kann
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This is how the aliens are going to come. We are going to slam a rocket into their asteroid home, kill a few alien wives and kids, and piss off the population. They will send an alien revenge party to Earth, and then we get to find out what kind of secret defense technology the government has really been hiding. Can't blame the aliens, though; we'd nuke their asses if they did it to us!There are typically at least 2 launches every week anymore. None of them have been overly exciting.
However on Monday 9-26, NASA is going to slam a rocket into an asteroid in hopes that it can alter its orbit. This would be very valuable in a situation where there is an asteroid that is headed for earth. The collision will be live streamed. It could take months before we actually know if it worked.
Here is some cool info and times
Set a calendar alert: NASA to broadcast first asteroid redirect on Monday
The DART spacecraft will smash into a small asteroid to alter its orbit.arstechnica.com
Because I am already posting, here are the next few Launches
Delta IV Heavy **Saturday Sept 24th**
NROL-91 | Delta IV Heavy
United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launch the NROL-91 payload to a currently unknown orbit from Space Launch Complex 6.everydayastronaut.com
Also on Saturday Falcon 9 will launch more Starlink satellites ( no link )
Maiden flight of the RS1 **Monday Sept 26th **
This is a very cool company. They made their rocket small and able to be taken apart and shipped in containers. They use a KISS approach to rocket building which allows them to rebuild a stage 2 in just 3 days.
Maiden Flight | RS1
ABL Space Systems is preparing for the maiden flight of its RS1 rocket that will launch from the Pacific Spaceport Center, Alaska.
Artemis Launch **Friday Sept 30th **
NASA is set to launch the Orion spacecraft to a distant retrograde lunar orbit atop the Space Launch System (SLS) for its maiden launch. Launching from Launch Complex 39B, at the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, the Artemis I mission will certify both Orion and the SLS Block 1 rocket for crewed spaceflight; its next mission–aptly named Artemis II–will be crewed, and bring a yet-announced crew to lunar orbit (but will not land on the lunar surface).
Artemis I | SLS Block 1
NASA successfully launched the SLS Block 1 rocket on the Artemis I mission. This mission was the first launch of the Space Launch System.
Re: Artemis -- there have been so many little problems in the past few weeks with this rocket that you couldn't pay me enough to gamble on being part of that first crewed mission.
