The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond

Cosimo · 18 Jan 2015 at 10:31

Preparing for the launch of the third US Navy Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, MUOS-3, on Tuesday aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral:

Cosimo · 19 Jan 2015 at 13:56

Overview of the past, present and future of Moon exploration:

Cosimo · 21 Jan 2015 at 07:43

Yesterday’s MUOS-3 satellite launch:

Cosimo · 23 Jan 2015 at 07:59

Designing a space helicopter for Mars:

Cosimo · 23 Jan 2015 at 17:25

Eleven years and 25.9 miles of driving for the Mars Opportunity rover:

Designed to explore for 90 days and still roaming across Mars!

Cosimo · 24 Jan 2015 at 07:41

Cosimo · 25 Jan 2015 at 10:22

Back down to earth, need to carry something big like a shuttle crew compartment trainer, all aboard the Super Guppy:

Glaucus · 26 Jan 2015 at 14:51

Just over 5million awarded for Xprize milestones.

http://lunar.xprize.org/about/milestone-prizes

Cosimo · 27 Jan 2015 at 11:24

Commercial Crew Update:

Boeing and SpaceX on track for commercial crew flights to station in 2017:

Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, said her company’s upgraded Dragon V2 ferry craft should be ready for an initial unpiloted flight to the space station in late 2016 with the first crewed flight, likely carrying a SpaceX test pilot and a NASA astronaut, in early 2017.

John Elbon, vice president and general manager of Boeing Space Exploration, said his company’s CST-100 spacecraft is expected to be ready for an uncrewed test flight in April 2017, followed by a crewed flight, with a Boeing pilot and a NASA astronaut, in the July 2017 timeframe.

Both companies must complete the crewed and uncrewed test flights before NASA certification, which will pave the way for the start of operational crew rotation and cargo delivery flights to the International Space Station later in 2017. Until then, NASA will continue to rely on Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft to carry U.S. and partner crew members to and from the lab complex.

http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/01/2...r-commercial-crew-flights-to-station-in-2017/

More:

http://www.nasa.gov/content/nasa-boeing-spacex-outline-objectives-to-station-flights/index.html

Glaucus · 27 Jan 2015 at 19:20

Tried watching the conference on youtube last night and just wouldn't play, not sure if sky or youtube were having issues. must get round to watching it tonight.

New spaceX falcon heavy animation.

Cosimo · 28 Jan 2015 at 08:09

The value of the Commercial Crew Program:

Cosimo · 28 Jan 2015 at 12:18

Using NASA's Ikhana UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) to monitor Orion's sea landing:

Cosimo · 29 Jan 2015 at 07:25

Night views of the US from the station:

Cosimo · 29 Jan 2015 at 10:51

So time to put on that spacesuit:

Cosimo · 29 Jan 2015 at 13:14

Getting ready for NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California:

Launch is at 14:20 GMT (09:20 EST and 06:20 PST) and live here:

http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv

More:

http://blogs.nasa.gov/smap/

Glaucus · 29 Jan 2015 at 13:29

Thank god you posted, for some reason thought it was 5ish.

Malt_Vinegar · 29 Jan 2015 at 13:45

So, how likely is this mission to fail?

End Creditz · 29 Jan 2015 at 14:06

Ooh can we leave Sarah up there? (not in the station, just up there).

Cosimo · 29 Jan 2015 at 14:09

New target time of 14:22 because of upper winds.

Cosimo · 29 Jan 2015 at 14:15

Scrubbed

Back again tomorrow.

** The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond **

The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond