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Europe's big year in space
Three different types of launchers all operating from French Guiana at
once: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12197109 Pat |
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:05:40 -0800, Pat Flannery
wrote: Three different types of launchers all operating from French Guiana at once: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12197109 In a year when the US will have five different types of launchers all operating from Cape Canaveral/KSC: Space Shuttle, Atlas V, Delta II, Delta IV, and Falcon 9. Brian |
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On 18/01/2011 3:04 PM, Brian Thorn wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:05:40 -0800, Pat wrote: Three different types of launchers all operating from French Guiana at once: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12197109 In a year when the US will have five different types of launchers all operating from Cape Canaveral/KSC: Space Shuttle, Atlas V, Delta II, Delta IV, and Falcon 9. Brian Last of the shuttle flights; one of the last Delta II flights and one of the (very) few Delta IV flights. That leaves Atlas V and Falcon 9. |
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:59:38 +1100, Alan Erskine
wrote: In a year when the US will have five different types of launchers all operating from Cape Canaveral/KSC: Space Shuttle, Atlas V, Delta II, Delta IV, and Falcon 9. Last of the shuttle flights; one of the last Delta II flights and one of the (very) few Delta IV flights. That leaves Atlas V and Falcon 9. Why the Delta IV hate? It isn't going anywhere, with only one fewer launch than Atlas V in 2010 and 2011 (two of these are Heavies.) There were seven EELV launches from Canaveral in 2011, up from six in 2010. In comparison, there were six Ariane V launches in 2010. Note that Vandenberg currently supports five different vehicles as well, but will lose Delta II and gain Falcon 9 in the coming years (plus Orbital is looking into a Taurus II pad at VAFB as well.) 2011 U.S. Launch Schedule Cape Canaveral... Space Shuttle: February 24, April 19, June 27 Delta IV: March 11, June 23, December 6 Atlas V: March 4, April 30, August 5, November 25 Delta II: September 8 Falcon 9: July 15, October 8, December 7 Vandenberg AFB... Delta IV: January 20 Atlas V: March 31 Delta II: June 9, October 25 Taurus: February 23 Minotaur: February 5 Wallops Flight Facility... Minotaur I: April 6 Taurus II: December 14 Alaska... Minotaur IV: May Omelek... Falcon 1e First Flight? |
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On 1/18/2011 8:21 PM, Brian Thorn wrote:
Why the Delta IV hate? It isn't going anywhere, with only one fewer launch than Atlas V in 2010 and 2011 (two of these are Heavies.) There were seven EELV launches from Canaveral in 2011, up from six in 2010. In comparison, there were six Ariane V launches in 2010. I still think it's dumb to cancel Delta II; it's a very reliable booster, and the fact you can custom tailor it to different payload weights and destinations by changing the type and number of the solid strap-ons means it can do a lot of different missions on a fairly low budget. Pat |
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