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Monday, November 28, 2022
NASA's Artemis I Orion spacecraft enters distant retrograde orbit around moon
In this video you will see the bright flare when the Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) burn commences.At the beginning of the video,in the right-hand corner you can see the receding Moon in the feed from the Deep Space Network (DSN).This blog suspects that the feed goes in and out as the DSN requires it to with its data requirements.It's working very hard during this demanding mission,with all the data traffic.
Thursday, November 24, 2022
NASA Artemis I mission update - Moon flyby imagery and upcoming events
This is a good update with lots of specifics.You will find out exactly what steps are next and when in this potentially record-breaking mission.
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Artemis I,
distant retrograde orbit,
NASA,
Orion Program
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
NASA’s Webb Reveals an Exoplanet Atmosphere as Never Seen Before - Astrophysics
NASA’s Webb Reveals an Exoplanet Atmosphere as Never Seen Before: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just scored another first: a molecular and chemical profile of a distant world’s skies.
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astrophysics,
exoplanets,
James Webb Space Telescope,
NASA
NASA Update After Orion’s First Close Flyby of the Moon (Nov. 21, 2022) - News conference
This video includes photos of minor to moderate damage to the Mobile Launch Platform and flame trench that occurred during liftoff of the Space Launch System rocket.Repairs will be made in preparation for Artemis II,the first crewed mission on Orion in a few years'time.There is also a photo of the Snoopy weightlessness detector.
Monday, November 21, 2022
See NASA's Artemis I Orion spacecraft, Moon and Earth in same shot during close approach
What you will see in this video is mostly the European Service Module to your left;the small,blue marbled Earth in the center;and the large,grey Moon on the right.At the end of the video,you will see an amazing shot of the small Earth disappearing beind the big Moon.
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Thursday, November 3, 2022
Artemis I Stack Ready for Return to the Launch Pad
No earlier than 12:01 am EST on 4 November 2022,the Artemis I stack of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft will begin its return from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Space Launch Complex 39B at the NASA Kennedy Space Center,Florida on the mobile launch platform and crawler transporter.The twin solid rocket boosters are ready for flight following testing of the reaction control system and installation of flight batteries.Batteries were also replaced on the Boeing Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS),which had passed a series of tests to confirm its readiness.Confidence checks were also performed on the launch vehicle stage adapter and core stage forward skirt.Charging of secondary payloads on the Orion stage adapter is complete,NASA said in its blog.*
Furthermore,teams recharged,replaced and reinstalled several radiation instruments and the crew seat accelerometer inside Orion.Specimens for the space biology payload will be refereshed at Launch Pad 39B.The hatches of the Lockheed Martin Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV)and Launch Abort System (LAS) have been closed for rollout,while final closeouts will be made at the pad prior to launch.Launch will occur no sooner than 14 November.*
Boeing (BA),Lockheed Martin (LMT)
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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