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News - January 2012
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January - Featured Pages
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Phobos-Grunt Re-Entry
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Juno Mission Updates
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Other News
Next Soyuz Launch delayed
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January 27, 2012
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The Launch of the next manned Space Flight to the International Space Station has to be
delayed from the original March 30, 2012 Launch Date because of
technical problems with the descent module of the Soyuz Capsule that was
supposed to bring the crew of Expedition 31/32 to ISS. The vehicle was set to deliver Joe Acaba and Roscosmos cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin to ISS for their long duration missions aboard the complex.
Mission Updates
Mission Updates
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Atlantis' new Home revealed as Construction is about to begin
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Jan 20, 2012
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Space Shuttle Atlantis is currently in the middle of her Transition and Retirement Process for eventual public display at the Kennedy Space Center in Floriday – now, exact plans for her final retirment home have been announced.
Full Story & Gallery
Full Story & Gallery
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China successfully launches new Weather Satellite
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Jan 13, 2012
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China has orbited another Satellite after making the first Launch of this year just a few days ago on January 9. A Long March 3A Launch Vehicle lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 0:56 UTC on Friday (8:56 Beijing Time), January 13. According to Chinese Media, the launch was executed as planned and the Payload – a Fengyun Weather Satellite – was delivered to its desired orbit 24 minutes after launch. Fengyun 2F will operate from an orbital position of 112°E once in geosynchronous orbit. The satellite will undergo a short period of checkouts and its orbit will be fine-tuned over a timeframe usually taking several weeks. Full Story |
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MSL makes first and largest Course Correction
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January 12, 2012
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The Mars
Science Laboratory completed the first and largest Trajectory Correction
Maneuver on its way to Mars.
At 23:00 GMT (6pm EST) on Wednesday, the complex Course Correction Sequence began. 8 Thrusters divided into two groups of four engines, made more than 200 firings to achieve the proper trajectory.
Mission Updates
At 23:00 GMT (6pm EST) on Wednesday, the complex Course Correction Sequence began. 8 Thrusters divided into two groups of four engines, made more than 200 firings to achieve the proper trajectory.
Mission Updates
WGS4 - Final Launch Preparations
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January 11, 2012
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After last
week's Rollout of the Payload and successful integration of the WGS4 Satellite
enclosed in its protective payload fairing, on-pad launch preparations got
underway to set the stage for an on-time launch of the Delta IV Rocket on
January 19.
Mission Updates
Mission Updates
China makes first orbital Launch of 2012
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January 9, 2012
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China
opened the new Spaceflight Year 2012 with the Launch of Ziyuan 3 Remote Sensing
Satellite that took place earlier today. A Long March 4B Rocket with the
Spacecraft on top lifted of at 3:17 UTC (10:17pm EST on January 8) from the
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center – according to Chinese Sources. Launch Vehicle
performance was nominal and the Payloads were delivered to their desired orbits
by the Chinese Booster. This launch marked the first orbital flight of 2012 and is the opening of a busy year in spaceflight as Chinese officials plan to surpass last-year's record launch rate - also including manned flights to Tiangong-1 that are planned later this year.
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MSL to conduct Course Correction Maneuver
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January 7, 2012
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The Mars
Science Laboratory is approaching its first and largest Course Correction on
its Trip to the Red Planet. The Maneuver will take place on January 11, 2012
and involve multiple firings of the Spacecraft’s 8 Thrusters over a period of
175 Minutes. This choreographed sequence will begin at 23:00 UTC (6pm EST) and
change the vehicle’s velocity by 5.5 Meters per Second (12.3 Miles per Hour).
Mission Update
Mission Update
ATV3 and its Launcher are readied for Launch
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January 6, 2012
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WGS4 enters final Launch Preparations
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January 5,2012
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The first United Launch Alliance Rocket to Launch operations has been mated to its payload after the new-generation military communications satellite was rolled to Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
>>>Launch Updates
>>>Launch Updates
The Final Week of 2011 aboard ISS
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January 3, 2012
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The six Astronauts aboard ISS had some quiet time over the holidays and had the opportunity to talk to their loved ones from their home in space. To close-out 2011, more experiments were supported by the crew and the US Astronauts started a long task of outfitting onboard computers with new software.
ISS Conjunction: On January 4, a piece of Space Debris might be coming close to ISS. Flight Controllers are tracking the object.
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ISS Conjunction: On January 4, a piece of Space Debris might be coming close to ISS. Flight Controllers are tracking the object.
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GRAIL-B enters Lunar Orbit
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January 1, 2012
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After GRAIL-A successfully inserted itself into Lunar Orbit on New Year's Eve, GRAIL-B followed on January first to start the next Mission Phase of adjusting the orbits of the spacecraft.
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