Lift Off Time December 7th, 2018 at 04:10 UTC Mission Name and what it is SaudiSat 5A & SaudiSat 5B, Earth observation satellites Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Customer (who’s paying […]
Lift Off Time (Subject to change) December 23, 2018 13:51 UTC (8:51 AM EST) Mission Name and what it is GPS III SV01. The first Third Generation Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching […]
United Launch Alliance will be launching the NROL-71 satellite for the US National Reconnaissance Office on a Delta IV Heavy from Space Launch Complex 6 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Lift Off Time (Subject to change) December 5th, 2018 18:16 UTC (1:16 PM EST) Mission Name and what it is CRS 16 – Dragon cargo resupply to the ISS Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) SpaceX Customer (who’s […]
OKAY–first off InSight is a LANDER. Meaning when it lands on Mars it stays put and will not move around like the rovers do (i.e. Curiosity and Opportunity). The InSight mission is focused on analyzing the interior of Mars, it’s name InSight is actually an acronym for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, meaning it’ll be measuring Mars quakes. InSight will have a 5 meter probe that will go into the surface of Mars to take multiple measurements of its interior. InSight will be the first mission to peer deep into Mars interior.
I put together a list of some of my favorite space things, AND to make it the super easiest thing for you, I’ve hyperlinked the photos in this article to take you straight to each thing.
A very recent occurrence happened in the magnetosphere around Earth – more specifically the magnetotail! The magnetotail is the region of the Earth’s magnetosphere that is facing AWAY from the Sun (the TAIL-END, hence the name magnetoTAIL). This region is filled with all the magnetic field lines from the Earth’s highly ionized particles, whereas the other side (facing the Sun) is a combination of ionized particles from both the Earth and the Sun. And this is where the EXPLOSION happened, or more scientifically- a magnetic reconnection. A magnetic reconnection is when particles in highly ionized gas, aka PLASMA, collide and result in a massive, short but highly impactful explosion of electrons spewing out at supersonic speeds. It happens in plasma environments in space and also in fusion labs! Reconnection is responsible for explosive solar events, like solar flares, coronal mass ejections causing disturbances in Earth’s space environment.
Lift Off Time November 21st, 2018 at 01:42 UTC Mission Name and what it is Mohammed VI-B, an Earth Observation Satellite Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) Arianespace Customer (who’s paying for this?) Morocco Rocket Vega designated VV13 […]
Lift Off Time November 19th between 23:33-23:56 UTC Mission Name and what it is Jiading-1 (OKW-1), Tianzhi-1 & others Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Customer (who’s paying for this?) Chinese […]
Lift Off Time November 18th at 18:00 UTC Mission Name and what it is BeiDou-3 M17 & M18, two Navigation satellites for the Chinese Navigation Network (GPS) Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) China Aerospace Science and Technology […]
Lift Off Time (Subject to change) November 16th, 2018 at 18:14 UTC Mission Name and what it is Progress MS-10 (71P) – cargo freighter for the I.S.S. Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) Roscosmos Customer (who’s paying for […]
The Buran might look an awful lot like the Space Shuttle, but despite it’s looks, it performed its work in a quite different manner. The Soviet Union strapped the Buran shuttle to the side of the third most powerful rocket ever, the twice flown Energia rocket. The Buran orbiter didn’t do any of the lifting, unlike the the Space Shuttle Orbiter which had three RS-25 main engines power it through ascent.
Lift Off Time (Subject to change) November 15th, 2018 at 20:46 – 22:29 UTC (15:46 – 17:29 EST) Mission Name and what it is Es’Hail 2 – A communications satellite Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) SpaceX Customer […]
This is the first time SpaceX will be reflying a booster twice, making it the third time this rocket flies. Confused? Let’s try that again. This is the first time SpaceX will have flown a booster three times. All other boosters prior have only flown twice. This marks an important milestone as SpaceX takes another mighty step towards full, rapid reusability.
Lift Off Time (Subject to change) November 17, 2018 09:01 UTC (4:01 AM EST) Mission Name and what it is NG-10 – The SS John Young, an enhanced Cygnus cargo freighter Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) […]
Lift Off Time (Subject to change) November 14, 2018 11:38 UTC (17:08 IST) Mission Name and what it is GSAT 29 Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Customer (who’s paying for this?) Indian […]
A US based (but also half New Zealand based) rocket company, Rocket Lab, will be launching their beautiful Electron rocket from their gorgeous launch site, LC-1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. This is their first time launching paying customer’s payloads and they’re launching a handful of small sats.
Lift Off Time November 1st at TBD Mission Name and what it is BeiDou-3 G1Q, a Navigation satellites for the Chinese Navigation Network (GPS) Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) […]
Lift Off Time April 1st, 2019 – TBD Mission Name and what it is Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) Earth observation satellite Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Customer (who’s paying for this?) NASA […]
Lift Off Time October 29th at 00:30 UTC Mission Name and what it is CFOSAT Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Customer (who’s paying for this?) Chinese Space Agency CNSA […]
Lift Off Time October 27th at TBD Mission Name and what it is Weilai-1 (Future-1), Earth observation satellite Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) LandSpace Customer (who’s paying for this?) CCTV Rocket Zhuque-1 Launch Location Jiuquan Satellite […]
Lift Off Time October 24th at 22:00 UTC until October 25th at 03:00 UTC Mission Name and what it is Lotos-S1 No.3 an intelligence gathering spy satellite Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) Strategic Rocket Forces of […]
Arianespace is launching ESA’s and JAXA’s joint BepiColombo mission to the planet Mercury. BepiColombo will launch on an Ariane 5 rocket on October 20th at 01:45 UTC at the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana.
Lift Off Time (Subject to change) October 17th, 2018 at 12:15 a.m. until 2:15 a.m. EDT (04:15 – 06:15 UTC) (There is a 2 hour launch window.) Mission Name and what it is AEHF-4. The fourth Advanced Extremely High […]
Rocket Lab may have just dropped a nuke on the small sat launch market by secretly opening up an enormous factory in Auckland, New Zealand.
SpaceX is being paid by CONAE, the Argentine space agency, to send the SAOCOM 1A satellite into a low Earth sun synchronous orbit. SpaceX will be launching the satellite on top of one of their Falcon 9 rockets.
Stopping at the Moon on the way to Mars SpaceX has signed the world’s first private passenger to fly around the Moon aboard their BFR launch vehicle. An important step toward enabling access for everyday people who dream of traveling […]
Lift Off Time September 19th at 14:05 UTC Mission Name and what it is BeiDou-3 M13 & M14, two Navigation satellites for the Chinese Navigation Network (GPS) Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) China Aerospace Science and […]
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will be launching a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket carrying two Earth Imaging Satellites and will launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on Sunday September 16th, 2018.
155th and final flight of a Delta 2 rocket, 7th mission for United Launch Alliance in 2018, 130th mission overall for United Launch Alliance since forming in December of 2006. Lift Off Time (Subject to change) September 15, 2018 […]
Prelaunch Preview: H-IIB 304 Kounotori 7 (HTV-7) September 11th, 2018 In Prelaunch Preview Lift Off Time September 17th, 2018 at 20:59 UTC Mission Name and what it is Kounotori 7 (HTV-7) The 7th Japanese Cargo Mission to the ISS […]
Prelaunch Preview: Long March 3B/YZ-1 BeiDou-3 M11 & M12 August 24, 2018 In Prelaunch Preview Lift Off Time August 24th, 2018 at 23:52 UTC Mission Name and what it is BeiDou-3 M11 & M12, two Navigation satellites for the […]
Arianespace will be launching the Aeolus satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA). Arianespace will be launching Aeolus on top of one of their 4 stage Vega rockets and will be launching from the new SLV (Site de Lancement Vega) launch pad for Vega at the old ELV/ELA-1 (Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 1)
Scientists, engineers, and officials from space agencies around the world gathered to discuss the technologies needed to get to Mars, and what technologies to bring to Mars. The goal seems to be what it would take to realize Mars colonization, but many of the attending parties are interested in pure science.
SpaceX almost NEVER lets anyone inside their Headquarters and rocket factory located smack in the middle of Los Angeles County in Hawthorne, California. HOWEVER, today they gave us an exciting look inside their factory to see their spacesuit, their Crew […]
SpaceX allowed a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with their Crew Dragon Capsule and Spacesuit. There’s a lot more to come, but first, let’s get some rare details of the suit itself. So here’s a bunch of Macro shots for your pleasure!
Looking for the a simple facts sheet about this upcoming mission? You’re in the right place! A quick glance at our Prelaunch Preview will tell you everything you need to know!
Looking for the a simple facts sheet about this upcoming mission? You’re in the right place! A quick glance at our Prelaunch Preview will tell you everything you need to know!
Looking for the a simple facts sheet about this upcoming mission? You’re in the right place! A quick glance at our Prelaunch Preview will tell you everything you need to know!
Yesterday was a big day in spaceflight history! After a four year wait, NASA announced the names of the first astronauts who will fly to the International Space Station by way of commercial providers. The Everyday Astronaut team got special […]
For the first time since the decommissioning of the Space Shuttle in 2011, American astronauts will launch to space aboard American-built rockets from American soil. America. Now we know who those astronauts are. The announcement was made today at NASA’s […]
Virgin Galactic has been increasing their cadence this year as they prepare to start flying paying customers onboard their SpaceShipTwo spaceplane, named VSS Unity. Today marked the highest flight test this year, reaching an apogee of about 52 km (170,000 feet).
SpaceX had a flawless mission deploying 10 satellites for its customer Iridium this morning. Despite crazy wind and rough seas, SpaceX did manage to recover the first stage on their autonomous space port drone ship, “Just Read the Instructions” BUT… they weren’t able to recover their first fairing with their fairing catching boat Mr. Steven due to the rough seas.
SpaceX is preparing to launch their 13th Falcon 9 rocket this year. This mission, Iridium-7, is the 7th overall mission for customer Iridium Communications. This will be SpaceX’s third launch for Iridium this year! They’ll also be attempting to land the booster, AND recover the payload fairing! Which is super exciting!
No, you’re not seeing SpaceX’s attempt to create a wormhole to another universe… This image was captured by my friend and fellow launch photographer Trevor Mahlman at SpaceX’s most recent Falcon 9 rocket launch that took place at 1:50 a.m. local eastern time on July 22, 2018. The mission was to deliver the Telstar 19 VANTAGE communications satellite to a geostationary transfer orbit, which it did successfully.
It was a picture perfect launch for SpaceX’s second Block 5 Falcon 9 which took off at 4:50 UTC (12:50 Eastern local time). This mission was extra impressive as it gave the newly upgraded Falcon 9 a chance to truly flex its muscles by lofting the heaviest commercial satellite ever made, the Telstar 19 VANTAGE.
SpaceX prepares to launch their 58th Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The four hour launch window opens at 5:50 UTC (1:50 Eastern local time) to deliver the Telstar 19V satellite to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).
The Falcon 9. The world’s FIRST reusable rocket. Wait. No it’s not. Do you remember the Space Shuttle? It had those solid rocket boosters and the orbiter, which were both reusable weren’t they? Well, today we’re going to talk about […]
Space is hard. There’s a reason we use rocket science as a benchmark for anything extremely difficult. I for one champion all things space and eagerly await every single upcoming space event. But, in order to move forward, we’d better […]
My mission has always been to bring space down to Earth for everyday people. And I realize that not everyone will get a chance to get up close and personal with rockets in their lifetime. And even when you do see […]
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