2023 has begun. In 2022, the first “Artemis 1” mission for the “Artemis program” led by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be successfully completed, and the successor to the “Hubble” Space Telescope “James Webb” Space Telescope (JWST) It was a year in which space development and exploration made great progress, such as the release of numerous space photos taken by , but what kind of space development and space exploration are planned for 2023?
In the first part, I will pick up some of them, focusing on the launch of the new rocket and manned space flight.
You can read the second part below.
Space development news to watch in 2023 Part 2: Arrival of the lunar lander launch boom!
■ Launch of the latest rocket!
In 2023, one focus will be whether the newly developed rocket will succeed in launching.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) carries the advanced optical satellite “DAICHI-3”Next-generation flagship rocket “H3” test machine No. 1is scheduled to be launched.Scheduled launch timeSet from 10:37:55 a.m. to 10:44:15 a.m. on Sunday, February 12, 2023It has been.
[▲ H3 rocket test machine No. 1 fuselage following the 1st stage actual tank stage firing test (CFT) (Credit: JAXA)]
The H3 rocket was developed as a core rocket that will play a central role in Japan’s space activities, and is the successor to the main rocket currently in use, the H-IIA. The original plan was to launch in 2020, but it has been postponed twice to solve problems with the newly developed “LE-9” engine.
The payload “DAICHI-3” to be mounted on the H3 rocket test vehicle No. 1 is an earth observation satellite that takes over the optical observation mission of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite “DAICHI”, which ended its operation in May 2011.
[▲ Artist’s impression of the Advanced Optical Satellite “DAICHI-3” (Credit: JAXA)]
Reference article:New Rocket “H3” Test Unit 1 Launched on February 12, 2023 JAXA Officially Announces
In the United StatesFirst Vulcan Launch Scheduled for Q1 2023It has been. The Vulcan is the successor to the Atlas V rocket, which has been used as the main rocket. The total length is 82m, and the first stage is equipped with Blue Origin’s “BE-4” engine.
Vulcan’s first launch,Peregrine lunar lander of US private company Astroboticis installed.Peregrine was developed by the private Japanese company Daimon.Lunar Rover “YAOKI”is also installed and is scheduled to travel on the moon.In addition to this, Amazon’s satellite constellation as a piggyback satelliteTwo Kuiper prototypeswill also be installed.
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[▲ Artist’s impression of a Vulcan rocket launching from Space Force Station Cape Canaveral (Credit: Amazon)]
Reference article:First launch of ULA’s new rocket “Vulcan” scheduled for the first quarter of 2023
■ Manned space flight is also fulfilling!
In February 2023, NASA’s manned spaceflight mission “Crew-6” will be implemented. Crew-6 was piloted by NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, and Russian astronauts. Aviator Andrey Fedyaev will participate.
The four astronauts will board SpaceX’s “Crew Dragon” spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), where they will stay for regarding six months.Astronaut Sultan and Astronaut Andrei are the first space flightI will be Astronaut Sultan revealed on his Instagram that four crew members visited JAXA’s Tsukuba Space Center in December 2022 for training.
[▲Themannedspacecraft”CrewDragon”EndeavorapproachingtheInternationalSpaceStationTakenonApril242021(Credit:NASA)】
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft will be used not only for NASA missions, but also missions with an all-civilian crew.
Businessman Jared Issacmanspace mission by“Polaris” will be implemented following March 2023am.Polaris has three manned spaceflights planned, the first of which, Polaris Dawn, will be the first private spaceflight.Extravehicular activityintend to do something.
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[▲ Images of the private space flight mission “Polaris Dawn” (Credit: Polaris Project)]
Related article:Space X’s “Crew Dragon” to carry out the first private extravehicular activity, space flight mission “Polaris” announced
On the other hand, the manned spacecraft developed by Boeingstar liner“teeth,A manned flight test mission “CFT (Crew Flight Test)” is scheduled to be conducted in April 2023.am. Two NASA astronauts, Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams, will be on board.
On May 19, 2022, Starliner’s unmanned orbital flight test mission “OFT-2” was carried out, and following the launch, docking and stay at the ISS, it returned to Earth safely.
[▲ ULA’s “Atlas V” rocket launched with Boeing’s new spacecraft “Starliner” (Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)]
If the Starliner manned flight test mission is successful, it will transition to an operational mission following review.
Related article:The new spacecraft “Starliner” successfully landed!A series of test goals achieved for commercialization
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- Image Credit: JAXA, Amazon, NASA, Polaris Project, NASA/Joel Koesky
- Space.com – These are the space missions to watch in 2023
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