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Nzoner's Game Room>Space Exploration megathread
DaFace 09:40 AM 06-01-2014
Since a number of cool things are happening in space exploration these days, we'll widen the scope of this thread a smidge. Conversation about all things space exploration are welcome, whether it be from NASA, SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin, or anyone else. Chances are most of the discussion will still be about SpaceX since they love to make things public and fun, but nothing's off limits. I'll eventually get around to modifying the OP to include resources for other companies too, but in the meantime, feel free to post any cool stuff you run across.

Lists of Upcoming Missions

Spoiler!


How to Watch a Live Launch
Spoiler!


Where to Learn More
Spoiler!


Glossary
Spoiler!

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DaFace 10:22 PM 06-18-2022
Third launch in around 36 hours coming up for SpaceX in a few minutes. Amazing the pace at which they operate these days.
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Donger 02:15 PM 06-29-2022
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, June 29 for launch of SES-22 to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The two-hour launch window opens at 5:04 p.m. ET, 21:04 UTC. A backup launch opportunity is available on Thursday, June 30 with the same window.

The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission previously supported the launch of one Starlink mission. After stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 10 minutes prior to liftoff.


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Donger 02:41 PM 06-29-2022
T-18:30
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GloryDayz 03:52 PM 06-29-2022
Originally Posted by Donger:
T-18:30
Thanks for the heads-up, even though I watched it after the fact, it never gets old...
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Donger 07:01 AM 07-07-2022
T-10:00

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, July 7 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 9:11 a.m. ET (13:11 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on Friday, July 8 at 8:49 a.m. ET (12:49 UTC).

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, Transporter-3, and seven Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth and land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.


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GloryDayz 07:09 AM 07-07-2022
Here we go...
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Donger 07:22 AM 07-07-2022
Bad landing?
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GloryDayz 08:01 AM 07-07-2022
Originally Posted by Donger:
Bad landing?
They confirmed that it was successful. Just lost video.
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DaFace 04:37 PM 07-11-2022
First image from JWST is in!

�� Sneak a peek at the deepest & sharpest infrared image of the early universe ever taken — all in a day’s work for the Webb telescope. (Literally, capturing it took less than a day!) This is Webb’s first image released as we begin to #UnfoldTheUniverse: https://t.co/tlougFWg8B pic.twitter.com/Y7ebmQwT7j

— NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebb) July 11, 2022


They'll be doing a more formal announcement with other images tomorrow, but this is pretty stunning:

"This slice of the vast universe covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground."
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lawrenceRaider 04:41 AM 07-12-2022
American exceptionalism.
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Strongside 06:45 AM 07-12-2022
Funny how insignificant in scale we are to the rest of the universe and we spend our time squabbling over a few pieces of ground.
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DaFace 07:47 AM 07-12-2022
Neil Degrasse Tyson explained that the things that look like...well...stars are stars in our own galaxy (and really aren't very interesting). Everything else in the image is a galaxy.
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DaFace 10:10 AM 07-12-2022
More images! The one in the bottom left shows five galaxies interacting...

HUGE congrats @NASA / @northropgrumman and the entire #JWST team!!! They absolutely knocked it out of the park and JWST is already delivering unbelievable images!!! I can't wait to see what all it discovers in our universe. Today is a great day in history!!! pic.twitter.com/6x450odZ3Y

— Everyday Astronaut (@Erdayastronaut) July 12, 2022


Here's the official press release with some explanations:
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/n...nseen-universe
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stumppy 10:14 AM 07-12-2022

JWST and Hubble Deep Field side by side. JSWT resolution is amazing pic.twitter.com/u73CjHDA5H

— Xavier Manuel (@XavierM94228601) July 11, 2022

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O.city 10:15 AM 07-12-2022
Originally Posted by DaFace:
First image from JWST is in!



They'll be doing a more formal announcement with other images tomorrow, but this is pretty stunning:

"This slice of the vast universe covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground."
Gravitational lensing at it's finest.

Gravity strong enough to bend light. Crazy shit out there.
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