GLAST post launch release...
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 06/11/2008 05:35 pmGLAST post launch release...Really? A DOC file? How amateurish. DOC files can be virus vectors. I ain't clicking on that.
Did anyone notice an unusual vertically deflected solid booster plume at T-0? It deposited soot on the vehicle all the way up to the interstage. I don't recall seeing this on any Delta II launch before (but I've only seen a few score of them). It even made PAO Diller's commentary pause ("and ........ liftoff").
The big cloud is normal, it's just because of the larger solid motors.
Quote from: Nick L. on 06/11/2008 11:22 pmThe big cloud is normal, it's just because of the larger solid motors.It is also because Pad 17B has a different exhaust duct configuration than Pad 17A. This configuration was part of the pad's conversion for Delta 3. Ever since, a similar cloud has risen for every launch, including standard Delta 2 launches, from the "B" pad. - Ed Kyle
Quote from: edkyle99 on 06/12/2008 02:53 amQuote from: Nick L. on 06/11/2008 11:22 pmThe big cloud is normal, it's just because of the larger solid motors.It is also because Pad 17B has a different exhaust duct configuration than Pad 17A. This configuration was part of the pad's conversion for Delta 3. Ever since, a similar cloud has risen for every launch, including standard Delta 2 launches, from the "B" pad. - Ed Kyle How is it different? Or is that ITAR? Interesting that the soot has become a concern. I feel like I'd seen soot like that before on Delta IIs. I'd imagine if GEMs can withstand a Delta IV-style fireball they can handle a lot, but that's just my supposition...
Quote from: edkyle99 on 06/12/2008 02:53 am Pad 17B has a different exhaust duct configuration than Pad 17A. How is it different? Or is that ITAR?
Pad 17B has a different exhaust duct configuration than Pad 17A.