Thursday, October 11, 2018

JAXA Kounotori 7 launch



JAXA’s H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 7 (H-IIB F7) launched the H-II Transfer Vehicle “KOUNOTORI7” (HTV-7) from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex, at JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, on 22 September 2018, at 17:52 UTC (23 September 2018, at 02:52:27 Japan Standard Time - JST). The unpiloted cargo spacecraft Kounotori 7 is loaded with more than five tons of supplies, water, spare parts and experiments. HTV-7 will arrive at the International Space Station on 27 September 2018. Credit: JAXA/NASA #H2BF7 #HTV7

Pursuing the Limitless Possibilities of Outer Space - The Tanegashima Space Center -



The Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) was established in 1969. It is the largest rocket-launch complex in Japan and is located in the south of Kagoshima Prefecture, along the southeast coast of Tanegashima. It is known as the most beautiful rocket-launch complex in the world.

Soyuz rocket failure explained by former astronaut



A pair of astronauts made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan today after the failure of a Russian booster rocket that was supposed to propel their Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station. Former Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield explains what happened and how it may impact the international space program. To read more: http://cbc.ca/1.4858238 »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://bit.ly/1Z0m6iX Find CBC News on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1WjG36m Follow CBC News on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1sA5P9H For breaking news on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1WjDyks Follow CBC News on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1Z0iE7O Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 75 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.

Soyuz MS-10 launch failure



A Soyuz-FG rocket launched the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft with International Space Station Expedition 57-58 crew members, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on 11 October 2018, at 08:40 UTC (14:40 local time). Due to a booster error, the spacecraft entered a ballistic descend and the crew landed in Kazakhstan. Credits: NASA/Roscosmos #SoyuzMS10 Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz MS-10 Пуск РКН Союз-ФГ с ТПК Союз МС-10 Soyuz MS-10 Failure launch failure