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NASA Satellite Rocket Launch Fails, Lands In Ocean
"There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there any more." -Ghost of Christmas Present, ScroogeTags: None
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This is bloody bad news, those satellites are critical for unbiased data. Instead we have to continue to rely on Hansen and ilk for their increasingly absurd ground stations data massaging. Bugger, and time to use a different lift provider.In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.
Leibniz
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Originally posted by Parihaka View PostSuch as?"There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there any more." -Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge
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Originally posted by Parihaka View PostThis is bloody bad news, those satellites are critical for unbiased data. Instead we have to continue to rely on Hansen and ilk for their increasingly absurd ground stations data massaging. Bugger, and time to use a different lift provider."Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.
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Originally posted by Parihaka View PostRetired as of 2006. IMHO it sucks big time but currently the US civilian rocketry programme is in serious decline.
However Orbital should be looking in to the Taurus XL rocket, and of course they are. It's newer and have met consecutive issues on the faring.夫唯不爭,故天下莫能與之爭。
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Meanwhile the ESA does not have a rocket with such small payload capacity. To launch the Glory with either an Ariane 4 or 5 would be too much of an overkill so to speak. Well you could launch it with other satellites together but that complicates things. If you are looking for launchers outside the U.S. you should look at Russia. They have plenty of retired ICBMs that could be converted into affordable space launch vehicles (like the American Minotaur, which is a converted Minuteman II ICBM).Last edited by snowhole; 08 Mar 11,, 04:21.夫唯不爭,故天下莫能與之爭。
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