IPB
X   Site Message
(Message will auto close in 2 seconds)

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

Dawn Launch
mars loon
post Sep 24 2007, 12:39 PM
Post #1


Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 548
Joined: 19-March 05
From: Princeton, NJ, USA
Member No.: 212
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
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
 
 Start new topic
Replies
punkboi
post Sep 24 2007, 04:24 PM
Post #2


Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 540
Joined: 25-October 05
From: California
Member No.: 535
Any word on the second stage being "go" at fueling today?


--------------------
2011 JPL Tweetup photos: http://www.rich-parno.com/aa_jpltweetup.html
http://human-spaceflight.blogspot.com
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
edstrick
post Sep 28 2007, 09:45 AM
Post #3


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 1870
Joined: 20-February 05
Member No.: 174
During the ascent.. maybe 1/2 to 3/4 of a min into launch, the rocket passed a bright, unresolved white light in the sky (above the trajectory). I presume it was Venus, accidentally caught in that tracking camera's view.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic

« Next Oldest · Cometary and Asteroid Missions · Next Newest »
 

Reply to this topicStart new topic

 

Display Mode: Switch to: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

RSS Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 13th December 2024 - 08:07 PM
Powered By IP.Board © 2024  IPS, Inc.
RULES AND GUIDELINES
Please read the Forum Rules and Guidelines before posting.

IMAGE COPYRIGHT
Images posted on UnmannedSpaceflight.com may be copyrighted. Do not reproduce without permission. Read here for further information on space images and copyright.

 OPINIONS AND MODERATION
Opinions expressed on UnmannedSpaceflight.com are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of UnmannedSpaceflight.com or The Planetary Society. The all-volunteer UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderation team is wholly independent of The Planetary Society. The Planetary Society has no influence over decisions made by the UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderators.		 SUPPORT THE FORUM
Unmannedspaceflight.com is funded by the Planetary Society. Please consider supporting our work and many other projects by donating to the Society or becoming a member.