{"id":17347,"date":"2018-12-17T15:07:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T20:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17347"},"modified":"2018-12-18T16:08:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T21:08:26","slug":"two-rockets-set-to-launch-a-spacex-falcon-9-and-blue-origins-new-shepard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17347","title":{"rendered":"Two rockets set to launch: A SpaceX Falcon 9 and Blue Origin&#8217;s New Shepard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ <strong>Update Dec.18 #3<\/strong>: : All the launches set for today have been scrubbed:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">To recap today:<\/p>\n<p>Falcon 9: scrubbed due to vehicle issue<br \/>\nNew Shepard: scrubbed due to ground equipment issue<br \/>\nSoyuz: scrubbed due to high upper-level winds<br \/>\nDelta 4 Heavy: scrubbed due to high ground-level winds. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/peVmRqm0yK\">https:\/\/t.co\/peVmRqm0yK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeff_foust\/status\/1075122892835299329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update Dec.18 #2<\/strong>: The Falcon 9 has also been scrubbed for today. No reason yet provided. They will try again tomorrow during a launch window that opens at 9:07 am EST (1407 GMT).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update Dec.18<\/strong>: The Falcon 9 launch is now set for 9:34 EST. The New Shepard flight has been postponed:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are scrubbing today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewShepard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NewShepard<\/a> launch due to a ground infrastructure issue. The vehicle is in good standing. Stand by for updates as we see what weather looks like for tomorrow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NS10?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NS10<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blue Origin (@blueorigin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blueorigin\/status\/1075026214450954241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Three other launches are also expected in the next day:<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>ULA Delta-4 Heavy<\/strong> to launch a military payload from Vandenberg AFB in California this evening at 5:57 p.m. PST, 8:57 p.m. EST, 0157 GMT (19th)<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk. 2 (GSLV Mk.2)<\/strong> will launch the GSAT 7A communications satellite for the Indian military. Liftoff currently set for 5:40 a.m. EST (1040 GMT)<span class=\"strong\"> on Wed. Dec. 19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Russian\/Arianespace Soyuz<\/strong> from\u00a0Guiana Space Center in South America with a military reconnaissance satellite for France. Liftoff set for 11:37:14 a.m. EST (1637:14 GMT) on Wed. Dec.19.<\/p>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p>Two rocket launches are scheduled for Tuesday morning within half hour of one another:<\/p>\n<p>** <a title=\"GPS III SV01 MISSION | SpaceX\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/webcast\"><strong>GPS III SV01 MISSION | SpaceX<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/falcon9\">Falcon 9 rocke<\/a>t is to place a USAF upgraded GPS satellite into orbit:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, December 18 for launch of the United States Air Force\u2019s first Global Positioning System III space vehicle (SV) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The 26-minute launch window opens at 9:11 a.m. EST, or 14:11 UTC. The satellite will be deployed to medium Earth orbit approximately 1 hour and 56 minutes after liftoff. A 26-minute backup launch window opens on Wednesday, December 19 at 9:07 a.m. EST, or 14:07 UTC.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Due to mission requirements, SpaceX will not attempt to land Falcon 9\u2019s first stage after launch.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>You can watch the live launch webcast below, starting about 15 minutes before liftoff, and find out more about the mission in our <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/sites\/spacex\/files\/gps_iii_press_kit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>press kit.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UMtpVS0xM1c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Blue Origin New Shepard NS-10<\/strong> &#8211; Nine NASA sponsored experiments will ride <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\">Blue<\/a>&#8216;s reusable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\/new-shepard\">New Shepard<\/a> suborbital rocket to over 100 km in altitude:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1E-3Bk2wpxo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Blue Origin | New Shepard to fly 9 NASA-sponsored Payloads to Space on NS-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\/new-shepard-to-fly-9-nasa-sponsored-payloads-to-space-on-ns-10\"><strong>New Shepard to fly 9 NASA-sponsored Payloads to Space on NS-10<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin\u2019s next New Shepard mission (NS-10) is currently targeting liftoff tomorrow at 8:30 am CST [9:30 am EST] \/ 14:30 UTC. This will be the 10<sup>th<\/sup> New Shepard mission and is dedicated to bringing nine NASA-sponsored research and technology payloads into space through NASA\u2019s Flight Opportunities program.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/flightopportunities\/index\">NASA\u2019s Flight Opportunities program<\/a> is an essential program for researchers providing access to microgravity for technology development. Blue supports NASA\u2019s Flight Opportunities program and its role in perfecting technology for a future human presence in space.<\/p>\n<p><b><ins>The payloads flying with us on NS-10 include:<\/ins><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Carthage College Space Sciences Program:<\/b> The <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/flightopportunities.nasa.gov\/technologies\/123\/\">Modal Propellant Gauging<\/a> experiment led by Dr. Kevin Crosby is a joint effort with the NASA Kennedy Space Center Cryogenics Laboratory. It demonstrates a way to measure fuel levels in microgravity by using sound waves.<\/p>\n<p><b>Controlled Dynamics Inc<\/b>.<b>:<\/b> The <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/flightopportunities.nasa.gov\/technologies\/77\/\">Vibration Isolation Platform (VIP)<\/a> aims to separate payloads from the normally occurring vibrations experienced during spaceflight. The payload led by Dr. Scott Green allows researchers to have a clear understanding of microgravity\u2019s effects on their research results.<\/p>\n<p><b>Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab:<\/b> On its second flight with Blue, the <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/flightopportunities.nasa.gov\/technologies\/15\/\">EM Field<\/a> experiment will observe and collect data on the naturally occurring electromagnetic fields both inside and outside New Shepard during the launch. Principal Investigator Dr. Todd Smith will use success of this experiment to determine how global measurements of the Earth\u2019s electromagnetic field can be conducted in the future.<\/p>\n<p><b>NASA Goddard Space Flight Center:<\/b> Cooling tightly-packed electronics onboard a spacecraft can be challenging, and many solutions have not been able to undergo robust testing. Principal Investigator Franklin Robinson will test one of these solutions in his <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/flightopportunities.nasa.gov\/technologies\/173\/\">Flow Boiling in Microgap Coolers<\/a> experiment.<\/p>\n<p><b>NASA Johnson Space Center: <\/b>On its third flight on New Shepard, the <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/flightopportunities.nasa.gov\/technologies\/168\/\">Suborbital Flight Experiment Monitor-2 (SFEM-2)<\/a> led by Dr. Katy Hurlbert will analyze various aspects of the flight environment during New Shepard\u2019s mission profile, measuring cabin pressure, temperature, CO2, acoustic conditions, acceleration and more. The data collected will help future researchers on New Shepard design the most effective experiments for the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p><b>Purdue University: <\/b>Dr. Steven Collicott\u2019s payload looks at <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/flightopportunities.nasa.gov\/technologies\/128\/\">Zero-Gravity Green Propellant Management Technology<\/a>, which aims to help advance the use of a safer and more environmentally friendly rocket propellant by better understanding the fuel\u2019s behavior in microgravity.<\/p>\n<p><b>University of Central Florida:<\/b> Two teams led by Dr. Josh Colwell and Dr. Addie Dove both have planetary science payloads on NS-10. The <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/flightopportunities.nasa.gov\/technologies\/36\/\">Collisions Into Dust Experiment (COLLIDE)<\/a> aims to understand how dust particles react after surface contact during exploration missions to places such as the Moon, Mars and asteroids. The <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/flightopportunities.nasa.gov\/technologies\/52\/\">Collection of Regolith Experiment (CORE<\/a>) addresses the unique challenge of collecting and analyzing material samples in microgravity.<\/p>\n<p><b>University of Florida:<\/b> Dr. Rob Ferl and Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul are adapting technology designed for the ISS to suborbital uses with their experiment, <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/flightopportunities.nasa.gov\/technologies\/53\/\">Validating Telemetric Imaging Hardware for Crew-Assisted and Crew-Autonomous Biological Imaging in Suborbital Applications<\/a>. By recalibrating the way data is collected, the experiment will enable more biological research on suborbital missions.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to follow us on <a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/blueorigin\">Twitter<\/a> for launch day updates and join us at <a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\/\">BlueOrigin.com<\/a> to watch the launch live!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=9ad77237101a529e858b08c724b1d0e6&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;node=499320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telescopes and Binoculars at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ Update Dec.18 #3: : All the launches set for today have been scrubbed: To recap today: Falcon 9: scrubbed due to vehicle issue New Shepard: scrubbed due to ground equipment issue Soyuz: scrubbed due to high upper-level winds Delta 4 Heavy: scrubbed due to high ground-level winds. https:\/\/t.co\/peVmRqm0yK \u2014 Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) December 18, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17347\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Two rockets set to launch: A SpaceX Falcon 9 and Blue Origin&#8217;s New Shepard<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[95,5,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-micro-g-rd","category-rockets","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4vN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18643,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18643","url_meta":{"origin":17347,"position":0},"title":"Space transport roundup &#8211; May.2.2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 2, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport: ** Blue Origin New Shepard flies successfully: https:\/\/youtu.be\/fpYnnLJdyQg https:\/\/youtu.be\/T84qFp4_3ns Reports on the flight and the research payloads on board: New Shepard conducts science mission ahead of upcoming passenger flights \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com New Shepard Mission NS-11 Updates - Blue\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rockets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rockets","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&l=am2&o=1&a=1524742414","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":17050,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17050","url_meta":{"origin":17347,"position":1},"title":"Lots of rocket launches planned for next 10 days","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 10, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Several rocket launches around the world are scheduled for the next couple of weeks. 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