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planet4589 (Jonathan McDowell)
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Astronomer at (but not speaking for) the Center for Astrophysics - Harvard and Smithsonian, working on Chandra, commenting on space launches. Somerville, MA. Orbital Police. All plots/images CC-BY
CRISIS - The DISH is not open Tuesday evenings!
Looks like it will have to be the Royal Oak in Didcot?
Looks like it will have to be the Royal Oak in Didcot?
Hey UK space fans! I'll be doing a pub meetup next Tuesday:
The DISH, Harwell
5.30- 6.30pm GMT Tues Nov 21
during my lightning flyby of the UK. (Apologies to all my friends that I don't have time to visit on this trip).
Let me know if you are planning to make it.
The DISH, Harwell
5.30- 6.30pm GMT Tues Nov 21
during my lightning flyby of the UK. (Apologies to all my friends that I don't have time to visit on this trip).
Let me know if you are planning to make it.
@astrokurtis Timing is about right for the deorbit burn of the Falcon 9 second stage from tonight's Starlink launch
Daniel Parrott at Siding Spring observatory, Australia managed to observe the separation of the sample return capsule from OSIRIS-REX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjoWdUX8jHY
OSIRIS-REx Separation Event
OSIRIS-REX sample return capsule (SRC) target landing site is in Utah at about 113 25W 40 20 N
I estimate the OSIRIS REX reentry path passes over San Fran at about 0742 PDT (1442 UTC) at an altitude of around 120 km
OSIRIS-REX was launched in Sep 2016 on an Atlas V rocket from Canaveral to a 0.78 x 1.17 AU solar orbit; it arrived at asteroid (101955) Bennu in Oct 2018, collected samples in Oct 2020, and departed Bennu for the return trip to Earth in Apr 2021. Welcome home O-REX!