{"id":3688,"date":"2011-10-01T19:12:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T03:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.generalknowledgetoday.com\/?p=3688"},"modified":"2011-10-01T19:12:58","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T03:12:58","slug":"nasa-s-2011-launch-schedules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/?p=3688","title":{"rendered":"NASA s 2011 Launch Schedules"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NASA’s Consolidated Launch Schedule<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

NASA’s Launch Schedule features the planned dates and details for missions by NASA and the partner nations in the International Space Station Program, including Russia, European Space Agency and Japan. To learn more about how the schedule is arranged and what it includes, check out Launch Schedule 101.<\/p>\n

<\/span>2011 Launches<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Oct. 25
\nMission:<\/strong> NPP
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Delta II
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
\nLaunch Pad:<\/strong> Space Launch Complex 2W
\nLaunch Window:<\/strong> 2:48:01 a.m. – 2:57:11 a.m. PDT \/ 5:48:01 a.m. – 5:57:11 a.m. EDT
\nDescription:<\/strong> The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) mission for NASA and NOAA is to measure Earth’s atmospheric and sea surface temperatures, humidity sounding, land and ocean biological activity and cloud and aerosol properties.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Oct. 30
\nAssembly Flight:<\/strong> 45P
\nMission:<\/strong> ISS Progress 45
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Russian Soyuz Rocket
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
\nDescription:<\/strong> International Space Station resupply.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Nov. 14
\nAssembly Flight:<\/strong> 28S
\nMission:<\/strong> Expedition 29\/30
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-22
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
\nDescription:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-22 will carry three Expedition 29\/30 crew members to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Nov. 25 *
\nMission:<\/strong> Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity Rover
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Atlas V
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
\nLaunch Pad:<\/strong> Space Launch Complex 41
\nLaunch Time:<\/strong> 10:21 a.m. EST
\nDescription:<\/strong> The Mars Science Laboratory is a rover that will assess whether Mars ever was, or is still today, an environment able to support microbial life and to determine the planet’s habitability.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Nov. 30 *
\nMission:<\/strong> SpaceX
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Falcon 9\/Dragon
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
\nLaunch Pad:<\/strong> Space Launch Complex 40
\nDescription:<\/strong> NASA is working with SpaceX to combine its last two demonstration flights. If approved, the Falcon 9 rocket would launch the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station for a docking.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Dec. 26 +
\nAssembly Flight:<\/strong> 29S
\nMission:<\/strong> Expedition 30\/31
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-03M
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
\nDescription:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-03M will carry three Expedition 30\/31 crew members to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> December +
\nMission<\/strong>: Orbital Sciences Corporation
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Taurus II
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Wallops Flight Facility
\nLaunch Pad:<\/strong> 0A
\nDescription:<\/strong> The Taurus II is scheduled for a test flight under NASA\u2019s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services agreement with the company.<\/p>\n

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2012 Launches<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Date:<\/strong> February +
\nMission:<\/strong> Orbital Sciences Corporation
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Cygnus\/Taurus II
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Wallops Flight Facility
\nLaunch Pad:<\/strong> 0A
\nDescription:<\/strong> The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled for a demonstration flight on an Orbital Taurus II launch vehicle under NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services agreement with the company.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Feb. 3
\nMission:<\/strong> NuSTAR
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Pegasus XL
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Kwajalein Atoll
\nDescription:<\/strong> The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) is an Explorer mission that will allow astronomers to study the universe in high energy X-rays.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> March +
\nAssembly Flight:<\/strong> 30S
\nMission:<\/strong> Expedition 31\/32
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-04M
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
\nDescription:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-04M will carry three Expedition 31\/32 crew members to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> May +
\nAssembly Flight:<\/strong> 3R
\nMission:<\/strong> Multipurpose Laboratory Module with European Robotic Arm (ERA)
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Russian Proton
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
\nDescription:<\/strong> A Russian Proton rocket will deliver the Multipurpose Laboratory Module with European Robotic Arm (ERA) to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> May +
\nAssembly Flight:<\/strong> 31S
\nMission:<\/strong> Expedition 32\/33
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-05M
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
\nDescription:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-05M will carry three Expedition 32\/33 crew members to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> June
\nMission:<\/strong> Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-K (TDRS-K)
\nLaunch Vehicle: <\/strong> Atlas V
\nLaunch Site: <\/strong> Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
\nLaunch Pad:<\/strong> Space Launch Complex 41
\nDescription:<\/strong> The TDRS-K spacecraft is part of the next-generation series in the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, a constellation of space-based communication satellites providing tracking, telemetry, command and high-bandwidth data return services.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Aug. 23 *
\nMission:<\/strong> RBSP
\nLaunch Vehicle: <\/strong> Atlas V-401
\nLaunch Site: <\/strong> Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
\nLaunch Pad:<\/strong> Space Launch Complex 41
\nDescription:<\/strong> The Radiation Belt Storm Probes mission will help us understand the Sun’s influence on Earth and Near-Earth space by studying the Earth’s radiation belts on various scales of space and time.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> October +
\nAssembly Flight:<\/strong> 32S
\nMission:<\/strong> Expedition 33\/34
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-06M
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
\nDescription:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-06M will carry three Expedition 33\/34 crew members to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> November +
\nAssembly Flight:<\/strong> 33S
\nMission:<\/strong> Expedition 34\/35
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-07M
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
\nDescription:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-07M will carry three Expedition 34\/35 crew members to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

\n

2013 Launches<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Date:<\/strong> March +
\nAssembly Flight:<\/strong> 34S
\nMission:<\/strong> Expedition 35\/36
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-08M
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
\nDescription:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-08M will carry three Expedition 35\/36 crew members to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> May +
\nAssembly Flight:<\/strong> 35S
\nMission:<\/strong> Expedition 36\/37
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-09M
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
\nDescription:<\/strong>Soyuz TMA-09M will carry three Expedition 36\/37 crew members to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> September +
\nAssembly Flight:<\/strong> 36S
\nMission:<\/strong> Expedition 37\/38
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-10M
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
\nDescription:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-10M will carry three Expedition 37\/38 crew members to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> November +
\nAssembly Flight:<\/strong> 37S
\nMission:<\/strong> Expedition 38\/39
\nLaunch Vehicle:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-11M
\nLaunch Site:<\/strong> Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
\nDescription:<\/strong> Soyuz TMA-11M will carry three Expedition 38\/39 crew members to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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