Tweets from Space – January 30, 2016
Hey, I recognise that place! https://t.co/3aKgRADbhz pic.twitter.com/sZxt6erYh2 — Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) January 30, 2016 Day 309. #Aurora nights. #GoodNight from
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Month: January 2016
Video: Proton blasts off with European Laser Communications Satellite
Russia’s Proton-M Rocket conducted its first launch of the year Wednesday night, successfully lifting the Eutelsat 9B spacecraft to Geostationary Transfer Orbit in a flight lasting nine hours and 12 minutes.
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Tweets from Space – January 29, 2016
Had a great view of #WashingtonDC yesterday morning! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/oxtuOHYfaW — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 29, 2016 Flame research in
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Proton thunders off on Overnight Mission, lifting Eutelsat 9B Data Highway Satellite to Orbit
A Russian Proton rocket raced into the night skies over the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday, embarking on a long overnight mission to deliver the Eutelsat 9B communications satellite to Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
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Pair of Satellites ejected from ISS for In-Space Navigation Exercise
A package of two satellites was ejected from the International Space Station on Friday to begin a mission dedicated to a demonstration of autonomous, navigation, rendezvous and docking technology.
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European Laser Communications Terminal set for Liftoff atop Proton Rocket
Russia’s Proton-M rocket is set to open a busy year of launches from Russian Cosmodromes on Friday, lifting the Eutelsat 9B communications satellite to Geostationary Transfer Orbit in a mission lasting nine hours and 12 minutes.
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Photos: Proton Rocket rolls to Baikonur Launch Pad
A Proton-M rocket with the Eutelsat 9B communications satellite hidden under its fairing rolls to the Launch Pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in thick fog, setting up for a nighttime liftoff.
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Video: Proton-M Rollout for Eutelsat 9B Launch
A Proton-M rocket with the Eutelsat 9B communications satellite hidden under its fairing rolls to the Launch Pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in thick fog, setting up for a nighttime liftoff.
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Intelsat 29e healthy in Orbit, ready to begin Apogee-Maneuvers
The Intelsat 29e satellite launched atop an Ariane 5 rocket on Wednesday received a smooth ride into Geostationary Transfer Orbit and finished its initial checkouts, now ready to begin the climb to Geostationary Orbit for a 15-year mission delivering high-capacity communications services to the Americas and the Trans-Atlantic flight route.
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Space Station completes Reboost Maneuver for upcoming Visiting Vehicle Traffic
The International Space Station successfully completed a reboost of its orbit Wednesday night, increasing its orbital altitude by a little over one Kilometer.
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Tweets from Space – January 28, 2016
Remembering the sacrifices of the Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia crews from @space_station today. #NASARemembers https://t.co/H2ftIgTb7O — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January
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Video: Ariane 5 Launch with Intelsat 29e
Europe’s workhorse rocket conducted a rare single-payload launch on Wednesday, lifting the Intelsat 29e communications satellite to an optimized Geostationary Transfer Orbit to begin an “Epic” mission as part of Intelsat’s new and improved communications architecture.
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Photos: Ariane 5 rumbles away from Jungle Launch Pad
Europe’s workhorse rocket conducted a rare single-payload launch on Wednesday, lifting the Intelsat 29e communications satellite to an optimized Geostationary Transfer Orbit to begin an “Epic” mission as part of Intelsat’s new and improved communications architecture.
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Photos: Blizzard 2016 Seen from the Space Station
The crew aboard the International Space Station captured a series of impressive photos showing the progression of a major snowstorm that impacted millions of Americans last weekend, providing a look at the huge blanket of snow and thick cloud cover over the East Coast.
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ISS Operations Update – January 27, 2016
Experiments: Burning and Suppression of Solids – Milliken (BASS-M) – Equipment Preparation in Microgravity Science Glovebox [BASS-M stands for Burning
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Tweets from Space – January 27, 2016
A wintry looking #Moscow under the #aurora. #Principia https://t.co/egnbZ8yN4r pic.twitter.com/qycfwzXbxC — Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) January 27, 2016 Busy day loading
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Heavy-Lift Ariane 5 launches Intelsat 29e in rare Single-Payload Mission
Europe’s Ariane 5 workhorse conducted a rare single-payload launch on Wednesday, lifting the Intelsat 29e satellite into an optimized Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
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