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[crazyg]

Clangers have nobbled it

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

NASA administrator Bill Nelson said that the mission managers will hold a meeting to discuss the next steps and determine if a launch is possible on Monday or Tuesday, or if the rocket stack needs to be rolled back into the Vehicle Assembly Building.

 

[GornikDaze]

NASA administrator Bill Nelson said that the mission managers will hold a meeting to discuss the next steps and determine if a launch is possible on Monday or Tuesday, or if the rocket stack needs to be rolled back into the Vehicle Assembly Building.

All that comes out of Bill Nelson is Red Noise ;)

 

[ultimateharold]

DART mission is minutes away from crashing (deliberately) into an asteroid to see if its orbit will be changed. A potential plantary defence technique.

 

[JRockBlues]

The Artemis moon rocket is being moved back to the Vehicle Assembly Building due to the hurricane that's about to hit Florida. They had pencilled in today for another attempt to lauch but this was scrubbed early yesterday. The launch attempt will now likely not take place until November.

SpaceflightNow link

 

[Marklr]

DART mission is minutes away from crashing (deliberately) into an asteroid to see if its orbit will be changed. A potential plantary defence technique.

Couldn't see ANY clangers...but it definitely WAS their planet.

 

[ultimateharold]

Couldn't see ANY clangers...but it definitely WAS their planet.

First external images coming in..

 

[Marklr]

First external images coming in..

I waited up to watch it. Those last images of the asteroid close up were amazing. I almost expected to see a footprint haha.

 

[ultimateharold]

I waited up to watch it. Those last images of the asteroid close up were amazing. I almost expected to see a footprint haha.

Same yeah.

 

[JRockBlues]

Getting old hat nowadays but just in case anyone's still interested. Crew5 mission may be a go on Wednesday:

 

[JRockBlues]

£ hours 20mins till liftoff. Coverage from NASA has already started.

 

[JRockBlues]

The Shat speaks about his trip to space...

William Shatner book excerpt

Reminder that Crew4 should be making the return journey back to Earth in just a couple of days in departing the ISS on12th of October ending their 6 month mission.

 

[Maintainin]

British SpaceX competitor rocket crashes after test launch in Iceland - Canada Today

SpaceX

canadatoday.news

 

[JRockBlues]

The Crew4 undocking & return to Earth could happen today. Weather again not being too helpful with strong winds in the splashdown area adding in a delay. Scheduled to leave approx 15:50 UK Time (10:50 EDT). I think that puts splashdown sometime around midnight will try & update timings if/when confirmed).

ETA: Should've held off on my post for 10mins. This undocking window has been scrubbed due to unfavourable weather at the splashdown site. No-go has just been issued on all undocking opportunities for today. Try again at similar time tomorrow.

 

[JRockBlues]

Looking like a go for today.

(All times Eastern U.S. time, which equates to UTC-4.)

Friday, Oct. 14
9:30 a.m. – Coverage of the hatch closing on the SpaceX Crew Dragon “Freedom” at the International Space Station for the Crew-4 crew
11:15 a.m. – Coverage of the undocking of the SpaceX Crew Dragon “Freedom” from the International Space Station with the Crew-4 crew (undocking scheduled at 11:35 a.m. EDT; begins continuous coverage through splashdown)
4:50 p.m. (approximately) – Crew-4 splashdown off the coast of Florida

Live coverage available here:

 

[JRockBlues]

20mins away from SpaceX test firing a Falcon Heavy rocket. The static fire of the 27 first-stage Merlin engines is scheduled during a test window that opens at 8 p.m

Live stream:

 

[JRockBlues]

Blink and you missed it.



Awaiting confirmation from SpaceX as to what looked like a successful test.

 

[splinter]

And off to the moon we go, the aliens will be watching

 

[grunge]

From a few seconds before launch.

 

[JRockBlues]

Here's an amazing view of the launch from a bit further out