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Nh - The Launch Thread, Godspeed little one
Rakhir
post Jan 19 2006, 07:54 PM
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And now just 13 months to wait until Jupiter flyby...
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post Jan 19 2006, 07:55 PM
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WHOAH...was that not the most tense buildup to a spacecraft launch ever??
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post Jan 19 2006, 07:55 PM
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The RTG has gone away over our heads! Ufff! Another good safety benchmark!

Next meeting should be at July 14, 2015, almost 10 years from now....

By between 9:00 - 10:00 pm EST, NH will say hello to Moon biggrin.gif

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post Jan 19 2006, 07:57 PM
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More launch images, from the replays:

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post Jan 19 2006, 07:58 PM
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I was just able to jump in here now. Beautiful launch (finally!), I had a good NASA TV feed here. Good luck and god speed, NH. biggrin.gif
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post Jan 19 2006, 07:59 PM
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A post-launch press conference is coming up in about an hour to provide more information on the spacecraft's health and status.


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post Jan 19 2006, 07:59 PM
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QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Jan 19 2006, 09:55 PM)
The RTG has gone away over our heads! Ufff! Another good safety benchmark!
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Indeed, good news also for MSL. smile.gif
A launch failure today would most probably had prohibit the use of RTG for MSL.

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post Jan 19 2006, 08:01 PM
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QUOTE (Sunspot @ Jan 19 2006, 02:55 PM)
WHOAH...was that not the most tense buildup to a spacecraft launch ever??
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I tend to agree. Following the project for a couple years, and then tacking on 2 extra days at the end--I can't say that I've been that productive since lunch.

Hats off to the Atlas-Centaur team. That's two in a row (MRO & NH).
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post Jan 19 2006, 08:05 PM
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They've got the launch pics up on the Kennedy Media Gallery now...

http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/

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post Jan 19 2006, 08:05 PM
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QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Jan 19 2006, 11:55 AM)
By between 9:00 - 10:00 pm EST, NH will say hello to Moon  biggrin.gif
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NH will pass Moon orbit in 9 hrs. I don't know if the Moon will be nearby. smile.gif
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post Jan 19 2006, 08:06 PM
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Looks like they got off right at the edge of that hole in the clouds. Good call by Range Safety. Is that the same person who's got his or her finger on the "destruct" button during launch? That's got to be quite a job!


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post Jan 19 2006, 08:07 PM
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QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Jan 19 2006, 11:55 AM)
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The RTG has gone away over our heads! Ufff! Another good safety benchmark!

Right, you would think that the protesters would be happy that we are disposing of this hazardous plutonium off-world.
And, BTW, where's Alan?!? You think he would have had a few moments free to pop in to say hi. laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif
It ain't over til it's over, but I am so glad to have "retired this risk" of the stuff that blows up.


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post Jan 19 2006, 08:08 PM
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Godspeed, New Horizons! I hope I will be around to see you arrive at Pluto in 2015.
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post Jan 19 2006, 08:08 PM
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Kudos to Emily Lakdawalla for the coverage on her planetary society blog. Lots of real time typing. And that's a _great_ picture of her peering at the screen with laptop at the ready.

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post Jan 19 2006, 08:10 PM
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QUOTE (lyford @ Jan 19 2006, 02:07 PM)
Right, you would think that the protesters would be happy that we are disposing of this hazardous plutonium off-world.

Why the heck didn't we think of this before?!? What a GREAT spin that would have been! (It would of course have been a bit tongue-in-cheek, but who cares...this reasoning is just as valid as anything the protestors have come up with.)
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