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

[Cosimo]

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[Mp4]

bah about to go to work and misses the update lastnight so ill watch that youtube clip when i get back at 7pm

 

[Glaucus]

Not sure if this fits in. Here, but it is NASA.

Good video on next gen aircraft design focusing on two of the four areas. Composite materials and thrust. Top video off the two, 30mins long.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting/nasax/

 

[Cosimo]

Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) is set to launch at 09:07 BST. Live coverage is on here.

The press kit is here.

 

[Cosimo]

The Atlas-Centaur is now fueled and ready to go.

 

[Cosimo]

There is a range problem, countdown on hold.

 

[Cosimo]

New launch time of 09:25 BST subject to range beacon problem being resolved.

 

[Cosimo]

Launch has been scrubbed until tomorrow.

 

[Cosimo]

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[Cosimo]

Making Tracks on Mars

This image shows the tracks left by NASA's Curiosity rover on Aug. 22, 2012, as it completed its first test drive on Mars. The rover went forward 15 feet (4.5 meters), rotated 120 degrees and then reversed 8.2 feet (2.5 meters). Curiosity is now 20 feet (6 meters) from its landing site, named Bradbury Landing.

This image was taken by a front Hazard-Avoidance camera, which has a fisheye lens.

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

 

[Cosimo]

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[Cosimo]

The second launch attempt for RBSP is set for 09:07 BST. All looking good and fuelling is almost complete.

 

[Cosimo]

The weather this morning is 60% favourable for launch.

 

[Cosimo]

Weather has now gone red.

 

[Cosimo]

No Go for weather.

 

[Cosimo]

Launch set to end of window at 09:27. Fingers crossed for weather!

 

[Cosimo]

Most probably the best picture we will have today.

 

[Cosimo]

Launch is scrubbed.

Third attempt is tomorrow morning.