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    Weather 85% Favorable for Today’s Launch

    A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard is seen at sunset at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023

    We remain a "go" for launch, with the latest weather update from the U.S. Space Force's 45th Weather Squadron predicting a 85% chance of favorable weather today for liftoff. Teams continue targeting liftoff of NASA's Psyche mission at 10:19 a.m. EDT from Kennedy's Launch Complex 39A. The primary weather concern for the launch area is …

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    Live Coverage for Psyche Begins

    A Psyche mission graphic is displayed on the historic countdown clock as the Sun rises at Kennedy Space Center's NASA News Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. NASA's Psyche spacecraft, atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, soared into the sky after lifting off from Kennedy's Launch Complex 39A at 10:19 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 13. The Psyche mission will study a metal-rich asteroid with the same name, located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. This is NASA's first mission to study an asteroid that has more metal than rock or ice. Riding with Psyche is a pioneering technology demonstration – NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment – which will be the first test of laser communications beyond the Moon.

    Good morning, and welcome to live launch coverage from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida of the mission to Psyche, a metal-rich world! Psyche is the first mission to explore an asteroid with a surface that likely contains substantial amounts of metal rather than rock or ice. This also will be NASA's Launch Services Program's …

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    Spacewalks Rescheduled as NASA Reviews Leak Data

    Two United States operating segment spacewalks outside the International Space Station have been rescheduled for no earlier than Thursday, Oct. 19, and Monday, Oct. 30, as a result of ongoing review by NASA managers and engineers after a coolant leak from a backup radiator on the station’s Nauka multipurpose laboratory module. The spacewalks were deferred from …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/12/2023

    USOS ExtraVehicular Activities (EVAs) Rescheduled: Due to Monday’s MLM radiator coolant leak and the resulting change in the environment around the ISS, the USOS Microorganisms EVA that was originally planned for today was deferred. Ground specialists continue to review the data and teams are working towards new EVA dates. The Microorganisms EVA is planned for …

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    Weather 40% Favorable for Friday Psyche Launch

    A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard is seen at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Psyche mission, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's 45th Weather Squadron predict a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch of NASA's Psyche mission at 10:19 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 13, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Showers and storms are expected at …

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    NASA Updates Commercial Crew Planning Manifest

    NASA and its industry partners Boeing and SpaceX are planning for the next set of missions to the International Space Station for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-8 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the orbiting laboratory is targeted to launch no earlier than mid-February. The mission will carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, …

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    NASA Updates Commercial Crew Planning Manifest

    NASA and its industry partners Boeing and SpaceX are planning for the next set of missions to the International Space Station for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-8 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the orbiting laboratory is targeted to launch no earlier than mid-February. The mission will carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, …

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    NASA Updates Commercial Crew Planning Manifest

    NASA and its industry partners Boeing and SpaceX are planning for the next set of missions to the International Space Station for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-8 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the orbiting laboratory is targeted to launch no earlier than mid-February. The mission will carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, …

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    Weather Delays NASA’s Psyche Launch, Now Targeting Oct. 13

    NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Oct. 12 launch of the agency's Psyche mission due to unfavorable weather conditions. NASA and SpaceX are now targeting launch at 10:19 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 13, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Live launch coverage without commentary will begin at 9:15 a.m. …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/11/2023

    USOS MicroOrganisms ExtraVehicular Activity (EVA) Deferral: Due to Monday’s MLM radiator coolant leak, the USOS Microorganisms EVA was deferred. NASA engineering and flight control teams are continuing to review data and video associated with the leak and the spacewalk is postponed until the review is complete. Payloads: Education Payload Operations (ESA-EPO): Video was recorded in …

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