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)
The privately-funded Orbital Sciences rocket that was to carry supplies to the International Space Station exploded during initial ascent tonight. 5,000 pounds of cargo were destroyed in the accident. It happened at 6:22 p.m. EDT. The launch was from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A in Virginia.
There is a Press Conference running currently on NASA TV concerning the accident.
Orbital Sciences will be sending its third resupply mission to the International Space Station today. The launch is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. EDT. NASA TV will start its coverage at 5:45 p.m. EDT. The Antares rocket will launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A in Virginia.
Expedition 41 Astronauts Reid Wiseman of NASA and Alexander Gerst of the ESA completed their first of three Expedition 41 spacewalks today. Today's spacewalk was completed at 2:43 p.m. EDT, outside the Quest airlock of the International Space Station. The walk lasted 6 hours and 13 minutes.
This walk focused on servicing exterior space station components, including a failed cooling pump, replacing a light on an external camera group, and adding live-power capability for spacewalk workers.
