Nederland, november 2021, drie maanden voor de lancering; de Moon Gallery wordt geprepareerd om bij Nanoracks (Houston) geplaatst te worden in de NanoRacks Module-89.
Onder het pincet is rechts deels het canvas stripje zichtbaar dat als behangetje zou gaan dienen in de 1cm³ behuizing van mijn mini-maan-leesbordje.
Rolled out Antares 230 raket, Wallops Flight Facility (Virginia)
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen as it is rolled out of the Horizontal Integration Facility on its way to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 17th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 8,300 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. Northrop Grumman named the NG CRS-17 Cygnus spacecraft after Piers Sellers in honor of the late NASA astronaut who spent nearly 35 days across three missions helping to construct the space station. Launch is scheduled for 12:40 p.m. EST, Saturday, Feb. 90, 20212A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen as it is rolled out of the Horizontal Integration Facility on its way to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 17th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 8,300 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. Northrop Grumman named the NG CRS-17 Cygnus spacecraft after Piers Sellers in honor of the late NASA astronaut who spent nearly 35 days across three missions helping to construct the space station. Launch is scheduled for 12:40 p.m. EST, Saturday, Feb. 90, 20212A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen as it is transported to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 17th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 8,300 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. Northrop Grumman named the NG CRS-17 Cygnus spacecraft after Piers Sellers in honor of the late NASA astronaut who spent nearly 35 days across three missions helping to construct the space station. Launch is scheduled for 12:40 p.m. EST, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022.A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft arrives at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 17th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 8,300 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. Northrop Grumman named the NG CRS-17 Cygnus spacecraft after Piers Sellers in honor of the late NASA astronaut who spent nearly 35 days across three missions helping to construct the space station. Launch is scheduled for 12:40 p.m. EST, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022.A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft arrives at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 17th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 8,300 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. Northrop Grumman named the NG CRS-17 Cygnus spacecraft after Piers Sellers in honor of the late NASA astronaut who spent nearly 35 days across three missions helping to construct the space station. Launch is scheduled for 12:40 p.m. EST, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022.
Links onder de decoratie van de NanoRacks Module-89 (plaatje boven) met daarop de namen van de deelnemende kunstenaars en de titel met pictogram van het werkje. Letter en nummer corresponderen met de locatie in de Moon Gallery (rechts).
ISS boven Utrecht
Op 21 maart 2022, om 20:43:46 (zon onder 18:54) kwam ISS in het WZW (248⁰) boven de horizon.
Even later verscheen mijn ‘kunstwerkje’, ergens tussen 409km en 422km hoogte, recht boven mijn Utrechtse woning waar het ruim 7½ maanden eerder nog in de vensterbank lag.
In richting OZO (115⁰) vloog ISS met 28.000km/h over mijn tuin en de daar achter liggende tuinen, waarna het achter bebouwing verdween (zie filmpje hieronder).
De zichtbaarheid van ISS boven dit deel van de wereld duurde nog geen 4 minuten. Het ruimtestation verdween om 20:47:37 weer achter de horizon.
