Tim Peake talks about his six months in space:
He'll be back home on the 18th.
He'll be back home on the 18th.
** The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond **
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Proton/Briz-M with Intelsat 31 satellite launching from Baikonur Cosmodrome earlier today:
Cygnus being prepared for departure:
It departs on June 14.
It departs on June 14.
This week:
United Launch Alliance Delta IV/NROL-37 mission launch:
Beautiful timelapse video from the Futura Mission (Expeditions 42/43):
Tim Peake sees if he could make himself dizzy:
Timelapse of the Sentinel-1B launch in April:
Cygnus departs for destructive re-entry over the Pacific Ocean:
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launching the two satellites, EUTELSAT 117 West B and ABS-2A:
Apparently first stage landing has been was unsuccessful:
Elon Musk ?@elonmusk · 25 minutes ago
RUD = Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
Elon Musk ?@elonmusk · 26 minutes ago
Looks like thrust was low on 1 of 3 landing engines. High g landings v sensitive to all engines operating at max.
Elon Musk ?@elonmusk · 28 minutes ago
Ascent phase & satellites look good, but booster rocket had a RUD on droneship
Before Cygnus re-enters Earth's atmosphere on June 22 it will have a fire started inside the resupply ship to explore space fires and improve spacecraft safety:
Atlas V MUOS-5 Payload Mate:
Launch is planned for June 24 at 15:30-16:11 BST (10:30-11:14 EDT).
Launch is planned for June 24 at 15:30-16:11 BST (10:30-11:14 EDT).
Elon Musk tweets "Looks like early liquid oxygen depletion caused engine shutdown just above the deck" and publishes a video showing the landing:
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/743602894226653184?ref_src=twsrc^tfw
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/743602894226653184?ref_src=twsrc^tfw
Tim Peake, Tim Kopra and Yuri Malenchenko are coming home:
On their way home:
This week:
Caporegime
Down safely.