Quote from: Comga on 07/31/2017 05:45 amWhy would this [SDS/Dragons] be facing the velocity vector?At first blush that would seem to be the direction of least debris flux.(snip)I would think crossing orbits (polar, for instance) would be greatest debris impact risk (and the highest relative velocity).
Why would this [SDS/Dragons] be facing the velocity vector?At first blush that would seem to be the direction of least debris flux.(snip)
Quote from: AncientU on 07/31/2017 10:25 amQuote from: Comga on 07/31/2017 05:45 amWhy would this [SDS/Dragons] be facing the velocity vector?At first blush that would seem to be the direction of least debris flux.(snip)I would think crossing orbits (polar, for instance) would be greatest debris impact risk (and the highest relative velocity).Good point on the risk and velocity, but wouldn't those impact on the sides?
A solar instrument package designed and built by LASP, considered a key tool to help monitor the planet’s climate, has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a targeted November launch.The instrument suite is called the Total and Spectral solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS-1) and was built for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The contract value to LASP is $90 million and includes the dual instrument suite and an associated ground system to manage TSIS mission operations.
With OA-8 reportedly looking to go up in October or November, will this push CRS-12 back? Or would both missions go up in the same month?
http://spacenews.com/teledyne-brown-offers-iss-platform-for-testing-spacecraft-parts-in-orbit-before-flying-them-for-real/QuoteTeledyne Brown Engineering plans to install a hyperspectral imager built by the German Aerospace Center, DLR, in the firm’s International Space Station observatory in March.DLR’s Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer will be the first payload tested on the Multi-User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES), Teledyne Brown’s external Earth-facing platform that traveled to the space station in June inside a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule.
Teledyne Brown Engineering plans to install a hyperspectral imager built by the German Aerospace Center, DLR, in the firm’s International Space Station observatory in March.DLR’s Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer will be the first payload tested on the Multi-User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES), Teledyne Brown’s external Earth-facing platform that traveled to the space station in June inside a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule.
[MUSES] Instruments launched in “soft stowage”
DESIS•Critical Design Review completed June 2016•Planned launch on SpaceX-13, Q4, 2017•DESIS commissioning during Q1/Q2,2018
Soyuz 50S return on 9/02Soyuz 52S launch on 9/13Progress in Oct.Cygnus from Virginia in November.Triple EVA in early-October thru November to change out LEE on the SSRMS.
Q: What is the latest on your [Made In Space] optical fiber campaign?A: It’s going really well. The flight unit is built and we are scheduled to fly on a [SpaceX] Dragon this year. We have produced fiber in our facility on the ground and are looking forward to flying that. We will be flying the payload multiple times on multiple flights because the focus is on making the minimum viable product that is scalable.This is a fully robotic capability. The astronauts just plug it in. We send the signal for it to go. It pulls the fiber and monitors diameter. When it’s done, it can switch over to another free form, that’s the starting material we use, and produce more fiber without any special environment on the ISS, without significant crew involvement other than installation. ...
The Engine announces investments in first group of startupsAnalytical Space, founded by Harvard Business School graduates, aims to make downloading satellite data much faster. Every few hours, terabytes of data are collected by orbiting satellites, but downloading that data is becoming very costly and complex. The startup is building small satellite relays that use laser communication to enable continuous high-speed wireless connectivity between space and ground. The startup is now preparing to launch its first pilot on a SpaceX craft from the International Space Station later this year.
Tweet from LASP TSISThe TSIS engineers are working hard today as we continue software testing with the ISS simulator.
People can have varying definitions of "working hard"...QuoteTweet from LASP TSISThe TSIS engineers are working hard today as we continue software testing with the ISS simulator.
I wondered what was so interesting on that phone!
November 28th per https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ Sept 30 change. http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=8184.1440 says SLC-40 dating back to a change on 9th August but I cannot see source for that. sfn and launchphotography are not yet showing pad.Is SLC-40 confirmed somewhere?
SLC-40 is not expected to be ready to support a launch until at least the end of November.