct 22, 1933 STS-6
Susan Kilrain Oct 24, 1961 STS-83, STS-94
Rusty Schweickart Oct 25, 1935 Apollo 9
Zena Cardman Oct 26, 1988 No flights
Stephen Robinson Oct 26, 1955 STS-85, STS-95, STS-114, STS-130
Terry Hart Oct 27, 1946 STS-41-C
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Steven R. Nagel Oct 27, 1946 STS-51-G, STS-61-A, STS-37, STS-55
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Michael A. Baker Oct 27, 1953 STS-43, STS-52, STS-68, STS-81
This Week in Space History
October 28, 2009 Ares1-X launch
On this day in 2009, Ares I-X launched from Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39B.
October 22, 1968
Apollo 7 Splashdown
The 7 Most Terrifying Things in Space | Live Science
Incoming Megacomet
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Collision with Andromeda
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Catastrophic Solar Flare
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Rogue Black Holes in Our Galaxy
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Supernova in the “Kill Zone”
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154,741 Extra Asteroids
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The Moon’s Shadow
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Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week
Aquarius, the Water Bearer
Space Launches For This Week
Space Coast Launches
https://www.spacecoastlaunches.com/blog/launch-list/
Space Flight Now Launch Schedule
October 29/30 Falcon 9 • Starlink 6-25
Launch time: Approx. 6:48-11:19 p.m. EDT (2248-0319 UTC)
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 be recovered on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Updated: October 28
November 5/6 Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 29
Launch time: 10:01 p.m. EST (0301 UTC Nov. 6)
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 29th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from Nov. 1. Delayed from Nov. 3
Updated: October 26
November Falcon 9 • O3b mPOWER 5 & 6
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A 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, June 9 and Aug. 27.
Updated: October 09
December 24 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 and May 4.
Updated: October 24
TBD Falcon 9 • WorldView Legion 1 & 2
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
A 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: October 07
TBD Falcon Heavy • USSF 52
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 52 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The Falcon Heavy will launch an unspecified military payload on this mission. Delayed from October 2021 and 2nd Quarter 2022. Delayed from October 2022 and June 23, delayed from July 6.
Updated: July 01
4th Quarter Falcon 9 • ASBM
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission, consisting of two satellites owned by Space Norway. The Falcon 9 will launch the two Northrop Grumman-built satellites into a highly elliptical orbit that lingers over the Arctic region. The satellites carry communications payloads for the Norwegian Ministry of Defense, the U.S. Space Force, and Inmarsat.
Updated: October 26
TBD Falcon 9 • USSF-124
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch a mission for the U.S. Space Force and Missile Defense Agency.
Updated: October 09
December/January Falcon 9 • Ovzon3
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Cape Canaveral
A Falcon 9 will launch a much delayed small geostationary satellite for the Swedish broadband internet provider Ovzon. Originally scheduled to launch on an Ariane 5, the satellite was moved to Falcon 9 due to delayed in manufacturing.
Recent Astronomical Discoveries
Uranus aurora discovery offers clues to habitable icy worlds | ScienceDaily
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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
Nov. 6