A few months ago I spoke with someone who confirmed the registration for Odyssey had already been transferred to the Chinese, though I was told it was for scrap value.I told Chris at the time, but he was unable to get 2nd source verification.Looks to me like my source may indeed have legs.Ross.
Thanks to fellow NSF'er D_Dom For setting up the tour of the Sea Launch Commander last Monday. Great to finally see the inside after only seeing the exterior for the last 17 years! Too bad about the no cameras policy, but that's how it goes. I did manage to shoot an ever higher resolution multimegapixel composite image that shows excellent surface detail. Judging from the wildlife that call the launch platform pontoons home, Seal Launch might be a better name
This is going to get very interesting.There's a LOT of ITAR controlled equipment on the two ships, and I wonder if they'll remove it?
Boeing Wins U.S. Court Judgment Against Russian, Ukrainian Sea Launch Partnershttp://spacenews.com/boeing-wins-u-s-court-judgment-against-russian-ukrainian-sea-launch-partners/QuoteIn a ruling dated Sept. 28, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California said the ties that bound the Sea Launch partners were clearly written into the company’s founding documents." The court’s decision sets up what is likely to be a brief non-jury trial, scheduled for Nov. 10, during which Boeing appears all but certain to be awarded the $356 million it has long sought.
In a ruling dated Sept. 28, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California said the ties that bound the Sea Launch partners were clearly written into the company’s founding documents." The court’s decision sets up what is likely to be a brief non-jury trial, scheduled for Nov. 10, during which Boeing appears all but certain to be awarded the $356 million it has long sought.
The warehouse was empty when I left, but I think they might have had one Block-DM left onboard the ACS.Since I drive by there twice a week, I would have noticed if any ships had docked to unload a Zenit, so I'm guessing the warehouse is still empty.This story has more twists and turns than ten miles of mountain roads. It'll be very interesting to see how it all plays out.Jim
That's way outside of my expertise, as I worked on the "American" side of the house for Boeing.IIRC, the data programmed into the Block-DM for flight was only good for a certain amount of time, so after sitting so long, it would need to be reprogrammed.I don't know if that can be done locally, or if it needs to go back to the factory.....
Quote from: kq6ea on 11/30/2015 06:29 pmThat's way outside of my expertise, as I worked on the "American" side of the house for Boeing.IIRC, the data programmed into the Block-DM for flight was only good for a certain amount of time, so after sitting so long, it would need to be reprogrammed.I don't know if that can be done locally, or if it needs to go back to the factory.....my guess it might be of the same batch as the Landlaunch Zenits, and "expired" might be the word.