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 Sep 24 2007, 12:39 PM
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QUOTE (Tom Tamlyn @ Sep 24 2007, 12:01 AM)  Our own mars loon is blogging the launch for the Planetary Society. Nice job on the first installment, Ken TTT Hey Tom, thanks for the citation. yeah the weather was quite awful down here today. thunder and buckets of rain. hopefully better tomorrow ken |
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Sep 24 2007, 04:24 PM
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Any word on the second stage being "go" at fueling today?
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Sep 27 2007, 08:07 AM
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"but a couple of them held on to the groundlits longer. What's up with that? "
I THINK they said in the prelaunch briefing that they're bigger strapons that burn longer. this is a Delta-II heavy. Another interesting thing in the briefing was a response to a question about science during the mars flyby. They will do a full science run, but only at and after closest approach. The approach to Mars is from the nightside at a 160 degree phase angle... extremely narrow crescent 20 deg from the sun. |
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Sep 27 2007, 08:20 AM
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Any recent news regarding the weather?
I've receive an e-mail from Chris Russell, Dawn's PI, about this: "Everything is AOK here (at Kennedy Space Center) except, as usual, the weather is wet on and off and we will not know if we have the conditions that permit launch until tomorrow (today) morning at 0720 EDT (1240 UTC - 0240 HST)". This was already 9 hours ago, any developments? -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Sep 27 2007, 09:58 AM
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QUOTE (ustrax @ Sep 27 2007, 01:20 AM) Any recent news regarding the weather? I've receive an e-mail from Chris Russell, Dawn's PI, about this: "Everything is AOK here (at Kennedy Space Center) except, as usual, the weather is wet on and off and we will not know if we have the conditions that permit launch until tomorrow (today) morning at 0720 EDT (1240 UTC - 0240 HST)". This was already 9 hours ago, any developments? Cross fingers... The outlook could improve once the weather observation plane becomes airborne -------------------- 2011 JPL Tweetup photos: http://www.rich-parno.com/aa_jpltweetup.html
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Sep 27 2007, 10:02 AM
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QUOTE (punkboi @ Sep 27 2007, 10:58 AM) Cross fingers... The outlook could improve once the weather observation plane becomes airborne  She looks beautiful there... Dawn deserves a "GO!" -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Sep 27 2007, 10:08 AM
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Fingers also crossed here.
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