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MeteorWayne

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As of 2007 May 18 <br /><br />Mission: Phoenix <br />Location: Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility <br />Launch Pad: 17-A <br />Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925 <br />Launch Date: Aug. 3, 2007 <br />Launch Time: 5:35:18 a.m. EDT <br /><br />The dry spin test of the spacecraft was successfully completed. A heat <br />shield deployment test also was successfully conducted Wednesday. <br /><br /><br /><br />The electrical power system final performance test was completed <br />Thursday.<br /><br />The flight software will be loaded aboard the spacecraft on May 21.<br /><br />Compatibility testing with the Deep Space Network is scheduled for May <br />23-25.<br /><br />In Hangar AO at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, gimbal slew tests of <br />the Delta II first-stage main engine will be conducted next week. <br />These are main engine steering checks using the first-stage hydraulic <br />systems. <br /><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>
 
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Thank you very much MeteorWayne.<br /><br />If I see anything new, I will post it on this thread.<br /><br />Please Boeing & Delta launch control<br /><br />DON'T screw this up!!!!!!!!!!! <img src="/images/icons/frown.gif" /><br /><br />As you can see, I am very nervous, but<br />have a lot of faith in the Delta II. <br /><br />A brilliant reliable launcher.<br /><br />This mission MUST succeed!!!!<br /><br />Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>
 
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jimfromnsf

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I can't see that you have faith otherwise why did you make this post <br /><br />And why must these two missions succeed?
 
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subzero788

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The delta II has one of the best records for such a highly launched rocket, with only one complete failure (ie. when it blew up in '97 <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> ) and one partial failure out of 127 launches. That's better than a 98% success rate. So statistics are on our side <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />. Then again, anything can happen in rocket science...
 
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centsworth_II

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<font color="yellow">"...why did you make this post... And why must these two missions succeed?"</font><br /><br />Now that's cold. No matter what the confidence level may be intellectually, <br />there will be a fear in the back of the mind that something could go wrong. <br />There is nothing wrong with expressing this fear without dwelling on it. It's <br />totally natural and human.<br /><br />Why must any mission succeed? Because it would be a terrible loss if it didn't. <br />We on the sidelines become emotionally -- and intellectually -- invested in the <br />new knowlege that will come out of each mission. The time between missions <br />that will gain specific information can range up to 'never again in your lifetime'. <br />I can't even begin to imagine how those directly involved in a mission must feel. <br />Ask them if confidence eliminates fear or if failure is an OK option. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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STATUS REPORT: ELV-052507<br /><br />EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT<br /><br /><br /><br />Mission: Phoenix <br />Location: Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility <br />Launch Pad: 17-A <br />Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925 <br />Launch Date: Aug. 3, 2007 <br />Launch Time: 5:35:18 a.m. EDT <br /><br />The spacecraft's flight software will be loaded aboard Friday.<br /><br />Guidance navigation and control system performance testing is <br />scheduled for May 30-31. <br /><br /><br />Previous status reports are available on the Web at:<br /><br />http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2007 <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>
 
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