chomerics Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Hey guys, many of you know that I work in the aerospace field. Well one of the projects that I worked on is about to launch into space. It is being brodcast via the internet from Japan and it is due to launch at 536pm today. The instrument we designed was the XRT, or the x-ray telescope on Solar-B Here is the live launch cast site. . . http://jaxa.tv/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portisizzle Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 ok i got the site. good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomerics Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 ok i got the site. good luck. Thanks man, the Japanese have not had a great track record with the mu-V rockets, which is the one Solar-B is on. Hopefully it won't become an instant submarine off the coast of Chile :laugh: They were like 50% successful previously, but the last 3 mu-V rockets have launched without a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomerics Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 5 min to launch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portisizzle Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Looked good. Congratulations!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen-like Todd Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Congrats man, I'm sure it feels good to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomerics Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 Congrats man, I'm sure it feels good to see that. Thanks man, I'll pop the champagne in 35 days after the telescope is deemed operational Right now, we are in orbit so the worst is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Bravo! Now that you're in orbit, you get to hope you didn't screw anything up in the telescope... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomerics Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 Bravo!Now that you're in orbit, you get to hope you didn't screw anything up in the telescope... That's why I have to wait 35 days to pop the cork. The last thing I need to hear is "Mike, the door didn't open, what do you think could have gone wrong?" :doh: Hopefully everything will operate smoothly, and it has been tested thoroughly, so nothing should go wrong. . . but until I know everything is all set, I'll still be on edge :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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