In article <nu85av06c0@drn.newsguy.com>, Miloch says...
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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
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>Also, ExoMars has (so far) successfully arrived at Mars this morning...
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>http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ExoMars/What_is_ExoMars
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>What is ExoMars?
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>The ExoMars programme is a joint endeavour between ESA and the Russian space
>agency, Roscosmos.
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>The primary goal of the ExoMars programme is to address the question of whether
>Earth (sometimes also referred to as astrobiology).
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>live updates at
>http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ExoMars/Live_updates_ExoMars_arrival_and_landing
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18:53 CEST: The ExoMars/TGO spacecraft completed its critical orbit-insertion
manoeuvre at Mars today and its signals were received by ground stations at
18:34 CEST, just as expected. The timely re-acquisition indicates the engine
burn went as planned, and mission controllers are waiting for a detailed
assessment from the flight dynamics specialists at ESOC to confirm it.
Teams monitoring the Schiaparelli lander continue waiting for indication of the
Schiaparelli landing site between about 18:49 and 19:03 CEST, and downlink any
received signals at around 20:00 CEST.
18:35 CEST: ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL from the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter after it
emerged from behind Mars.
17:28 CEST: The orbit insertion manoeuvre of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
should have ended but the spacecraft is now behind Mars on the line of sight
from Earth. Acquisition of signal is expected when TGO emerges from behind Mars
after 18:32 CEST.
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>---> 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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>16:47 CEST: According to nominal timeline, Schiaparelli should be jettisoning
>its parachute & back shell, then igniting thrusters.
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>16:46 CEST: According to nominal timeline, the front shield of the heat shield
>protecting Schiaparelli should now be jettisoned.
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>16:45 CEST: According to nominal timeline, the Exomars Schiaparelli entry,
>descent, and landing demonstrator module should now be deploying its parachute.
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>16:43 CEST: According to nominal timeline, the Exomars Schiaparelli entry,
>descent, and landing demonstrator module should now be undergoing maximum
>heating.
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>16:42 CEST: According to nominal timeline, the Exomars Schiaparelli entry,
>descent, and landing demonstrator module should be entering the atmosphere of
>Mars now.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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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