OSIRIS-REX mission to 1999 RQ36 (Bennu), New Frontiers Mission to Launch in 2016 |
OSIRIS-REX mission to 1999 RQ36 (Bennu), New Frontiers Mission to Launch in 2016 |
Aug 9 2010, 08:56 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1585 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
Saw this news article today:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...th-osiris-rq36/ And didn't see a thread on this mission. There was a passing reference or two to it, and a mention here: http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.p...310#entry161310 Of this: http://futureplanets.blogspot.com/search/l...roid%20Proposal Which I guess I missed on vjkane's blog. |
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Sep 9 2016, 12:07 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 541 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 557 |
The launch of OSIRIS-REX went perfectly. The spacecraft has deployed and is now on its way to Bennu.
Update: Confirmation that both solar panels have deployed. |
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Sep 12 2016, 03:41 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 4-July 08 Member No.: 4251 |
Kind of surprised that this thread is so quiet. Anyway, thought you all might be interested in this report from an emergency response commander in the 45th Space Wing, writing about the SpaceX explosion (cough, deflagration) that occurred just days before the ORex launch:
"No sooner had we accomplished the securing of the pumps when I was approached by another one of our range users who explained they were losing pressure on the chillers at a neighboring launch complex. Without those chillers the spacecraft for the next launch would be lost. Needless to say at this point I had to reestablish our priorities and get a team working on a way to get our IRT into Space Launch Complex 41 to allow access for technicians to enter in order to make the necessary repairs. As we were reviewing the plan, word came in from Pad 41 that all of the pressures were lost and technicians had to get to the spacecraft immediately. This is a situation when good working relationships with our counterparts at Kennedy Space Center came into play. We were able to coordinate with the KSC EOC for access through their roadblocks and get the required support to the spacecraft in plenty of time to not only save the spacecraft, but to keep the planned launch on schedule. " Yikes! http://www.patrick.af.mil/News/Commentarie...e-eastern-range |
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