GLAST - Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope |
GLAST - Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope |
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Feb 16 2008, 07:49 PM
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The year 2008 proves to become extremely exciting as the European Laboratory for particle physics (CERN = Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire) will start-up the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest sub-atomic particle accelerator in an underground circular tunnel near Geneva Switzerland, in order to study nature’s fundamental elements and their interactions at the smallest scale. Meanwhile, NASA’s GLAST space telescope will study the same processes as the LHC does but in their natural cosmic settings.
Thought this mission should get its own topic http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/sp...raft/index.html |
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Jun 4 2008, 11:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 22-October 05 From: Cape Canaveral, FL Member No.: 534 |
We're looking at an indefinite postponment now. The range is refusing to allow a waiver on a rocket issue, for both GLAST and Jason.
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Jun 5 2008, 01:25 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 22-October 05 From: Cape Canaveral, FL Member No.: 534 |
It appears that this involves a battery with respect to the flight termination system (FTS) and that the GLAST vehicle will get its battery from Jason; Jason will get a new one. I don't know what that means for the dates.
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Jun 5 2008, 04:19 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 22-October 05 From: Cape Canaveral, FL Member No.: 534 |
June 11 now.
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Jun 10 2008, 11:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 22-October 05 From: Cape Canaveral, FL Member No.: 534 |
If anyone is still paying attention, live coverage begins on NASA TV's media channel (only) at 9:45am EDT. There is a 40% chance of weather violation. Today they would have been no go for sure, it was stormy from around 10am through the day.
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Jun 11 2008, 12:39 PM
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Indeed, the GLAST gamma-ray telescope, a $690 million successor to one of NASA's original Great Observatories, is scheduled for launch Wednesday 11th June 2008 from Cape Canaveral. 60% acceptable meteo conditions…
Liftoff aboard a Delta 2-Heavy rocket is targeted for 11:45 a.m. EDT. Countdown just went in a planned 60-minute built-in hold |
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Jun 11 2008, 04:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2920 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Launch in another 5 minutes on media channel
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Jun 11 2008, 04:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 191 Joined: 20-November 06 From: Saint Louis Member No.: 1376 |
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Jun 11 2008, 04:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2920 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Lift Off
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Jun 11 2008, 04:08 PM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1372 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
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Jun 11 2008, 04:16 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 11-October 04 From: Oxford, UK (Glasgow by birth) Member No.: 101 |
Should that not be GLAST-off ?
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Jun 11 2008, 05:18 PM
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GLAST-off
June 11, 2008 - 12:05 p.m. EDT GLAST has launched into space out of plumes of smoke and clouds at 12:05 p.m. EDT. The spacecraft will be going through a coast phase for about 50 minutes. GLAST will then be in the perfect orbit to monitor the universe. Let's hope everything will work out fine! |
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Jun 11 2008, 05:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 191 Joined: 20-November 06 From: Saint Louis Member No.: 1376 |
GLAST has just separated from the second stage and is now on its own. Congrats to the GLAST team!
edit : posted too soon. Still awaiting solar array deploy... edit2 : I think we've had confirmation of solar array deploy. GLAST is truly on its way. -------------------- - Matt
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Jun 11 2008, 05:22 PM
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1720 GMT (1:20 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 75 minutes, 9 seconds. SPACECRAFT SEPARATION! NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope has been deployed from the Delta 2 rocket's second stage to complete today's launch from Cape Canaveral. http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d333/status.html |
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Jun 11 2008, 05:53 PM
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Looked a bit unusual to me - blackening on the GEM's - and what looked like venting from the 1st stage shortly after launch.
Nice to hear it's up and away though Doug |
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Jun 11 2008, 10:02 PM
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Director of Galilean Photography Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 15-July 04 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 93 |
Any word when we will find out the winner of the naming contest?
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