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#20 by Antares on 24 May, 2007 12:46
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Antares - 23/5/2007 3:41 PM
Now NET Friday. Still too much wind.Quoteshuttlefan - 23/5/2007 9:31 AM
Too much wind.
The Delta II First stage should be on the pad today!
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#21 by eeergo on 24 May, 2007 19:36
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While not many news about the build-up of the Delta II, there are plenty about Dawn itself: it's got its solar panels in the process of being attached:
Images from KSC Media Archive: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=4
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#22 by MKremer on 24 May, 2007 21:40
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I knew the Dawn solar array would look big because of the artist depictions, but, damn, it's so much more impressive seeing it IRL. A shame we'll never be able to see a real view of Dawn after launch with its arrays fully deployed.
CGI pics still don't have the realism (and visceral impact) of *real* pictures.
(as an example: http://www.esa.int/esa-mmg/mmg.pl?b=b&type=I&mission=Rosetta&single=y&start=7&size=b )
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#23 by Antares on 25 May, 2007 14:06
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shuttlefan - 23/5/2007 9:31 AM
Aeolus strikes again. The next try will be Monday. We've had strong winds off the Atlantic for 2 weeks now.
The Delta II First stage should be on the pad today!
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#24 by meiza on 25 May, 2007 15:24
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Why is the parabolic reflector black? Doesn't it heat horribly?
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#25 by Jim on 25 May, 2007 15:32
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most deep space probes have black MLI to retain heat
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#26 by shuttlefan on 26 May, 2007 01:38
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How long can they delay the first stage erection before they have to slip the launch date?
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#27 by jacqmans on 26 May, 2007 03:14
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STATUS REPORT: ELV-052507
EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT
Mission: Dawn
Location: Astrotech Space Operations Facility
Launch Pad: 17-B
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925-H
Launch Date: June 30, 2007
Launch Time: 4:50:13 - 5:10:13 p.m. EDT
Solar array installation and deployment tests are scheduled to be
completed Friday.
The spacecraft is scheduled to move to the hazardous processing
facility on May 28. Xenon for the Ion Propulsion System is scheduled
to be loaded aboard June 1-2. Hydrazine, used for spacecraft control
and maneuvering, will be loaded aboard June 6.
The Delta II first stage, originally set for hoisting into the
launcher on Wednesday, has been rescheduled for May 28 due to high
wind conditions at Pad 17-B. This will be followed next week by
attachment of the nine solid rocket boosters.
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#28 by kevin-rf on 26 May, 2007 05:13
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Sorry to through us of topic but I keep wishing they would attach a faded rose next to the name chip
Everytime I see this thread I start humming that song....
Delta II Dawn what's that payload you have on?
Could it be a faded rose from eons gone by?
And did I hear you say it was a launching you here today
To send you on a mission in the sky-eye -
#29 by shuttlefan on 29 May, 2007 00:40
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Can anyone say whether they erected the Delta first stage today?
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#30 by Jim on 29 May, 2007 01:55
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Still a holiday for the workers
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#31 by shuttlefan on 29 May, 2007 02:40
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I am aware that it's a holiday down there today, but the last I heard it had been resceduled for May 28th, today, so that's why I was wondering.
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#32 by punkboi on 30 May, 2007 18:26
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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
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#33 by Chris Bergin on 01 Jun, 2007 01:59
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The crane at LC-17B has suffered a problem. One week hit to operations, potential hit to the launch date.
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#34 by Chris Bergin on 01 Jun, 2007 04:07
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#35 by punkboi on 02 Jun, 2007 03:50
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Well son-of-a-- Gun.
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#36 by William Graham on 02 Jun, 2007 10:59
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eeergo - 17/5/2007 6:16 PM
No. Not a Delta II. Some old Thor-Delta varients did. Delta II only ever flys with 3, 4, or 9 boosters.
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#37 by Antares on 02 Jun, 2007 22:34
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There's an excellent rocket genealogy here:Quoteeeergo - 17/5/2007 6:16 PM
No. Not a Delta II. Some old Thor-Delta varients did. Delta II only ever flys with 3, 4, or 9 boosters.
BTW, 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?
http://www.aero.org/publications/crosslink/winter2003/backpage.html
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#38 by Ankle-bone12 on 04 Jun, 2007 02:46
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Great link antares! I also never realized how much the vanguard gave way to so many different types of rockets.
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#39 by Chris Bergin on 05 Jun, 2007 22:48
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Crane fixed. New launch date is 7/7.
GEM mating to resume tomorrow.
