William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsF9/Starlink L23: LIFTOFF! At 12:34:18pm EDT (1634 UTC)
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral will launch Crew Dragon Crew-2, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station from pad 39A on April 22 at 6:11am EDT. Sunrise is 6:49am. The launch time gets 22-26 min. earlier each day. Then, a Falcon 9 will launch the Starlink 24 internet satellite batch on TBD. Other upcoming Falcon 9s include more Starlink batches on TBD. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the SiriusXM-8 on June 1 at 12:25am EDT. And Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch the next Dragon resupply mission, CRS-22, on June 3 at around 1pm EDT.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/science-technology/turkey-to-launch-turksat-5b-communications-satellite-in-q4/2200844QuoteTurkey will launch its Turksat 5B communications satellite into orbit in the fourth quarter of this year, the country's transport and infrastructure minister said on Wednesday....Delayed to Q4 2021
Turkey will launch its Turksat 5B communications satellite into orbit in the fourth quarter of this year, the country's transport and infrastructure minister said on Wednesday....
Dec. 4 • Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 24Launch time: TBDLaunch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
DELTA IV HEAVY TO LAUNCH NROL-82• Rocket: Delta IV Heavy• Mission: NROL-82• Launch Date and Time: NET April 26, 1239-1557 PDT• Launch Location: Space Launch Complex-6, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
TAMPA, Fla. — German launch services provider Exolaunch is developing a line of eco-friendly space tugs called Reliant, designed to clean up debris after sending satellites to custom orbits.Flight tests will start in the second half of 2022 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission with customer payloads, according to Exolaunch vice president of launch services Jeanne Medvedeva.The German company, which has coordinated rideshare launches for more than 140 small satellites, said its orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) will de-orbit within two hours after completing their mission in a first for the sector.Flight qualification tests will initially be for “Standard” configuration of Reliant that will focus on moving satellites — after they have been deployed from a rocket on a set rideshare mission — to a custom orbit altitude. Reliant Standard will be capable of lifting a satellite’s orbit from around 250-300 kilometers to 550 kilometers in one hour.In 2023, the company plans to start testing a Reliant Pro configuration, which would be able to make additional adjustments including the inclination of a satellite’s orbit.
https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1367196545163132939Quote In the same webinar, Janet Kavandi of SNC says the first Dream Chaser cargo mission to the ISS is now scheduled for the second half of 2022.
In the same webinar, Janet Kavandi of SNC says the first Dream Chaser cargo mission to the ISS is now scheduled for the second half of 2022.
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 03/03/2021 06:36 pmhttps://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1367196545163132939Quote In the same webinar, Janet Kavandi of SNC says the first Dream Chaser cargo mission to the ISS is now scheduled for the second half of 2022.
Jeff Foust @jeff_foustAstrobotic has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch its Griffin Mission 1 lunar lander, carrying NASA’s VIPER lunar rover, in late 2023.https://spacenews.com/astrobotic-selects-falcon-heavy-to-launch-nasas-viper-lunar-rover/
Under the agreement, DARPA will provide the robotics payload for the Space Logistics Mission Robotic Vehicle. This payload, developed and integrated by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, consists of two dexterous robotic manipulator arms, along with several tools and sensors. SpaceLogistics will provide its Mission Robotic Vehicle bus leveraging technologies developed for the industry’s first- ever satellite servicing vehicle, the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV)....In addition to the Mission Robotic Vehicle for SpaceLogistics, Northrop Grumman is developing expanded life extension services for the mission that include Mission Extension Pods. The new pods augment the propulsion system of aging satellites and provide six years of orbital life extension. The Mission Robotic Vehicle will be used to install these augmentation platforms on existing in-orbit commercial and government client satellites to extend their mission lives.
Blue Ghost will touch down in fall 2023 at a landing site in the moon’s Mare Crisium (Sea of Crisis), a low-lying basin just northeast of the Sea of Tranquility, where Apollo 11, carrying the first human visitors to the moon, landed in 1969. Once on the moon, LEXI will take the first-of-its-kind X-ray images of the Earth’s magnetosphere, helping scientists study how the magnetic fields around Earth interact with solar wind.
Industry officials have also recently said SpaceX aims to start launching Falcon 9 rockets from Vandenberg with Starlink satellites as soon as July. Officials said SpaceX could ramp up to a cadence of launching one Starlink mission per month from the California launch base overlooking the Pacific Ocean some 140 miles (225 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles.In the meantime, SpaceX is expected to continue launching Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral into 53-degree inclination orbits to add more network capacity and replace older spacecraft....SpaceX has not said how many Starlink satellites will launch on each Falcon 9 mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base, or disclosed the mass of the polar-orbiting satellites with inter-satellite laser links....That launch rate is sure to pick up with the start of Starlink missions from Vandenberg. SpaceX has at least two more Falcon 9 launches confirmed from Vandenberg this year — a mission in September to loft the first batch of next-generation commercial WorldView Legion Earth observation satellites for Maxar, and a flight in November with NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft.SpaceX’s second dedicated small satellite rideshare mission, known as Transporter-2, was previously slated to launch in June from Vandenberg. Officials with payloads on that mission have said in recent weeks that SpaceX moved Transporter-2 launch to Cape Canaveral.
update from NASA:April 22 10:11:45 - Dragon v2 Crew-2 (USCV-2) launch [Kimbrough, McArthur, Hoshide, Pesquet]
Logistics Modules. NASA plans to build and add two logistics modules to the Gateway in 2024 and 2026, both of which will launch to the Gateway and are scheduled to remain for 6 to 12 months at a time before being disposed of in space. These modules are for delivery and storage of cargo, science experiments, and supplies, and will be transported by SpaceX under the Gateway Logistics Services contract.
NASA is also in discussions with international partners—specifically, the European Space Agency,Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Canadian Space Agency—to build other Gateway elementsand capabilities, as noted below and shown in Figure 3 and Table 1.• International Habitat Module. The International Habitat Module will provide complete lifesupport systems, crew accommodations, and additional research facilities. The InternationalHabitat will also add capability to perform expanded research and extend mission duration forthe crew beyond 30 days, as well as provide additional docking ports for future expansion.Both the European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are partners for thedevelopment of this module, planned for launch in late 2025.• Robotic Arm. The robotic arm is a smart mechanical arm that will be attached to a Gatewaymodule by 2026 to berth and inspect vehicles as well as perform external visual inspections ofthe Gateway and install science payloads. The Canadian Space Agency will provide the arm,known as Canadarm3, which is an evolution of the mechanical arm they provided for the ISS.This next-generation robotic system will be designed to maintain, repair, and inspect visitingspacecraft to the Gateway, relocate Gateway modules, and assist astronauts during spacewalksand experiments. Canadarm3 is designed to work autonomously, but could also be operated byEarth-bound flight controllers or by Gateway crew during spacewalks.• ESPRIT Module. The ESPRIT Module will provide additional operational capability, to includerefueling for the PPE and increased habitable volume. NASA has negotiated with the EuropeanSpace Agency to provide this module and hopes to launch it in late 2027.• Airlock. The airlock is a set of doors to allow astronauts and equipment to enter and leave thespacecraft by equalizing pressure within the chamber. The airlock will enable extravehicularactivities—astronaut “spacewalks” and other activity outside of the spacecraft—and additionaldocking capabilities. NASA is considering Russia’s space agency as a partner for providing theairlock with plans to integrate it into the Gateway in 2028.
April 28 • Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L24Launch time: 0405 GMT (12:05 a.m. EDT)Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida...June 17 • Falcon 9 • GPS 3 SV05Launch period: 2200-0100 GMT on 17th/18th (6:00-9:00 p.m. EDT on 17th)Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida...June 23 • Atlas 5 • STP-3Launch time: TBDLaunch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
2024Midyear - Gateway: Human Landing System - Falcon Heavy - Kennedy LC-39AChanges on April 15th
Quote from: Salo on 04/08/2021 04:28 am2024Midyear - Gateway: Human Landing System - Falcon Heavy - Kennedy LC-39AChanges on April 15thDidn't SpaceX proposed SuperHeavy and Starship for HLS bid ?