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 Jun 12 2009, 09:05 PM
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Since the LRO passed its Mission Rehersal today and is on track to launch on Wednesday next week, it seems like a good time to start a thread about the launch.
http://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/launch.html From the link above, there will be a pre-launch webcast on Tuesday morning. The launch is scheduled for 3:51 PM EDT (12:51 PDT) which is 1951 GMT Wednesday June 17. [Corrected -- thanks Gsnorgathon!] When it actually starts sending back pictures, someone should probably start a separate thread, but I think it makes sense to have the launch discussion separate from both the Development and the Cool Pictures threads. --Greg |
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Jun 18 2009, 09:56 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1018 Joined: 29-November 05 From: Seattle, WA, USA Member No.: 590 |
I'm actually in Florida, so I went out on the balcony to look, but I'm afraid we're just a bit too far away to see it from here. Maybe if it had been a night launch. Still, it was cool to follow it online.
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Jun 18 2009, 10:21 PM
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Separation
 .I too tried to see it but it launched due east. I can see the shuttle when it goes NE but East is no good. |
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Greg Hullender Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Launch Jun 12 2009, 09:05 PM
tedstryk Go LRO! Hey, it kind of rhymes! Jun 12 2009, 11:11 PM Floyd Boston (EDT) is 5 hours earlier than London so 3 ... Jun 12 2009, 11:18 PM Sunspot Will the delay to the latest Shuttle mission affec... Jun 13 2009, 01:28 PM
mcaplinger QUOTE (Sunspot @ Jun 13 2009, 05:28 AM) W... Jun 13 2009, 06:16 PM Gsnorgathon AFAICT, Floyd's mistaken. Because of Daylight ... Jun 13 2009, 03:37 PM helvick That is true but for those of us who live in the U... Jun 13 2009, 03:46 PM SpaceListener Thanks to mcaplinger for posting the useful http l... Jun 13 2009, 07:07 PM charborob LRO's launch is pushed back to June 18, becaus... Jun 15 2009, 05:43 PM kenny Shuttle launch scrubbed 17 June
The Shuttle launc... Jun 17 2009, 07:29 AM Zvezdichko It won't affect the launch of LRO. It flies to... Jun 17 2009, 10:34 AM Astro0 I suspect time zones come into play here, but of c... Jun 17 2009, 11:41 AM kenny LRO Launch times for Thurs 18th. Also in the even... Jun 17 2009, 05:02 PM kenny Forget the previous, this is better... we're l... Jun 17 2009, 07:23 PM djellison QUOTE (kenny @ Jun 17 2009, 08:23 PM) For... Jun 18 2009, 07:05 AM PhilCo126 It looks like NASA TV coverage of the launch will ... Jun 17 2009, 07:59 PM Hungry4info Heard on NASA TV that during the impact of LCROSS ... Jun 17 2009, 11:55 PM mcaplinger QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Jun 17 2009, 03:55 P... Jun 18 2009, 03:10 AM Zvezdichko QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Jun 18 2009, 03:10 AM... Jun 18 2009, 05:52 PM MahFL An MCS is progressing towards the cape, thundersto... Jun 18 2009, 06:12 PM Hungry4info QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Jun 17 2009, 09:10 PM... Jun 18 2009, 07:12 PM SpaceListener The rocket Centaur along with the shepherding spac... Jun 18 2009, 03:56 AM kenny You're right, I was confusing my a.m's and... Jun 18 2009, 08:49 AM Phil Stooke It will take a while for LCROSS to arrive, but we ... Jun 18 2009, 06:27 PM BrianJ QUOTE (SpaceListener @ Jun 18 2009, 04:56... Jun 18 2009, 07:57 PM Paolo cool! Thank you! Jun 18 2009, 08:07 PM brellis Read somewhere that Hubble will point towards the ... Jun 18 2009, 08:40 PM Zvezdichko QUOTE (brellis @ Jun 18 2009, 09:40 PM) A... Jun 18 2009, 08:45 PM OWW QUOTE (Zvezdichko @ Jun 18 2009, 08:45 PM... Jun 18 2009, 09:09 PM Phil Stooke One of the deniers is busy flooding the Google Lun... Jun 18 2009, 09:15 PM Zvezdichko ... which are MAKING MONEY!
LRO launch isn... Jun 18 2009, 09:17 PM Phil Stooke Looking good now for 5:32. The LROC site says the... Jun 18 2009, 09:18 PM Zvezdichko Launch team polled. LRO is go for launch!
Pro... Jun 18 2009, 09:24 PM Tom Tamlyn I've seen rocket cams before, but never on a N... Jun 18 2009, 09:37 PM Tom Tamlyn And now we've had shot of the payload under th... Jun 18 2009, 09:38 PM Zvezdichko MECO! Main engine cutoff! Jun 18 2009, 09:49 PM Juramike That rocket cam shot rising through the clouds was... Jun 18 2009, 09:50 PM belleraphon1 QUOTE (Juramike @ Jun 18 2009, 05:50 PM) ... Jun 20 2009, 07:51 PM zeBeamer Hello guys,
thought I would register now that LRO... Jun 20 2009, 08:59 PM Zvezdichko LRO just successfully separated from the rocket... Jun 18 2009, 10:20 PM Greg Hullender Looks good. Next significant news will be Lunar O... Jun 18 2009, 10:21 PM Sunspot It seems so weird to read that LRO will reach its ... Jun 18 2009, 10:25 PM Zvezdichko QUOTE (Sunspot @ Jun 18 2009, 11:25 PM) I... Jun 18 2009, 10:26 PM dvandorn QUOTE (Sunspot @ Jun 18 2009, 05:25 PM) I... Jun 19 2009, 12:53 AM ilbasso I was playing around with the spreadsheet of the L... Jun 19 2009, 03:08 AM Juramike Launch video (lotsa rocketcam with voiceover + sou... Jun 19 2009, 06:32 PM SpaceListener About the speed trayectory of LRO/LCROSS from Eart... Jun 19 2009, 07:45 PM Hungry4info QUOTE (SpaceListener @ Jun 19 2009, 01:45... Jun 19 2009, 08:01 PM SpaceListener QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Jun 19 2009, 02:01 P... Jun 20 2009, 04:22 PM ugordan QUOTE (SpaceListener @ Jun 20 2009, 06:22... Jun 20 2009, 06:11 PM Hungry4info As the first part of the question was answered, I... Jun 21 2009, 04:34 PM Zvezdichko According to NASA-Twitter, the midcourse correctio... Jun 20 2009, 07:28 AM Zvezdichko Great!
I'm a little worried about the pow... Jun 20 2009, 09:20 PM Phil Stooke The one thing I'm looking forward to more than... Jun 20 2009, 10:14 PM Hungry4info QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Jun 20 2009, 04:14 P... Jun 20 2009, 10:41 PM Phil Stooke We don't know exactly where it is - that's... Jun 20 2009, 10:59 PM Zvezdichko Just to compare - we still haven't located Mar... Jun 20 2009, 11:03 PM zeBeamer the positions of Luna 17 and 21 (or rather, their ... Jun 21 2009, 12:12 AM Phil Stooke No, it's the other way round, though some web ... Jun 21 2009, 12:46 AM belleraphon1 LCROSS - Streaming Video Coverage of the Lunar Swi... Jun 21 2009, 02:08 AM belleraphon1 QUOTE Perhaps this should really go to a new threa... Jun 21 2009, 02:13 AM Greg Hullender QUOTE (belleraphon1 @ Jun 20 2009, 06:13 ... Jun 21 2009, 02:42 AM dvandorn QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Jun 20 2009, 09:4... Jun 21 2009, 05:24 PM SpaceListener Details about Lunar Gravity Assist Lunar Return Or... Jun 21 2009, 08:57 AM djellison http://lroupdate.blogspot.com/ Jun 21 2009, 11:09 AM Phil Stooke The real need for a new thread is a dedicated LCRO... Jun 21 2009, 11:50 AM Zvezdichko NASA-Twitter reports that all systems perform wond... Jun 21 2009, 09:19 PM Stu If you haven't taken a look yet, check out the... Jun 22 2009, 10:41 AM MahFL Yes but some pages are clearly out of date....
... Jun 22 2009, 11:16 AM Stu QUOTE (MahFL @ Jun 22 2009, 12:16 PM) Yes... Jun 22 2009, 11:34 AM djellison http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.p...t=0#e... Jun 23 2009, 09:28 AM Greg Hullender Looks like we're safely in orbit now. Even th... Jun 23 2009, 02:46 PM |
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