Comments on: GLAST’s rocket arrives at Cape http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/glasts-rocket-arrives-at-cape/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:56:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/glasts-rocket-arrives-at-cape/comment-page-1/#comment-70610 Alan Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:03:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/glasts-rocket-arrives-at-cape/#comment-70610 Actually you wouldn't get to see the rocket on the highway, notice the white box behind the truck it goes on top of the trailer. All you would get to see is a white semi trailer. And the truck goes the same speed as all of the other semi's the first stage doesn't really weigh that much till you get the propellants on board. I'm actually really impressed at how quickly Phil got a photo up, the thing just arrived at Hangar M. Actually you wouldn’t get to see the rocket on the highway, notice the white box behind the truck it goes on top of the trailer. All you would get to see is a white semi trailer. And the truck goes the same speed as all of the other semi’s the first stage doesn’t really weigh that much till you get the propellants on board. I’m actually really impressed at how quickly Phil got a photo up, the thing just arrived at Hangar M.

]]> By: Jack Hagerty http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/glasts-rocket-arrives-at-cape/comment-page-1/#comment-70609 Jack Hagerty Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:40:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/glasts-rocket-arrives-at-cape/#comment-70609 billsmithaz says: "My guess is that this wouldn’t pass much of anything on the highway. I bet this rig lives in the slow lane." When the Air Force would transport the Agenas from Sunnyvale to Vandenberg (about 300 miles/500 Km) for the classified missions they looked sort of like that, only not so long and completely covered in a shroud. The shroud had an Air Force "Star & Bar" logo on it, which had to be placed off center because the trip down US 101 was mostly through rural areas and the yahoos would take pot shots at it, using the star as a target! - Jack billsmithaz says: “My guess is that this wouldn’t pass much of anything on the highway. I bet this rig lives in the slow lane.”

When the Air Force would transport the Agenas from Sunnyvale to Vandenberg (about 300 miles/500 Km) for the classified missions they looked sort of like that, only not so long and completely covered in a shroud. The shroud had an Air Force “Star & Bar” logo on it, which had to be placed off center because the trip down US 101 was mostly through rural areas and the yahoos would take pot shots at it, using the star as a target!

- Jack

]]> By: billsmithaz http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/glasts-rocket-arrives-at-cape/comment-page-1/#comment-70608 billsmithaz Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:14:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/glasts-rocket-arrives-at-cape/#comment-70608 > How’d you like to see that pass you on the highway? My guess is that this wouldn't pass much of anything on the highway. I bet this rig lives in the slow lane. Until they stand it vertical on the pad and light it, of course... > How’d you like to see that pass you on the highway?

My guess is that this wouldn’t pass much of anything on the highway. I bet this rig lives in the slow lane.

Until they stand it vertical on the pad and light it, of course…

]]> By: Quiet_Desperation http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/glasts-rocket-arrives-at-cape/comment-page-1/#comment-70607 Quiet_Desperation Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:10:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/glasts-rocket-arrives-at-cape/#comment-70607 Let's light this candle... Let’s light this candle…

]]> By: Eric Briggs http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/glasts-rocket-arrives-at-cape/comment-page-1/#comment-70606 Eric Briggs Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:29:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/glasts-rocket-arrives-at-cape/#comment-70606 I was at the Cape for the Shuttle launch and I saw Pad 17 and the Delta 2 hangar... Phil, are you going down to see the GLAST launch? I was at the Cape for the Shuttle launch and I saw Pad 17 and the Delta 2 hangar… Phil, are you going down to see the GLAST launch?

]]> By: Barton Paul Levenson http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/glasts-rocket-arrives-at-cape/comment-page-1/#comment-70605 Barton Paul Levenson Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:26:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/glasts-rocket-arrives-at-cape/#comment-70605 GRASP -- Gamma Ray Astronomy Satellite Package GRASP — Gamma Ray Astronomy Satellite Package

]]> By: Rowsdower http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/glasts-rocket-arrives-at-cape/comment-page-1/#comment-70604 Rowsdower Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:19:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/glasts-rocket-arrives-at-cape/#comment-70604 I've already made my suggestion for a name for GLAST: Satellite of Love I’ve already made my suggestion for a name for GLAST: Satellite of Love

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