Ariane 6 first launch with four boosters: the complete broadcast
Watch the broadcast for the launch of Ariane 6 Flight VA267, the first mission featuring the four-booster configuration.
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ThinKom gets military contract to supply portable ground stations for satellite communications
The contract will examine the performance of ThinKom’s “portable gateway” for use by dismounted forces The post ThinKom gets military contract to supply portable ground stations for satellite communications appeared first on SpaceNews.
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NASA Moon Mission Spacesuit Nears Milestone
The next-generation spacesuit for NASA’s Artemis III mission continues to advance by passing a contractor-led technical review, as the agency prepares to send humans to the Moon’s South Pole for the first time. Testing is also underway for the new suits, built by Axiom Space, with NASA astronauts and spacesuit engineers recently simulating surface operations and tasks […]
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Liftoff power: launch of first Ariane 6 with four boosters
At 16:45 GMT/17:45 CET the first Ariane 6 rocket with four boosters lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 12 February, taking 32 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit.
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USSF-87 Anomaly Reveals Continuing Obstacles for ULA’s Vulcan-Centaur
A familiar anomaly encountered during Vulcan's launch of USSF-87 raises significant concerns for the vehicle’s immediate future.
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Smart Dragon 3 | PRSC-EO2 & 6 satellites
China Rocket Co. Ltd. Mission Type Earth Science
Orbit Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Pad South China Sea (launch location 3), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
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Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | Elektro-L No.5
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Mission Type Earth Science
Orbit Geostationary Orbit
Pad 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Vulcan VC4S | USSF-87
United Launch Alliance Mission Type Government/Top Secret
Orbit Geostationary Orbit
Pad Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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SpaceX Crew-12 Crew Dragon Docking
Docking
The Crew-12 Crew Dragon will dock autonomously to the International Space Station, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station.
SpaceX CRS-33 Dragon Undocking
Spacecraft Undocking
The SpaceX CRS-33 Dragon spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station ahead of its reentry, splashdown and recovery.
US EVA-94
EVA
Two astronauts will exit the station’s Quest airlock to prepare the 2A power channel for future installation of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays. Once installed, the array will provide additional power for the orbital laboratory, including critical support of its safe and controlled deorbit.
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International Space Station
Founded: 1998-11-20
The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit. Its first component was launched into orbit in 1998, with the first long-term residents arriving in November 2000. It has been inhabited continuously since that date. The last pressurised module was fitted in 2011, and an experimental inflatable space habitat was added in 2016. The station is expected to operate until 2030. Development and assembly of the station continues, with several new elements scheduled for launch in 2019. The ISS is the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit and can often be seen with the naked eye from Earth. The ISS consists of pressurised habitation modules, structural trusses, solar arrays, radiators, docking ports, experiment bays and robotic arms. ISS components have been launched by Russian Proton and Soyuz rockets, and American Space Shuttles.
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Mir
Founded: 1986-02-20
Mir was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. The station served as a microgravity research laboratory in which crews conducted experiments in biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology and spacecraft systems with a goal of developing technologies required for permanent occupation of space.
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Skylab
Founded: 1973-05-14
Skylab was a United States space station launched and operated by NASA, and occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974 – the only space station the U.S. has operated exclusively. In 1979 it fell back to Earth amid huge worldwide media attention. Skylab included a workshop, a solar observatory, and other systems necessary for crew survival and scientific experiments. It was launched unmanned by a modified Saturn V rocket, with a weight of 170,000 pounds (77,000 kg). Lifting Skylab into low earth orbit was the final mission and launch of a Saturn V rocket (famous for carrying the manned Moon landing missions). Three missions delivered three-astronaut crews in the Apollo command and service module (Apollo CSM), launched by the smaller Saturn IB rocket. For the final two manned missions to Skylab, a backup Apollo CSM/Saturn IB was assembled and made ready in case an in-orbit rescue mission was needed, but this backup vehicle was never flown.
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