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The Planetary Society Weblog
Archive
Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Sep. 27, 2007 | 16:15 PDT | 23:15 UTC
Dawn launch: Solar arrays deployed
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he watched Dawn launch on September 27. Kremer is a research scientist who spends his spare time giving public outreach presentations on behalf of The... More»
Sep. 27, 2007 | 12:41 PDT | 19:41 UTC
One more cool Dawn launch photo
Via Paul Fieseler (Dawn's lead spacecraft system engineer) comes this neat photomosaic of the exhaust trail left behind after Dawn's successful launch this morning. The photos were taken by Hamilton Sundstrand instrument systems engineer Randy... More»
Sep. 27, 2007 | 07:37 PDT | 14:37 UTC
Dawn launch: A brilliant flash and a thunderous roar!
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he watched Dawn launch on September 27. Kremer is a research scientist who spends his spare time giving public outreach presentations on behalf of The... More»
Sep. 27, 2007 | 06:59 PDT | 13:59 UTC
Successful launch for Dawn!
Dawn lifted off this morning at 11:34:00 UTC, achieved its proper Earth orbit, and should now be on its way to Mars. Preliminary reports indicate everything performed perfectly on the launch vehicle. I'll post further information here as I receive... More»
Sep. 27, 2007 | 02:30 PDT | 09:30 UTC
Dawn launch: 77 minutes and counting, go for LO2 fueling
by Ken Kremer
The clock stand at T Minus 77 minutes and counting
Loading of about 10,000 gallons RP1 Fuel was began at 4:45 AM into the Delta II first stage and is complete. RP 1 is a highly refined kerosene
The GO for Liquid Oxygen Fueling... More»
Sep. 27, 2007 | 01:30 PDT | 08:30 UTC
Dawn launch: Terminal countdown begun
by Ken Kremer
At 4:20 a.m. EDT The Terminal countdown was begun for NASA's Dawn mission to the Asteroid Belt. All systems GO at this time with no technical concerns. The clock is counting down.
The Tower Rollback at Launch Pad 17 B was completed... More»
Sep. 26, 2007 | 22:11 PDT | Sep. 27 05:11 UTC
Good luck, Dawn!
So, if everything continues to go well, Dawn will be off in a matter of six hours. I just wanted to warn you readers that, with a sick kid at home and the launch scheduled for the wee hours my time, I will not be able to live-blog the launch as I... More»
Sep. 26, 2007 | 22:05 PDT | Sep. 27 05:05 UTC
Dawn launch: T minus 1 day: Up close at the Delta II launch pad
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he is anticipating the launch of Dawn on September 26. Kremer is a research scientist who spends his spare time giving public outreach presentations on... More»
Sep. 26, 2007 | 21:41 PDT | Sep. 27 04:41 UTC
Dawn launch: Go Dawn, go Delta!
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he is anticipating the launch of Dawn on September 26. Kremer is a research scientist who spends his spare time giving public outreach presentations on... More»
Sep. 26, 2007 | 13:37 PDT | 20:37 UTC
Dawn launch: One-on-one with Marc Rayman at Kennedy Space Center
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he is anticipating the launch of Dawn on September 26. Kremer is a research scientist who spends his spare time giving public outreach presentations on... More»
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