tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67519877191192421512024-03-14T04:03:20.853+01:00Space. It's... It's...DeepOlaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.comBlogger333125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-72305293427111571002024-03-01T13:19:00.000+01:002024-03-01T13:19:16.398+01:00Solar System Missions update 2024-03<p>Here's my map of all active and planned <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> and their destinations as of March 1st 2024.</p>
<p>The Japanese <a href="https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA">SLIM</a> (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) lander has woken up after lunar night. Hang in there kiddo! The CLPS mission <a href="https://twitter.com/Int_Machines">Intuitive Machines</a> Odysseus has landed, maybe a bit sideways, but nevertheless successful, and now has the chance to show the same resilience as brother SLIM. </p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/NASASun">NASA's</a> Parker Solar Prob has its 19th perihelion at 0.0528 AU, and <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAJuno">Juno</a> its 59th perijove at Jupiter. </p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html"><img border="0" src="https://i.imgur.com/1sx5lp0.png" style="width: 100%;" /></a></p>
<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-24102320845179393042024-02-01T18:54:00.002+01:002024-02-01T18:54:31.453+01:00Solar System Missions update 2024-02<p>Here's my map of all active and planned <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> and their destinations as of February 1st 2024.</p>
<p>The Japanese <a href="https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA">SLIM</a> (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) lunar lander hqw landed, went dead, came back, and now is likely gone forever, all in 2 weeks! Also gone are the first Mars helicopter <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere">Ingenuity</a>, and the first NASA CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) missions <a href="https://twitter.com/Astrobotic">Astrobotic</a> Peregrine. The next CLPS mission <a href="https://twitter.com/Int_Machines">Intuitive Machines</a> NOVA-C IM-1 is planned to launch early this month. </p>
<p>Indian <a href="https://twitter.com/isro">ISROs</a> Asitya L1 has arrived at the Earth-Sun Lagrange point L1. <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAJuno">Juno</a> has its 58th perijove at Jupiter, this month with the second of two close Io flybys at 1500 km distance. </p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html"><img border="0" src="https://i.imgur.com/Y2ooAiB.png" style="width: 100%;" /></a></p>
<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-8947277858926053742024-01-04T22:21:00.003+01:002024-01-04T22:21:51.841+01:00Moon phases 2024<p>This chart contains Moon phases for every day of the year 2024. The 2 lunar eclipses that happen this year are shaded in orange, light for the penumbral, darker for the partial one, and normal full moons in white.</p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/1mm26aX.png"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/welqCjf.png" border="0" style="width:100%"/></a></p>
<p><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/skymap.html">Interactive sky map</a> with planetary and lunar positions.</p>Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-65919511968202898872024-01-01T18:20:00.001+01:002024-01-01T18:20:25.871+01:00Solar System Missions update 2024-01<p>Here's my map of all active and planned <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> and their destinations as of January 1st 2024.</p>
<p>The Japanese <a href="https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA">SLIM</a> (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) lunar lander is in lunar orbit now, and will attempt landing later this month. The NASA CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) missions <a href="https://twitter.com/Astrobotic">Astrobotic</a> Peregrine on the first flight of ULA's Vulcan rocket and <a href="https://twitter.com/Int_Machines">Intuitive Machines</a> NOVA-C IM-1 are both still planned to launch in January or next month. </p>
<p>Indian <a href="https://twitter.com/isro">ISROs</a> will arrive at the Earth-Sun Lagrange point L1. <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAJuno">Juno</a> has its 58th perijove at Jupiter, this month with the second of two close Io flybys at 1500 km distance. </p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html"><img border="0" src="https://i.imgur.com/9N2fQ8i.png" style="width: 100%;" /></a></p>Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-24764431954161464192023-12-01T21:01:00.003+01:002023-12-01T21:01:31.889+01:00Solar System Missions update 2023-12<p>Here's my map of all active and planned <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> and their destinations as of December 1st 2023.</p>
<p>The Japanese <a href="https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA">SLIM</a> (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) lunar lander mission will insertion into lunar orbit in december. The <a href="https://twitter.com/Astrobotic">Astrobotic</a> Peregrine mission is planned to launch on December 24 this year on the first flight of ULA's Vulcan rocket.</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/NASAJuno">Juno</a> has its 57th perijove at Jupiter, this month with the first of two close Io flybys at 1500 km distance, <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASun">Parker Solar Probe</a> its 18th perihelion at a distance of 0.0528 AU. </p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html"><img border="0" src="https://i.imgur.com/ndgYgTz.png" style="width: 100%;" /></a></p>
<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-52993076692780641652023-10-31T22:44:00.006+01:002023-10-31T22:44:57.217+01:00Solar System Missions update 2023-11<p>Here's my map of all active and planned <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> and their destinations as of November 1st 2023.</p>
<p>One more mission has launched in October: The <a href="https://twitter.com/MissionToPsyche">Psyche</a> mission to the metal asteroid of the same name, to arrive in 2029. The <a href="https://twitter.com/LucyMission">Lucy</a> asteroid mission has its first encounter this month with the main belt asteroid (152830) Dinkinesh with a closest approach of 425 km. Meanwhile, <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAJuno">Juno</a> has its 56th perijove at Jupiter.</p>
<p>Two missions are coasting to their destinations: The Japanese <a href="https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA">SLIM</a> (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) lunar lander mission, toward orbit insertion in december; and the <a href="https://twitter.com/isro">Indian</a> Aditya-L1 solar observatory, arriving at the L1 Earth-Sun Langrange point in January next year.</p>
<p>The race for the first commercial lunar payload services mission (CLPS) is on between <a href="https://twitter.com/Int_Machines">Intuitive Machines</a> IM-1, currently scheduled to launch January 12 2024 on a Falcon 9, and the <a href="https://twitter.com/Astrobotic">Astrobotic</a> Peregrine mission with a planned launch December 24 this year on the first Vulcan launch.</p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html"><img border="0" src="https://i.imgur.com/o1rlsoM.png" style="width: 100%;" /></a></p>
<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-36438741286643575642023-10-01T20:01:00.001+02:002023-10-01T20:01:54.418+02:00Solar System Missions update 2023-10
<p>Here's my map of all active and planned <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> and their destinations as of October 1st 2023.</p>
<p>Two new missions have launched in September: The Japanese <a href="https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA">SLIM</a> (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) lunar lander mission together with the XRISM X-ray telescope, and the <a href="https://twitter.com/isro">Indian</a> Aditya-L1 solar observatory. Both are cruising to their destinations and will arrive in December, or Janary next year.</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/OSIRISREx">OSIRIS-REx</a> has delivered its sample probe to Earth and will continue as OSIRIS-APEx on to a flyby of Asteroid Apophis. Meanwhile, <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAJuno">Juno</a> has its 55th perijove at Jupiter. </p>
<p>Two more missions will likely launch this or next month: The <a href="https://twitter.com/MissionToPsyche">Psyche</a> mission to the metal asteroid of the same name, and the first commercial lunar payload services mission (CLPS) <a href="https://twitter.com/Int_Machines">Intuitive Machines</a> IM-1. Finally, <a href="https://twitter.com/LucyMission">Lucy</a> willl make the first flyby of asteroid Dinkinesh, first destination of its tour around the asteroid belt.
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<p align="center"><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html"><img border="0" src="https://i.imgur.com/eLEh5AA.png" style="width: 100%;" /></a></p>
<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-69278493963315371572023-08-31T21:20:00.001+02:002023-08-31T22:51:04.969+02:00Solar System Missions update 2023-09<p>Here's my map of all active and planned <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> and their destinations as of September 1st 2023.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/isro">ISROs</a> Chandrayaan 3 lunar lander Vikram has landed on the Moon and deployed the Pragyan rover. Both are build to last only one lunar day, so they will already be over this month. Two more missions will likely launch in September: The Japanese <a href="https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA">SLIM</a> (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) lunar lander mission together with the XRISM X-ray telescope, and the <a href="https://twitter.com/isro">Indian</a> Aditya-L1 solar observatory.</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/NASASun">Parker Solar Probe</a> will do its 17th perihelion at 0.0528 AU or 7.9 million kilometer distance, meanwhile <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAJuno">Juno/a> has its 54th perijove at Jupiter. And <a href="https://twitter.com/OSIRISREx">OSIRIS-REx</a> returns asteroid samples to Earth!</p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html"><img border="0" src="https://i.imgur.com/252UX1B.png" style="width: 100%;" /></a></p>
<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-27032305295569112032023-08-01T10:58:00.000+02:002023-08-01T10:58:02.919+02:00Solar System Missions update 2023-08<p>Here's my map of all active and planned <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> and their destinations as of August 1st 2023.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/isro">ISROs</a> Chandrayaan 3 Moon orbiter and lander is now in a lunar transfer orbit amd will insert into Moon orbit on the 5th this Month, followed by a landing attempt around the 24th. Two more missions will likely launch om Aigust: The Japanese <a href="https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA">SLIM</a> (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) lunar lander mission together with the XRISM X-ray telescope, and the Russian Luna 25.</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/NASASun">Parker Solar Probe</a> will do its 6th Venus flyby on the 21st to further lower its perihelion to 0.0528 AU or 7.9 million kilometer. </p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html"><img border="0" src="https://i.imgur.com/JaTLHs0.png" style="width: 100%;" /></a></p>
<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-33817852064439476012023-06-30T22:43:00.001+02:002023-06-30T22:43:23.404+02:00Solar System Missions update 2023-07<p>Here's my map of all active and planned <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> and their destinations as of July 1st 2023.</p>
<p>The month starts off with the launch of ESAs <a href="https://twitter.com/ESA_Euclid">Euclid</a> space telescope. It's not in the scope (ye) of this map, but a pretty cool mission nonetheless. The other launch this month will likely be the <a href="https://twitter.com/isro">ISROs</a> Chandrayaan 3 Moon orbiter and lander. </p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/NASAJuno">Juno</a> will do its perijove #53 on the 31st. A new mission on the list is the Emirates <a href="https://pace.gov.ae/">MBR Explorer/a>, which will flyby 6 Main Belt asteroids and finally orbit MB asteroid 69 Justitia. So, another pretty cool mission, to be launched in 2028.</p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html"><img border="0" src="https://i.imgur.com/w8nJP59.png" style="width: 100%;" /></a></p>
<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-14419809034052771862023-05-31T20:54:00.001+02:002023-05-31T20:54:50.741+02:00Solar System Missions update 2023-06<p>This month the action is in space: ESAs <a href="https://twitter.com/JUICEmission">JUICE</a> probe to Jupiter, is now fully deployed and cruising toward its destination. <a href="https://twitter.com/BepiColombo">Bepi Colombo</a> has its third Mercury flyby on the 20th, <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAJuno">Juno</a> its perijove #52 on the 23rd, and <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASun">Parker Solar Probe</a> its perihelion #16 on the 22nd at a distance of 0.0615 AU or 9.2 million km.</p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html"><img border="0" src="https://i.imgur.com/maJN88m.png" style="width: 100%;" /></a></p>
<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-58504535627480648692023-04-30T18:59:00.001+02:002023-04-30T18:59:30.494+02:00Solar System Missions update 2023-05<p>Here's my map of all active and planned <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> and their destinations as of May 1st 2023</p>
<p>A new mission has launched, ESAs <a href="https://twitter.com/JUICEmission">JUICE</a> probe to Jupiter, with upcoming flybys of Earth, the Moon and Venus. Sadly, the <a href="https://twitter.com/ispace_inc">Hakuto-R1</a>s Moon landing attempt has failed. All other missions planned to launch have been delayed, mostly due to rocket problems. That leaves the <a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/lunar-flashlight/">Lunar Flashlight</a>s orbit insertion for this month.</p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html"><img border="0" src="https://i.imgur.com/b9zj5vM.png" style="width: 100%;" /></a></p>
<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-88493264636416213822023-03-31T19:48:00.003+02:002023-03-31T19:48:45.527+02:00Solar System Missions update 2023-04<p>Here's my map of all active and planned <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> and their destinations as of April 1st 2023</p>
<p>The next events will be <a href="https://twitter.com/ispace_inc">Hakuto-R1</a>s Moon landing attempt near Atlas crater insertion in April, and ESAs <a href="https://twitter.com/JUICEmission">JUICE</a> mission to Jupiter. Maybe the japanese <a href="https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA">SLIM</a> lunar lander together with the XRISM X-ray telescope as well, but I can't find any current info about it, so maybe later.</p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html"><img border="0" src="https://i.imgur.com/GHxOt0q.png" style="width: 100%;" /></a></p>
<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-1565242671672286212023-02-28T22:12:00.000+01:002023-02-28T22:12:23.578+01:00Solar System Missions update 2023-03<p>Here's my map of all active and planned <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> and their destinations as of March 1st 2023</p>
<p>The next events will be a <a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/lunar-flashlight">Lunar Flashlight</a> Moon flyby to prepare for orbit insertion in May, <a href="https://twitter.com/ispace_inc">Hakuto-R1</a>'s Moon orbit insertion in April, followed by landing on the Moon near Atlas Crater in May. Also in April will be the launches of the japanese <a href="https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA">SLIM</a> lunar lander, and ESAs <a href="https://twitter.com/JUICEmissionJUICEmission">JUICE</a> mission to Jupiter.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASun">Parker Solar Probe</a> has its 15th perihelion at 0.0615 AU on the 17th this month.</p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html"><img border="0" src="https://i.imgur.com/o5GW9s4.png" style="width: 100%;" /></a></p>
<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-69018572899555721802023-01-31T22:23:00.003+01:002023-01-31T22:23:38.861+01:00Solar System Missions update 2023-02<p>Here's my map of all active and planned <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> and their destinations as of February 1st 2023</p>
<p>The next events will be <a href="https://twitter.com/ispace_inc">Hakuto-R1</a>'s orbital insertion into Moon orbit in March, followed by landing on the Moon near Atlas Crater in April. Also in April will be the launches of the japanese <a href="https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA">SLIM</a> lunar lander, and ESAs <a href="https://twitter.com/JUICEmissionJUICEmission">JUICE</a> mission to Jupiter.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/LucyMission">Lucy</a> asteroid explorer gained a new destination and will fly by main belt asteroid 1999 VD57 already in November this year. Tianwen-2</a> meanwhile has a change in ultimate destination to comet 311P/PanSTARRS</p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html"><img border="0" src="https://i.imgur.com/GCn0g3V.png" style="width: 100%;" /></a></p>
<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-88746394897738409082023-01-01T20:59:00.004+01:002023-01-01T20:59:25.300+01:00Solar System Missions update 2023-01<p>Here's my map of all active and planned <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> as of January 1st 2023.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAArtemis">Artemis 1</a> has returned to Earth, but many of the cubesats that were launched with it are continuing and contibute to the high number of 15 missions launched last year. If all the missions planned for this year actually launch, there will be 10 new missions: 7 to the Moon, the ESA <a href="https://twitter.com/JUICEmissionJUICEmission">Juice</a> mission to Jupiter, NASAs <a href="https://twitter.com/MissionToPsyche">Psyche</a> to the eponymous Asteroid, and the Indian <a href="https://twitter.com/isro">Aditya L1</a> solar observatory.</p>
<p>The Mars lander <a href="https://twitter.com/ispace_inc">InSight</a> has ceased communication and is now finished. At the Moon the Korean <a href="https://www.kari.re.kr/eng/sub03_04.do">Danuri</a> mission has arrived in orbit, and the <a href="https://twitter.com/ispace_inc">Hakuto-R1 lander along with <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA">NASAs</a> Lunar Flashlight orbiter are on their way to the Moon, arriving early this year.</p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html"><img border="0" src="https://i.imgur.com/untuG2S.png" style="width: 100%;" /></a></p>
<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-72625805279800061602022-11-30T21:10:00.003+01:002022-11-30T21:10:53.339+01:00Solar System Missions update 2022-12<p>Here's my map of all active and future <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> as of December 1st 2022.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAArtemis">Artemis 1</a> mission has finally launched, is currently in lunar orbit, and will return to Earth again this month. The majority of the cubesats it was carrying also deploed successfully, I will not feature most of them on the map, since I can't spare the time to track them all.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/ispace_inc">iSpace</a> Hakuto-R1 mossion with <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA">NASAs</a> Lunar Flashlight will launch at the beginning of this month, also to the Moon. The Korean <a href="https://www.kari.re.kr/eng/sub03_04.do">Danuri</a> mission will enter Moon orbit. <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASun">Parker Solar Probe</a> has its 14th perihelion at 0.0615 AU, or 9.2 million km.</p>
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<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-28219935108597470602022-10-31T20:41:00.002+01:002022-10-31T20:41:21.482+01:00Solar System Missions update 2022-11<p>Here's my map of all active and future <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> as of Noveober 1st 2022.</p>
<p>OK, maybe this month, for really really real: <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAArtemis">Artemis 1</a> will finally launch to a near rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) at the Moon as the first test of the giant SLS rocket. The recently launched Korean <a href="https://www.kari.re.kr/eng/sub03_04.do">Danuri</a> and US <a href="https://twitter.com/AdvancedSpace">Capstone</a> Moon missions will reach lunar orbit in December and November, respectively.</p>
<p>The private <a href="https://twitter.com/ispace_inc">iSpace</a> Hakuto R1 Lander together with the <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA">NASA</a> Lunar Flashlight orbiter will also launch this month toward the Moon.</p>
<p>Finally, the <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASun">Parker Solar Probe</a> will perform its 14th perihelion at a distance of 0.0615 AU, or 9.2 million km.</p>
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<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-84167701501078335692022-10-01T19:11:00.004+02:002022-10-01T19:12:33.152+02:00Solar System Missions update 2022-10<p>Here's my map of all active and future <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> as of October 1st 2022.</p>
<p>OK, maybe this month, or November for really real: <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAArtemis">Artemis 1</a> will finally launch to a near rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) at the Moon as the first test of the giant SLS rocket. The recently launched Korean <a href="https://www.kari.re.kr/eng/sub03_04.do">Danuri</a> and US <a href="https://twitter.com/AdvancedSpace">Capstone</a> Moon missions will reach lunar orbit in December and November, respectively.</p>
<p>The European <a href="https://twitter.com/ESASolarOrbiter">Solar Orbiter</a> is going through perihelion at 0.3 AU distance. Finally, <a href="https://twitter.com/LucyMission">Lucy</a> has an Earth flyby in mid October.</p>
<p>Oh, and in last month' preview I completely missed the <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1574539270987173903?s=20&t=1uWnAQc_LyTtVnHKCY1qHA">DART</a> mission arrival and impact on asteroid moon Dimorphos, but you all saw that, I hope.</p>
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<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-26656561601713919132022-08-31T22:27:00.002+02:002022-08-31T22:27:29.434+02:00Solar System Missions update 2022-09<p>Here's my map of all active and future <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> as of September 1st 2022.</p>
<p>OK, this month for real: <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAArtemis">Artemis 1</a> will finally launch on the 3rd to a near rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) at the Moon as the first test of the giant SLS rocket. Recently launched Korean <a href="https://www.kari.re.kr/eng/sub03_04.do">Danuri</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/AdvancedSpace">Capstone</a> Moon missions will reach lunar orbit in December and November, respectively.
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/NASAJuno">Juno</a> will have its 45th perijove this Month, with an Europa flyby at 320 km distance, <a href="https://twitter.com/BepiColombo">Bepi Colombo</a> the 4th Mercury flyby, <a href="https://twitter.com/ESASolarOrbiter">Solar Orbiter</a> the 3rd Venus gravity assist, <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASun">Parker Solar Probe</a> the 13th perihelion at 0.0615 AU distance.</p>
<p>So, in other words, its gonna be a busy Month.</p>
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<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-55188626860694803692022-08-01T20:15:00.000+02:002022-08-01T20:15:56.777+02:00Solar System Missions update 2022-08<p>Here's my map of all active and future <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> as of August 1st 2022.</p>
<p>This month, <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAArtemis">Artemis 1</a> will finally launch to a near rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) at the Moon as the first test of the giant SLS rocket. Also launching will be the Korean <a href="https://www.kari.re.kr/eng/sub03_04.do">Danuri</a> Moon mission.
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/NASAJuno">Juno</a> will have its 44th perijove this Month.</p>
<p>In Mars news, the NASA <a href="https://trailblazer.caltech.edu">Mars Sample Return</a> mission planned to launch in 2028 will carry 2 fetch helicopters instead of a European fetch rover. Also planned to launch in 2028 is a Chinese Mars sample return mission. The race is on!</p>
<p>And my childhood slowly dies one idol at a time #RIPNichelleš.</p>
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<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-24396692094219194342022-06-30T22:08:00.000+02:002022-06-30T22:08:02.348+02:00Solar System Missions update 2022-07<p>Here's my map of all active and future <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> as of July 1st 2022.</p>
<p>The first commercial Lunar mission for NASAs CLPS-program, <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/small_spacecraft/capstone">CAPSTONE</a>, has launched and will raise its orbit until arriving in a near rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) at the Moon in November.
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/NASAJuno">Juno</a> will have its 43rd perijove this Month.</p>
<p>In other good news, <a href="https://trailblazer.caltech.edu">Lunar Trailblazer</a> will launch earlier than previously planned in 2023 together with the second <a href="https://twitter.com/Int_Machines">Intuitive Machines</a> CLPS mission Prime-1.</p>
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<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-22486923027188457352022-05-31T21:08:00.000+02:002022-05-31T21:08:05.178+02:00Solar System Missions update 2022-06<p>Here's my map of all active and future <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> as of June 1st 2022.</p>
<p>Some more delays for Lunar missions, Artemis 1 is still on for August, the Russian Moon missions Luna 26 & 27 are delayed indefinitely. At least the earliest, Luna 25 is still scheduled to launch this year. The first commercial Lunar mission for NASAs CLPS-program, <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/small_spacecraft/capstone">CAPSTONE</a>, will launch to a near rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO), as soon as the 6th this month.
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<p>In other news, <a href="https://twitter.com/BepiColombo">Bepi Colombo</a> will fly by Mercury for its second gravity assist on the 23rd, <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASun">Parker Solar Probe</a> does its 12th perihelion on the 1st at a distance of 9.0615 AU or 9.2 million kilometer</p>
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<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-87630297853904032922022-04-30T21:13:00.002+02:002022-04-30T21:13:30.926+02:00Solar System Missions update 2022-05<p>Here's my map of all active and future <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> as of May 1st 2022.</p>
<p>There are many delays for Lunar missions, Artemis 1 will probably not launch before August, on the other hand all of the NASA Mars missions got extensions for 3 years. And <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASolarSystem">OSIRIS-REx</a> has a new mission after returning the sample capsule with Bennu samples to Earth: Orbiting near Earth asteroid Apophis shortly after its close-approach of Earth in 2029. It will be renamed OSIRIS-ApEx, as in Apophis-Explorer, for that.
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<p>In other news, <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAJuno">Juno</a> wil have its 42nd perijove on the 21st.</p>
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<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751987719119242151.post-47234194562502826472022-03-31T21:39:00.002+02:002022-03-31T21:39:15.047+02:00Solar System Missions update 2022-04<p>Here's my map of all active and future <a href="http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-missions.html">Solar System Missions</a> as of April 1st 2022.</p>
<p>As I suspected last month, the european Mars rover <a href="https://twitter.com/ESA_ExoMars">ExoMars</a> is not launching on a russian Proton rocket, and indefinitely suspended, looking for other options. So the 2022 Mars launch window is the <a href="https://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/2020/01/every-mars-mission-ever.html">first since 2009</a> that will not be used.
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<p>In other news, <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAJuno">Juno</a> wil havd its 41st perijove on the 8th.</p>
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<p>Data, images and documentation are available on my <a href="https://github.com/ofrohn/seh">space exploration history</a> GitHub repository and the associated <a href="https://ofrohn.github.io/#seh">website</a>.</p>
Olaf Frohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972366271093616700noreply@blogger.com1