First Demonstration of HSFD Phase II

2003/7/2 Update

First Demonstration of HSFD Phase II

Phase II of the High Speed Flight Demonstration (HSFD) was held at the
European Space Range (Esrange), Sweden, at 6:03 a.m. on July 1 (Tue), 2003,
Kiruna Local Time (1:03 p.m. on the same day, Japan Time).
The flight went smoothly, and scheduled flight data acquisition was
successfully performed. However, unfortunately the vehicle was partially
damaged because its recovery system did not work properly. The condition of
the vehicle is currently under examination.

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Jacques :-)

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They mean it crashed and is broken!

I love the way they put things when they go wrong on Japanese projects!

Why were they testing in Sweden, though?

Brian

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On 03 Jul 2003 09:04:36 GMT, (Hallerb) wrote:


Why were they testing in Sweden, though?

Probably lack of space in japan.

....Which reminds me of the question as to whether the Sweedish space
program logo would also be called the "meatball" :-P


OM

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On Thu, 03 Jul 2003 12:05:45 -0600, OM
om@our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_researc h_facility.org
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...Which reminds me of the question as to whether the Sweedish space
program logo would also be called the "meatball" :-P

Only if it had a creamy coating.

Mary

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