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Thursday, December 17, 2020
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Astra's Tiny Rocket Gets To Space; SpaceX Wreckage Explored; Angara, Delta IV, and RocketLab Launches
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CONTINUITY: Happy Holiday Wishes from INGSOC
Non-compulsory Christmas advice from the Government: https://t.co/WMwKj1Ba8b
— David Deutsch (@DavidDeutschOxf) December 16, 2020
Bubble heads…
The safest way to spend this Christmas is with your household or support bubble in your own home. From 23 December to 27 December, you may choose to form a Christmas bubble. To protect you and your loved ones, think very carefully about the risks of forming a Christmas bubble. You should keep your Christmas bubble as small as possible and minimise the time you spend with your bubble.
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THE HAPPENING WORLD: SpaceX/NROL-108 Launch
The launch window for SpaceX’s 26th and final mission of the year opens in two hours.
— Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) December 17, 2020
A Falcon 9 rocket is set to lift off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the NROL-108 mission with a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.https://t.co/6EVsocdJ32 pic.twitter.com/mGJUkdctRp
The three-hour launch window opens at 14:00 UTC on 2020-12-17. The first stage booster is planned to return to the launch site for landing. Here is the webcast of the launch.
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