weltweit
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It does seem a little that way ..
NASA Artemis mission
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MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
Yes but tbf flying is secondary to the need to funnel cash to key Senators pet projects
Supine
Newt Member
It’s a massive feckin bomb / environmental disaster waiting to happen. I want them to be sure when they hit the big red button
2hats
Dust.
A crawler-transporter is at pad 39B. The SLS/Artemis stack will be rolled back to the VAB overnight ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Ian. The 02Oct launch window looks unlikely now - the next sequence of launch windows opens on 17Oct (45 minute window at 0750BST). This will however present an opportunity to re-certify (perhaps replace the batteries for) the flight termination system (a task which can only be performed in the VAB).
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2hats
Dust.
The SLS/Artemis stack has arrived back at pad 39B.
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Confirmed to be targeting a 69 minute launch window starting 0507UTC on 14 November. Backup opportunities in the upcoming launch period are 16 Nov (0604UTC/120min), 19 Nov (0645UTC/120min) and 25 Nov (1510UTC/111min).
NASA's Kennedy Space Center (@NASAKennedy)
Around 8:30am EDT on Nov. 4, the @NASA_SLS rocket and @NASA_Orion spacecraft for the #Artemis I mission arrived at launch pad 39B! Teams will continue working to configure SLS and Orion for the upcoming Nov. 14. launch attempt. https://go.nasa.gov/3UrsxOu
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2hats
Dust.
Artemis I tanking now underway, tanks over half full, in fast fill mode (which suggests that the previous leak issue has likely been addressed).
Risk of weather violation at the opening of the launch window is currently 20%.
Countdown clock has resumed and all systems are go.
Live coverage on NASA TV throughout the night.
Countdown clock has resumed and all systems are go.
Live coverage on NASA TV throughout the night.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Wooooooosh!
2hats
Dust.
Orion service module solar arrays deployed. Currently coasting towards apogee at 1800km at which point, in just under 20 minutes, the orbit will be raised to avoid the fate of the core stage, which will re-enter east of Hawaii in about 70 minutes. The trans-lunar injection burn, in about one hour, should the see Orion in an extremely elongated, eccentric orbit en route to the Moon.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Or, in layman’s terms, “big rocket go wooooosh”
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Very, very pleased that Artemis 1 is finally on her way to the skies [Moon and beyond].
I wanted to watch, but my covid booster yesterday wiped me out ...
It has taken many $$$$$s and much time, but the teams have overcome some serious - and many minor - problems along the way.
Hopefully, we'll see some benefits trickling down to us mere mortals.
[Teflon, anyone ?]
I wanted to watch, but my covid booster yesterday wiped me out ...
It has taken many $$$$$s and much time, but the teams have overcome some serious - and many minor - problems along the way.
Hopefully, we'll see some benefits trickling down to us mere mortals.
[Teflon, anyone ?]
2hats
Dust.
Radio amateurs noting signals from Orion (and some of the deployed cubesats) over the last day or so.
Artemis I/Orion is currently in UK skies from around 0400UTC onwards till about 1500UTC, coasting through Virgo, not unsurprisingly in the vicinity of the new Moon:
Likely it will be dimmer than magnitude +10 (probably around +14 to +16 when finally in lunar orbit). Haven't seen any reports yet but the Virtual Telescope Project is going to look for it (live streaming that) on Sunday morning. Lighting geometry will improve for the second half of the mission through to Earth return (currently ebbing until after the new Moon next week on the 23rd).
www.virtualtelescope.eu
Separately, yesterday's launch was visible in the GOES-16 6.2 µm upper-level water vapour band (from booster separation onwards, unsurprisingly):
Artemis I: a new adventure begins - online observation of the Orion spacecraft on the day it will reach the Moon (21 Nov. 2022). - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0
See te Artemis I - Orion spacecraft live, soon after launch, captured by our robotic telescopes from the comfort of your home!
www.virtualtelescope.eu
Separately, yesterday's launch was visible in the GOES-16 6.2 µm upper-level water vapour band (from booster separation onwards, unsurprisingly):
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2hats
Dust.
No. Too distant already and the phase angle (Sun-satellite-Earth) isn't that favourable right now, even for telescope observations.
Entirely separately, the test demonstration communications satellite Bluewalker 3, in low Earth orbit, has just deployed a huge antenna making it one of the brightest objects in the night sky. An evening viewing window for the UK opens next week.
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Entirely separately, the test demonstration communications satellite Bluewalker 3, in low Earth orbit, has just deployed a huge antenna making it one of the brightest objects in the night sky. An evening viewing window for the UK opens next week.
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urbanspaceman
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Bluewalker is an interesting satellite, with a huge phased array antenna. I bought some shares in the parent company, AST SpaceMobile. If things work out, later this decade, the fleet of AST satellites will provide full broadband connection to completely normal and unmodified mobiles phones anywhere on the surface of the Earth, which is quite a feat.
2hats
Dust.
(Getting off thread now) Shame there's no apparent plans to mitigate against the attendant light and radio pollution, and the cultural & scientific implications thereof (sound familiar?).
Giant satellite outshines stars, sparking fresh concerns for astronomers - Transmissions from BlueWalker 3 also pose threat to radio observatories.
Giant satellite outshines stars, sparking fresh concerns for astronomers - Transmissions from BlueWalker 3 also pose threat to radio observatories.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
There's a joke I heard in a podcast that the first thing ET is going to say to Earth is 'be quiet, we're trying to do radio astronomy'.
2hats
Dust.
The Orion spacecraft has been spotted. Around magnitude +16 to +17 yesterday (far, far beyond naked eye limit).
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Meanwhile, looking in the opposite direction:
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Greg Redfern (@SkyGuyinVA)
ARTEMIS I PIC These images of @NASAArtemis I were taken w/ my @Unistellar eVscope 2 pointed @ sky coordinates provided by @Unistellar on their website as generated by @NASAJPL. The annotated images show the @NASA_Orion spacecraft's trailed movement against the background stars.
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Fred Bruenjes (@AstronomyFred)
#Artemis spacecraft is visible as a 17th magnitude speck in my 14" telescope, now over 185,000 miles away!
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Meanwhile, looking in the opposite direction:
NASA Artemis (@NASAArtemis)
Spacecraft get selfies, too. While teams performed a checkout on the @NASA_Orion spacecraft, these images were captured of the outside of the vehicle. The #Artemis I mission is just a couple days from reaching the Moon: https://go.nasa.gov/3ELtv37
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a_chap
When the world came apart, where were you?
Currently on the live tracker you can actually see the moon getting bigger in real time!
I'm literally seeing the moon's edge getting closer and eclipsing stars.
NASA: Artemis I
I'm literally seeing the moon's edge getting closer and eclipsing stars.
NASA: Artemis I
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