Koronas-Foton - a new Russian spacecraft to explore the Sun! |
Koronas-Foton - a new Russian spacecraft to explore the Sun! |
Guest_Zvezdichko_* |
Dec 18 2009, 05:47 PM
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I can't confirm that the chemical batteries are made by the same manifacturer. True or false, they should be checked and tested before launching PG
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Dec 18 2009, 05:58 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Terrible news.
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Guest_Sunspot_* |
Dec 18 2009, 06:26 PM
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awwwww bad news
We still have SDO launching in a couple of months as long as it doesn't get delayed again. |
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Guest_Zvezdichko_* |
Dec 18 2009, 06:30 PM
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SDO has a very friendly Facebook chatter and IIRC according to him it is probably going to be the last delay. We have the rocket.
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Dec 19 2009, 01:50 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 599 Joined: 26-August 05 Member No.: 476 |
That is unfortunate. I am reminded of a similar mission ending failure on Seasat after a few months operation some 30 years ago. It was also a power system problem. Space is hard and unforgiving of mistakes.
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Dec 19 2009, 08:52 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 8-November 05 From: Australia Member No.: 547 |
I'm still having problems coming to terms with this failure. How depressing that the (apparent) loss of this fine instrument is due to the use of dodgy batteries, a well-established technology that should by now be rock-solid and present a near-zero risk.
I hope they pin-point the fault, then nail the guilty party (sub-contractor). Hang 'em high and let them serve as a lesson to others |
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Dec 19 2009, 09:20 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
To give the KF team their due: Project management/complex product development is very difficult. Spaceflight is an order of magnitude or more so. Sometimes the miracle is that it ever worked at all; sometimes the real payoff is the lessons learned.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Guest_Zvezdichko_* |
Dec 19 2009, 09:43 AM
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I have my explaination why this happened, but I'm not sure this is the right place to share (involves political and economy issues).
Anyway, I'm giving a facebook account if anybody wants to go into a detailed discussion with me: www.facebook.com/svetoslav After all, I'm again disturbed by the fact that Roscosmos and most of the official several sites are silent - just like after the delay of Phobos-Grunt. |
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Dec 19 2009, 10:56 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
You're not sure if you should mention politics. Really?
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Guest_Zvezdichko_* |
Dec 29 2009, 03:59 PM
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Koronas-Foton returns to life!
http://www.izvestia.ru/news/news226795 Anatoly Perminov cautiously announces that we finally have information (this probably means a signal) from Koronas-Foton. It's too early to talk about restoration of the scientific mission because the batteries need to be charged. According to plans the scientific instruments should be turned on during the first days of January. Fingers crossed, Koronas-Foton! If true, this is a true miracle! |
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Guest_Sunspot_* |
Dec 29 2009, 05:56 PM
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That's incredible news
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Guest_Zvezdichko_* |
Dec 29 2009, 05:58 PM
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I'd like to advice you to wait for an official confirmation - TESIS website announced earlier today that there's still no communication. I'm not sure if IZVESTIA is a credible source.
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Dec 29 2009, 06:14 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
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Guest_Zvezdichko_* |
Dec 29 2009, 06:42 PM
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Yes, you are right, I should check my sources when I post. However I was too excited, forgive me
But... no matter what happened, I'm even more excited now... Because we have official confirmation! http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=8777 Roscosmos officially announces that there is communication with Koronas-Foton! |
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Dec 31 2009, 04:50 PM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
Great news!
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