New Horizons Arrives At Ksc |
New Horizons Arrives At Ksc |
Sep 26 2005, 09:56 PM
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NASA Press Release
APL press release Space.com Article Coming up... October: communications checks November: hydrazine loading and Atlas V countdown rehearsal December: integration with Atlas V January: LAUNCH! No pictures on the KSC webcams yet. But still pictures here. Is that the flight RTG attached to the spacecraft? Or just a dummy? |
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Oct 4 2005, 03:35 AM
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In the latest PI update, Alan Stern describes NH's journey to KSC including a close encounter with a reckless driver.
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/overview/piPerspective_current.html Mike |
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Oct 4 2005, 08:58 AM
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QUOTE (mchan @ Oct 4 2005, 03:35 AM) In the latest PI update, Alan Stern describes NH's journey to KSC including a close encounter with a reckless driver. Frightening to think that the Pluto mission could have finished in a traffic crash. A meteorite in space w<ould be more romantic. The classification of reckless drivers encounters: First kind close encounter: just fear Second type close encouter: bolts and nuts smashed. Third type close encounter: humanoids injuried. |
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Oct 4 2005, 05:12 PM
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QUOTE (Richard Trigaux @ Oct 4 2005, 02:58 AM) Frightening to think that the Pluto mission could have finished in a traffic crash. A meteorite in space would be more romantic. Heh, heh. Funny how this dovetails nicely with the sub-thread Mike started a while back. Buddy was probably rushing home to avoid missing this week's WWE Smackdown. He'll probably never know how close he came to actually doing something significant (although in a negative way). It's a pity that the cops weren't able to pull him over. It can't be often that they get the opportunity to ticket someone for endangering a United States spacecraft. Switching topics: Does anyone happen to know how reliable the launch vehicle for New Horizons (Atlas-Centaur-STAR) is thought to be? How many previous missions have used this configuration? |
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Oct 5 2005, 04:01 AM
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QUOTE (Rob Pinnegar @ Oct 4 2005, 10:12 AM) Switching topics: Does anyone happen to know how reliable the launch vehicle for New Horizons (Atlas-Centaur-STAR) is thought to be? How many previous missions have used this configuration? No previous mission has used the exact configuration that NH is using (Atlas-V with 5 SRB's, Centaur, Star-48). The NH FEIS gives a estimate of 93.8% of a "successful launch leading to Pluto trajectory". That number was calculated before the successful launch of MRO, so a revised calculation with the other factors unchanged will yield a higher estimate of success. There have been 6 launches of Atlas-V to date, but the first time for a new configuration always has the potential for something that was not thought of beforehand. This launch will likely have more than the usual reviews to reduce the potential of missing something. -Mike |
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