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#80
by
Jim
on 04 Sep, 2011 23:13
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Does ULA employ Delta II specialists?
Dont understand the question?
I mean, in view of the phase out, are there people who are totally dedicated to Delta II launch operations or do Atlas and Delta IV personnel get called to do 'double duty'.
They have cross trained and even bring in people from VAFB, who have recent Delta II experience
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#81
by
Rocket Guy
on 05 Sep, 2011 00:35
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How would the view from the Causeway compare to Jetty Park?
You will be 4.5-5.5 or more miles away, depending on where on the causeway they are taking you with those tickets/tweetup. Whereas at Jetty Park you are just 2.9 miles away. Causeway view is clear, but Jetty Park is clear and you are right there, perfect line of sight, and much closer. And you only pay five dollars. Sound will be twice as loud at Petty Park.
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#82
by
DrGuano
on 05 Sep, 2011 14:04
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Thanks!
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#83
by
TNCMAXQ
on 05 Sep, 2011 17:02
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How would the view from the Causeway compare to Jetty Park?
You will be 4.5-5.5 or more miles away, depending on where on the causeway they are taking you with those tickets/tweetup. Whereas at Jetty Park you are just 2.9 miles away. Causeway view is clear, but Jetty Park is clear and you are right there, perfect line of sight, and much closer. And you only pay five dollars. Sound will be twice as loud at Petty Park.
How early do you recommend getting there? For an 8:37 AM liftoff if folks wanted to arrive a couple of hours early can anyone get into the park at that time?
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#84
by
Prober
on 05 Sep, 2011 17:34
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#85
by
Jim
on 05 Sep, 2011 17:48
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No Centaur on Delta II
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#86
by
Prober
on 06 Sep, 2011 01:13
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#87
by
Antares
on 06 Sep, 2011 03:10
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I wonder if the cameras are sensitive enough to pick up the streamers the moon walkers talked about. Has there ever been any footage or stills of that on any mission?
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#88
by
Rocket Guy
on 06 Sep, 2011 04:17
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How early do you recommend getting there? For an 8:37 AM liftoff if folks wanted to arrive a couple of hours early can anyone get into the park at that time?
Normally, they don't open till sunrise (which this would be 7am), however they might open early since there is a launch. I would say getting there 630-7 is fine in either case.
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#89
by
Prober
on 06 Sep, 2011 17:20
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#90
by
Chris Bergin
on 07 Sep, 2011 02:01
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ULA:
The launch team completed the Launch Readiness Review in preparation for Thursday’s Delta II GRAIL launch for NASA. There are two instantaneous launch windows at 8:37:06 a.m. and 9:16:12 a.m. EDT. The L-2 forecast shows a 40 percent chance of favorable weather for launch.
L-1: Wednesday, September 7
9:45 a.m.: Remote camera photographers meet at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Gate 1 Pass and Identification Building to be escorted to Space Launch Complex 17 to set up cameras
10 a.m.: Mission science briefing at the KSC News Center
10:30 p.m.: Media meet at the CCAFS Gate 1 Pass and Identification Building for transportation by government bus to Space Launch Complex 17 to observe rollback of the mobile service tower from the Delta II rocket
L-0: Thursday, September 8
6 a.m. - Media arrive at KSC Press Site for transportation to Press Site 1 to cover the GRAIL launch
6 a.m.: Live commentary will begin on NASA Television
8:37:06 a.m.: First launch opportunity
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#91
by
LEGO Space
on 07 Sep, 2011 14:23
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I hope this is the right subforum and topic to be posting this fairly general question:
As I read about GRAIL's mission, and then read something about Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) I realized that I don't understand how the satellite's orbits behave in relation to the gravitational field.
Do they follow an equipotential surface at constant velocity?
Do they maintain a constant distance to the planet's center of mass, increasing their velocity when they fly through a region of higher gravitational potential, and decreasing it in lower potentials?
Do they lfy somewhere in between those two extremes?
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#92
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 07 Sep, 2011 17:39
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#93
by
edkyle99
on 07 Sep, 2011 19:26
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Another last flight for the Space Coast tomorrow, view of the Delta II from twitter
http://twitpic.com/photos/Smith5se
Fifty four years and a bit more than seven months since the first Thor, No. 101, blew itself up on that same launch pad. A few weeks short of 54 years since Thor 105 scored the first success for the program, starting what has been a pretty good run. This one will be the 718th Thor family launch.
- Ed Kyle
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#94
by
Jason1701
on 08 Sep, 2011 03:22
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The service tower is now rolling back at a perceptible speed.
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#95
by
Jim
on 08 Sep, 2011 04:57
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#96
by
Jim
on 08 Sep, 2011 04:58
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#97
by
Jim
on 08 Sep, 2011 04:59
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#98
by
Jim
on 08 Sep, 2011 05:01
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#99
by
Jim
on 08 Sep, 2011 05:16
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