Canopus Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 @YNM why hopefully? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 Missed it live: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Canopus said: why hopefully? I know that they plan to test the H3 rocket by the end of the year, but seems to me it's never really mentioned that this would be the last H-IIB rocket launch (it was clear that this is the last HTV though). H-IIA will still fly so the upper stage, SRB and first stage engine is there; H3 will utilize the same extended tank so it's not a stretch to think they will still be able to fly it again as long as H-IIA remains on the table. Edited May 20, 2020 by YNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.50calBMG Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Hearing that thing scream will never get old. Wish more rockets did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) Spoiler Amateur video of HTV 9 launch : A look back on HTV program : JAXA-hosted HTV-9 capture and berthing livestream link (docking scheduled on May 25 21:15 JST (UTC +9) / 12:15 (UTC) / 08:15 (UTC -4) : Edited May 22, 2020 by YNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 That's 5:58 pm Eastern today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 Possibly troubling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/19/2020 at 8:25 PM, tater said: Possibly troubling. Per Scott Manley, it was a propellant dump from the upper stage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 HTV-9 departing ISS : Just for archiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 Gets back to Earth Dec 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) Looking back on 50 years of Japanese rocket development (since the first successful orbital mission), including the highlighting of the two different lineage of rockets they've (and still being) produced. Edited November 25, 2020 by YNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Preparing for Saturday/Sunday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) Hayabusa2 Return Capsule Release, and Hayabusa2 Probe Evasion / Diversion Manouver (TCM-5) livestream : Hayabusa2 Return Capsule Re-Entry and Landing livestream : Spoiler Japanese-language version : Result of TCM-4 : Edited December 3, 2020 by YNM Changed links to English livestream version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 When does it land? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: When does it land? Scheduled on December 6 about 02:00 - 03:10 UTC +9, so should be around midday-ish US time on December 5 (between 14 to 17 hours late from Japan time) Edited December 3, 2020 by YNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) Slides from press conference this afternoon (Japan time) : Recapped schedule : Capsule retrieval will only be attempted in daylight, to avoid encounters with wild animals (well, safety reasons). Edited December 4, 2020 by YNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) 41 minutes to return capsule release Streaming started 20 minutes ago Streaming links : in Japanese, in English EDIT : Probe closest approach with Earth seems to be about 290 km EDIT 2 : Capsule release successful, wires cut confirmed at 4 mins before, release confirmation 5 minutes after release time EDIT 3 : TCM-5 is going to be carried out in 3 bursts. Edited December 5, 2020 by YNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) Hayabusa2 Return Capsule Re-entry and Landing livestream started : EDIT : Re-entry ! (look at the small tailed thing on the left) Zoomed in : Soichi Noguchi also took video from the ISS. EDIT 2 : Landing confirmed, although there weren't much indication for it, so still waiting until they do recover it in the morning. In the meantime, time to plot the crosshairs to another asteroid... This asteroid is classified in the abnormally-fast-spinning-small-asteroid (under 200 m in radius but more than 2 hrs rotation period) so it'll be visited primarily for such reason. EDIT 2.5 : They confirmed the Hayabusa2 spacecraft itself is fine - during closest approach it was not able to be contacted due to proximity (they only rely on DSN, not TDRS or such). Made a really loud commotion in the control room, as that means the new extended mission can go forward. 11 years is such a long time ahead ! EDIT 2.75 : Ok now they're showing the video for the new mission. So I guess it's a go for 2031... This is like asking New Horizons to get to Sedna after Pluto or something XD Edited December 6, 2020 by YNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) Spoiler Extra snippets off the press release earlier this afternoon. Spoiler Said press release : Recapped schedules : For the spacecraft For the capsule : Re-entry views from the probe and from ISS : Pictures from the spacecraft Picture in IR ("vegetation image") : Edited December 6, 2020 by YNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) JAXA press release about the samples returned by Hayabusa2 from the asteroid 162173 Ryugu, going live on 13:00 UTC+9 (04:00 UTC, 00:00 UTC-4, 20:00 UTC-8 ) approx. an hour from now : Edited December 15, 2020 by YNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Good news ! They actually sampled more than 100 mg of materials, what they set out to try to do when designing the mission... they carried back 5.4 grams instead ! Also, the story doesn't end here... Edited December 24, 2020 by YNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Well - the photos have already been posted (above) but here's an article about the samples returned from Ryugu https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asteroid-chips-resembling-charcoal-sent-back-earth-japanese-space-probe/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Recap of the tests that have been done so far : Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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