Last ship in Mars-bound armada begins risky trip

[cndc]

A successful launch apparently:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/07/07/mars.rover/index.html

Tuesday, July 8, 2003 Posted: 2:51 AM EDT (0651 GMT)

(CNN) -- A robotic voyager has started an interplanetary cruise after
almost two weeks of delays, joining four other ships that will attempt
to unlock the secrets of the red planet, including whether it ever
held life.

The craft, a six-wheel NASA rover, thundered into the night sky over
the Florida coast late Monday, riding atop a Delta rocket launched
from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

etc

[Tim Kozusko]

cndc > wrote in message
...
> A successful launch apparently:

It was a noisy one as well. They launched at 9 degrees south of due east
which I presume made it louder than normal in Cocoa Beach. I guess this is
all we'll ever have for night launched anymore is unmanned, so they are
must-see.

[LooseChanj]

On or about Wed, 09 Jul 2003 01:21:43 GMT, Tim Kozusko >
made the sensational claim that:
> It was a noisy one as well. They launched at 9 degrees south of due east
> which I presume made it louder than normal in Cocoa Beach. I guess this is
> all we'll ever have for night launched anymore is unmanned, so they are
> must-see.

It was *fast* too. I don't think I've seen a rocket climb so quickly.
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[Jorge R. Frank]

"Tim Kozusko" > wrote in
om:

> cndc > wrote in message
> ...
>> A successful launch apparently:
>
> It was a noisy one as well. They launched at 9 degrees south of due
> east which I presume made it louder than normal in Cocoa Beach. I
> guess this is all we'll ever have for night launched anymore is
> unmanned, so they are must-see.

The CAIB was careful not to specify day launches in its ascent imaging
recommendation, and NASA will likely resume night shuttle launches as soon
as it gains confidence in its ability to get acceptable images at night
(probably within 2 years after return-to-flight). The launch window cutouts
associated with a day launch restriction are pretty onerous.


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