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Now THAT is SWEET! | Blastrophysics!
https://blastrophysics.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/now-that-is-sweet
Finding Patterns in the Noise. Laquo; Update – SDO Launch Today! Now THAT is SWEET! Never let anyone tell you that all launches are the same. This video. Merges two of my favorite subjects: rocket launches and atmospheric optics. Here, the SDO launch occurs at a fabulous viewing angle. The person filming the launch is at the perfect vantage point where the transition to supersonic speed. By the rocket corresponds to the appropriate angle for a sundog. Watch the film…. Feed You can leave a response. There...
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Words have meaning: (Launch) Window | Blastrophysics!
https://blastrophysics.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/words-have-meaning-launch-window
Finding Patterns in the Noise. Laquo; WISE Launch Slips to Saturday. Words have meaning: Hold (Hold Hold). Words have meaning: (Launch) Window. Word today that WISE launch. Is now scheduled for Monday, December 14, 2009 (6:09:33 – 6:23:51 am PST ). For those of you paying attention, you may notice that while the date changes, the time of the launch is still the same. This time range is the “launch window.”. After all, if they miss, there’s no turning back…. Hat tip to palmerin. From your own site. I supp...
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WISE: Deployments coming soon | Blastrophysics!
https://blastrophysics.wordpress.com/2009/12/24/wise-deployments-coming-soon
Finding Patterns in the Noise. Laquo; It’s Alive….Alive! WISE: Deployments coming soon. It looks like the WISE observatory. Is happily working through the early checkout phase. During the first few days/weeks of a mission, the engineers verify the basic functionality of a newly launched spacecraft, essentially making sure nothing broke during the extreme environment associated with launch. Will be carried out by firing three explosive fasteners. It may seem like this is a foolish method, but unfortunatel...