Space News Update - September 16, In the News Story 1: Story 1: Martian Ctl-Alt-Del: NASA Resets Opportunity Rover’s Memory, Stopping The Science Hiatus Story 2: Story 2: SpaceX ditches landing legs on next Falcon 9 flight Story 3: Story 3: New Horizons Sights Tiny Pluto Moon As Spacecraft Races Toward Dwarf Planet Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

Martian Ctl-Alt-Del: NASA Resets Opportunity Rover’s Memory, Stopping The Science Hiatus

SpaceX ditches landing legs on next Falcon 9 flight

New Horizons Sights Tiny Pluto Moon As Spacecraft Races Toward Dwarf Planet

The Night Sky Tuesday, September 16 Arcturus is the bright star fairly high due west at nightfall. It's an orange giant 37 light-years away. Off to its right in the northwest is the Big Dipper, most of whose stars are about 80 light-years away. Wednesday, September 17 Mars is just ½° above fainter Delta Scorpii after dusk.Algol in Perseus, the prototype eclipsing variable star, should be at its minimum light, magnitude 3.4 instead of its usual 2.1, for a couple hours centered on 11:06 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. It takes several additional hours to fade and to rebrighten. Thursday, September 18 Got sharp eyes? Or glasses that turn your eyes sharp? Try Steve Gottlieb's "20 Fun Naked-Eye Double Stars" in the September Sky & Telescope, page 64.Mars has now left Saturn far behind and is approaching its rendezvous with Antares. Friday, September 19 At dawn Saturday morning, Jupiter shines upper left of the waning Moon in the east. How long has it been since you turned your scope on either Jupiter or the waning crescent? Saturday, September 20 Algol should be at its minimum light again for a couple of hours centered on 10:55 p.m. EDT.In early dawn on Sunday the 21st, the waning crescent Moon shines far below Jupiter and closer to the right of Regulus. Sky & Telescope

ISS Sighting Opportunities Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting InformationSatellite Sighting Information ISS For Denver:

NASA-TV Highlights (all times Eastern Daylight Time) Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA websiteNASA website Wednesday, September 17 10:15 a.m. - ISS Expedition 41 In-Flight Event for ESA from Berlin (all channels) 1 p.m. - MAVEN Pre Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI) News Briefing (all channels) 2 p.m.- Video File of ISS Expedition 41/42 Crew Activities in Baikonur (all channels) 9 a.m. - Live Interviews for European Media (NTV-3 (Media)) Thursday, September 18 9 a.m. - NASA ISS Earth Science Briefing (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-2 (Education)) 10 a.m. - NASA ISS Research and Technology Briefing (all channels) 11 a.m. - NASA ISS Model Organisms Briefing (all channels) 12 p.m.- NASA ISS/SpaceX CRS-4 Panel Discussion-1 (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-2 (Education)) 12:20 p.m. - ISS Expedition 41 In-Flight Event (NTV-3 (Media)) (all channels) 1 p.m. - NASA ISS/SpaceX CRS-4 Panel Discussion-2– KSC (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-2 (Education)) 1:30 p.m. - Video B-Roll Feed of ISS Expedition Crew Training (all channels) 2 p.m.- ISS Expedition Crew News Conference (all channels) 3 p.m.- NASA ISS/SpaceX CRS-4 Panel Discussion-3 (Science and Research) (all channels) Friday, September 19 1 a.m. - Processing of the SpaceX-4 Falcon 9 Rocket and the Dragon Cargo Craft (all channels) 1:30 a.m. - Coverage of the SpaceX-4/Dragon Launch (all channels) 6 a.m.- Live Media Interview on Maven Spacecraft Mars Orbit Insertion (NTV-3 (Media)) 9 a.m.- SpaceX CRS-4 Prelaunch News Conference (all channels) 10 a.m. - NASA ISS Program Briefing (all channels) Saturday, September 20 12:30 &12:45 a.m.- Processing of the Falcon 9 Rocket and Dragon Craft (all channels) 1:15 a.m. - SpaceX-CRS 4/Dragon Launch (Launch time is 2:16 a.m. ET) (all channels) 3:45 a.m.- SpaceX-CRS-4/Dragon Post-Launch News Conference (all channels) 5:30 a.m.- Coverage of the Grapple of the SpaceX-4/Dragon at the ISS (all channels)

Space Calendar JPL Space Calendar  Sep 16 - [Sep 15] CLIO Atlas 5 LaunchCLIOAtlas 5 Launch  Sep 16 - Comet C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden) Closest Approach To Earth (0.481 AU)Comet C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden)Closest Approach To Earth  Sep 16 - Asteroid 1061 Paeonia Occults HIP (3.3 Magnitude Star)Asteroid 1061 Paeonia Occults HIP  Sep 16 - Asteroid 2009 RR Near-Earth Flyby (0.005 AU)Asteroid 2009 RRNear-Earth Flyby  Sep 16 - Asteroid 5899 Jedicke Closest Approach To Earth (0.846 AU)Asteroid 5899 Jedicke  Sep 16 - Asteroid 5961 Watt Closest Approach To Earth (1.742 AU)Asteroid 5961 Watt  Sep 16 - Asteroid 7610 Sudbury Closest Approach To Earth (1.935 AU)Asteroid 7610 Sudbury  Sep 16 - Asteroid 439 Ohio Closest Approach To Earth (2.149 AU)Asteroid 439 Ohio  Sep 16 - Asteroid 6371 Heinlein Closest Approach To Earth (2.485 AU)Asteroid 6371 Heinlein  Sep th Anniversary (1969), Suchy Dul Meteorite Fall (Hit House in Czechoslovakia)Suchy Dul Meteorite Fall  Sep 17 - Comet 113P/Spitaler At Opposition (1.649 AU)Comet 113P/SpitalerAt Opposition  Sep 17 - Comet 170P/Christensen Perihelion (2.921 AU)Comet 170P/ChristensenPerihelion  Sep 17 - Comet 91P/Russell At Opposition (2.958 AU)Comet 91P/RussellAt Opposition  Sep 17 - Comet P/2012 F2 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (3.593 AU)Comet P/2012 F2 (PANSTARRS)At Opposition  Sep 17 - Asteroid Tomalyowit Closest Approach To Earth (1.455 AU)Asteroid TomalyowitClosest Approach To Earth  Sep 17 - Asteroid 3651 Friedman Closest Approach To Earth (1.582 AU)Asteroid 3651 Friedman  Sep 17 - Asteroid 784 Pickeringia Closest Approach To Earth (2.159 AU)Asteroid 784 Pickeringia  Sep 17 - Asteroid 2069 Hubble Closest Approach To Earth (2.436 AU)Asteroid 2069 Hubble  Sep 17 - Asteroid (2006 SQ372) At Opposition ( AU)Asteroid (2006 SQ372)At Opposition  Sep 17 - Lecture: Terraforming of Mars, London, United KingdomLecture: Terraforming of Mars  Sep th Anniversary (1789), William Herschel's Discovery of Saturn Moon MimasWilliam Herschel'sMimas  Sep 18 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #391 (OTM-391)Cassini  Sep 18 - Asteroid Robmanning Closest Approach To Earth (0.804 AU)Asteroid Robmanning  Sep 18 - Asteroid 580 Selene Closest Approach To Earth (2.159 AU)Asteroid 580 Selene  Sep th Anniversary (1989), Rich Terrile's Discovery of Neptune Moons Thalassa &NaiadThalassaNaiad  Sep th Anniversary (1959), Vanguard 3 LaunchVanguard 3  Sep 19 - [Sep 13] Comet 309P/LINEAR At Opposition (1.276 AU)Comet 309P/LINEARAt Opposition  Sep 19 - Comet 95P/Chiron Occults UCAC (14.5 Magnitude Star)Comet 95P/Chiron Occults UCAC  Sep 19 - [Sep 09] Asteroid 2014 RH12 Near-Earth Flyby (0.058 AU)Asteroid 2014 RH12Near-Earth Flyby  Sep 19 - Asteroid 3672 Stevedberg Closest Approach To Earth (0.978 AU)Asteroid 3672 Stevedberg  Sep 19 - Asteroid 1996 Adams Closest Approach To Earth (1.199 AU)Asteroid 1996 Adams  Sep 19 - Asteroid 2097 Galle Closest Approach To Earth (1.328 AU)Asteroid 2097 Galle  Sep 19 - Asteroid 1865 Cerberus Closest Approach To Earth (1.458 AU)Asteroid 1865 CerberusClosest Approach To Earth  Sep 20 - Comet P/2014 L2 (NEOWISE) At Opposition (1.314 AU)Comet P/2014 L2 (NEOWISE)  Sep 20 - Comet P/2011 A2 (Scotti) At Opposition (3.190 AU)Comet P/2011 A2 (Scotti)At Opposition  Sep 20 - Comet C/2012 Q1 (Kowalski) Closest Approach To Earth (9.373 AU)Comet C/2012 Q1 (Kowalski)Closest Approach To Earth  Sep 20 - Asteroid (1988 SH2) Occults HIP 1821 (6.4 Magnitude Star)Asteroid (1988 SH2) Occults HIP 1821  Sep 20 - Asteroid 2014 QJ33 Near-Earth Flyby (0.040 AU)Asteroid 2014 QJ33Near-Earth Flyby

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Space Image of the Week Image Credit: ESA / Rosetta / MPS for OSIRIS Team; MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA Additional Processing & Copyright: Elisabetta Bonora & Marco Faccin (Alive Universe Images) 62 Kilometers above Comet Churyumov- Gerasimenko