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Saturday, May 8, 2021
CONTINUITY: Long March CV-5B Re-entry Prediction Refined to ± 4 Hours
Our latest prediction for #LongMarch5B CZ-5B rocket body reentry is 🚀 09 May 2021 03:22 UTC ± 4 hours along the ground track shown here. Follow this page for updates: https://t.co/p2AU9zVEpA pic.twitter.com/SwpuJBqC2R
— The Aerospace Corporation (@AerospaceCorp) May 8, 2021
Re-entry will occur somewhere on the indicated ground tracks. The debris field will be extended along the track depending upon the mass and density of the objects that survive re-entry.
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14:33
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Judging Theories of Everything, with Lee Smolin and Eric Weinstein
There's even a brief discussion of the forthcoming Pentagon disclosures on UFOs at the end.
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CONTEXT: Why It’s Hard to Predict Where China’s Spent Rocket Stage Will Land
It can't land on Fourmilab, as its orbit only passes over latitudes ±42. Here is the latest prediction as of the time of this post.
New predict from the Space Force. Reentry between May 8 2100 UTC and May 9 0900 UTC. (As usual, ignore the lat/lon given). https://t.co/laBvMzuD9u
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) May 8, 2021
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11:47
THE HAPPENING WORLD: SpaceX Starlink L27 Mission to Attempt 10th Flight of Booster
The day is here!!! @SpaceX and @elonmusk will achieve their ambitious goal of flying a booster for the 10th time during the Starlink V1.0 L27 mission, setting a new normal for reuse in rocketry! Learn more on our Prelaunch Preview by @124970MeV https://t.co/jHzlGBrIHm
— Everyday Astronaut (@Erdayastronaut) May 8, 2021
If successful, this will be the tenth flight of first stage booster B1051-10, setting a record and achieving the original re-use goal for Falcon 9, after a 56 day turn-around following its previous flight. This will be the 117th launch of a Falcon 9, 63rd re-flight of a booster, and 84th landing of a booster. Launch is scheduled for 06:42 UTC on 2021-05-09. You can find the Webcast by typing “SpaceX webcast” in a YouTube search box starting around a half hour before the launch time.
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11:24
THE HAPPENING WORLD: Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Completes Fifth Flight
Reaching new heights! The team celebrated the #MarsHelicopter’s latest flight. It climbed to a new height record of 33 ft (10 m) and had a flight time of 108 seconds. This one-way trip led us to a new base in the direction @NASAPersevere is heading. https://t.co/SCCKPvMEFl pic.twitter.com/KB28ET5bLW
— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) May 8, 2021
For your Friday reading pleasure: Hardcore details about flying the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. Enjoy!https://t.co/WoS8Cu5o8W
— Michael J. Malaska (@mike_malaska) May 8, 2021
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