REGIONAL NEWS
20 Sep: Josh Nelson (University of Minnesota Twin Cities) featured by Minnesota Space Grant
23 Sep: Sam Jaeger (University of Wisconsin Madison) featured by Wisconsin Space Grant
24 Sep: Dr. Keith Stein (Bethel University) featured by Minnesota Space Grant
24 Sep: Minnesota Space Grant commences 2020 High Power Rocket competition with conference call
A rain day has been specifically declared; the 2019 competition was rained out.
ORBITAL LAUNCHES
22 Sep 2019 2110 UT Xichang CZ-3B Beidou
Two navigation satellites
24 Sep 2019 1605 UT Tanegashima H-2B Kounotori 8
Cargo mission to the International Space Station
25 Sep 2019 0054 UT Jiuquan CZ2D Yunhai-1-02
25 Sep 2019 1357 UT Soyuz-FG Soyuz MS-15
Crew: Jessica Meir of NASA (American, Swedish) Hazza Al Mansouri of the MBRSC (Emirati), Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos (Russian)
Spaceflight firsts: First Emirati in space, first Swedish woman in space
Spaceflight lasts: Final flight of Soyuz-FG rocket
26 Sep 2019 0746 UT Plesetsk Soyuz-2.1b EKS-3
EKS-3 is part of the Russian military’s missile launch detection system. It uses a Molniya orbit.
MORE NEWS
21 Sep 2019: Sigmund Jähn, first German in space, dead at 82
21 Sep 2019: NASA, Australian Space Agency sign cooperation agreement
23 Sep 2019: Six Orion capsules to be built for 4.6+ G$
24 Sep 2019: Redstone Arsenal space library to close
24 Sep 2019: Virgin Orbit readies LauncherOne at Mojave Spaceport for mid-fall launch
25 Sep 2019: Bridenstein presents Artemis and Lunar Gateway details to Japanese Diet
25 Sep 2019: ESA, CSA simulate lunar mission with controllers in Darmstadt, rover in Montréal
26 Sep 2019: Hype intensifies for Saturday SpaceX Starship Presser
26 Sep 2019: ESA to allow commercial access to ISS Kubik bioscience facility
26 Sep 2019: AIAC hosts Canadian election town hall on aerospace policy in Montréal
