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unclejimbo) wrote2009-10-08 07:46 pm
unclejimbo) wrote2009-10-08 07:46 pm
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L-CROSS
Well, tonight (or at least early tomorrow morning the L-CROSS mission will come to it's climactic conclusion when the Centaur upper stage slams into the moon followed about 4 minutes later by the L-CROSS satellite itself.
So far, so good. The satellite separated from the booster at about 6:30 PST and has a little while ago started to break so it will have that 4 minutes to gather information as it goes into the debris cloud from the booster impact.
The big smash should take place at about 4:31 am PST. I'm going to try and be up for it. All I have are a pair of binoculars so I don't know if I'll see the flash when it hits. However, I am also recording NASA TV on the DVR so I'll be able to watch the highlights as it goes in.
This should be an interesting night.
So far, so good. The satellite separated from the booster at about 6:30 PST and has a little while ago started to break so it will have that 4 minutes to gather information as it goes into the debris cloud from the booster impact.
The big smash should take place at about 4:31 am PST. I'm going to try and be up for it. All I have are a pair of binoculars so I don't know if I'll see the flash when it hits. However, I am also recording NASA TV on the DVR so I'll be able to watch the highlights as it goes in.
This should be an interesting night.