Rocket Launch notification thread

[MartG]

Scrubbed due to weather - new T0 TBA

[MartG]

Video about China's launch yesterday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DjSBgv_S3c

[Eric Mc]

Rocket Lab having another go today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S7262av1J4

[MartG]

Eric Mc said:

Rocket Lab having another go today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S7262av1J4

Very colourful 1st stage plume

[jonny142]

Last launch of the Delta IV medium from 14.30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnGD__egREQ

Edited by jonny142 on Thursday 22 August 08:40

Edited by jonny142 on Thursday 22 August 12:30

[jonny142]

jonny142 said:

Last launch of the Delta IV medium from 14.30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnGD__egREQ

Edited by jonny142 on Thursday 22 August 08:40

Edited by jonny142 on Thursday 22 August 12:30

Live now

[Beati Dogu]

Another fiery success.

Farewell to the single stick Delta IV.... To be replaced along with Delta IV Heavy and Atlas V by Vulcan in a couple of years.

They can scale Vulcan's abilities by adding solid rocket boosters as required. With the maximum 6 SRBs it will outperform the Delta IV Heavy at lower cost, according to ULA boss Tony Bruno.

[MartG]

Soyuz has failed to dock at the ISS

Sorry for the Mail link - nice pics but very badly written article https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7390015/R...

[Eric Mc]

The Russian robot is not as good as SpaceX's Ripley - obviously.

[MartG]

Apparently they plan on moving the currently docked Soyuz to a different docking port so MS-14 can have another go on the port it is currently occupying

[Eric Mc]

Japan was intending to launch a resupply craft to the ISS tonight but the launch has been cancelled due to a pad fire.

[MartG]

Video now online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI5u0x7toTU

[MartG]

Today marks a sad space anniversary, at least for Americans. Nobody else seems to have noticed it.

It was 2998 days from when the US launched the first American into space (Alan Shepard, on May 5, 1961, on a suborbital trajectory) until the US landed men on the Moon (Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969).

Today marks 2998 days since the US last launched anyone into space (the final Space Shuttle flight, July 8, 2011). Americans have been to space since then -- some are there now -- but they were all launched by the Russians.

[MartG]

Proton due off at 11:17 tomorrow ( wed ) - payload Eutelsat 5 West B & MEV 1

[MartG]

Liftoff 29:30 into the clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69iEl-o9PI8

[MartG]

This morning's Electron launch

Very clear onboard views of 1st stage and fairing separation, and even a glimpse of the separated 3rd stage near the end

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI_Ng4SGyUY

[Eric Mc]

Lovely clear images.

[RobDickinson]

Completely missed that one :/

[Chester35]

Electron crew always have a very nice photogenic launch and also the guy who does the commentary gives all the info at the right time.

Also the worlds most attractive launch location cannot be beaten

[MartG]

Antares launch at 13:59GMT today - will be shown on NASA TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg