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Episode 21: GPIM's, HTV's and MKRS's
- This week in SF history
- August 30, 1983.
- Launch of STS-8, making history with Guy Bluford becoming the first african-american in space.
- Spaceflight news
- HTV-5 launch
- GPIM gets propulsion system delivery (NASA)
- SPX RTF November? (SN)
- Russia to develop partially reusable ascent vehicle (sputniknews.com)
- Questions, comments, corrections
- Big thanks to Naga Rohith Daka for pushing us over $200 in one week!
- /u/Ethan829: No VASIMR scheduled for ISS.
- Upcoming spaceflight events, brought to you by launchlibrary.net
- Orion minimum system test
- Keep an eye out for a possible broadcast!
- GSLV Mk II | GSAT-6
- Aug 27, 11:22:00 GMT
- Webcast: http://webcast.gov.in/
- Proton-M Briz-M | Inmarsat 5-F3
- August 28th, 2015 11:44:00 GMT
- Webcast: http://tv-tsenki.com/live.php
- Atlas V 551 | MUOS-4
- August 31st, 2015 10:07:00 GMT (40 min window)
- webcast: http://www.ulalaunch.com/webcast.aspx
- Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-18M
- September 2nd, 2015 12:34 a.m. ET
- Docking scheduled at 6:53 am ET, coverage begins at 6:00 am
- Hatch Opening scheduled at ~8:25 a.m. ET, coverage begins at 8:00 am
- Orion minimum system test
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