Orion enters lunar distant retrograde orbit
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-25 23:44
Orion spacecraft fired the main engine in its European Service Module. The maneuver changed the velocity of the spacecraft by about 110 meters per second. Orion will perform a maneuver Dec. 1 to depart DRO, heading back towards the moon. The spacecraft will conduct another burn during a lunar flyby Dec. 5.
SpaceX launches new cargo Dragon spacecraft to space station
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-26 20:34
The Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A. The rocket’s upper stage deployed the Dragon spacecraft into low Earth orbit. The launch was previously scheduled for Nov. 22 but scrubbed because of poor weather. The Dragon is scheduled to dock with the ISS Nov. 27 at about 7:30 a.m. Eastern.
Join us for a fireside chat with Lori Garver & Jim Bridenstine
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-26 19:07
SpaceNews' first year-end luncheon since 2019. Panelists include a longtime SLS critic and a Republican ex-congressman. We will also get a look ahead to 2023 from our editorial team. Lunch & refreshments will be served. Click here for more information.
India’s PSLV rocket launches nine satellites in final mission of 2022
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-26 15:39
India's space agency ISRO launches a one-ton Earth observation satellite and eight nanosatellites. The rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 1:26 a.m. Eastern. The primary payload, EOS-06, separated from the rocket's upper stage about 17 minutes after liftoff.
Rocket Lab to launch remaining NASA TROPICS satellites
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-25 17:34
NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch the remaining four cubesats of a constellation. The first two TROPICS cubesats were lost in a Rocket 3.3 launch failure June 12. Rocket Lab is gearing up for its first launch from LC-2, carrying three satellites.
SpaceX launches Dragon cargo ship to deliver new solar arrays to space station – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-26 00:00
SpaceX launched an all-new Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo capsule Saturday from Kennedy Space Center on a mission to deliver new roll-out solar arrays. The 215-foot-tall (65-meter) Falcon 9 rocket thundered to life and lifted off from pad 39A at 2:20:43 p.m. EST (1920:43 GMT) The launch was timed for roughly the moment Earth’s rotation brought the launch site under the space station’s orbital path, setting up for a docking of the Dragon cargo capsule at the complex at 7:30 a.m. EST Sunday.
Live coverage: Falcon 9 lifts off with Dragon cargo capsule – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-11-26 00:00
SpaceX sent a Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station Saturday with nearly four tons of supplies and experiments. Liftoff on a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center occurred at 2:20 p.m. EST (1920 GMT) SpaceX called off the first launch attempt for the resupply mission Tuesday due to rainfall and cloud cover at the Florida spaceport. Falcon 9 rocket headed downrange northeast from Kennedy, powered by nine Merlin engines generating 1.7 million pounds of thrust.
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India launches a new ocean monitoring satellite on Saturday morning. The PSLV rocket delivered the EOS-06 spacecraft into a low Earth orbit. The mission, PSLV C54, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 11:56 local time (06:26 UTC)
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SpaceX's newest Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft, C211, has launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Following an on-time liftoff, Cargo Dragon will rendezvous and dock with the forward port on the Harmony module of the International Space Station. An initial launch attempt at 3:54 PM EST (20:54 UTC) on Tuesday, Nov. 22 was scrubbed due to weather.
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India launches a new ocean monitoring satellite on Saturday morning. The EOS-06 spacecraft was launched by the PSLV rocket. The mission, PSLV C54, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 11:56 local time (06:26 UTC)
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Europe's Copernicus satellite fleet is gearing up for the arrival of its next addition on Wednesday. A Russian Rockot booster set to blast off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 17:57 UTC with the Sentinel-3B multi-function satellite. Read more
ISS Updates – Spaceflight101 – International Space Station
A veteran NASA spacewalker and an EVA rookie from Japan ended their week with nearly six hours of work outside the International Space Station. The restoration of the Station’s Mobile Servicing System started last year and continued in January to provide Canadarm2 with a new pair of grappling hands.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 takes to the skies over Florida’s Cape Canaveral Monday afternoon. First of at least six cargo ships inbound to the U.S. Segment of ISS this year. Dragon spacecraft will deliver science gear, supplies and maintenance hardware to the orbiting laboratory.
Re-Entry: Long March 11 Rocket Body – Spaceflight101
The CZ-11 fourth stage used leftover propellant for a partial de-orbit maneuver, lowering its perigee to 120 Kilometers to significantly accelerate its orbital decay. It is reportedly built around a YF-50 main engine and in a nominal mission conducts the orbital circularization after the three CZ-11 stages.
NASA’s Europa Clipper Gets Its Wheels for Traveling in Deep Space
Europa Clipper is not a life-detection mission, it will conduct a detailed exploration of Europa and investigate whether the icy moon has the capability to support life. Understanding Europa’s habitability will help scientists better understand how life developed on Earth and the potential for finding life beyond our planet.
NASA, ESA Reveal Tale of Death, Dust in Orion Constellation
In between the two hollow regions are orange filaments where dust condenses and forms new stars. Over time, these filaments may produce new giant stars that will once again reshape the region. JPL, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, managed Spitzer mission operations for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington until the spacecraft was retired in 2020.
Meet the People Behind the SWOT Water-Tracking Satellite
Satellite will be the first to observe nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Led by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) SWOT will measure the height of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean.
NASA Program Predicted Impact of Small Asteroid Over Ontario, Canada
Asteroid was detected 3 ½ hours before impact, making this event the sixth time in history a small asteroid has been tracked in space before impacting Earth’s atmosphere. Small asteroids are not a hazard to Earth, but they can be a useful test for NASA’s planetary defense capabilities for discovery, tracking, orbit determination, and impact prediction.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Intriguing Martian Bedrock
After it collects a sample from Yori Pass, Perseverance will drive 745 feet (227 meters) southeast to a mega sand ripple. Located in the middle of a small dune field, the ripple will be where the rover collects its first samples of regolith, or crushed rock and dust.
NASA Study: Rising Sea Level Could Exceed Estimates for U.S. Coasts
Satellite measurements of sea surface height are correlated with NOAA tide gauge records dating as far back as 1920. The researchers noted that the accelerating rate of sea level rise detected in satellite measurements from 1993 to 2020. The trends along the U.S. Southeast and Gulf coasts are substantially higher than for the Northeast and West coasts.
How NASA’s Deep Space Network Supports the Agency’s Missions
Deep Space Network (DSN) will support a constant flow of data with Artemis I’s uncrewed Orion capsule beyond low-Earth orbit after launch. DSN will work in tandem with NASA’s Near Space Network, managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.