SpaceX launched a space station resupply ship this morning. It is supposed to dock with the space station sometime this weekend. There is an opportunity to watch the SpaceX Dragon capsule chase the space station across the evening sky tonight.
Houston:
International Space Station
Friday, March 1, 6:45 p.m. (Duration: 6 minutes)
Path: 10 degrees above NW to 11 degrees above SSE
Maximum elevation: 62 degrees
Dragon
Friday, March 1, 6:45 p.m. (Duration: 6 minutes)
Path: 10 degrees above NW to 10 degrees above SSE
Maximum elevation: 60 degrees
Austin:
ISS Fri Mar 01/06:48 PM 2 78 49 above SSE 11 above SE
DRAGON Fri Mar 01/06:48 PM 3 75 74 above S 10 above SE
Dallas:
ISS Fri Mar 01/06:46 PM 4 49 43 above W 10 above SSE
DRAGON Fri Mar 01/06:47 PM 3 48 43 above WSW 12 above SSE
Viewing tips to translate that cryptic data into something useful:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata...ings/help.html
For those that don't live in the big cities, here is data for other Texas cities:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata...s®ion=Texas
Richard P.
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