Summary: There are a few launches that we have not yet covered from this last week... So lets take a look. First up we have the Chinese Shijian 12 research satellite that was launched aboard a Long March 2d. There is not a whole log of footage from this launch, but here's what we could find. Not a lot is known about the Shijian or "Practice" 12 satellite other than it is a research bird. The launch took place at 1:31 UTC from the ;Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 14th, 2010. Next up we have Prisma and Picard launched aboard a Dnepr, which is a decommissioned ICBM. The Primsa demonstration mission is a Swedish payload that will test new inexpensive technologies for rendezvous in space. The Picard payload is a French satellite that will be studying the Sun. THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS! See what I did there? Little Star Trek reference? Nevermind. This launch took place on June 15th at 14:42 UTC from Russia. Who could forget the Human Space Flight that also happend on June 15th at 21:35 UTC with Expedition 24/25 aboard a Soyuz Rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome? And why is it that Russia can have a camera INSIDE of the spacecraft but NASA can't? The crew has already docked with the ISS and for those who like to know about the firsts, this will be the first time Station has seen two women on a long duration mission, although not the first time two women on station.
