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BY JUSTIN RAY Follow the countdown and launch of the Boeing Delta 2 rocket with NASA's CONTOUR spacecraft. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.
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Pre-launch briefing Launch timeline - Chart with times and descriptions of events to occur during the launch. Launch windows - See the daily launch opportunities for CONTOUR. Orbit trace - Maps showing the ground track for the launch. CONTOUR - Technical look at the spacecraft and its systems. Science goals - The science of CONTOUR aims at a closer look at comet diversity. Delta 2 rocket - Overview of the Delta 2 7425-model rocket used in this launch. SLC-17 - The launch complex where Delta rockets fly from Cape Canaveral. Delta manufacturing - Map of where the parts for Delta 2 rockets are made. Hardware flow - Illustration of how Delta 2s come together at the Cape. Delta directory - See our coverage of preview Delta rocket flights. Flight Data File Vehicle: Delta 2 (7425-9.5) Payload: CONTOUR Launch date: July 3, 2002 Launch time: 2:47:41 a.m. EDT (0647:41 GMT) Launch site: SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral, Florida Satellite broadcast: GE-2, Transponder 9, C-band The ultimate Apollo 11 DVD This exceptional chronicle of the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission features new digital transfers of film and television coverage unmatched by any other. U.S. STORE U.K. WORLDWIDE STORE More DVDs The first in a series of space DVDs is now available from the Astronomy Now Store. Relive shuttle Columbia's March flight to refurbish the Hubble Space Telescope in spectacular DVD quality. U.S. STORE U.K. & WORLDWIDE STORE The Apollo 14 Complete Downlink DVD set (5 discs) contains all the available television downlink footage from the Apollo 14 mission. A two-disc edited version is also available. |