Space & rocket launch thread

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Rusty Heap

watched it live, thanks for the link!

You're welcome. These night launches are insane!

Came right across my property to the East. I watched it for well over 10 minutes.....she just kept going and going. Incredible swirls coming off her at times. Just a perfect night for a launch!

[bugstrider]

While Mrs Bugs n I were enjoying the fruits of my summer labor in our new hot tub, got to see the what I thought was a Starlink deployment of more satellites. Only the second time I’ve seen this, and her first. Also saw the ISS pass overhead, a handful of regular satelights, a shooting star and the milky way. In all a good 20 minutes after spending all day working a drainage culvert.

After looking at the SpaceX site, it was a rideshare launch with multiple deployments, not Starlink sats.

https://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-ninth-dedicated-rideshare-mission/


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[Baz]

T-minus 16 minutes........



Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with second-generation Starlink internet satellites. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled during a launch window that opens at 11:20 p.m. EST (0420 UTC) tonight. The first-stage booster will land on the drone ship 'Just Read the Instructions' in the Atlantic Ocean. This will be the 87th orbital launch of 2023
for SpaceX.

[Baz]

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 second-generation Starlink internet satellites. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 11:41 p.m. EST (0441 UTC) tonight. The first-stage booster will land on the drone ship 'Just Read the Instructions' about eight and a half minutes into the flight. The Starlink 6-33 mission will be the 90th SpaceX orbital launch of 2023.

Our live coverage from Cape Canaveral, with commentary by Will Robinson-Smith, will begin about an hour before launch.

[bmcuscgr94]

We had another one this morning. Used to be 2 or 3 launches a year. Now we're at 2 a month. They are fun to watch. I was on base for a few years ago. That was an experience.

https://www.noozhawk.com/spacex-launch-marks-west-coasts-20th-starlink-mission-of-2023/

[Baz]

Originally Posted by bmcuscgr94

We had another one this morning. Used to be 2 or 3 launches a year. Now we're at 2 a month. They are fun to watch. I was on base for a few years ago. That was an experience.

https://www.noozhawk.com/spacex-launch-marks-west-coasts-20th-starlink-mission-of-2023/

Absolutely!

Not sure if this one gets off tonight......bit windy out......

[red 928]

https://spacenews.com/abl-space-systems-prepares-for-second-rs1-launch/

[Baz]

Trying to send another up - in about 36 minutes......

[Baz]

Amazing night launch.....woohoo! So cool when we have some clouds! One of these days I'll get a decent enough camera to get some good pics.

Couple buds of mine here do this and I'm sure will be posting theirs on FB so I'll look for them and post tomorrow......

[Baz]

Falcon heavy launch....and some heavy window rattling going on!

[Baz]

Last night.......

[Scott Douglas]

Thanks for posting this Baz.

[Baz]

Watch live coverage as the United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launches on its inaugural flight with the Peregrine commercial robotic lunar lander for Astrobotic. Peregrine will carry multiple experiments, scientific instruments, and tech demo payloads for NASA and other customers.

Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 2:18 a.m. EST (0718 UTC) at the opening of a 45-minute launch window.

Rocket set to release remains of 330 people, including George Washington, JFK and ‘Star Trek’ cast into space: ‘Permanent memorial’


Watch Vulcan rocket launch private Peregrine moon lander on debut mission early Jan. 8


First US moon landing in decades to launch

Just over 1 hour away.......

[Baz]

Launch went off as planned.........glad I stayed up for it!

More here:

[Rusty Heap]

Sounds like that Lunar Lander is in trouble now and can't keep its solar array to the sun. An "Anomaly" has happened

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Rusty Heap

Sounds like that Lunar Lander is in trouble now and can't keep its solar array to the sun. An "Anomaly" has happened

Thanks - looks like things are back under control, thankfully........

Update 12:45 p.m ET: Astrobotic has issued an update on the anomaly its Peregrine lunar lander experienced. "We have successfully re-established communications with Peregrine after the known communication blackout. The team's improvised maneuver was successful in reorienting Peregrine's solar array towards the sun."

The lander is now charging its battery. Astrobotic continues to investigate the cause of the anomaly, which it believes to be a "failure within the propulsion system" aboard Peregrine.

https://www.space.com/private-astrobotic-peregrine-moon-lander-suffers-anomaly

[bmcuscgr94]

We got one scheduled for tomorrow from Vandenberg. It's been postponed a number of times.

Latest update is that they are expecting to launch about one a week in 2024.

https://www.edhat.com/news/rocket-launches-from-vandenberg-to-increase-this-year/

[Scott Douglas]

With this weather system it's going to be dicey at best I would bet.

[KNS]

I'm curious - A few of these commercial start-ups have invested a lot to fly cargo and crews to the international space station. I think private operators getting into the business is great.

The ISS is supposed to be decommissioned in 2030. Where will these private companies fly to then?

[Baz]