The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond

Cosimo · 23 Nov 2013 at 08:12

Cosimo · 25 Nov 2013 at 09:01

Rollout of a Soyuz-U with Progress M-21M:

Launch is set for 20:53 :GMT.

Cosimo · 25 Nov 2013 at 09:08

SpaceX's Falcon 9 v1.1 with the SES-8 telecommunications satellite will launch
from Cape Canaveral at 22:37 GMT (17:37 EST). Live coverage will be here:

http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

Glaucus · 25 Nov 2013 at 10:23

Annoying I'll be at work then

Have to wait for the yourtube review when i get back in the morning.

Glaucus · 26 Nov 2013 at 05:02

Well it was scrubed, no idea why.
Next windows is thursday.

Edit - unexpected readings

Cosimo · 26 Nov 2013 at 07:18

Another look at last week's launch:

Cosimo · 26 Nov 2013 at 07:55

Progress M-21M on it's way to the station....

Cosimo · 26 Nov 2013 at 08:47

Glaucus said:
Well it was scrubed, no idea why.
Next windows is thursday.

Edit - unexpected readings

Readings with the first stage liquid oxygen system. Next launch opportunity at 22:38 GMT (17:38 EST) on Thursday.

Cosimo · 29 Nov 2013 at 14:39

The SpaceX Falcon 9 mission was scrubbed again because engineers could not understand the first abort. Another attempt expected in a few days time.

Cosimo · 30 Nov 2013 at 06:50

Progress M-21M arrives at the station:

Cosimo · 1 Dec 2013 at 14:09

Falcon update from SpaceX:

Thursday's abort was caused by oxygen in the ground side igniter fluid (TEA-TEB). Rocket engines are healthy, but cleaning turbopump gas generators will take another day. Earliest possible launch attempt is Monday evening.

The launch window opens at 22:41 GMT (17:41 EST ) and closes at 00:07 GMT (19:07 EST).

Cosimo · 3 Dec 2013 at 08:53

Falcon launch pushed back to today and the launch window remains the same.

Cosimo · 3 Dec 2013 at 09:01

China's Chang'e 3 lander and Yutu rover head for the moon aboard a Long March 3B Rocket:

Lunar orbit will be achieved on December 6 with descent/landing on the 14th.

Cosimo · 3 Dec 2013 at 18:36

A rather nice video of going to, staying and coming home from the ISS:

Glaucus · 3 Dec 2013 at 22:13

3rd atempt for falcon 9 for GTO at 22:41 and windows ending at 00:07

Live stream starting at 22:25 @
Http://Www.spacex.com/webcast/

In this flight, the Falcon 9 rocket will deliver the SES-8 satellite to a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). SES-8 is a commercial telecommunications satellite. The SES-8 launch window will open at approximately 5:37 p.m. EDT on November 25, 2013 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, Florida. If all goes as planned, the SES-8 satellite will be deployed into its geosynchronous transfer orbit approximately 33 minutes after liftoff.

thedoc46 · 3 Dec 2013 at 23:56

Cosimo said:
SpaceX's Falcon 9 v1.1 with the SES-8 telecommunications satellite will launch
from Cape Canaveral at 22:37 GMT (17:37 EST). Live coverage will be here:

http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

Glaucus said:
Well it was scrubed, no idea why.
Next windows is thursday.

Edit - unexpected readings

Cosimo said:
Readings with the first stage liquid oxygen system. Next launch opportunity at 22:38 GMT (17:38 EST) on Thursday.

I was actually there in the car park of Kennedy Space center to watch this on thanksgiving. It would have been my first ever launch viewing.. But it got scrubbed on the last second of the 10 second countdown... GUTTED !!!!

Cosimo · 4 Dec 2013 at 07:27

More steps forward:

Scarecrow · 4 Dec 2013 at 09:53

Not much talk on China's attempt to land on the moon. I really do think
they will be stepping on the moon a few years down the line.

Cosimo · 4 Dec 2013 at 11:53

SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral :

With it's first commercial launch SpaceX has successfully placed the SES 8 communications satellite into orbit.

Cosimo · 4 Dec 2013 at 12:02

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