If you’re looking for more space in your life, look no further: the stars are set to bring you four different space events today (October 21).
This US Space Force Its first field command station will be unveiled, a science team has reported on its attempt to snatch a piece of spacecraft from the planet. The robotic mission will enter Earth orbit and the three astronauts will return home after six months of life and work in space. You will be able to See it all live here And on the homepage of Space.com or directly through the companies and agencies involved.
The festivities begin at 3:30 p.m. EDT (1930 GMT), with astronauts on the International Space Station holding a hatch-closing ceremony as they prepare to return to Earth. NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Ivan Wagner and Anatoly Ivanishin have been in orbit since April; Now, it’s time for all three to return to Earth via the same Soyuz capsule that carried them into space.
During the closing ceremony of the hatch, the trio will bid farewell to the other three crumates and later enter their Soyuz spacecraft to prepare for the landing. EDT (2010 GMT) should be closed between the two vehicles at 4:10 p.m., according to NASA.
Space Force Ceremony
At 20:20 EDT (2020 GMT), the Space Force has again held a redesign ceremony to mark what is known as Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. The event will be streamed live on Facebook.
NASA’s Osiris-Rex asteroid update
Next on the docket is an update from the NASA team OSIRIS-REx The mission, which yesterday (October 20), conducted a maneuver of ambitious specimens on the planet Earth named Bennu.
The three mission leaders will release the first new images from the sample effort and provide an update on the spacecraft’s performance during the maneuver. The news conference will begin at 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT); You can see it on space.com or Directly via NASA TV.
Next launch of Rocket Lab
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When the news conference is opening, Rocket Lab Will launch a new mission on its electron rocket.
Named “In Focus”, the mission will be the company’s 15th launch and will explode from Rocket Lab’s New Zealand launch pad. The rocket will have 10 satellites: nine SuperDow Earth-observation satellites for the company Planet and one satellite testing telescope technology for Canon. The lift off is scheduled for EDT (2114 GMT) at 5:14 pm and will be broadcast at launch. The company’s YouTube page.
Soyuz capsule undocking King and landing
It brings us to the last events of the day, the actual Soyuz spacecraft landing from the space station.
The crew will land the capsule from the space station at 7:33 p.m. EDT (2333 GMT); This Astronauts should land At 10:55 a.m. EDT (0255 GMT on Oct. 22) in the footsteps of Kazakhstan.
NASA TV will broadcast the start of the landing at 7pm EDT (2300 GMT) and the start of the landing at 9:30 am EDT (22 October 0130 GMT); You can also watch both events on space.com.
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