Solar Sail Spacecraft missing...

NewBie · Jun 22, 2005

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/06/21/russia.cosmos.reut/index.html

PASADENA, California (Reuters) -- An experimental solar-driven spacecraft went missing after its launch from a Russian submarine on Tuesday, but backers of the privately funded mission hoped it would be found in an unplanned orbit rather than floating in the sea off Russia.

raggie33 · Jun 22, 2005

they should check under the bed

NewBie · Jun 22, 2005

Rumor, they may have found it.

bobisculous · Jun 22, 2005

Yea, reading on Google News. They said they may have been getting some signals from it. If it is it, they still dont know if they can find out where it is. So that could take time. Plus it may not be in the right orbit they intended. We'll see....

Cameron

Sigman · Jun 22, 2005

Is that the theme from "Gilligan's Island" I hear in the background..."a three hour tour".../ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

NewBie · Jun 22, 2005

But the Volna booster rocket failed 83 seconds after its launch from a Russian nuclear submarine in the northern Barents Sea just before midnight Tuesday in Moscow, the Russian space agency said.

Its spokesman, Vyacheslav Davidenko, said that "the booster's failure means that the solar sail vehicle was lost." The Russian Defense Ministry launched a search for debris from the booster and the vehicle, he said.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050622/D8ASKEIG0.html

Russian Space Agency: Solar Launch Failed
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050622/D8ASLV4O0.html

James S · Jun 22, 2005

oh that just sucks! When I first read this title I thought that perhaps it had gone faster than they though /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif but that is really sad.

I let my membership in the planetary society lapse when I was between jobs once years ago, I am going to go re-up so they can afford to try again!

makar · Jun 22, 2005

I assume darell stole it! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

CNC Dan · Jun 22, 2005

I think it capsized. : )

nightshade · Jun 22, 2005

That is a shame. A impressive list of individuals were involved in this project.

ABTOMAT · Jun 23, 2005

The Cardassians want to keep it a secret (hopelessly nerdy reference.)

kongfuchicken · Jun 23, 2005

The rocket used to be an ICBM; it makes you think about what if they actually used it with a warhead...

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I assume darell stole it! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

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Nah... Darell already has a better one with cupholders. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

cobb · Jun 24, 2005

I was looking forward to this too. They had another one they were going to launch from the MIR space station, but it failed too. I recall art bell stating how it could be used as a conventional weapon like a giant magnifer glass when the balloon goes up.

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