Showing posts with label Falcon 9. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Falcon 9. Show all posts

Saturday, October 5, 2013

SpaceX launched upgraded Falcon 9 rocket from west cast September 29, 2013

With much expectation, we have been waiting to see how the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from the west coast launch site would go.  It looks like it did well with a possible glitch with the upper stage.  Since I would guess you have been following this already I will just leave you with two links.

It will be interesting to see how well things go with both Orbital Sciences and SpaceX coming on line.

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SpaceX launched upgraded Falcon 9 rocket from west cast September 29, 2013
Sep. 29, 2013 at 4:17 PM ET
Irene KlotzReuters

The private spaceflight company SpaceX launched the first of its new and improved Falcon 9 rockets from the California coast on Sunday, succeeding with an ambitious test flight that also marked the company's first flight from the West Coast.

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SpaceX knocks down claim that Falcon 9 rocket exploded in orbit
Oct. 1, 2013 at 2:35 PM ET
Alan Boyle, Science EditorNBC News

The SpaceX launch company and its billionaire founder, Elon Musk, on Tuesday smacked down suggestions that the upper stage of its upgraded Falcon 9 rocket exploded after putting a half-dozen satellites in orbit.

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I will be  also watching to see when NASA gets back to business.

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MAVEN mission engineers go back to work after NASA gets exemption 
By  on 4 October, 2013 in exploration, NASA, Satellites, Science - 

While most NASA employees have been temporarily laid off following US Congress failure to pass the US budget for this year, some exemptions have been allowed.  Just as police, military and other essential workers have been allowed to remain at work (and get paid) so NASA engineers working on the Mars Atmosphere And Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft have now been allowed back in preparation for its launch on 18 November approaches.

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Friday, December 10, 2010

SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft Re-enters Successfully

http://www.spacex.com/updates.php

Just for the record, some follow up on SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft successful landing.
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Some links from SpaceRef web site.
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http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=32222
Success! SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft Re-enters Successfully
Lands on Target in the Pacific Ocean, 500 miles Off of the Coast of Southern California

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=35488
Video Taken On Orbit by SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft
Source: SpaceX Posted Wednesday, December 8, 2010

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=35489
SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon launch Photos
Source: SpaceX Posted Wednesday, December 8, 2010

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=35493
Video: NASA /SpaceX Post Mission Press Conference
Source: SpaceX Posted Thursday, December 9, 2010

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Spaceflight Now link
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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/002/splashdown/
Dragon parachutes into the Pacific Ocean
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: December 8, 2010
SpaceX released these photos of the Dragon spacecraft parachuting and then floating in the Pacific Ocean after splashing down at 2:02 p.m. EST this afternoon.
Credit: Michael Altenhofen/SpaceX
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And more from SpaceX's multimedia page.
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http://www.spacex.com/multimedia/videos.php?id=54&cat=recent
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SpaceX Dragon Drop Test HD
08/12/2010
SpaceX conducted the Dragon high altitude drop test on 12 August 2010 to validate the parachute deployment systems and recovery operations. An Erickson S-64 Air-Crane nicknamed "Elvis" released Dragon from 4.26 km (14,000 feet) altitude off the coast of Morro Bay California, north of Vandenberg Air Force Base.

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And if you were a paying customer, what would it be worth to have your brand name displayed for all to see?
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http://www.universetoday.com/81586/spacex-reveals-dragon%E2%80%99s-secret-payload/
SpaceX Reveals Dragon’s “Secret” Payload by Nancy Atkinson on December 9, 2010
During Wednesday’s post-flight press conference, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed the rumor of a secret payload on board the Dragon spacecraft, but said he wouldn’t reveal what it actually was until Thursday. He did say, however that if you liked Monty Python, you would like this payload.
True to his word, SpaceX just issued a press release on what was inside this container, above, that was bolted to the floor of the Dragon spacecraft.
See below.

http://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/spacex-secret-2-580x433.jpg
Top Secret payload revealed. Photo Credit: Chris Thompson, SpaceX

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What next?  Take a look at the up coming SpaceX Launch Schedule.
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http://www.spacex.com/launch_manifest.php
LAUNCH MANIFEST

Customer Target Date* Vehicle Launch Site
NASA COTS – Demo 1 2010 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
NASA COTS – Demo 2 2011 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
NASA COTS – Demo 3 2011 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
Falcon 1e Inaugural Test Flight 2011 Falcon 1e Kwajalein
ORBCOMM - Multiple flights 2011-2014 Falcon 1e Kwajalein
MDA Corp. (Canada) 2011 Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral
NASA Resupply to ISS – Flt 1 2011 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
NASA Resupply to ISS – Flt 2 2011 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
DragonLab Mission 1 2012 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
NASA Resupply to ISS – Flt 3 2012 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
NASA Resupply to ISS – Flt 4 2012 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
CONAE (Argentina) 2012 Falcon 9 Vandenberg**
Spacecom (Israel) 2012 Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral**
DragonLab Mission 2 2013 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
NASA Resupply to ISS – Flt 5 2013 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
NASA Resupply to ISS – Flt 6 2013 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
NASA Resupply to ISS – Flt 7 2013 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
CONAE (Argentina) 2013 Falcon 9 Vandenberg**
NSPO (Taiwan) 2013 Falcon 1e Kwajalein
Space Systems/Loral 2014 Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral**
NASA Resupply to ISS – Flt 8 2014 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
NASA Resupply to ISS – Flt 9 2014 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
NASA Resupply to ISS – Flt 10 2014 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
Astrium (Europe) 2014 Falcon 1e Kwajalein
Bigelow Aerospace 2014 Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral
NASA Resupply to ISS – Flt 11 2015 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
NASA Resupply to ISS – Flt 12 2015 F9/Dragon Cape Canaveral
Iridium 2015-2017 Falcon 9 Vandenberg
*Target date indicates hardware arrival at launch site
**Or Kwajalein, depending on range availability

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Hope I am still around to see the Bigelow Aerospace launch in 2014.
Let the competition begin.
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