ISS Operations Update – November 30, 2015
Experiments: Microbiome Sampling [The study will investigate the impact of long duration space flight on both, the human immune system
Read moreExperiments: Microbiome Sampling [The study will investigate the impact of long duration space flight on both, the human immune system
Read more#Tokyo is unmistakable at night. #Greetings from @Space_Station #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/Pm6gKfZT7R — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 30, 2015 #GoodMorning #California! Looking
Read moreJapan’s Hayabusa 2 Asteroid Explorer is inbound for a flyby of Earth on Thursday after the first year of its three-and-a-half-year journey to asteroid Ryugu where the spacecraft will complete an 18-month that will include the deployment of four small landers and an explosive penetrator as well as a series of ambitious brief touchdowns for sample collection.
Read moreThe Prometheus 1-5 satellite, one of eight secretive satellites operated by the Los Alamos National Laboratory, re-entered on November 29, 2015 after two years in orbit.
Read more#GoodMorning #clouds from space. #HappySunday. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/6YIUv10rwG — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 29, 2015 #GoodEvening #Baghdad, you seem brighter than
Read moreDay 246. Earth in a warm blanket of dusk. #GoodNight from @space_station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/gyGB9hEDSQ — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 28,
Read moreThe C/NOFS satellite of the United States Air Force re-entered the atmosphere on November 28, 2015 after seven and a half years in orbit.
Read more#BlackFriday with a slice of #sunrise. Good day from @space_station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/owrZ4Js8AU — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 27, 2015 Day
Read moreExperiments: Reaction Self Test [The Reaction Self Test is one of the oldest studies ongoing aboard ISS, consisting of morning
Read moreChina conducted a surprise launch on Thursday, lifting the Yaogan-29 reconnaissance satellite into orbit. According to official Chinese media, the Long March 4C rocket carrying the satellite blasted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 5:24 a.m. local time on Friday, 21:24 UTC on Thursday.
Read moreFinishing our #Thanksgiving meal. Warm wishes and #happythanksgiving from the crew of @Space_Station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/nYCrlIhaX7 — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November
Read more#GoodMorning to all my friends in #NewYork and #NewJersey! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/K3byPaknEC — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 25, 2015 アフリカの写真を撮っていると、ソユーズコマンダーのオレグさんが、話しかけてきてくれました。あの、三日月みたいになっている所は、隕石の衝突による古いクレーターだよ。確かに、2枚目の火山で出来たと思われる地形とは違いますよね。 pic.twitter.com/APnHpoCZhD
Read moreThe International Space Station successfully completed a scheduled reboost on Wednesday, slightly raising its orbit to optimize its trajectory for
Read moreThe Joint Space Operations Center informed satellite operators on Wednesday that a possible breakup of the NOAA 16 satellite was detected.
Read moreBlue Origin’s New Shepard rocket conducted its second successful test flight on Monday and managed to stick the landing after ascending to an altitude of 100 Kilometers and making a controlled return to the ground in the company’s continued efforts of developing a re-usable sub-orbital launch vehicle for crewed and scientific applications.
Read moreSatellite broadcast and communications provider Spacecom announced that the company lost contact with its AMOS-5 satellite stationed over the African continent in Geostationary Orbit. All signals from the satellite were suddenly lost last weekend and recovery efforts were without fruition, indicating that the satellite may be a total loss and the next to become a ‘Zombie,’ roaming through the Geostationary Belt of satellites with no control from the ground.
Read moreJapan’s H-IIA rocket delivered the Telstar 12V to a good Geostationary Transfer Orbit on Tuesday in the rocket’s first commercial launch and the first involving an upgraded second stage capable of conducting extended missions.
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