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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2012 17:25:09 GMT -6
In 15 minutes The ISS will deploy 3 more satellites which can be viewed live on Ustream NASA. 2 other satellites have already been deployed earlier ( total of 5). Enjoy ! www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2012 17:58:01 GMT -6
Oct 4th,1957 -Launch of Sputnik.
It was 55 years ago today that the space race began when the Russians launched the Sputnik satellite from Earth. Today, 5 satellites were launched from space deployed from the ISS. Like ISS Cmdr. Sunita Williams said," I wonder where we'll launch from 55 years from now" ?
That's a great question !
Cliff
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2012 13:19:29 GMT -6
Sunday at 7:35 p.m. Central time ( 8:35 p.m. Florida time) : Spacex will launch their Dragon capsule aboard a Falcon 9 rocket to the ISS from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Wednesday, Oct 10th : ISS CMDR Sunita Williams and Akihiko Hoshide will be controlling the grapple arm on the ISS Wednesday to retrieve the Dragon capsule and bring it in to the ISS. It should be interesting to watch this event live on the above link. Just giving a heads up so those who want to watch wont miss it. ........................................................................................... Kelly and I believe that it was just a fluke that we could see the last launch from this far but we will still try to view if weather conditions permit from here in Mo. She use to live in Florida ( Newport Richey)and had a hard time seeing the launches from the other side of the state which is why we were shocked to see this last launch from this distance. Cliff
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Post by skywalker on Oct 5, 2012 16:14:08 GMT -6
Sunday at 7:35 pm. Got it. I hope I don't forget because I never get to watch these things for some reason or another. Something always gets in the way.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2012 1:04:16 GMT -6
www.space.com/15434-private-rocket-launches.htmlSpacex Falcon 9 Launch Today :If weather permits and all systems are go launch will presume as scheduled. The southeastern coast of the U.S. should be able to see this launch if conditions are right but this will not be as bright as a shuttle launch. The Dragon capsule may not arrive at the ISS Wednesday as planned. Space debris has been found close to the path of the ISS and it may have to make a maneuver to avoid it which may cause a delay with the scheduled arrival of the Dragon capsule to the ISS. The last launch that took place which Kelly and I saw was done using an Atlas rocket which headed in a different trajectory towards the upper Van Allen radiation belts. This one will be launched using a Falcon towards the ISS. It would be cool to see something similar to what we saw 2 months ago but I'm not going to count on it because of a difference in trajectory and altitude. I'm still going to watch it live and try to view it with the scope out hoping to catch a glimpse at least,,,maybe. Enjoy ! Cliff
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2012 18:11:16 GMT -6
Sunday at 7:35 pm. Got it. I hope I don't forget because I never get to watch these things for some reason or another. Something always gets in the way. www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ustream.htmlT- 25 minutes ! Just a reminder
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Post by swamprat on Oct 7, 2012 19:25:30 GMT -6
Launch was successful--couldn't see anything over in the panhandle. We had some high thin cloud cover.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2012 22:48:40 GMT -6
Launch was successful--couldn't see anything over in the panhandle. We had some high thin cloud cover. Bummer. I was hoping either you, Auntym, or other viewers like Mia might be able to catch it . Yea, clouds were pretty thick here. Notta. It was a good launch though. Lots of Ice cream on board I hear.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2012 11:47:37 GMT -6
How to See Spacex Dragon In The Night Sky.www.space.com/17944-spacex-dragon-capsule-night-sky-tips.html SpaceX's Dragon capsule launched Sunday (Oct. 7) on the first-ever bona fide commercial cargo run to the International Space Station, and skywatchers in parts of North America will be able to watch it chase down the orbiting lab over the next few nights. On Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 8 and 9), the unmanned Dragon capsule and the space station will be visible as separate entities, appearing as "stars" sailing across the evening’s twilight sky. On Wednesday (Oct. 10) at 7:32 a.m. EDT (1132 GMT), the station's robotic arm will grapple Dragon and attach it a connecting port. So by Wednesday evening, both spacecraft will appear as a single bright moving "star." The space station makes one full circuit of the Earth every 91.5 minutes. Shortly after launching atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 8:35 p.m. EDT Sunday (0035 Monday GMT), Dragon trailed the orbiting lab by about 10 minutes. This will be cool to watch if conditions are right for your area. We might have a chance to still see it. Enjoy !
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Post by swamprat on Oct 8, 2012 20:13:30 GMT -6
Private Rocket Suffered Slight Glitch During Sunday Cargo Launchby SPACE.com Staff Date: 08 October 2012 The rocket that lofted SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule to orbit Sunday night (Oct. 7) experienced a minor glitch during the successful launch, company officials say. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket detected an anomaly in one of its nine first-stage engines 79 seconds into the flight, which kicked off the first-ever bona fide private cargo mission to the International Space Station. The engine apparently lost pressure suddenly, at which point the Falcon 9 issued an engine shutdown command, officials said. "We know the engine did not explode, because we continued to receive data from it," SpaceX officials said in an update released Monday (Oct. 7). "Our review indicates that the fairing that protects the engine from aerodynamic loads ruptured due to the engine pressure release, and that none of Falcon 9’s other eight engines were impacted by this event." The Falcon 9 rocket then computed a new ascent profile and got Dragon into the proper orbit, officials said. The unmanned capsule is slated to rendezvous with the space station Wednesday morning (Oct. 10) as planned. The Falcon 9 is designed to withstand such an engine loss and still complete its mission, SpaceX officials said. In this feature it's similar to NASA's huge Saturn 5 rocket, which launched astronauts to the moon during the agency's Apollo program. The Saturn 5 lost engines on two separate flights but still did its job. www.space.com/17954-spacex-dragon-launch-rocket-glitch.html
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2012 0:27:41 GMT -6
Spacex To Grapple The Dragon Capsule Hrs. Awaywww.cnn.com/2012/10/10/us/spacex-mission/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular(CNN) -- SpaceX's Dragon capsule is just hours away from an on-schedule meeting with the International Space Station. The crew of the space station will use a robotic arm to "grapple" the spacecraft, which is filled with 1,000 pounds of supplies for the astronauts, at 7:17 a.m. ET Wednesday, a written statement from SpaceX said. The time could change, the company said, and the capsule will pause three times for go/no-go checks using information from its close-range guidance systems before berthing. About two hours after it is captured, the unmanned capsule will be bolted into place for its two-and-a-half-week stay. After the resupplies are pulled off, astronauts will reload the craft with scientific experiments and failed equipment that can be repaired and sent back. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-streamwww.ustream.tv/new/search?q=nasa&type=allIf anyone wants to watch this live at 6:22 a.m. Central time , go to the Ustream NASA or Ustream ISS link . Enjoy !
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Post by skywalker on Oct 10, 2012 7:36:38 GMT -6
Darn it all! I missed it again. I didn't wake up till after it was over. I did hear some of the people talking about doing a purge because something or another had water in it. That was kind of cool being able to listen in on their conversations.
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Post by swamprat on Oct 10, 2012 18:33:05 GMT -6
Just watched the ISS go over with the Dragon ship attached! Couldn't really tell there were two of them, but the light was indeed brighter than the fore-casted -1.7 mag for the ISS.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2012 19:21:40 GMT -6
Just watched the ISS go over with the Dragon ship attached! Couldn't really tell there were two of them, but the light was indeed brighter than the fore-casted -1.7 mag for the ISS. Cool ! Saw it too. I agree, it was much brighter and looked different than usual. They fore-casted for a very bright - 2.3 here but as it was going by I estimated it's visual magnitude at about at least - 5 ! Very bright ! I wished I would have had the scope out. Oh well,,, at least the dog woke me up from my nap in time to see it. ;D . It should be visual tomorrow night also if weather conditions allow. spaceweather.com/flybys/I was wanting to watch the Dragon approach it but weather conditions here were cloudy and rainy. Maybe after it un docks we'll get another chance. Tomorrow here in the Central U.S. it's expected to be -3.1, and friday -4.0 ! Today it looked like a jet airliner had taken off from Springfield ( 30 miles), I can only imagine how bright it will be the next couple of days.
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