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 Sep 30 2006, 12:16 AM
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As most of us know, Dawn is set for launch on June, 20th, 2007. A disc is gonna be sent in the spacecraft, with names of many people around the world recorded inside. Does anybody know when is the disc is gonna be put into the spacecraft, and the most realistic tentative date of launch for the mission? Thanks a lot.
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Apr 13 2007, 04:52 AM
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NH was airlifted, as was MRO, MCO, MPL. I'm sure Phoenix will be. As I recall Pathfinder and both MERs and were trucked all the way across from JPL.
I am not sure how Dawn arrived, however even if it was airlifted it still has to be driven from the SLF over to Astrotech, which is about a ~12 mile drive. So those particular photos are not an indication. Usually they post photos of it being offloaded from the aircraft, so based on the lack of that I would guess it may have been trucked. -------------------- |
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Apr 15 2007, 06:48 AM
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QUOTE (BPCooper @ Apr 13 2007, 06:52 AM)  NH was airlifted, as was MRO, MCO, MPL. I'm sure Phoenix will be. As I recall Pathfinder and both MERs and were trucked all the way across from JPL. So, basicaly, "Rovers" are roved and others are flown. This make sense to me 
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Apr 15 2007, 08:52 PM
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QUOTE (climber @ Apr 15 2007, 02:48 AM) So, basicaly, "Rovers" are roved and others are flown. This make sense to me JPL prefers to truck hardware, not just Pathfinder and MER, but Galileo and Cassini too. MRO, MCO, MPL and Phoenix are LM spacecraft and they prefer airlift. |
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Apr 16 2007, 04:11 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 22-October 05 From: Cape Canaveral, FL Member No.: 534 |
QUOTE (Jim from NSF.com @ Apr 15 2007, 04:52 PM) JPL prefers to truck hardware, not just Pathfinder and MER, but Galileo and Cassini too. MRO, MCO, MPL and Phoenix are LM spacecraft and they prefer airlift. Cassini was flown in from EAFB to KSC aboard a C-17 (citing the KSC media archive). Trucked from JPL to EAFB I assume. Not sure about Galileo. -------------------- |
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Sedna Dawn Mission Sep 30 2006, 12:16 AM
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If they actually will try to vis... Oct 9 2006, 10:16 PM Bart Myran: That actually makes a lot of sense. Given ... Oct 9 2006, 11:34 PM RNeuhaus Fresh news about the Dawn's project status. A ... Oct 10 2006, 03:11 PM Rakhir QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Oct 10 2006, 05:11 PM) ... Oct 10 2006, 03:42 PM AlexBlackwell I just noticed that the latest issue (October 2006... Oct 11 2006, 10:21 PM RNeuhaus Additional details about Ceres
Now new images of... Oct 12 2006, 02:31 PM PhilCo126 Looks like too many people want to send their name... Nov 3 2006, 02:02 PM punkboi QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Nov 3 2006, 06:02 AM) ... Nov 3 2006, 06:10 PM AlexBlackwell Dawn Journal
Dr. Marc D. Rayman
December 28, 2006
... Jan 4 2007, 05:46 PM Bart Dr. Marc Rayman will be giving a public lecture on... Feb 9 2007, 12:57 AM Zvezdichko Is there a scientific program for Mars during the ... Feb 14 2007, 04:24 PM punkboi New journal:
http://www.dawn-mission.org/mission/... Mar 3 2007, 08:09 AM nprev Thanks, PB. Looks like the thermal/vac tests went ... Mar 3 2007, 03:20 PM dsmillman What is the length of the launch window that opens... Mar 25 2007, 06:35 PM Jim from NSF.com QUOTE (dsmillman @ Mar 25 2007, 02:35 PM)... Mar 26 2007, 12:06 PM ugordan QUOTE (Jim from NSF.com @ Mar 26 2007, 01... Mar 26 2007, 12:43 PM Jim from NSF.com QUOTE (ugordan @ Mar 26 2007, 08:43 AM) I... Mar 26 2007, 03:02 PM punkboi In terms of launch period, I believe that Dawn has... Mar 26 2007, 06:14 AM Jim from NSF.com QUOTE (punkboi @ Mar 26 2007, 02:14 AM) I... Mar 26 2007, 12:00 PM BPCooper When I asked one of the project scientists I was t... Mar 26 2007, 12:24 PM Jim from NSF.com QUOTE (BPCooper @ Mar 26 2007, 08:24 AM) ... Mar 26 2007, 03:01 PM BPCooper The launch has been postponed to June 30 NET.
And... Mar 30 2007, 11:58 PM punkboi QUOTE (BPCooper @ Mar 30 2007, 03:58 PM) ... Mar 31 2007, 01:20 AM BPCooper It's arrival in FL has been pushed back, but I... Mar 31 2007, 01:59 AM punkboi The new launch date has been confirmed on the Dawn... Apr 3 2007, 06:47 PM punkboi Another update on the Dawn website...including why... Apr 6 2007, 05:33 AM BPCooper The correct launch window for the 30th is 5:13:15 ... Apr 6 2007, 05:16 PM elakdawalla Are you planning to go, Ben?
--Emily Apr 6 2007, 05:21 PM BPCooper I will be there :-) shooting. But hey, I live in t... Apr 6 2007, 07:33 PM ugordan QUOTE (BPCooper @ Apr 6 2007, 08:33 PM) s... Apr 6 2007, 08:07 PM nprev Anybody know how Dawn's being shipped to the C... Apr 6 2007, 10:39 PM punkboi Dawn Arrives in Florida - A Little After Dawn
Apri... Apr 10 2007, 07:44 PM punkboi Images of Dawn at the Astrotech facility in Florid... Apr 12 2007, 05:17 PM elakdawalla Thanks, punkboi! Where'd you find these p... Apr 12 2007, 05:36 PM punkboi Kennedy Space Center website:
http://mediaarchive... Apr 12 2007, 05:57 PM elakdawalla Aha -- thank you.
What's funny is that you we... Apr 12 2007, 06:17 PM punkboi QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Apr 12 2007, 10:17 A... Apr 12 2007, 06:55 PM hendric Mmmm...Pretty black dish... Apr 12 2007, 06:23 PM gpurcell It's just a wee little thing, isn't it... Apr 12 2007, 06:25 PM volcanopele Nice summary, Emily! Your comments about how ... Apr 13 2007, 12:48 AM nprev No kidding, VP. Can't believe they didn't ... Apr 13 2007, 12:59 AM volcanopele Wasn't NH airlifted to the Cape? Apr 13 2007, 01:51 AM nprev My impression from what little we've heard was... Apr 13 2007, 03:09 AM punkboi I recall Alan Stern posted in one PI Perspective (... Apr 13 2007, 07:41 AM nprev QUOTE (punkboi @ Apr 13 2007, 12:41 AM) I... Apr 15 2007, 12:50 AM punkboi QUOTE (nprev @ Apr 14 2007, 04:50 PM) All... Apr 16 2007, 01:30 AM elakdawalla Thanks, VP and punkboi. The 19th date was the one... Apr 13 2007, 03:55 PM nprev Yeah...I am a proud survivor (thus far) of the 110... Apr 16 2007, 01:42 AM BPCooper Galileo was trucked:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/rele... Apr 16 2007, 04:16 AM Jim from NSF.com I stand corrected on Cassini. I had talked to a J... Apr 16 2007, 12:20 PM nprev No harm no foul, Jim. Hard to keep track of what... Apr 17 2007, 02:27 AM mcaplinger QUOTE (nprev @ Apr 16 2007, 07:27 PM) ...... Apr 17 2007, 04:49 AM Jim from NSF.com QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Apr 17 2007, 12:49 AM... Apr 17 2007, 11:19 PM nprev Great link, great stories, MC...thanks!
Loo... Apr 17 2007, 12:30 PM punkboi Exact URL for Dawn's KSC gallery page:
http:/... Apr 17 2007, 09:21 PM punkboi Work on spacecraft in full swing in Florida
April ... Apr 20 2007, 10:52 PM punkboi Dawn mission video online:
http://video.google.co... Apr 25 2007, 01:45 AM punkboi The microchip being installed on the Dawn spacecra... May 18 2007, 09:33 PM nprev LOVE it...thanks, PB!
The third image, thou... May 21 2007, 12:40 AM BPCooper There are more images here and this page is update... May 21 2007, 01:12 AM djellison QUOTE (BPCooper @ May 21 2007, 02:12 AM) ... May 21 2007, 07:25 AM punkboi Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report - KSC Webs... May 21 2007, 05:52 PM djellison http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediai... May 21 2007, 08:49 PM nprev Not a lot of sunlight intensity per m^2 out there.... May 22 2007, 02:40 AM djellison QUOTE (nprev @ May 22 2007, 03:40 AM) Daw... May 22 2007, 06:14 PM BPCooper Revised launch window: 4:47:46pm - 5:07:46pm EDT p... May 22 2007, 05:34 PM remcook comm sats can be very big actually. my first one w... May 22 2007, 08:16 PM nprev I know what you mean, man. I got to see a comsat u... May 22 2007, 09:04 PM belleraphon1 QUOTE (nprev @ May 22 2007, 05:04 PM) I k... May 29 2007, 09:52 PM tedstryk QUOTE (belleraphon1 @ May 29 2007, 09:52 ... May 29 2007, 10:08 PM belleraphon1 QUOTE (tedstryk @ May 29 2007, 06:08 PM) ... May 29 2007, 10:21 PM BPCooper I'm not sure why, but they seem to be posting ... May 26 2007, 02:47 AM nprev That IS weird...why in the world would they do tha... May 26 2007, 05:02 PM punkboi STATUS REPORT: ELV-052507
EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHI... May 28 2007, 05:56 AM elakdawalla It's probably a good idea to post the source o... May 28 2007, 06:18 PM punkboi Photos of Dawn in the Hazardous Processing Facilit... May 30 2007, 06:23 PM Rakhir Delta II suffers pad problem - Dawn may be delayed... Jun 1 2007, 11:29 AM dvandorn Poor Dawn just can't seem to catch a break.
H... Jun 1 2007, 04:09 PM BPCooper The delay is official and Dawn will not lift off b... Jun 5 2007, 12:53 AM nprev Dammit. "For want of a nail"...just a... Jun 5 2007, 01:22 AM punkboi Crane has been fixed...and the launch date is now ... Jun 7 2007, 04:03 AM gallen_53 Too bad that Dawn has been delayed.
Solar elect... Jun 7 2007, 10:55 PM dvandorn QUOTE (gallen_53 @ Jun 7 2007, 05:55 PM) ... Jun 8 2007, 01:56 AM Toma B Where did you get that information?
Are there so... Jun 8 2007, 01:41 PM Analyst Spacecraft damaged
Analyst Jun 13 2007, 03:17 PM punkboi GOOD GRIEF... Bad luck and incompetence is becomin... Jun 13 2007, 05:24 PM volcanopele My thoughts exactly. Of the currently planned or ... Jun 13 2007, 06:04 PM |
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