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Post by Dragon Man on Aug 29, 2022 9:57:50 GMT
Only 2 hours and 8 minutes as of now, until launch of NASA's new 'Artemis 1' mission in their new rocket.
Here's NASA TV with the Live broadcast:
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Post by Dragon Man on Aug 29, 2022 14:14:51 GMT
Launch postponed due to problems with 1 of the 4 main engines.  |
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Post by Dragon Man on Aug 31, 2022 12:15:00 GMT
Launch has been moved to no earlier than 6th September 2022.
Not a great start to a new program.
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Post by jaybee on Sept 3, 2022 3:53:35 GMT
Launch has been moved to no earlier than 6th September 2022. Not a great start to a new program. Gidday Ken. It is good that NASA has a few things on the go at the moment to keep the interest up. The weather has been crap for so long I have forgotten how to take an image of a DSO. also just checking in to let you know I am still alive  cheers Paul |
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Post by Dragon Man on Sept 3, 2022 13:19:26 GMT
Launch has been moved to no earlier than 6th September 2022. Not a great start to a new program. Gidday Ken. It is good that NASA has a few things on the go at the moment to keep the interest up. The weather has been crap for so long I have forgotten how to take an image of a DSO. also just checking in to let you know I am still alive cheers Paul Good to hear from you Paul They lied to me on NASA TV. They said the launch won't go ahead before the 6th. It's now the 3rd and it is launching in 4 hours  |
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Post by Dragon Man on Sept 3, 2022 16:16:51 GMT
UPDATE Launch has been cancelled again.  |
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Post by fondofchips on Sept 26, 2022 19:20:49 GMT
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Post by Dragon Man on Sept 27, 2022 12:48:56 GMT
Could be a big storm  |
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Post by fondofchips on Oct 12, 2022 20:06:40 GMT
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Post by Dragon Man on Oct 13, 2022 16:50:34 GMT
Thanks Harry, Let's hope they get a launch this time.  Nothing on the Stargazing front here either. Just rain, rain, and more rain, and we had a flood today. Can't even get up to the observatory if I wanted. The road is cut by floodwater  Most of the State of Victoria is under water. |
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Post by jaybee on Oct 14, 2022 9:47:01 GMT
Same here Ken and Harry
Saw the sun for a couple of minutes today.
Havent seen a star in months.
Roads are cut here as well.
I grew up in Cobram which is on the Murray River. Give it a couple of weeks and the town will be flooded
cheers
Paul
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Post by Dragon Man on Oct 14, 2022 17:28:59 GMT
I'm still not sure why NASA is choosing to return to old fashion 'Splashdown in the Pacific Ocean' type of recovery when Space flight Private companies like Elon Musk's has proven that 'on land' landings work well, and save millions of dollars and are almost instantly reusable.
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Post by fondofchips on Oct 15, 2022 20:09:20 GMT
Well the Moon is still there : -  First picture with the Atik Infinity camera & Sharpcap Pro taken the 10th of October. |
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Post by fondofchips on Oct 15, 2022 20:15:14 GMT
I'm still not sure why NASA is choosing to return to old fashion 'Splashdown in the Pacific Ocean' type of recovery when Space flight Private companies like Elon Musk's has proven that 'on land' landings work well, and save millions of dollars and are almost instantly reusable. The Space X landings have been very impressive. NASA have asked Space X to look into getting the Hubble Space telescope into a higher orbit, as it's orbit is steadily decaying. www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-spacex-to-study-hubble-telescope-reboost-possibility |
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Post by Dragon Man on Oct 16, 2022 14:10:35 GMT
Wow, fascinating! |
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Post by fondofchips on Nov 16, 2022 8:29:26 GMT
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Post by Dragon Man on Nov 16, 2022 13:04:07 GMT
Yep, I watched it live.  WOW!!! that was a LOT of thrust!  I had a friend (Barry) ring me 6 minutes before lift-off to remind me. I'm glad he did because I forgot Here's the launch: |
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Post by fondofchips on Nov 17, 2022 21:20:02 GMT
The launch nearly didn't happen due to a hydrogen leak: - www.space.com/artemis-1-rocket-red-crew-daring-launch-pad-repair537,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen needed for launch. 10 Cubesats were also launched - The ICPS, as it's called, will continue to coast in the wake of the Orion spacecraft. It is carrying 10 small cubesats that will be released in stages on the way to the moon. Some of the small craft will study the moon or test Artemis technologies. One cubesat will deploy a solar sail to visit an asteroid. Soon there will be so much space junk up there we will struggle to see stuff! |
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Post by Dragon Man on Nov 18, 2022 11:11:59 GMT
The launch nearly didn't happen due to a hydrogen leak: - www.space.com/artemis-1-rocket-red-crew-daring-launch-pad-repair537,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen needed for launch. 10 Cubesats were also launched - The ICPS, as it's called, will continue to coast in the wake of the Orion spacecraft. It is carrying 10 small cubesats that will be released in stages on the way to the moon. Some of the small craft will study the moon or test Artemis technologies. One cubesat will deploy a solar sail to visit an asteroid. Soon there will be so much space junk up there we will struggle to see stuff! We are struggling now Harry. Many of our photos have lines through them thanks to Starlink and many others!  |
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Post by fondofchips on Dec 11, 2022 8:25:26 GMT
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