Tweets from Space, November 12, 2015
Day 230. You have to climb to reach the #stars. But the view is great. #GoodNight from @space_station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/weOrwsG71J
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Month: November 2015
ISS Operations Update – November 12, 2015
Experiments: SPHERS Slosh [SPHERES stands for Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites and involves two satellites that are used
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WT1190F Mystery Object to re-enter Friday, Observation Campaign ready for Takeoff
The WT1190F mystery object is a mere hours from meeting its fiery end when re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere south of India on Friday, but astronomers are still not sure of the object’s origins. WT1190F was observed on and off starting in 2009 and was positively identified as a human-made object likely originating in a mission to the Moon. Possibly, it represents a component of one of the Apollo rockets or spacecraft, but it may also be a remnant of a more recent mission to the Moon.
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ISS Operations Update – November 11, 2015
ExHAM #2 Installation: The ExHAM #2 external experiment platform was installed on the Exposed Facility of the Japanese Experiment Module
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Tweets from Space, November 11, 2015
Day 229. Bright night. #GoodNight from @space_station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/dISHyYjk4H — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 12, 2015 Этот сияющий город –
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ISS Operations Update – November 10, 2015
ISS Expedition 45 Crew was Off-Duty on Monday, November 9. Experiments: Fine Motor Skills [Fine Motor Skills uses a tablet
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India’s Mars Orbiter Mission delivers first Science Results, looks at future Challenges
India’s Mars Orbiter Mission recently celebrated the two-year anniversary of its launch after the mission was already able to mark its first anniversary in orbit around the Red Planet.
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Intelsat signs Multi-Launch Deal with ILS Proton
Russia’s venerable Proton rocket received additional backing on the international launch market as world-leading satellite communications provider Intelsat signed an agreement with International Launch Services for five Proton missions through 2023.
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Good Orbit for Badr-7 & GSAT-15 after on-target Ariane 5 Launch
The closing mission of 2015 for Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket delivered its two payloads to an on-target orbit as evident in orbital data released by the Joint Space Operations Center. Ariane 5 lifted off from the Guiana Space Center on Tuesday at 21:34 UTC, carrying the Badr-7 and GSAT-15 satellites to an optimized Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
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Video: Ariane 5 VA227 Launch with Badr-7 & GSAT-15
Ariane 5 successfully conducted its year-closing mission on Tuesday, lifting off from French Guiana to carry a pair of communications satellites into orbit in its sixth and final flight of 2015.
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Tweets from Space, November 9-10, 2015
Day 228. #Sunrise with the #stars is not a bad way to end a day. #GoodNight from @space_station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/F0sKg5M4TC
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Ariane 5 achieves full success in Year-Ending Mission, delivering Satellites for Arabsat & India
Ariane 5 successfully conducted its year-closing mission on Tuesday, lifting off from French Guiana to carry a pair of communications satellites into orbit in its sixth and final flight of 2015.
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Tweets from Space, November 6-8, 2015
A Great EVA by @StationCDRKelly and @astro_kjell today!! ))) I am really proud of you and our team in MCC
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China conducts Secretive Launch of Yaogan-28 Reconnaissance Satellite
China conducted a secretive space launch on Sunday, lofting a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit. The Long March 4B rocket carrying the Yaogan-28 satellite lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 7:06 UTC with no prior notice.
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Trident II Missile Test wows Observers in California
The test launch of a Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile wowed observers along California’s coast line Saturday night as a bright, expanding cloud was seen in the sky.
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Re-Entry: GEARRS-1
The GEARSS-1 technology demonstration satellite of the New Space Launch re-entered the atmosphere on Saturday after eight months in orbit.
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Spacewalking Duo returns ISS Cooling System to Service in challenging Battle with Connectors
Astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Scott Kelly ventured outside the hatches of the International Space Station on Friday, completing their second
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