Weather nut, aspiring Astronomer, Photographer for @CosmicChicago , NASA Nerd, & animal lover. Member of NWA and HAS.
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Teams are taking a closer look at a ground-side helium leak on the Quick Disconnect umbilical. Falcon and Dragon remain healthy and the crew continues to be ready for their multi-day mission to low-Earth orbit.
Next launch opportunity is no earlier than Wednesday, August 28 → spacex.com/launches/mission/…
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During tonight’s Falcon 9 launch of Starlink, the second stage engine did not complete its second burn. As a result, the Starlink satellites were deployed into a lower than intended orbit.
SpaceX has made contact with 5 of the satellites so far and is attempting to have them raise orbit using their ion thrusters.
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Watch Falcon 9 launch 20 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1gqGvNkwZ…
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Today's spacewalk has been cancelled due to a water leak in the service and cooling umbilical unit on NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson's spacesuit. Stay tuned to the broadcast and follow the @Space_Station blog for mission updates: blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/
NASA has terminated today’s spacewalk due to a water leak while the astronauts were in the airlock.
US EVA-90: With the Quest airlock down to vacuum and the outer hatch open, Dyson and Barratt switched their spacesuits to battery power ~845am EDT (1245 UTC) but a moment later, Dyson reported "water everywhere," apparently coming from an airlock fitting; the astronauts have reconnected their suits to station power; not yet clear what the problem is but today's spacewalk has been called off
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Due to a spacesuit discomfort issue, today's spacewalk with @NASA_Astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Matt Dominick at the @Space_Station will not be proceeding as scheduled. Visit our blog for updates as they become available: blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/
Spectacular views of #Aurora last night in Chicago. Seen from the parking garage at @UChicago . This is my first time seeing them and I didn’t have to travel very far. @NWSChicago @ABC7Chicago @WGNNews
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Our operators have cleared the latest poll for today’s mission for @capellaspace and we are GO FOR LAUNCH of Electron from LC-1!
T-30 mins to target lift-off:
🚀NZT | 18:33
🚀UTC | 06:33
🚀ET | 02:33
🚀PT | 23:33
Livestream here: youtube.com/watch?v=AfYFqsk_…
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Some good information about SIGTOR 1974-2022 at tornadoproject.com . Check it out. Please retweet
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THE BREAD HAS LANDED
Check out our SICK MERCH for the @bradxperez #53 @luecreates designed #breadrocket in the #NASCARChicago Street Race tomorrow!
#breadrocket #nascar #racing #rocket #space #spacecar #CHICAGO
breadrocket.com/
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#DYK @NASCAR partnered up with @LeidosInc to design a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) for @NASA? They brought the prototype to @NASCARChicago today for fans to see! We should know which LTV bid is going to the Moon for the #Artemis program by the end of the year. #NASCARChicago
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GOES-East was able to detect tonight’s ViaSat-3 Falcon Heavy launch using the GOES ABI Band 8. This image was taken about 3 min into the flight just before side booster separation.
@NOAASatellites @CIMSS_Satellite @RadarOmega #SpaceX #ViaSat3Americas #spacexlaunch
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Sirens are:
— confusing
— a relic of the Cold War
— inconsistent and therefore largely meaningless in what they signify
— prone to failure
— only to be heard outdoors
— a very bad thing to rely on; have an actual way to be notified of warnings
#BREAKING: Fort Worth, Texas Activates Tornado Sirens Ahead Of Severe Thunderstorm Capable Of Producing Winds In Excess Of 80mph. #BreakingNews
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A dedicated and motivated reporter, Dylan was shot and killed while working at the scene of a homicide. Spectrum News remembers our fallen colleague. specne.ws/EeAXJZ
#Artemis rocket launch taken using a @MiopsTrigger at the launch pad. SEE MORE PHOTOS: cosmicchicago.com/artemis-i-…
NASA has successfully crashed the #DARTMission spacecraft into asteroid Dimorphos. This is the final full image transmitted from the spacecraft before impact.
