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NASA rocket launch could be visible in Michigan sky Tuesday night
Read full article: NASA rocket launch could be visible in Michigan sky Tuesday nightA mission to explore energy transport in space using a NASA suborbital sounding rocket launching from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia may provide a brief light show for residents of the eastern United States and Bermuda.
SpaceX crew flight delayed; Elon Musk gets mixed COVID-19 results
Read full article: SpaceX crew flight delayed; Elon Musk gets mixed COVID-19 resultsFriday’s postponement news came after SpaceX chief Elon Musk disclosed he had gotten mixed test results for COVID-19 and was awaiting the outcome of a more definitive test. “I can assure everyone that we’re looking good for the (crew) launch and all of the critical personnel involved,” said SpaceX’s Benji Reed, senior director for human spaceflight. “So ‘Elon Musk Tests Negative for Covid’ is an equally correct title,” he tweeted. The upcoming crew flight comes just three months after the end of the test flight with Hurley and Bob Behnken, both NASA astronauts. NASA and SpaceX are especially eager to retrieve this first-stage booster; it will be used for the next crew launch.
All the best ways to watch a space launch
Read full article: All the best ways to watch a space launchHave you ever watched a rocket launch? Speck was featured in a recent episode of “The Best Advice Show,” and spoke about some of the best ways to take in this cool experience. “Watching a launch with a child, especially with one who has never seen a launch before, is the best experience,” Speck said. It is so cool.”If you’re trying to watch a launch online, put the launch feed up on the TV, maybe somewhere like your living room, for the best experience. What’s so cool about a rocket launch, anyway?
Weather forecasting for a rocket launch: Its much more difficult than you might think
Read full article: Weather forecasting for a rocket launch: Its much more difficult than you might thinkThe weather criteria that must be satisfied for a go to launch is insane, and is constantly updated. LightningDo not launch for 30 minutes after lightning is observed within 10 nautical miles of the launch pad or the flight path, unless specified conditions can be met. Downrange weatherDo not launch if downrange weather indicates a violation of limits at splashdown in case of Dragon launch escape. Do not launch if downrange weather shows a high probability of violating limits at splashdown in case of Dragon launch escape. Notice that the forecast is for much more than at and near the launch pad itself.
Weather forecasting for a rocket launch: Its much more difficult than you might think
Read full article: Weather forecasting for a rocket launch: Its much more difficult than you might thinkThe weather criteria that must be satisfied for a go to launch is insane, and is constantly updated. Here is the current list of criteria:WindDo not launch if the sustained wind at the 162-foot level of the launch pad exceeds 30 mph. Downrange weatherDo not launch if downrange weather indicates a violation of limits at splashdown in case of Dragon launch escape. Do not launch if downrange weather shows a high probability of violating limits at splashdown in case of Dragon launch escape. Notice that the forecast is for much more than at and near the launch pad itself.
Watch live stream of historic SpaceX astronaut launch for NASA
Read full article: Watch live stream of historic SpaceX astronaut launch for NASASpaceX and NASA are preparing to launch astronauts into orbit Wednesday afternoon. If SpaceX does not launch during Wednesdays split-second window, the next try would be Saturday. Weather-permitting, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are set to ride SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule to the International Space Station on a test flight. It will be the nations first astronaut launch to orbit in nearly a decade. Watch live coverage here:NASA plans coverage of the SpaceX Demo-2 launch to the International Space Station to begin at 12:15 p.m.At 7:30 p.m., NASA/SpaceX will hold a Demo-2 post-launch news conference with Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
LIVE STREAM: SpaceX, NASA launch astronauts to International Space Station
Read full article: LIVE STREAM: SpaceX, NASA launch astronauts to International Space StationSpaceX and NASA are preparing to launch astronauts into orbit Wednesday afternoon. If SpaceX does not launch during Wednesdays split-second window, the next try would be Saturday. Weather-permitting, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are set to ride SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule to the International Space Station on a test flight. It will be the nations first astronaut launch to orbit in nearly a decade. Watch live coverage here:NASA plans coverage of the SpaceX Demo-2 launch to the International Space Station to begin at 12:15 p.m.At 7:30 p.m., NASA/SpaceX will hold a Demo-2 post-launch news conference with Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
SpaceX, NASA rocket launch scrubbed due to weather; Next window set for Saturday
Read full article: SpaceX, NASA rocket launch scrubbed due to weather; Next window set for SaturdaySpaceX and NASA were preparing to launch astronauts into orbit Wednesday afternoon, but the weather had other ideas. NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are set to ride SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule to the International Space Station on a test flight. It will be the nations first astronaut launch to orbit in nearly a decade. NASA hired SpaceX and Boeing in 2014 to transport astronauts to the space station in a new kind of public-private partnership. Development of SpaceXs Dragon and Boeings Starliner capsules took longer than expected, however.