Comments on: Maiden flight for ESA's Vega rocket tonight http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/02/12/maiden-flight-for-esas-vega-rocket-tonight/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: ErisArticWolf http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/02/12/maiden-flight-for-esas-vega-rocket-tonight/#comment-322981 ErisArticWolf Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:48:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=44434#comment-322981 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO SPACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO SPACE !!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO SPACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO SPACE !!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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]]> By: elzoli75 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/02/12/maiden-flight-for-esas-vega-rocket-tonight/#comment-322980 elzoli75 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:58:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=44434#comment-322980 Vega launched the first Hungarian satellite, a picosat called MASAT-1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MaSat-1 It's up and working :-) Vega launched the first Hungarian satellite, a picosat called MASAT-1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MaSat-1
It’s up and working :-)

]]> By: Messier Tidy Upper http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/02/12/maiden-flight-for-esas-vega-rocket-tonight/#comment-322979 Messier Tidy Upper Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:35:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=44434#comment-322979 @ ^ Ganzy : Seconded by me. Well those last two lines are anyhow. :-) @18. Crux Australis : No worries - glad you got it in time. :-) @15. AV : <blockquote><i>Europe still misses, compared to the other big ones (including China now), the ability and know-how for sending an actual human being into space.</i></blockquote> Wonder which nation will be next into the Black - India? Europe? Japan? Wish it would be Australia! ;-) (But, sadly, pretty sure it won't be. ) Wonder too how long now before an American rocket flies US astronauts into space again in this post-Shuttle, post <i>(hopefully?)</i> global economic crisis era we're now in. @ ^ Ganzy : Seconded by me. Well those last two lines are anyhow. :-)

@18. Crux Australis : No worries – glad you got it in time. :-)

@15. AV :

Europe still misses, compared to the other big ones (including China now), the ability and know-how for sending an actual human being into space.

Wonder which nation will be next into the Black – India? Europe? Japan?
Wish it would be Australia! ;-)
(But, sadly, pretty sure it won’t be. )

Wonder too how long now before an American rocket flies US astronauts into space again in this post-Shuttle, post (hopefully?) global economic crisis era we’re now in.

]]> By: Ganzy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/02/12/maiden-flight-for-esas-vega-rocket-tonight/#comment-322978 Ganzy Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:48:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=44434#comment-322978 @19 Crux Australis Hey, no worries Crux :) My reply to you go steered into a holding pattern of sorts, a digital cul-de-sac. Phil was full of REM while Vega was going for broke, but old Messier (above-down-under) stepped up to supply the goods also. That's what I love about this community; ask a question, get an answer.. pronto-ish! Main thing is, your pupils got what they were looking for. :D :D @19 Crux Australis

Hey, no worries Crux :) My reply to you go steered into a holding pattern of sorts, a digital cul-de-sac. Phil was full of REM while Vega was going for broke, but old Messier (above-down-under) stepped up to supply the goods also. That’s what I love about this community; ask a question, get an answer.. pronto-ish!

Main thing is, your pupils got what they were looking for. :D :D

]]> By: MadScientist http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/02/12/maiden-flight-for-esas-vega-rocket-tonight/#comment-322977 MadScientist Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:21:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=44434#comment-322977 @Wayne#20: Yes, those microsats/nanosats all look the same to me - small purple cubes. @Wayne#20: Yes, those microsats/nanosats all look the same to me – small purple cubes.

]]> By: Wayne on the Plains http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/02/12/maiden-flight-for-esas-vega-rocket-tonight/#comment-322976 Wayne on the Plains Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:14:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=44434#comment-322976 Wow, that ALMASat almost looks like the Swedish Munin satellite that I worked on as a grad student (click my name for link). Viva nanosats! Wow, that ALMASat almost looks like the Swedish Munin satellite that I worked on as a grad student (click my name for link). Viva nanosats!

]]> By: Crux Australis http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/02/12/maiden-flight-for-esas-vega-rocket-tonight/#comment-322975 Crux Australis Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:57:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=44434#comment-322975 Oh sorry, Ganzy! I didn't see your reply. That's the one, thanks very much. Oh sorry, Ganzy! I didn’t see your reply. That’s the one, thanks very much.

]]> By: Crux Australis http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/02/12/maiden-flight-for-esas-vega-rocket-tonight/#comment-322974 Crux Australis Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:45:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=44434#comment-322974 @Messier: Perfect! Thank you so much! I'll bookmark it for next time. @Messier: Perfect! Thank you so much! I’ll bookmark it for next time.

]]> By: stjobe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/02/12/maiden-flight-for-esas-vega-rocket-tonight/#comment-322973 stjobe Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:35:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=44434#comment-322973 Here's a link to the ESA webpage containing a video of the launch: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMJ8LYXHYG_index_0.html "The first Vega lifted off at 10:00 GMT (11:00 CET, 07:00 local time) from the new launch pad, and conducted a flawless qualification flight." :) Here’s a link to the ESA webpage containing a video of the launch: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMJ8LYXHYG_index_0.html
“The first Vega lifted off at 10:00 GMT (11:00 CET, 07:00 local time) from the new launch pad, and conducted a flawless qualification flight.”
:)

]]> By: Chris http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/02/12/maiden-flight-for-esas-vega-rocket-tonight/#comment-322972 Chris Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:02:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=44434#comment-322972 official ESA YouTube video: "Launch Replay: Vega qualification flight" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0IZ6d4wTCg official ESA YouTube video: “Launch Replay: Vega qualification flight”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0IZ6d4wTCg

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