Comments on: Producer's Notes: LCROSS Rocket to the Moon http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/04/07/producers-notes-lcross-rocket-to-the-moon-revisited/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Thu, 24 May 2012 05:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Science Event Pick: LCROSS—Hitch-hiking to the Moon | QUEST Community Science Blog - KQED http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/04/07/producers-notes-lcross-rocket-to-the-moon-revisited/#comment-11854 Science Event Pick: LCROSS—Hitch-hiking to the Moon | QUEST Community Science Blog - KQED Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:45:55 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=2008#comment-11854 [...] The LCROSS satellite, launched on June 18th, is slowly making itself ready to smack into the moon in late October. A plume of dust 37 miles high will be produced, which may be visible from Earth (most likely Hawaii). The envy of the Mythbusters, this explosion is designed to find water in permanently shadowed areas of the moon. Much has been written on LCROSS, from historical perspectives to cost containment. [...] [...] The LCROSS satellite, launched on June 18th, is slowly making itself ready to smack into the moon in late October. A plume of dust 37 miles high will be produced, which may be visible from Earth (most likely Hawaii). The envy of the Mythbusters, this explosion is designed to find water in permanently shadowed areas of the moon. Much has been written on LCROSS, from historical perspectives to cost containment. [...]

]]> By: Emory Stagmer http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/04/07/producers-notes-lcross-rocket-to-the-moon-revisited/#comment-11853 Emory Stagmer Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:35:14 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=2008#comment-11853 Just a note: Not all the NG engineers are young! I'm the flight software lead and at 48 I guess (hope!) I'm not old, but I'm not a 20-something either :) The LCROSS program, however, has definately been the highlight of my career and all the folks at NG and NASA have been really terrific, worked VERY hard, and produced a vehicle on time and on budget which will advance science in a fascinating way. I'm writing this only 16 days before launch, so here's hoping! Ad Luna!! Just a note: Not all the NG engineers are young! I'm the flight software lead and at 48 I guess (hope!) I'm not old, but I'm not a 20-something either :) The LCROSS program, however, has definately been the highlight of my career and all the folks at NG and NASA have been really terrific, worked VERY hard, and produced a vehicle on time and on budget which will advance science in a fascinating way. I'm writing this only 16 days before launch, so here's hoping!
Ad Luna!!

]]> By: Valmir Martins de Morais http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/04/07/producers-notes-lcross-rocket-to-the-moon-revisited/#comment-11852 Valmir Martins de Morais Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:52:26 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=2008#comment-11852 The launch of LRO/LCROSS has been rescheduled Dear Sheraz Sadiq: The NASA announced that the LCROSS Mission should not be launched before June 2, 2009. "Mission: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter/Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LRO/LCROSS) Launch Vehicle: Atlas V Launch Pad: Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch Date: No earlier than June 2, 2009 Launch Window: TBD The launch of LRO/LCROSS has been rescheduled to no earlier than June 2. This will enable sufficient time to be built back into the Atlas V processing schedule to support launch. The processing schedule became insufficient after the launch postponement of the Atlas V for the non-NASA mission currently on the launch pad. This week the LRO spacecraft team has been performing mission launch rehearsals, liftoff through lunar insertion. The solar arrays are planned for installation on April 8. The LCROSS spacecraft team is performing electrical testing." Source of information: George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Regards, Valmir Martins de Morais Estação Astronômica PieGise Latitude = 07º 12' 27.378" S Longitude= 39º 18' 48.586" W Altitude = 400,2 mts. Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará - Brasil The launch of LRO/LCROSS has been rescheduled

Dear Sheraz Sadiq:

The NASA announced that the LCROSS Mission should not be launched
before June 2, 2009.

"Mission: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter/Lunar Crater Observation and
Sensing Satellite (LRO/LCROSS)
Launch Vehicle: Atlas V
Launch Pad: Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Launch Date: No earlier than June 2, 2009
Launch Window: TBD

The launch of LRO/LCROSS has been rescheduled to no earlier than June
2. This will enable sufficient time to be built back into the Atlas V
processing schedule to support launch. The processing schedule became
insufficient after the launch postponement of the Atlas V for the
non-NASA mission currently on the launch pad.

This week the LRO spacecraft team has been performing mission launch
rehearsals, liftoff through lunar insertion. The solar arrays are
planned for installation on April 8.

The LCROSS spacecraft team is performing electrical testing."

Source of information: George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.

Regards,

Valmir Martins de Morais

Estação Astronômica PieGise
Latitude = 07º 12' 27.378" S
Longitude= 39º 18' 48.586" W
Altitude = 400,2 mts.
Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará – Brasil

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