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#1020
by
Satori
on 20 Jun, 2013 10:08
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A NASA Terrier-Improved Orion suborbital sounding rocket carrying experiments developed by students from the US was launched today from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
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#1021
by
Lewis007
on 21 Jun, 2013 07:42
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#1022
by
catdlr
on 21 Jun, 2013 23:18
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UP Aerospace's Spaceloft 7 Launches Successfully | Video
Published on Jun 21, 2013
A reusable suborbital rocket launched by UP Aerospace soared aloft from Spaceport America in New Mexico, carrying multiple technology payloads for NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate's Flight Opportunities Program. The SpaceLoft 7 suborbital flight June 21 provided about four minutes of micro gravity for testing of seven technology experiments in a space-relevant environment.
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#1023
by
Lewis007
on 22 Jun, 2013 08:09
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#1024
by
Satori
on 24 Jun, 2013 11:26
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Published on Facebook NASA's Wallops Flight Facility at 1030UTC
Great day for a launch! We are at T-3 hours and counting for today’s launch of two rockets as part of the Daytime Dynamo experiment. The launch window today is 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.. A Black Brant V and a Terrier-Improved Malemute will be launched 15 seconds apart in a study of a global electrical current called the dynamo which sweeps through the ionosphere. Today’s mission is a joint project between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA.
Live coverage on Ustream begins at 8:30 a.m.
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#1025
by
Satori
on 24 Jun, 2013 11:53
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#1026
by
Satori
on 24 Jun, 2013 16:44
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Published on Facebook NASA's Wallops Flight Facility at 1030UTC
Great day for a launch! We are at T-3 hours and counting for today’s launch of two rockets as part of the Daytime Dynamo experiment. The launch window today is 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.. A Black Brant V and a Terrier-Improved Malemute will be launched 15 seconds apart in a study of a global electrical current called the dynamo which sweeps through the ionosphere. Today’s mission is a joint project between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA.
Live coverage on Ustream begins at 8:30 a.m.
Launch has scrubbed for the day. Unfortunately, the clouds were not planned to clear before the time needed for launch. Additionally, there were boats in our hazard area. We will attempt again tomorrow, Tuesday June 25, with a window of 930-1130 a.m. The webcast will begin at 830 a.m.
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#1027
by
Satori
on 25 Jun, 2013 13:24
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T-30 minutes and holding for the Daytime Dynamo experiment double launch.
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#1028
by
Satori
on 25 Jun, 2013 13:35
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Launch is schedule for 1400:00UTC (Black Brant V) and 1400:15UTC (Terrier-Improved Orion). All is go for launch.
The Daytime Dynamo experiment is a joint project between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA.
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#1029
by
Satori
on 25 Jun, 2013 13:38
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T-22m and counting...
The Daytime Dynamo project is designed to study a global electrical current called the dynamo, which sweeps through the ionosphere. The ionosphere stretches from about 30 to 600 miles above Earth and plays a crucial role in our day-to-day lives. For example, radio waves bounce off it as they travel from sender to receiver, and communications signals from satellites travel through it as well. A disruption in the ionosphere can disrupt these signals.
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#1030
by
Satori
on 25 Jun, 2013 13:41
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T-20m...
Countdown will be hold at T-10m to await favorable science conditions..
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#1031
by
edkyle99
on 25 Jun, 2013 13:47
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T-20m...
Countdown will be hold at T-10m to await favorable science conditions..
It sounds like they are waiting for magnetic field readings to be within a certain range. It isn't clear where the readings are being made, unless it is from the aircraft mentioned in the earlier briefing. The range is GO. Now the PI is essentially in charge of the launch decision.
I've always like the look of those Terrier (Improved) Orions.
- Ed Kyle
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#1032
by
Satori
on 25 Jun, 2013 13:50
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T-10m and holding...
Holding for science conditions. The principal investigator is looking for certain atmospheric conditions in the ionosphere. Currently, those conditions are present, but they are just at a level that is not optimal.
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#1033
by
Satori
on 25 Jun, 2013 13:56
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Holding for the next 10 to 15 minutes while waiting for the science conditions to improve.
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#1034
by
Satori
on 25 Jun, 2013 13:58
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The first rocket scheduled for launch is a single-stage Black Brant V, which will collect data on the neutral and charged particles it travels through. The second rocket is a two-stage Terrier-Improved Orion. It will shoot out a long trail of lithium gas to track how the upper atmospheric wind varies with altitude. These winds are believed to be the drivers of the dynamo currents.
Since the launch is during the day, the lithium trails will not be highly visible to the naked eye.
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#1035
by
Satori
on 25 Jun, 2013 14:09
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Green for winds but red for boats on the hazard area.
Still holding at T-10m but the guys are not very hopeful of a launch today.
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#1036
by
Satori
on 25 Jun, 2013 14:13
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Back to green for the range!
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#1037
by
Satori
on 25 Jun, 2013 14:33
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The science conditions are still not favorable for launch. Will wait more time to see if the conditions get better.
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#1038
by
Satori
on 25 Jun, 2013 14:37
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If the launch does not takes place today, the launch will be delayed for 48 hours with next attempt to take place Friday.
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#1039
by
Satori
on 25 Jun, 2013 14:52
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...and we have a scrub!
The next opportunity for launch will be Friday morning with a window of 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. EDT.
