Antares - 23/5/2007 3:41 PMQuoteshuttlefan - 23/5/2007 9:31 AMThe Delta II First stage should be on the pad today!Too much wind.
shuttlefan - 23/5/2007 9:31 AMThe Delta II First stage should be on the pad today!
Photos of the first stage now at Pad 17-B posted up:
http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=173">http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=173>http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=173
eeergo - 17/5/2007 6:16 PMBTW, it just occured to me... has there ever been a Delta II mission with no solid boosters attached to the first stage? I mean, just the main engine?
GW_Simulations - 2/6/2007 6:59 AMQuoteeeergo - 17/5/2007 6:16 PMBTW, it just occured to me... has there ever been a Delta II mission with no solid boosters attached to the first stage? I mean, just the main engine?No. Not a Delta II. Some old Thor-Delta varients did. Delta II only ever flys with 3, 4, or 9 boosters.