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Virgin Galactic Galactic-02 Post Flight Press Conference
The press conference will feature the Galactic 02 crew and their experiences aboard Virgin Galactic's first private astronaut mission.
Spaceport America, New Mexico
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RockSat-X Launch
Coverage of the mission will begin 15 minutes before the first launch. The Terrier-Improved Orion and Terrier-Improved Malemute rockets will launch 5 minutes apart and are expected to reach an altitude of about 70 miles (113 kilometers) before descending by parachute into the Atlantic Ocean to be recovered. The rockets will be carrying experiments developed by more than 30 university and community college teams as part of NASA’s RockOn Workshop and RockSat programs.
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Sounding Rocket Launch
RockOn Launch
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility is scheduled to launch a sounding rocket for the RockOn mission on Thursday, Aug. 17, with a window of 10:00-14:00 UTC The rockets will carry multiple student experiments to suborbital space. The mission had been postponed following an anomaly that occurred on the RockSat-X student sounding rocket launch on Wednesday, Aug. 16. Initial investigation shows that there was an issue with the RockSat-X second stage. The RockOn launch vehicle uses a different second stage, which has been cleared for flight.
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Moon Landing
Luna 25 Lunar Landing
The Luna 25 lander crashed into the Moon after an orbital maneuver scheduled to place it in its pre-landing orbit instead sent it on a collision trajectory.
Lunar Surface
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Crew-7 Arrival at Kennedy Space Center
The Crew-7 astronauts will arrive at Kennedy Space Center in preparation for their launch.
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Spacecraft Undocking
Progress MS-22 Undocking
The Progress MS-22 spacecraft will undock from the Zvezda module of the International Space Station. It will then de-orbit and burn up in the atmosphere.
International Space Station
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Crew-7 Flight Readiness Review Teleconference
NASA will provide a press conference after the FRR with the following participants - Ken Bowersox, NASA Headquarters - Steve Stich,NSAA Kennedy - Joel Montalbano,NASA Johnson - William Gerstenmaier, SpaceX - Frank De Winne, ESA - Junichi Sakai, JAXA
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Static Fire
Crew-7 Falcon 9 Static Fire Test
SpaceX performed a six-second test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket at launch pad 39A ahead of its planned launch with Dragon Endurance carrying a new crew to the International Space Station.
LC-39A, KSC
Moon Landing
Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Landing
The Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover have successfully landed on the lunar surface.
Lunar Surface
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Crew-6 Pre-Departure On-Orbit News Conference
The Crew-6 astronauts will give a news conference from the International Space Station before their return to Earth.
International Space Station
Docking
Progress MS-24 Docking
The Progress MS-24 spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously dock to the Zvezda module of the ISS.
International Space Station
Static Fire
Booster 9 Static Fire #2
SpaceX performed a second static fire of Booster 9.
Starbase Texas
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Crew-7 Postlaunch News Conference
NASA will provide a press conference after the the launch of Crew-7. - Ken Bowersox, NASA Headquarters - Steve Stich,NASA Kennedy - Joel Montalbano,NASAJohnson - Benji Reed, SpaceX - Hiroshi Sasaki, JAXA - Josef Aschbacher, ESA
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Rollout
H-2A Rocket F47 Rollout
The H-IIA launch vehicle is moved from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad. The launch vehicle, which is approximately 53 meters long, is moved 500 meters to the launch pad in about 20 minutes from a standing position.
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Docking
SpaceX Crew-7 Crew Dragon Docking
The Crew-7 Crew Dragon will dock autonomously to the International Space Station, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station.
International Space Station
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Asteroid Capsule Drop Test Briefing
NASA will host a news conference on the OSIRIS-REx sample capsule’s landing and recovery plans from the Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range News conference participants are: - Melissa Morris, program executive - Dante Lauretta, principal investigator - Rich Burns, project manager - Sandra Freund, program manager - Kevin Righter, deputy curation lead
Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range
Farewell Ceremony
Crew-6 Farewell Ceremony
Before the Crew-6 crew returns to Earth, NASA will livestream their farewell remarks onboard the International Space Station.
ISS
Spacecraft Event
SpaceX Crew-6 Crew Dragon Hatch Closure
Crew-6 will close the dragon hatch in preparation for departure
ISS
Spacecraft Undocking
SpaceX Crew-6 Crew Dragon Undocking
The Crew-6 Crew Dragon will undock from the International Space Station, carrying four astronauts. It will then reenter the Earth's atmosphere and splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean.
International Space Station
Spacecraft Landing
SpaceX Crew-6 Crew Dragon Splashdown
The Crew-6 Crew Dragon will splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean, bringing four astronauts back to Earth after spending six months on the International Space Station.
Gulf of Mexico, southwest of Pensacola, FL, USA