Chang'e 5 touched down on the moon at 10:11 a.m. EST (1511GMT, 11:11 p.m. Beijing Time) near Mons Rümker, a mountain in the Ocean of Storms (or Oceanus Procellarum), China's space agency, CNSA, said. The lander seeks to collect a lunar sample and return it to Earth. This would be the first time a lunar sample has been brought back to Earth since 1976, when the Soviet Union's Luna 24 mission brought back six ounces of material.
At 4:48 p.m. EST (9:48 p.m. UTC), the NASA SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts give you a LIVE tour of their spacecraft Resilience. Click the Facebook Live link above to watch! Or, as always, watch on NASA TV. That link is below.
At 7:27 p.m. ET., NASA and SpaceX launched their second manned Dragon capsule aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Kennedy in Florida. The crew of four are now enroute to the International Space Station. This was the second launch from U.S. soil in almost a decade. SpaceX head Elon Musk wasn't able to attend due to an inconclusive COVID test.
Today's launch is on for 7:27 p.m. ET. The launch will take a crew of four to the International Space Station. This will be the second launch from U.S. soil in almost a decade. SpaceX is again sending a manned Dragon capsule aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Kennedy in Florida. SpaceX head Elon Musk cannot attend due to an inconclusive COVID test.
Article: #CountdownToMars Social - NASA.gov
NASA has been hosting in-person get-togethers for a decade now. During these times, however, they are doing them online, and it's easy to participate.
Just go to their Facebook page: #CountdownToMars Virtual NASA Social Answer a few questions, and get approved. You will then be able to participate. This is a great opportunity to be part of the historic launch later this month, when the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover will launch on its mission to the red planet.
Today's launch has been scrubbed. The launch would have had to take place at exactly 4:33:33 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time in order to reach the International Space Station. The next attempt will be on Saturday at 3:22 p.m. EDT (1922 GMT). If that doesn't work out, SpaceX could try again on Sunday (May 31) at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT).
This launch is for the first manned mission to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Kennedy in Florida.
Today at 4:33:33 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time is the proposed launch for the first manned mission to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Kennedy in Florida.
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Article: Event Schedule for SpaceX Manned Launch - NASA.gov
Today, May 20, at 4 p.m. EDT – SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2 crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center for a media question and answer session. Click on the link above to watch the webcast.
Here is the full schedule of events leading up to next Wednesday's Crew Dragon launch:
Wednesday, May 20
4 p.m. - Crew arrival news conference at Kennedy (limited in-person media only):
Friday, May 22
3:15 p.m. - Virtual Demo-2 Crew engagement at Kennedy
Monday, May 25
Time TBD or one hour after Launch Readiness Review completion – Prelaunch briefing at Kennedy
Tuesday, May. 26
10 a.m. - Administrator Countdown Clock Briefing (limited in-person media only)
12:15 p.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 4:32 p.m. liftoff
6 p.m. – Administrator postlaunch news conference at Kennedy
Thursday, May. 28
11:29 a.m. – Docking (NASA Television will have continuous coverage from launch to docking)
Article: Event Schedule for SpaceX Manned Launch - NASA.com
NASA has been hosting in-person get-togethers for a decade now. During these times, however, they are doing them online, and it's easy to participate.
Just go to their Facebook page: Launch America NASA Social Answer a few questions, and get approved. You will then be able to participate. This is a great opportunity to be part of the historic launch next Wednesday, May 27, when two astronauts launch on a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station.
Here is the schedule of events:
Wednesday, May 20
4 p.m. - Crew arrival news conference at Kennedy (limited in-person media only):
Friday, May 22
3:15 p.m. - Virtual Demo-2 Crew engagement at Kennedy
Monday, May 25
Time TBD or one hour after Launch Readiness Review completion – Prelaunch briefing at Kennedy
Tuesday, May. 26
10 a.m. - Administrator Countdown Clock Briefing (limited in-person media only)
12:15 p.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 4:32 p.m. liftoff
6 p.m. – Administrator postlaunch news conference at Kennedy
Thursday, May. 28
11:29 a.m. – Docking (NASA Television will have continuous coverage from launch to docking)
Article: Experience Artemis Day and Go Behind the Scenes at NASA’s Rocket Factory - NASA
I was chosen to be part of NASA's Artemis event next month at two NASA locations near New Orleans. These two are: the Michoud Assembly Facility where the rockets for Artemis are assembled, and the Stennis Space Center, where rocket engines are tested.
I very much look forward to it, and will report on it right here.
