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ISS Back Tonight

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    #692
    _Tombstone_
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    http://time.com/4094719/space-station-fifteen-years/

    15 years of people on the station


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    #693
    _Tombstone_
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    The Real Story of The Secret Space Station
    At the height of the Cold War and the Space Race, the Pentagon began a risky plan to put spies in orbit. The details of that program are only just coming out now.


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    #694
    Capt'n Midnight
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    _Tombstone_ wrote: »
    The Real Story of The Secret Space Station
    Nah, that was something different. Much smaller.
    And before that there was Dynasoar which could have taken spy modules.
    http://www.astronautix.com/craft/dynasoar.htm
    It was replaced by the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL), equipped with a Gemini capsule, also launched by a Titan 3 booster. McNamara killed a project in being, with drawing release nearly 100% complete, and the first spacecraft one month away from final assembly. Expenditures were under control and Boeing had already spent $ 253.5 million of its $ 530 million development budget. Captive-carry flights would have begun within the year. In its place was a vague concept not even studied in any detail yet. ...

    If Dyna-Soar and the Space Launching System had been completed, the United States would have had by 1965 a modern modular launch vehicle launching a reusable manned spaceplane ... The nation could have been spared the false premise of the shuttle program and had a space station ferry in being by the beginning of the 1970's. It might even have been flying well into the 21st Century, while the Gemini, Apollo, and Shuttle were consigned to the trash heaps of history.


    Anyway Space Station Timeline
    90be680cc7432b84f118a7575deba93a.png


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    #695
    Oscar Bravo
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    ISS back in Irish skies this week, some of the brighter passes.....Wednesday 1740-1744,Thursday 1822-1826, Friday 1730-1735. the week after next will have some nice bright passes.


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    #696
    Knifey Spoony
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    We might be able to spot the Cygnus resupply ship chasing the ISS tonight during it's pass at around 6.30pm. Weather looks like it'll be clear so if we can't see Cygnus, at least we'll be able to spot the ISS.


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    #697
    fryup
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    how about the rocket with the new astronaut trevor peake will that be visible??


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    #698
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    fryup wrote: »
    how about the rocket with the new astronaut trevor peake will that be visible??

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0327fp0

    Horizon Tim Peake Special: How to be an Astronaut

    Any 1 watch that?


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    #699
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    _Tombstone_ wrote: »
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0327fp0

    Horizon Tim Peake Special: How to be an Astronaut

    Any 1 watch that?

    Meant too, but then forgot

    see it on youtube here
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlOgg3q7qW0


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    #700
    _Tombstone_
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    Stargazing Live Special on BBC2 at 7pm about Time Peakes - includes his arrival at the ISS.


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    #701
    postitnote
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    Stargazing Live Special also on BBC 1 this morning from 1030 showing the launch.


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    #702
    _Tombstone_
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    14 min live countdown, the interest/excitement in space is really making a comeback.


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    #703
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    Talking about the rescue pod now in case she blows....touchwood.


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    #704
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    2 mins, hadfield is great.


    Cool


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    #705
    Jawgap
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    :D

    https://twitter.com/british_first/status/676743561065443329


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    #706
    space2ground1
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    Great coverage from the BBC. Just after catching up on it after a busy day doing Christmas related stuff away from the classroom with the class I teach.

    Ive managed to get my hands on the first part of the stargazing coverage related to the launch to show in the class tomorrow. If anyone finds the second part of the show on the docking & hatch opening on youtube or anywhere else I can show the class I'd be grateful!


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    #707
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    space2ground1 wrote: »
    Great coverage from the BBC. Just after catching up on it after a busy day doing Christmas related stuff away from the classroom with the class I teach.

    Ive managed to get my hands on the first part of the stargazing coverage related to the launch to show in the class tomorrow. If anyone finds the second part of the show on the docking & hatch opening on youtube or anywhere else I can show the class I'd be grateful!

    PM'ed ya there.


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    #708
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    Big long bright pass at 6.08


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    #709
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Christmas eve 5:20 , show the younglings Santa heading out


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    #710
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    Christmas eve 5:20 , show the younglings Santa heading out
    big full moon for Christmas day aswell.


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    #711
    Yester
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    I got a good look at Santa before he went into cloud. I had the young relations warned to be on the lookout so hopefully they saw him.


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    #712
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    Christmas eve 5:20 , show the younglings Santa heading out

    Saw him, eldest of 3 girls claimed she could see some red which of course meant that Rudolph was to the fore.

    My wife said afterwards that she saw a red glow too !!

    Very lucky with the clearish sky at the time which allowed us approx 1 min of viewing before the sleigh disappeared into the clouds.

    Thanks, Capt'n and Happy Christmas :):)


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    #713
    Oscar Bravo
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    Some morning passes this week, brightest ones as follows.... Monday 0733-0737, Tuesday 0815-0821, Wednesday 0722-0727,Thursday 0629-0634, Friday 0711-0717


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    #714
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    http://www.tmahlmann.com/Blog/Posts/ISS-Silhouetted-By-The-Moon


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    #715
    Oscar Bravo
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    nice pass in the morning for those on the way to work....0805-0810


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    #716
    Oscar Bravo
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    Some more morning passes this week, Tuesday 0653-0657, Wednesday 0734-0740, Thursday 0643-0647, Friday 0724-0729


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    #717
    Hoof_Hearted
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    I caught this morning's by chance, a lovely long bright pass - and two meteors for good measure! Is that Venus in the SE in the mornings?


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    #718
    mickmackey1
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    Yep it's Venus, and Saturn is close by to the right.


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    #719
    Second Toughest in_the Freshers
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    _Tombstone_ wrote: »
    http://www.tmahlmann.com/Blog/Posts/ISS-Silhouetted-By-The-Moon

    just came across this on Reddit, ISS TRANSIT FINDER, enter location and distance willing to travel, and it shows near passes and transits of the moon for ISS

    http://transit-finder.com/


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    #720
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    Tender/contracts for resuppling the ISS up till 2024 (starting 2019) were announced during the WK annnnnnnd we've got the Shuttle back in action

    Sierra Nevada Corp have won (aswell as spacex and orbital ATK) difference between these guys though is theirs is a winged/land on a runway/can carry a passenger bird, NASA hoping to put an extra Astronaut up on ISS. It can also deliver the propellant needed to by the ISS to change Orbit, I think only the Russians get cart that stuff up at the minute.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mIlGw--e60



    http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/missions/iss/nasa-announces-winners-of-crs-2-contract/
    http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2016/01/14/report-major-nasa-contract-could-benefit-sierra-nevada-corp/78803042/


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    #721
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLbhrMCM4_0



    What happens if he hits it a wallop??? Will it go everywhere?


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