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SpaceNut

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Re: Swift observatory Telescope - Launch Delayed

I did not find any mention of this particular telescope mentioned any where so here goes.

The Swift spacecraft is one of the largest, most sophisticated satellites in NASA's long line of Explorer missions. The mission was delayed from its original launch date of October 7 in the wake of Hurricane Frances. Then Hurricane Jeanne impacted a planned October 26 liftoff attempt. It is now scheduled to fly on November 8.

It was designed to detect gamma-ray blasts throughout the universe. Onboard X-ray Telescope and the Ultraviolet / Optical Telescope will be redirected after the Swift's Burst Alert Telescope detects a flash.

Palomar

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Re: Swift observatory Telescope - Launch Delayed

I did not find any mention of this particular telescope mentioned any where so here goes.

http://www.newmars.com/forums/viewtopic … 3383]Swift & JMEX thread   

*Just ribbing you a bit, SpaceNut; we've all done this unintentionally at least once.  With all the space news out there, some repetition is unavoidable.  :laugh:

--Cindy

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SpaceNut

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Re: Swift observatory Telescope - Launch Delayed

Well I tried by doing a simple search first on swift and here is what I got: ???

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Must be some of the other boxes.. 

Palomar

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Re: Swift observatory Telescope - Launch Delayed

Well I tried by doing a simple search first on swift and here is what I got: ???

Must be some of the other boxes.. 

*Yeah, the Search feature can be tricky.  Basically what I do is select "All Forums" and "This Year" (if it's early into the current month).

Did you search with "This Month" - ?  It wouldn't have shown September of course, which is when the other thread was started. 

Anyhoo --

So they've delayed launch.  Time to remark my calendar!

--Cindy 

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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

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Re: Swift observatory Telescope - Launch Delayed

Well I tried by doing a simple search first on swift and here is what I got:

How do you search these forms?

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