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Installation of the Herschel Sunshield onto Payload Module
Currently at the European Space Research And Technology Centre (ESTEC), Noordwijk, The Netherlands, the assembly of the Herschel Structural and Thermal Qualification model satellite is nearing completion with its two main modules, the payload module and the service module, already mated together. http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/in...fobjectid=38487 -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
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Jan 9 2008, 03:27 PM
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Quite the scoop, Rui; congrats!
 Looking forward to the periodic reports.
-------------------- 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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Jan 9 2008, 04:52 PM
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A pleasure to count with a man that compares a space exploration mission to a medieval cathedral...
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Jan 10 2008, 01:00 PM
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This is the first dedicated infrared telescope above the atmosphere that is actually a large telescope. The others' sole claim to fame was their location. For example, Spitzer has an aperture of 0.85 and ISO had an aperture of .6 meters. It should be a very exciting mission.
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ljk4-1 Herschel Space Observatory Dec 22 2005, 03:04 PM
Rakhir Herschel Ready for Mechanical Vibration and Shock ... Feb 10 2006, 10:23 AM GravityWaves Here is some more info on JWST and this Herschel s... Mar 29 2006, 08:12 PM BruceMoomaw Oh, yes; a dual launch has been the plan for a lon... Mar 29 2006, 09:53 PM Rakhir Herschel-SPIRE Testing at ESTEC
http://www.spacem... Oct 24 2006, 07:18 AM NMRguy New developments with Herschel. It really is a La... Feb 1 2007, 10:26 PM Rakhir Herschel's heart and brain mated
http://www.es... Sep 19 2007, 07:00 PM
ustrax Herschel Captain's Log chez moi...Monthly...
I... Jan 9 2008, 11:03 AM nprev QUOTE (ustrax @ Jan 9 2008, 08:52 AM) A p... Jan 10 2008, 03:23 PM PhilCo126 Both will operate from the Lagrange L2 point ... I... Jan 10 2008, 06:23 PM Del Palmer QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Jan 10 2008, 06:23 PM)... Jan 11 2008, 12:53 AM GravityWaves I read a few weeks ago the Japanese mission got de... Jan 20 2008, 11:29 AM PhilCo126 ESA's Herschel space observatory will carry th... Apr 2 2008, 07:13 PM ustrax Here you have it. Apr 2 2008, 07:18 PM PhilCo126 Thank You, it looks like they initially planned a ... Apr 2 2008, 07:34 PM ustrax Assembly complete! Apr 23 2008, 03:32 PM GravityWaves assuming the launch is sucessful how long will it ... Jun 11 2008, 11:39 AM Rakhir "In less than six months, Herschel will reach... Jun 11 2008, 07:47 PM PhilCo126 http://herschel.esac.esa.int/latest_news.shtml Jul 30 2008, 07:23 PM PhilCo126 For those in the neighborhood during holidays in S... Mar 11 2009, 11:23 AM climber QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Mar 11 2009, 01:23 PM)... Apr 8 2009, 12:05 PM climber If you have access to this AWST article: http://ww... Apr 8 2009, 12:03 PM PhilCo126 The latest on Herschel: http://www.esa.int/esaSC/S... Apr 22 2009, 03:57 PM climber Follow the launch here: http://www.videocorner.tv/... May 12 2009, 09:58 PM nprev Great news!!! Thanks for that detailed... May 12 2009, 10:02 PM climber Just follow the link I posted at the begining of m... May 12 2009, 10:17 PM stewjack Watch Hubble repair mission, or watch Ariane 5 HE... May 13 2009, 03:06 AM dmuller I will be watching Herschel & Planck! NASA... May 13 2009, 05:40 AM Stu Just found a great blog being written by some of t... May 13 2009, 10:13 AM MahFL Lift off !! May 14 2009, 01:15 PM MahFL Fairing seperation reported. I assume this is real... May 14 2009, 01:19 PM MahFL Upper stage ignition. May 14 2009, 01:23 PM AndyG Herschel and Planck in orbit! Textbook launch. May 14 2009, 01:25 PM MahFL Hershel has seperated from the upper stage ! May 14 2009, 01:39 PM MahFL Awesome, perfect launch indeed.
Meanwhile HST is ... May 14 2009, 01:44 PM PhilCo126 A superb day-time launch;
Herschel (3400 Kg) separ... May 14 2009, 01:45 PM jamescanvin Congrats to ESA - I haven't been so nervous ab... May 14 2009, 01:45 PM Sunspot I was too nervous to watch... Pleased to read thin... May 14 2009, 01:51 PM ugordan Why so nervous? This was the 30th consecutive Aria... May 14 2009, 01:54 PM SFJCody QUOTE (ugordan @ May 14 2009, 02:54 PM) W... May 14 2009, 04:50 PM tedstryk Happy day for space-borne astronomy! May 14 2009, 06:04 PM stevesliva QUOTE (SFJCody @ May 14 2009, 11:50 AM) I... May 14 2009, 08:30 PM ynyralmaen As someone whose research post disappeared in an a... May 14 2009, 09:14 PM ugordan QUOTE (ynyralmaen @ May 14 2009, 11:14 PM... May 14 2009, 09:25 PM MahFL Both are alive, signals detected. May 14 2009, 01:53 PM Mongo Oh, I am always nervous during a launch. You just... May 14 2009, 03:08 PM PhilCo126 Indeed Ted, fingers crossed the trip to L2 point g... May 14 2009, 06:40 PM nprev Belated congrats to ESA & our European friends... May 14 2009, 09:42 PM ugordan http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/herschelplanck...4SJZV... May 15 2009, 01:35 PM stevesliva Herschel has a VMC? Full globe images! May 15 2009, 03:37 PM djellison I hope ESOC can muscle their way in to get a few V... May 15 2009, 07:23 PM hendric Wouldn't any such pictures of the Earth be bli... May 15 2009, 09:53 PM ustrax wow...just W-O-W!
http://www.esa.int/esaSC/... Jun 19 2009, 11:57 AM MahFL Very nice. Big mirrors in space . Jun 19 2009, 12:49 PM Stu .. and we have pictures...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/... Jul 10 2009, 10:15 AM Thomas Lesinski Hi !
I've been reading UMSF for some time... Oct 8 2009, 01:21 PM dilo QUOTE (Thomas Lesinski @ Oct 8 2009, 01:2... Oct 18 2009, 05:13 PM imipak Just heard a trailer for this programme, Part 1 of... Nov 16 2009, 07:05 PM MahFL A new website has gone online for Hershel images.
... Dec 16 2009, 04:01 PM machi Herschel Science Demonstration Phase Initial Resul... Jan 27 2010, 08:49 PM |
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