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From: Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
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Subject: Re: Two space shots scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 16
Date: 19 Oct 2016 09:00:31 -0700
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In article <sOqdnc0qK4K_CZrFnZ2dnUU7-UHNnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Byker says...
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>> BTW, there's a Soyuz shot tomorrow at 4:05 AM EDT:
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>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eGZVd_zbNs
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>Sixty years and 1,800 launches later, the R-7 is still going strong:
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dEZOerqXzY
Also, ExoMars has (so far) successfully arrived at Mars this morning...
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ExoMars/What_is_ExoMars
What is ExoMars?
The ExoMars programme is a joint endeavour between ESA and the Russian space
agency, Roscosmos.
The primary goal of the ExoMars programme is to address the question of whether
Earth (sometimes also referred to as astrobiology).
The programme comprises two missions. The first will be launched in March 2016
and consists of the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Schiaparelli, an entry, descent
and landing demonstrator module. The second is planned for launch in 2020 and
comprises a rover and surface science platform.
atmospheric gases that could be signatures of active biological or geological
processes. Schiaparelli will test key technologies in preparation for ESA's
contribution to subsequent missions to Mars.
The 2020 rover that will carry a drill and a suite of instruments dedicated to
exobiology and geochemistry research. The 2016 TGO will act as a relay for the
2020 mission.
live updates at
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ExoMars/Live_updates_ExoMars_arrival_and_landing
---> 17:12 CEST: End of planned Schiaparelli transmission. Initial signals were
received via the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) as Schiaparelli
descended to the surface of Mars, but no signal indicating touchdown yet. This
is not unexpected due to the very faint nature of the signal received at GMRT. A
clearer assessment of the situation will come when ESA's Mars Express will have
relayed the recording of Schiaparelli's entry, descent and landing.
16:50 CEST: Signals from Mars take 9 minutes 47 seconds to reach Earth today, so
the teams are waiting for the first indications that the entry, descent and
landing events actually happened at Mars. It may take some hours to get official
confirmation that Schiaparelli has landed on the Red Planet. Stay tuned.
16:48 CEST: According to nominal timeline, the Exomars Schiaparelli entry,
descent, and landing demonstrator module should now switch off its thrusters to
avoid touching the surface with the heat plumes from the thrusters, or hitting a
rock on the surface while the engines are still on. After switching off the
thrusters, Schiaparelli should proceed to touchdown on the surface of Mars.
16:47 CEST: According to nominal timeline, Schiaparelli should be jettisoning
its parachute & back shell, then igniting thrusters.
16:46 CEST: According to nominal timeline, the front shield of the heat shield
protecting Schiaparelli should now be jettisoned.
16:45 CEST: According to nominal timeline, the Exomars Schiaparelli entry,
descent, and landing demonstrator module should now be deploying its parachute.
16:43 CEST: According to nominal timeline, the Exomars Schiaparelli entry,
descent, and landing demonstrator module should now be undergoing maximum
heating.
16:42 CEST: According to nominal timeline, the Exomars Schiaparelli entry,
descent, and landing demonstrator module should be entering the atmosphere of
Mars now.
16:17 CEST: ExoMars Flight Director Michel Denis confirms that the signal from
the Schiaparelli entry, descent and landing demonstrator module is coming
through strong and clear as it falls gently towards Mars via the Giant Metrewave
Radio Telescope (GMRT) near Pune, India.
15:43 CEST: Confirmation received that the Schiaparelli entry, descent and
landing demonstrator module has woken up, as expected, ahead of attempting to
land on Mars in about an hour. The confirmation arrived via a very faint signal
received by the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) near Pune, India.
15:15 CEST: Ignition of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is confirmed! The orbiter
has started its main manoeuvre for Mars orbit insertion. The burn with the 424
newton engine on board is expected to last for about 139 minutes (over two
hours) and will slow down TGO by over 5500 km/h in order to let the spacecraft
be captured by the Red Planet's gravitational field.
14:41 CEST: The ExoMars/TGO orbiter is in great shape! ESA Flight Director
Michel Denis is now on console in the Main Control Room at the ESOC mission
control centre with the full mission control team for a 12-hour shift. TGO has
begun turning away from Earth pointing to align its engine nozzle into the
direction of flight. When it ignites (confirmation of ignition is expected on
ground at about 15:15 CEST), its thrust will begin slowing the craft. The burn
will last about 139 minutes. It is less than one hour until Schiaparelli wakes
itself up at about 15:27 CEST.
07:35 CEST: The ExoMars/TGO orbiter is in great shape and ready to swing into
orbit around Mars, while the Schiaparelli lander is programmed to wake up at
about 15:37 CEST for its landing demonstration mission. There is a cooperative
international 'listening in' campaign ready to monitor signals from the landing
module as it conducts the critical entry, descent and landing sequence today,
leading to touch down and the start of surface science at about 16:48 CEST. The
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in India will listen from Earth, while a fleet
of NASA and ESA orbiters listen from Mars orbit. Read details via Listening to
an alien landing.
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