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Launch events timeline BY JUSTIN RAY SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: March 4, 2003
Image and data source: Boeing. |
Flight data file Vehicle: Delta 4 Payload: DSCS 3-A3 Launch date: March 10, 2003 Launch time: 6:42-7:59 p.m. EST (2342-0059 GMT) Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Satellite broadcast: AMC 2, Transponder 4, C-band Pre-launch briefing Mission preview - Our story looking at this second Delta 4 launch. Cue card - A quick overview of this mission. Launch timeline - Chart with times and descriptions of events to occur during the launch. Ground track - See the trajectory the rocket will follow during its flight. Launch hazard area - A map of the restricted area during liftoff. Delta 4 rocket - Technical story of the new Delta 4 rocket family. Rocket illustration - Graphic showing the main pieces of Delta 4 Medium vehicle. RS-68 engine - Overview of the new hydrogen-fueled main engine that powers Delta 4. DSCS - Fact sheet on the Air Force's Defense Satellite Communications System. Inaugural Delta 4 - Our coverage of the maiden Delta 4 flight. Delta index - A directory of our previous Delta launch coverage. Gemini 7 Gemini 7: The NASA Mission Reports covers this 14-day mission by Borman and Lovell as they demonstrated some of the more essential facts of space flight. Includes CD-ROM.U.S. - U.K. - E.U. - Worldwide Apollo patches The Apollo Patch Collection: Includes all 12 Apollo mission patches plus the Apollo Program Patch. Save over 20% off the Individual price. U.S. - U.K. - E.U. - Worldwide Mars Rover mission patch A mission patch featuring NASA's Mars Exploration Rover is available from our online.U.S. - U.K. - E.U. - Worldwide Apollo 9 DVD On the road to the moon, the mission of Apollo 9 stands as an important gateway in experience and procedures. This 2-DVD collection presents the crucial mission on the voyage to the moon.U.S. - U.K. - E.U. - Worldwide Creating Space Creating Space groups together the history, the vehicles and the models into logical and meaningful categories. This book is equally valuable to space enthusiasts, modellers, and space historians.Hubble Calendar
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