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A short break
Posted on Feb 23, 2009 09:06:25 PM | Eric Ianson | 7 Comments    |
Just a quick update.  Everything remains on track for tonight.  My briefings are done.  I mingled with the launch guests.  And I am back at my hotel for a short break.  I am definitely wearing down and need to try to get in a power nap.  As soon as I am done with this update, I’m going to set the alarm on the clock in my room, and the one on my cell phone, and get a wake up call.  There is NO WAY I am missing tonight’s launch!

It is 6:00PM now...if I can settle down enough (I am pretty excited), hopefully I can get in 2-3 hours of sleep before the long night begins.

Just to make this blog entry worth while, let me post a couple of great pictures of the Taurus XL launch vehicle with protective covers off.  OCO is inside the fairing waiting for the ride to begin.  These two spectacular photos are courtesy of NASA KSC/Analex and Orbital Sciences Corporation.

I’ll try to drop a quick blog some time during the launch sequence.

OCO and Taurus XL at sunset OCO Taurus XL




Tags : Earth Science, General, OCO  

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7 Comments so far ( Post your own )
7 On Oct 30, 2009 08:16:34 PM  guest  added a comment on your blog post. 

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME TO HAVE GOOD NEW SCIENCE INFORMATION AVAILABLE RIGHT AWAY. THANKS FOR POST THIS AND I WAITING FOR NEXT POST.

6 On Feb 24, 2009 05:23:20 AM  guest  added a comment on your blog post. 

Oh dear, we seem to have a problem.

5 On Feb 24, 2009 06:48:09 AM  Edmund (South Africa)  added a comment on your blog post. 

"launch managers declared a contingency after the payload fairing failed to separate."

What happened??

4 On Feb 24, 2009 09:44:21 AM  Ren� de Mon (Amsterdam - The Netherlands).  added a comment on your blog post. 

What a shame that the launch was unsuccesful...good luck with investigating the cause of the mishap.

3 On Feb 24, 2009 06:55:54 AM  guest  added a comment on your blog post. 

Sorry for you

2 On Feb 23, 2009 11:47:26 PM  Sam Vigil Prof Cal Poly SLO  added a comment on your blog post. 

Eric

I have enjoyed your blog. I'll be there tonight with the Endevour group. It's almost 9 PM, time to get on the road from San Luis Obispo.

1 On Feb 23, 2009 10:44:37 PM  Guest  added a comment on your blog post. 

What a yare vessel! Best of luck to you and the team tomorrow.

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