Tag Archives: Endeavour

The GeekDad Space Report for February 15, 2010

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Brian-McLaughlin

Welcome to another edition of the GeekDad Space Report! We have a quiet week coming up with no launches scheduled. The three launches scheduled last week all made it off the pad with a 1 day delay for the SDO launch due to high winds. Lets take a look at what else is going on […] Continue reading →

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The GeekDad Space Report for February 8, 2010

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Brian-McLaughlin

Hello all from the Hoth-like D.C. Metro area! We are all digging out here but space exploration marches on!
The launch of a Progress supply ship went off on time this past week and rendezvoused with the ISS on Thursday. Meanwhile, at the Kennedy Space Center, the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour was delayed from Sunday […] Continue reading →

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The GeekDad Space Report for February 1, 2010

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Brian-McLaughlin

Hello all and welcome to the latest edition of the GeekDad Space Report! The launch scheduled for last week of a Russian Military communications satellite was a success, lifting off on time. We have two launches scheduled for this week, both to the ISS so the launch schedule for the year is starting to pick […] Continue reading →

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The GeekDad Space Report for January 25, 2010

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Brian-McLaughlin

Greetings all and welcome to another edition of the GeekDad Space Report. We expected to be coming off another quiet week for launches, however we were surprised with a launch by the Chinese government. Here are some stats on the launch:
Saturday January 16, 2010
Launch Site: Xichang Launch Facility, People’s Republic of China
Launch Vehicle: Long March […] Continue reading →

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The GeekDad Space Report for January 11, 2010

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Brian-McLaughlin

Greetings all and welcome to another edition of the GeekDad Space Report. No launches this week and none from last week to report on, so lets dive right into news in the world of space.
AAS Meeting
This past week, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) held a meeting in Washington, DC and the mission results reported have been […] Continue reading →

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