- When are the next Space Shuttle launches?
- Where's the best place to view a Space Shuttlelaunch?
- When are the next unmanned rocket launches?
- Where's the best place to park for an unmanned launch?
- Can I see a Space Shuttle landing?
- How can I get a car pass to see a launch "up close" at the Kennedy Space Center?
- What local radio or television stations cover launches from the Cape?
- Can I pick up anything on my radio scanner?
- How can I photograph the launch?
- What about photographing a night launch?
- What else should I know about attending a launch?
Things that are slightly-off subject, but we've been asked on launch day.- Is it really Cape Canaveral, or Cape Kennedy?
- What are the jurisdictions involved at The Cape?
- How can I get an envelope postmarked as a souvenir?
- What's the best way to "do" the Kennedy Space Center?
- How can I become an Astronaut?
- How can I participate in the Space Program?
- What if I want to fly the Space Shuttle NOW?
- Where can I find out about the International Space Station?
- What is the construction schedule for the International Space Station?
- Where can I find out about the Russian space program?
- What will follow the Space Shuttle?
- Where can I find out about the Hubble Space Telescope?
- Where can I find photographs from NASA Space Missions?
- Can I see space satellites from my back yard?
- How can I know when a satellite will be visible?
- Why are the "launch windows" so short for rendezvous missions?
- When it lands, is it still a "Space Shuttle"?
- What are those "funny mission designations" between STS-9 and STS-26?
- Where can I find out about the International Space Station?
- What is the construction schedule for the International Space Station?
- Where can I find out about the russian space program?
- What will follow the Space Shuttle?
- Where can I find out about the Hubble Space Telescope?
- Where can I find photographs from NASA Space Missions?
- How can I see space satellites from my back yard?
- How can I know when a satellite will be visible?
Things that are slightly off-subject, but I've been asked in e-mail over the Internet.- Where can I find out how to use NASA derivedtechnology in my manufacturing plant?
- What missions are going to Mars?
- Where can I find a list of colleges that will lead to a job in the Space Program?
- Where can I learn about space science from NASA?
- Do you happen to know the URL of any astronomy sites?
- Could you give me a site that has the statistics of the dates various space probes were launched as well as where and when
- Did people really go to the moon, or did they "fake it" on TV?
- Why does the shuttle orbiter "roll" to the bottom shortly after launch?
- Can you please list our space related product on your web page?
References to the Space Shuttle Program are left in this file
as an Archive of information from that era.
Choosing any question will jump you to the appropriate area in the document below.
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- STS-135, Multi-purpose Logistic Module Raffaello will carry suppies to the ISS. A robotic satellite refueling experiment will also be on board.
- Booster: Space Shuttle Atlantis
- Launch date: 2011-07-08, 11:26 AM EDT
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Crew:
- Christopher Ferguson - Commander
- Douglas Hurley - Pilot
- Sandra Magnus - Mission Specialist 1
- Rex J. Walheim, ESA - Mission Specialist 2
- Douglas Hurley - Pilot
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A Space Shuttle Countdown
Relevant information sources:
- NASA's Shuttle Home Page.
- Kennedy Space Center Mixed Flight Schedule with manned and unmanned launches.
- A recorded manifest of anticipated launch dates is available bydialing 321/867-4636. During countdowns, a recorded launch status isavailable on 321/867-2314.
- When are the next unmanned rocketlaunches?
- These launches take place at the Cape Canaveral Air Station just north of JettyPark (a good public viewing site for unmanned missile launches) atPort Canaveral. Join the members of LISATS (Launch Information Service and Amateur Television System) on State Route 528 to view a launch. Listen to their ham radio repeater on 146.940 MHz for launch coverage.
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- Dragon SpaceX-3, An unmanned cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station under a NASA Commercial Resupply Services contract.
- - Booster: Falcon 9 v1.1
- - Launch date: 2014-04-18, 3:25 pmEDT (19:25 UTC)
- - Booster: Falcon 9 v1.1
- Orbcomm OG2, Eight Orbcomm Generation Two (OG2) satellites will be launched on a single SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 booster into LEO (Low Earth Orbit)
- - Booster: Falcon 9 v1.1
- - Launch date: 2014-04-30
- NRO L-33, A spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office.
- - Booster: Atlas V (401)/Centaur
- - Launch date: 2014-05-07
- Navstar IIF-6, Global Positioning System Satellite
- - Booster: Delta IV
- - Launch date: 2014-05-15, 8:08 pmEDT (2014-05-16 00:08 UTC)
- AsiaSat 8, AsiaSat 8 will support direct broadcasting, private networks and broadband connectivity for customers in China, India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
- - Booster: Falcon 9 v1.1
- - Launch date: 2014-05-xx
- AsiaSat 6, AsiaSat 6 will support direct broadcasting, private networks and broadband connectivity for customers in China, India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
- - Booster: Falcon 9 v1.1
- - Launch date: 2014-06-xx
- Navstar IIF-7, Navstar Global Positioning System Satellite
- - Booster: Atlas V (401)/Centaur
- - Launch date: 2014-07-xx
- Dragon SpaceX-4, An unmanned cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station under a NASA Commercial Resupply Services contract.
- - Booster: Falcon 9 v1.1
- - Launch date: 2014-08-08, 6:18 pmEDT* (22:18 UTC)
* Time of launch has not been announced, but was calculated by SpaceLaunchInfo.Com based on mission rendezvous requirements.- AFSPC-4, A satellite for the US Air Force Space Command.
- - Booster: Delta IV
- - Launch date: 2014-08-xx, 6:39 pmEDT (22:39 UTC) UTC)
- CLIO, a secret satellite procured by an unidentified US Government Agency
- - Booster: Atlas V (501)/Centaur
- - Launch date: 2014-09-xx
- MMS, The Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission (MMS) is a planned NASA unmanned space mission, to study the Earth's magnetosphere using four identical spacecraft flying in a tetrahedral formation. #
- - Booster: Atlas V (501)/Centaur
- - Launch date: 2014-11-26, 21:32 pmEST (2014-11-28 03:32 UTC) UTC)
- Dragon SpaceX-5, An unmanned cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station under a NASA Commercial Resupply Services contract.
- - Booster: Falcon 9 v1.1
- - Launch date: 2014-11-27, 10:20 pmEST* (2014-11-28 03:20 UTC)
* Time of launch has not been announced, but was calculated by SpaceLaunchInfo.Com based on mission rendezvous requirements.- EFT 1, Unmanned Orion space capsule configured as Exploration Flight Test-1. It will be launched to an altitude of 3,600 miles to be able to test the capsule's heat shield as it enters the atmosphere at high speed.
- - Booster: Delta IV Heavy
- - Launch date: 2014-12-xx
- SpaceX-6, An unmanned cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station under a NASA Commercial Resupply Services contract.
- - Booster: Falcon 9 v1.1
- - Launch date: 2015-01-xx
- - Booster: Falcon 9 v1.1
- Dragon SpaceX-3, An unmanned cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station under a NASA Commercial Resupply Services contract.
Last Updated 2014-04-15
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