Genesis II launch coming soon?

[MeteorWayne]

"Genesis II Launch Moved to Late June<br /><br /><br />May 17, 2007 - 1:04 p.m. PDT<br /><br /><br />Statement from Robert T. Bigelow on the Second Bigelow Aerospace Pathfinder Mission<br /><br />Las Vegas, NV 05/17/07 – Bigelow Aerospace has been informed by its launch provider ISC Kosmotras (“Kosmotrasâ€) that additional testing of the Dnepr rocket and its ground equipment is being required by Russian authorities.<br /><br />Due to last year’s Dnepr failure, these new and additional tests have been requested to identify any remaining issues with the system and enhance the overall chances of achieving our primary objective of mission success. Unfortunately, these procedures will create an additional four week delay. We now expect the launch of Genesis II to occur in late June.<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[CalliArcale]

Ah, patience is so challenging when you're a space geek wanting to see commercial manned spaceflight become a reality.... <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /><br /><br />Thank you for the update, though. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[holmec]

What everything happening in June now? Launches are becoming like weddings. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#0000ff"><em>"SCE to AUX" - John Aaron, curiosity pays off</em></font></p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

No more than usual. Maybe just ones you (and I) have interest in?<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[Boris_Badenov]

<font color="yellow">RUSSIAN LAUNCH MANIFEST ( 8 Jun 2007)<br /><br /> Date Launch Vehicle Payload<br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> 18 Jan 07 Soyuz-U Progress M-59 (P359, ISS-24P)<br /> 7 Apr 07 Soyuz-U Soyuz TMA-10 (S220, ISS-14S)<br /> 9 Apr 07 Proton-M/Briz-M Anik F3<br /> 17 Apr 07 Dnepr-1 Misr (EgyptSat) 1, SaudiSat 3, SaudiComsat 3-7, <br /> MAST 1 (TED, RALPH, GADGET), CAPE 1, AeroCube 2,<br /> CSTB 1, Libertad 1, CP (PolySat) 3/4<br /> 12 May 07 Soyuz-U Progress M-60 (P360, ISS-25P)<br /> 29 May 07 Soyuz-FG/Fregat Globalstar 9<br /> 8 Jun 07 Soyuz Kosmos 2427<br /><br /> 15 Jun 07 Dnepr-1 TerraSAR-X<br /> 20 Jun 07 Volna (Shtil-2.1) Kompas 3 (Vulcan/Kompas 2N), Sumbandila<br /> Jun 07 Dnepr-1 Genesis Pathfinder 2<br /> Jun 07 Soyuz-U Kosmos (Kobal't-M N3)<br /> Jun 07 Zenit-3SLB PAS-11<br /> 1 Jul 07 Kosmos-3M SAR-Lupe 2<br /># Jul 07 Proton-M/Briz-M DirecTV 10<br /> Jul 07 Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat Radarsat 2<br /> Jul 07 Soyuz-FG/Fregat Globalstar 10 (No. 69-72)<br /> Jul 07 Kosmos-3M VN-Sat 1 (DMC-Vietnam), Thai Paht 2 <br /> (DMC-Thailand)<br /> </font><br /><br /> If I'm reading this correctly, Genesis II launches June 20'th.<br /><br /> RUSSIAN LAUNCH MANIFEST ( 8 Jun 2007) <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#993300"><span class="body"><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><div align="center">. </div><div align="center">Never roll in the mud with a pig. You'll both get dirty & the pig likes it.</div></font></span></font> </div>