November 17, 2022 Quick space links
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay, who trolls Twitter so we don’t have to.
- South Africa signs deal with NASA to build a communications ground station for Artemis Moon missions
The plan is for the dish to become operative in ’25. It remains a puzzle. Shouldn’t the recently upgraded Deep Space Network provide this service?
- First test launch of Russia’s new manned Oryol capsule delayed until ’25
Wanna bet they won’t meet this date either?
- Spacewalk on Tiangong-3 to install handrails and other hardware to facilitate future EVAs
The work was done yesterday, and was the third for the Shenzhou-14 crew.
- China publishes new five-year-plan covering 2021 to 2025, with a chapter outlining its space plans
The link goes to the Chinese language version, with only a small excerpt translated into English.
- Rocket Lab about to roll its Electron rocket to Wallops launchpad
The launch, set for December 7th, will the the company’s first from Wallops.
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay, who trolls Twitter so we don’t have to.
- South Africa signs deal with NASA to build a communications ground station for Artemis Moon missions
The plan is for the dish to become operative in ’25. It remains a puzzle. Shouldn’t the recently upgraded Deep Space Network provide this service?
- First test launch of Russia’s new manned Oryol capsule delayed until ’25
Wanna bet they won’t meet this date either?
- Spacewalk on Tiangong-3 to install handrails and other hardware to facilitate future EVAs
The work was done yesterday, and was the third for the Shenzhou-14 crew.
- China publishes new five-year-plan covering 2021 to 2025, with a chapter outlining its space plans
The link goes to the Chinese language version, with only a small excerpt translated into English.
- Rocket Lab about to roll its Electron rocket to Wallops launchpad
The launch, set for December 7th, will the the company’s first from Wallops.