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#NASA –KENNEDY SPACE CENTER |#HURRCON1- shutdown for the time being due to Hurricane Mathew..

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As of yesterday at “NASA –Kennedy Space Center” is currently shutdown for the time being, due the oncoming Hurricane Mathew that’s bearing towards the lower east coast of Florida, of the United States.. Closed down for the time being in between 1300 hours EDT on 5th as towards 7th October 2016…… currently NASA-KSC has issued a HurrCon One meaning that the direction of the Hurricane Mathew is impending ….

 As of early hours  last night the completion of hurricane preparations at NASA-KSC was fully utilized, as staff was sent homewardly, as also a stationary crew, the Damage Assessment and Recovery Team is standing by to recover and asses what needs to be done after wind levels have drop below the 50 Knots level. As the Hurricane Mathew tropically storms force winds with expectations towards later this evening following the hurricane winds on initially Friday mornings at 0600 hours EDT.. Also The Kennedy Space Center visitor complex is closed for the time being as well till a reopening on 8th or 9th October 2016..……

 However a team of 139 personal from the Kennedy Space Center ride out crew located in Emergency Operations Control Center in Launch control Center at Complex 39 is there to be on standby for the duration of the Path of the Hurricane Mathew to assess what needed to be done.. As it prepares for the tropical force strong winds begins effective hitting the Cape Canaveral tonight as  it braces for the Hurricane on Friday  morning then riding it out wards to its decline expecting  at 1600 hours EDT Friday afternoon.. Currently the storm winds peaks up towards 125 Mph-201 Kph towards wind gust of 150Mph-241Kph….

BLUE ORGIN – NEW SHEPARD | Escape crew command module flight testing – escaping that Anomaly- Job well done.. !

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On 5th or 6th October 2016 on a very clear dry blue weather skies “Blue Origin” has flight tested it escape module, in escaping that anomaly.. On West Texas Launch test site, as Arian Cornell and Phil Hahn provides the narratives on this morning on fifth flight on the New Shepard on the reusable booster, also this is the sixth flight on the Reusable New Shepherd command module…

The way how the New Shepard Command Module escape works when detected an Anomaly or sorts, in this test flight they expected to lose the booster in which the separation of the Command module has separated successfully in which the New Shepard Command module landed with braking chute then the primary chute to bake the fall also the retro rockets system kick in to cushion the impact safety  also retrospect , apparent the booster has landed back on surface with it landing gears bracing for landing..

Like Mercury, Apollo, and Soyuz, New Shepard has an escape system that can quickly propel the crew capsule to safety if a problem is detected with the booster. Our escape system, however, pushes rather than pulls and is mounted underneath the capsule rather than on a tower. The escape motor vectors thrust to steer the capsule to the side, out of the booster’s path. The capsule then coasts, stabilized by reaction control thrusters, until it starts descending. Its three drogue parachutes deploy near the top of its flight path, followed shortly thereafter by main parachutes. On a nominal mission, the escape motor is not expended and can be flown again and again.

As safety of the crew also the payload is critical to any mission that regards in launching into space during the transition from launch pad into orbit… from that transition returning back to earth as well…… The “ Blue Origin-New Shepard” has for the escape system it’s very close similar to the previous configurations like of Mercury, Apollo, Soyuz and Gemini all have an escape tower carrier module to jettison among with the command module immediately away when there’s an anomaly detected that threatens the crew.. in with its tradition design..  As innovative as New Shepard that system is built constructed housed within centrally the below of mounted underneath…. As the Reusable Command Module detects an anomaly the explosive clamps is release that’s holding the Command module together from the main stage then it’s rockets out on path control by reaction control thrusters to a safety descending then deploying multiple of parachutes to slow down the level of acceleration of descending location with the reusable escape rocket engine ….

SPACE X | #InterplanetaryTransportSystem …………the next step…….

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Onwards during this week of 27th September 2016 “SpaceX” has release there next proposal for their next generation of transportation in the development towards journey the Planet Mars, the program in development to realization is “ Interplanetary Transportation Systems.. “ the new Martian system or the Interplanetary Transport System.. is launched from the same Space Launch Complex 39A in which the Space Transportation system -Space Shuttle is operated on besides the other one is SLC 39B in which is heavily modified for the Space Launch Systems- SLS….

The new rocket in which founded on a tried and tested template from the Falcon nine reusable platforms in which is currently used for payload deployment then passenger transportation towards the International Space Station. As for the Interplanetary Transport system, it seems the booster and the command module together is larger than the NASA’s Saturn five (111 meters tall combine) five rocket, in which combine it’s 127 meters tall as the boosters is 77.5 meters, with the interplanetary module is 49.5 meters tall with a maximum passenger capacity of 100 crew on board, in which the design is very akin towards McDonnell Douglas DC-X – Delta Clipper design in which was a Space shuttle replacement..

The Main booster engines,  is consistent of newly tested Raptor engines in which each puts out with a 3,500 Kilo-Newton’s of thrust..  The Raptor Engine configuration consisted of 21 fixed outer, 14 inner with seven cluster engines with gimbals…  in which the Booster engine component with a velocity of 8,650 Km/Hr with the return of the booster to the landing site using of the seven percent of total booster prop load for re-entry burn and landing back.. In which the grid fins helps to guide back the booster back for landing for reusable refueling back on to the SLC-39A, to pick up the refueling payload- Tanker in which will dock with the manned version in parking orbit around Earth to fuel up for the destination.. As it refuels.. It gathers up the remaining supplies before heading outwards towards the Planet Mars… with its winged solar panels outwards to powering up the remaining parts of the Spaceship… In where once it reached its destinations it’ll land mission wise once it’s done it makes back towards earth… in the mission video the mission is clear for Elon Musk, as he actionized his vision on colonizing Mars for the long term as he plans to land a smaller version the Dragon reusable to practice learning if any massive modifications learn from of landing Dragon on the year 2018 then having it return to Earth to create a new industry standard..

CNSA- China National Space Administration 2016 | Tiangong two space station module series – launched…timely for the #MidAutumnfestival…..

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As for this month of 15th September 2016 launch calendar for the “PROC China – CNSA- China National Space Administration”’ has launched the next development stage of its CCCP Mir Space Station type design space station in which, the Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) two space station module was set to be launched within the launch calendar 2015, but Tiangong one has is set backs of failure to reach its destination therefore Tiangong two will be installed during the month.. then it’ll be crewed by a manned mission of in the following months of October 2016 during the Shenzhou eleven follow two unmanned mission resupply vehicle of Tianzhou one ….  The Tiangong two Space Station Module was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gansu Province… on timely for the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations holidays in Asia as it traditionally its family centrically celebrations of lunar calendar with the full moon with the Jade Rabbit also with other celebrations like the moon cakes..

Tiangong two has a three crew size capacity holding at a maximum of twenty days of food, and environmental support resources… in which the CNSA- China National Space Administration Mir type like design Space station is known as project 921-2 is finalised in construction year of in between 2020 towards 2022 with a decade life cycle…..  The launcher rocket for the Tiangong two, is the Long March 2F, is which main core is composited of two. The first stage is a liquid fuel rocket, also the secondary stage as well too, carrier launcher Long March 2F, has four liquid fuel boosters all consisting of burning of N2O4/UDMH – Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine of its main liquid fuel of choice -…

ULA-UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE – LOCKHEED MARTIN | Preparations underway for DigitalGlobe’s #Worldview4 Satellite from Vandenberg…..will continue onto 17th September 2016..

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On a Californian Friday, 16th September 2016, at 11:30 AM pacific Date Time was the launching off  “ DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-4” Launching from this time at Vandenberg Air force base from Space Launch Complex three was about to be launched, that launch has been scrubbed for now due to minor technical issues in regarding too a small ground leak during propellant tanking the launch window will continue on 17th September 2016 11:30 Pacific Date Time  on space launch complex three at Vandenberg Air force base instead traditionally  from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida… however the issue resolution is dependent of the issue in clarification of ground leak during propellant tanking..  As issued by ULA-United Launch Alliance.………………….

 DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-4 Satellite is constructed built from Lockheed Martin Space Systems in which is also launched from an Atlas V 401 Rocket configuration…  in which it has two components, first stage is Atlas five booster the secondary payload assist is a Centaur rocket.. This launch is also a dual payload launch with the deployment of United States Government own CubeStats.. Afterwards of deployment of Worldview four…

DigitalGlobe’s Worldview four Satellite, is a fourth satellite in the series in which it’ll this one will be placed in orbit of 617 Kilometres above earth orbit in a Sun-Synchronous orbit which will be in sync with its sister..  Orthough it’s has the capacity of Ultra high resolution imaginery at levels of 30 cm, meaning with the highest detail to read the vehicle plate licensing from cars.. The orbital period of Worldview four is the same period like the International Space Station every 90 minutes..  Travelling at velocities of 17,000 miles per hour, capturing imaginery of the surface coverage of earth at 680,000 Square kilometres….  One major set of equipment of which Worldview four has is the 31 Centimetre Panchromatic resolution also 1.24 meter multispectral resolution systems in which is like it’s sister Worldview three… with the Ultra High resolution it’ll allow the client to make very critical decisions on various layers in multiple visual Data Analysis..

Live Broadcasting will be live from ULA-United Launch Alliance from resolution of issue depending on 17th September 2016 11.30 AM Pacific Date time as the launch window for launch of dual payloads Worldview four and CubeStats…