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Discussion Topic of the Evening.
Where Did the NASA Expression “Steely-Eyed Missile Man” Come From?
“Rich Purnell, ‘The Martian’”
Missile Procedures Trainer
John Aaron
Apollo 12 Launch Tower
Artist’s Concept – Apollo 12 to Orbit
“Try SCE to AUX”
http://heroicrelics.org/info/csm/cm-ctrl-panel/sce-to-aux.jpg
John Aaron on Console During Apollo 13
Steve Bales
Shepard and Mitchell
Don Eyles
Waz Up
Space Exploration and Space History
Astronaut Birthdays:
- November 12, 1937: Richard Truly (3 Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests; STS-2, STS-8)
- November 14, 1930: Ed White (Gemini 4, Apollo 1)
- November 14, 1933: Fred Haise (Apollo 13)
- November 14, 1956: Ken Bowersox (STS-50, STS-61, STS-73, STS-82, STS-113/Exp. 6)
- November 15, 1959: Timothy Creamer (Exp. 22/23)
- November 16, 1950: Carl Meade (STS-38, STS-50, STS-64)
- November 17, 1944: John-David Bartoe (STS-51-F)
- November 18, 1923: Alan Shepard (Mercury-Redstone 3, Apollo 14)
- November 18, 1929: William J. Knight (X-15; earned astronaut wings)
- November 18, 1951: Mark Brown (STS-28, STS-48)
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week
Sculptor, the Sculptor’s Workshop, and Phoenix, a Very Special Bird
Space Launches For This Week
Space Coast Launches
Space Flight Now Launch Schedule
November 18/19 Falcon 9 • Starlink 7-7
Launch time: 10:55 p.m. PST (1:55 a.m. EST/0655 UTC)
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E). The Falcon 9’s first stage booster is to land on the drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ in the Pacific Ocean.
Updated: November 18
NET November 28 Electron • ‘The Moon God Awakens’
Launch time: 0400-0600 UTC (5-7 p.m. NZDT)
Launch site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch the QPS-SAR-5, also known as ‘TSUKUYOMI-I’, for the Japan-based Earth-imaging company the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS). This will be the 42nd flight of the Electron rocket and the first since a launch failure in September. Rocket Lab has nicknamed the mission ‘The Moon God Awakens’.
Updated: November 13
December 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: October 31
December 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. Delayed from summer 2023.
Updated: November 08
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
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
TBD Falcon 9 • WorldView Legion 3 & 4
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A 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.
Updated: August 20
TBD Atlas 5 • USSF 51
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-101, will launch the USSF 51 mission for the U.S. Space Force. This mission will launch an undisclosed payload for the military.
Recent Astronomical Discoveries
Using eclipses to calculate the transparency of Saturn’s rings | ScienceDaily
Saturn Eclipse
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.
Tiangong
Nov. 19
Nov. 20
Nov. 21
Nov. 22
Hubble Space Telescope
Nov. 25
Nov. 26
Nov. 27