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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

SDO Launch is the Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Astonomy Picture of the Day 2010 February 23 Exceptional Rocket Waves Destroy Sun Dog Credit & Copyright: George C. Privon (U. Virginia)...

SDO Launch is the Astronomy Picture of the Day

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The waves created by the SDO Launch are the Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 23, 2010. You can see the sundog on the right side of ...
Friday, February 19, 2010

Science@Nasa - SDO Destroys a Sundog

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February 18, 2010: Last week, on Feb. 11th, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) lifted off from Cape Canaveral on a five-year mission to s...
Thursday, February 18, 2010

A Successful Beginning for the Solar Dynamics Observatory

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:23:25 PM EST Shortly after separation, the team confirmed the spacecraft's solar arrays deployed correctly and are g...

Second Main Engine Cutoff

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:10:12 PM EST Now one hour and 46 minutes into the flight of the Solar Dynamics Observatory, the Centaur's main engin...

Spacecraft Separation!

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:12:43 PM EST NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is on its own in Earth orbit after a perfect liftoff from Cape Canave...

Second Main Engine Up and Burning

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:06:08 PM EST The Centaur's RL10 main engine reignited on time at 12:05 p.m. for a three-minute burn. The Solar Dynam...

Centaur First Engine Burn Complete; Beginning Coast Phase

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:39:31 AM EST The Centaur's main engine cut off on time, ending its first burn. Centaur and spacecraft are in a parki...

Centaur, SDO Still in Coast Phase

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:30:34 AM EST After a spectacular on-time liftoff at 10:23 a.m. and a flawless ride into space, the Solar Dynamics Observ...

Centaur's Second Burn Coming Up

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:50:05 AM EST At the time of the Centaur main engine's second burn, known as MES2, the vehicle and spacecraft will be...

Centaur Positioning for Second Burn

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:03:11 PM EST The Centaur has stopped its slow thermal-control roll in advance of its second main engine burn, now about ...

Atlas V Rattles the Space Coast

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:25:11 AM EST The Atlas V carrying the SDO spacecraft is shaking the Space Coast as it goes supersonic, passing the area ...

Centaur First Main Engine Start

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:28:21 AM EST The Atlas V booster has completed its burn and separated from the Centaur upper stage. The Centaur main eng...

Flight Perfect So Far

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:30:28 AM EST Data is coming in from the Antigua tracking station and so far the flight is going very well, exactly as ex...

TDRS System Tracking Flight

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:35:04 AM EST Antigua has lost tracking data as the vehicle and spacecraft travel out of range. All the vehicle's sys...

T-3 Minutes and Counting

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:20:42 AM EST The Atlas propellant tanks are being brought up to flight pressure and the flight termination system is on ...

T-1 Minute and Counting

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:22:35 AM EST Liftoff is one minute away.

Liftoff of NASA's Newest Solar Observatory!

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:23:10 AM EST NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is on its way into space, seeking a vantage point in orbit where it w...

SDO Spacecraft Switching to Internal Power

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:14:47 AM EST The Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft is switching to internal power, signaling that launch is on sched...

NASA Ready to Proceed

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:12:27 AM EST NASA Launch Director Omar Baez has polled his team and everyone reports they're ready to proceed with t...