http://www.slaad.com/2005/06/21/first-solar-sail-to-launch-today/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:19:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.slaad.com/2005/06/21/first-solar-sail-to-launch-today/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Lucas Thu, 23 Jun 2005 06:18:17 +0000 http://www.slaad.com/2005/06/21/first-solar-sail-to-launch-today/#comment-442 Now they're reporting that the rocket did fail, but there is a very small chance that cosmos 1 made it into a low orbit. Apparently it's programed to open up the sails after 4 days in orbit, which would make it much more visible. They're continuing to attempt to contact the craft, but at this point it seems likely that we won't know anything more for a few more days, if ever. Now they’re reporting that the rocket did fail, but there is a very small chance that cosmos 1 made it into a low orbit. Apparently it’s programed to open up the sails after 4 days in orbit, which would make it much more visible. They’re continuing to attempt to contact the craft, but at this point it seems likely that we won’t know anything more for a few more days, if ever.

]]> http://www.slaad.com/2005/06/21/first-solar-sail-to-launch-today/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Lucas Wed, 22 Jun 2005 17:17:20 +0000 http://www.slaad.com/2005/06/21/first-solar-sail-to-launch-today/#comment-441 So they seem to have had some sort of a problem and they lost Cosmos 1 in orbit. They've gotten only weak signals from the spacecraft, although the signals were picked up by the correct monitoring stations at the correct time that it should have been overhead. They're not sure if it's actually in orbit or not though. They think there was some sort of a problem with the rocket. They haven't updated since last night, so I assume they've had no good news to report in the last 12 hours or so. I guess we'll see what happens. So they seem to have had some sort of a problem and they lost Cosmos 1 in orbit. They’ve gotten only weak signals from the spacecraft, although the signals were picked up by the correct monitoring stations at the correct time that it should have been overhead. They’re not sure if it’s actually in orbit or not though. They think there was some sort of a problem with the rocket. They haven’t updated since last night, so I assume they’ve had no good news to report in the last 12 hours or so. I guess we’ll see what happens.

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