In a message dated Fri, 21 Sep 2001 4:11:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "McConahy, Ralph" <RMcConahy@jbar.gdscc.nasa.gov> writes: > Tracking cameras showed the Taurus rocket flying essentially sideways a > split second after the first and second stages separated (Orbital Sciences > calls them Stage 0 and Stage 1). The second stage appeared to recover the > flight and reports from launch control reported the mission was proceeding > normally. " I saw that move while watching the launch on NASA-TV through Yahoo-Broadcast. I thought that it was making some kind of dogleg manuver but I guess that there's no need for a sunsync launch at VAB to change direction. Cheers, Don Gardner 39.1799 N, 76.8406 W, 100m ASL http://hometown.aol.com/mir16609/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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