On May 1, 2012, Dawn concluded the low altitude phase. The spacecraft has been investigating Vesta since December 12, 2011, from an average altitude of 210 km. Dawn will depart Vesta on August 26, 2012, and start the long journey to Ceres.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Images of the Saturn\’s F-ring captured by Cassini reveal a variety of dynamic features. Low-speed collisions result in mini-jets that extend from the ring.
Credit: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/QMUL
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Copenhagen Suborbitals dixit:
“…we will show you some of the preparations during March. You will see:
– the development of our pressure regulator for pressurizing tanks.
– the electronics group at work.
– a parachute test from the 100-meter high gantry crane at Odense Steel shipyard.
– the latest development of the spaceship Tycho Deep Space, now with buoyacy balloons.
– ablative coating casting in the second stage of the two-stage rocket Smaragd.
– the moving of our MVAB, so we may continue our work to make the floating launch pad Sputnik ready to sail.
– the renovation of the submarine Nautilus.
And then Peter Madsen was at the Planetarium in Copenhagen to live blog with those of our support members who dropped by. However, first a little about our large liquid engine TM65.”
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The Falcon 9 launch vehicle was rolled out to the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral on April 29, 2012. Falcon 9 was lifted into place and a static fire test of the 9 Merlin engines was performed.
Credit: SpaceX
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Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of NASA, Russian Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov and Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin undocked their Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft from the International Space Station for the return trip back to Earth. They completed almost six months in space following a launch in November. The crew landed safely in Kazakhstan on April 27, 2012.
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On April 24, 2012, a Proton-M/Breeze-M launch vehicle lifted off from Baikonur with YaSat-1B, a telecommunications satellite. YaSat-1B separated from the upper stage and was inserted in the desired orbit.
Credit: Roscosmos
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