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Solar Orbiter, a new mission to the sun by Europe and NASA, to launch next month
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 5:00 pm
by smp
From Space.com:
"Solar Orbiter, a mission led by the European Space Agency (ESA) with NASA participation, is scheduled to launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on Feb. 5 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida."
https://www.space.com/solar-orbiter-sun ... -2020.html
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Re: Solar Orbiter, a new mission to the sun by Europe and NASA, to launch next month
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:22 pm
by smp
Here's a bad news update from SpaceFlightNow.com:
"Atlas 5 for Solar Orbiter launch returns to assembly building for inspections"
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/22/a ... cketReport
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Re: Solar Orbiter, a new mission to the sun by Europe and NASA, to launch next month
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2020 4:09 pm
by Graeme1858
That will be a shame if the launch is delayed.
Re: Solar Orbiter, a new mission to the sun by Europe and NASA, to launch next month
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2020 4:31 pm
by helicon
Fairly typical for launches to be delayed because of glitches. Just good to know early so the launch did not have to be canceled at the last minute.
Re: Solar Orbiter, a new mission to the sun by Europe and NASA, to launch next month
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:18 pm
by smp
Here's another article from SpaceFlightNow.com:
"Decades in the making, Solar Orbiter finally meets launcher at Cape Canaveral"
"The European-built Solar Orbiter spacecraft was installed on top of its United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 launcher Friday at Cape Canaveral, ready for final charging and checkouts before liftoff Feb. 9 to finally begin a more than $1.5 billion science mission first approved by the European Space Agency nearly 20 years ago."
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/01/d ... canaveral/
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Re: Solar Orbiter, a new mission to the sun by Europe and NASA, to launch next month
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:54 pm
by smp
Here's a new article from Ars Technica:
"Europe’s solar orbiter begins its journey to the Sun tonight"
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02 ... o-the-sun/
Good luck, and Godspeed, Solar Orbiter!
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Re: Solar Orbiter, a new mission to the sun by Europe and NASA, to launch next month
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:56 pm
by smp
From Space.com:
"Solar Orbiter probe launching today to unveil secrets of the sun's poles"
https://www.space.com/solar-orbiter-sun ... ained.html
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Re: Solar Orbiter, a new mission to the sun by Europe and NASA, to launch next month
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:13 am
by Graeme1858
GOV.UK version of the story.
Regards
Graeme
Re: Solar Orbiter, a new mission to the sun by Europe and NASA, to launch next month
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:44 pm
by smp
From SpaceFlightNow.com:
"Atlas 5 blasts off with Solar Orbiter"
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/10/a ... r-orbiter/
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Re: Solar Orbiter, a new mission to the sun by Europe and NASA, to launch next month
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:45 pm
by smp
From SpaceNews.com:
"Atlas launches Solar Orbiter mission"
https://spacenews.com/atlas-launches-so ... r-mission/
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Re: Solar Orbiter, a new mission to the sun by Europe and NASA, to launch next month
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:30 pm
by smp
And, from Space.com:"
"Solar Orbiter launches on historic mission to study the sun's poles"
https://www.space.com/solar-orbiter-atl ... ccess.html
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