Powerful USAF Satcom Propelled to Orbit by Delta Provides Dinnertime Launch Delight; Photo/Video Launch Gallery

Ken Kremer posted: " CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - The most powerful US Air Force military communications satellite ever built was propelled to orbit by a ULA Delta IV rocket that provided a dinnertime launch delight Wednesday evening for the crowds of spectators" New post on Universe Today Powerful USAF Satcom Propelled to Orbit by Delta Provides Dinnertime Launch Delight; Photo/Video Launch Gallery by Ken Kremer Ignition and liftoff of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying the WGS-8 highest capacity satcom to orbit for the U.S. Air Force at 6:53 p.m EDT on Dec. 16, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fl. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - The most powerful US Air Force military communications satellite ever built was propelled to orbit by a ULA Delta IV rocket that provided a dinnertime launch delight Wednesday evening for the crowds of spectators gathered around America's premier gateway to space. Check out this expanding gallery of launch photos and videos from several space journalist colleagues and friends and myself- spread throughout the Florida Space Coast region - giving a comprehensive look as the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-8) mission streaked to orbit atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket from Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37) on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 6:53 p.m. EST on Dec. 7, 2016. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-8) mission lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at 6:53 p.m EDT on Dec. 16, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket streaks to orbit after blastoff at 6:53 p.m EDT on Dec. 16, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fl, carrying USAF WGS-8 tactical sitcom. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying the WGS-8 mission lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at 6:53 p.m EDT on Dec. 16, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com ULA Delta IV rocket and WGS-8 USAF sitcom streak to orbit at 6:53 p.m EDT on Dec. 16, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fl, as seen from Melbourne, FL. Credit: Julian Leek Liftoff of ULA Delta IV rocket carrying WGS-8 satcom to orbit for USAF at 6:53 p.m EDT on Dec. 16, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fl. Credit: Julian Leek ULA Delta IV poised for blastoff with the WGS-8 mission for the U.S. Air Force from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fl, on Dec. 7, 2016. Credit: Lane Hermann Video Caption: A collage of up-close video cameras ringed around Space launch Complex 37 capture Delta 4 launch of the WGS-8 satellite on 12/7/2016 from Pad 37 of the CCAFS, FL. Credit: Jeff Seibert Stay tuned here for Ken's continuing Earth and planetary science and human spaceflight news. Ken Kremer Ken Kremer | December 11, 2016 at 12:48 am | Tags: communications, Progress | URL: http://wp.me/p1CHIY-yqq Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Universe Today. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://www.universetoday.com/132334/powerful-usaf-satcom-propelled-to-orbit-by-delta-provides-dinnertime-launch-delight-photovideo-launch-gallery/

The Geminid Meteor Shower is Underway

Space Weather News for Dec. 11, 2016 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom THE GEMINID METEOR SHOWER IS UNDERWAY: Earth is entering a stream of gravelly debris from "rock comet" 3200 Phaethon, source of the annual Geminid meteor shower.  Although the shower's peak is not expected until Dec. 13-14, observers are already seeing fireballs fly out of the constellation Gemini as early-arriving meteoroids hit Earth's atmosphere traveling ~35 km/s (78,000 mph). More information and observing tips may be found on today's edition of Spaceweather.com. Remember, SpaceWeather.com is on Facebook! Are you looking for a great stocking stuffer? Consider this: The award-winning documentary "The Northern Lights: A Magic Experience," is now available in USB form.  Everything you ever wanted to know about auroras fits into a thumb drive perfect for gift-giving. Check it out! Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2016 Spaceweather.com, All rights reserved. You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of Spaceweather.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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