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Russian Submarine Reaches Solar Sail Launch Site
space.com ^
| 06/21/05
Posted on 06/21/2005 10:13:04 AM PDT by KevinDavis
MOSCOW (Interfax) -- A strategic nuclear-powered submarine in service with the Northern Fleet (Project 667, Delta IV under NATO classification) has gone to sea and taken position to launch the Volna carrier rocket with a solar sail.
"The submarine has taken a position specified in the Barents Sea," a source in the Russian Navy General Staff told Interfax.
According to him, the rocket is to be launched on Wednesday night (3:46 p.m. June 21 EDT).
At the same time he did not rule out the feasibility of postponing the launch in light of the failed launch of the Molniya-M carrier rocket, carrying a military satellite, from the Plesetsk Space Center.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: solarsail; space
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Well I hope they launch it..
To: RightWhale; Brett66; xrp; gdc314; anymouse; RadioAstronomer; NonZeroSum; jimkress; discostu; ...
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:13:51 AM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(the space/future belongs to the eagles, the earth/past to the groundhogs)
To: KevinDavis
I predict a blow up. Not sure why . . . oh yea, because their missiles have a bad habit of doing that!
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:14:59 AM PDT
by
ruiner
To: ruiner
Bumping to watch its progress, or lack thereof.
4
posted on
06/21/2005 10:18:22 AM PDT
by
Dr. Eckleburg
(There are very few shades of gray.)
To: KevinDavis
What if WOPR thinks this is a first strike?
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:22:00 AM PDT
by
montag813
To: montag813; All
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:22:27 AM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(the space/future belongs to the eagles, the earth/past to the groundhogs)
To: montag813
Call this guy.
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:25:03 AM PDT
by
rattrap
To: KevinDavis
Using Heavens-Above.com I hope I get to see it on the East Coast during an orbit.
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:25:11 AM PDT
by
BallyBill
("Yes Senator, as a matter of fact I AM questioning your Patriotism!!")
To: montag813
What if it is, but we were told it wasn't?! Aauauauauauagggghhh!!!
;)
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:25:40 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: ruiner
oh yea, because their missiles have a bad habit of doing that!So do our space shuttles.....what's your point?
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:25:41 AM PDT
by
zarf
To: rattrap
LOL!!
Yeah, the King will just creep it out of the sky!
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:26:21 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: zarf
OH, that was SOOO nice (not)...
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:26:57 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: ruiner
The Plesetsk launch site witnessed a really bad explosion in 1980. The Soviets discovered a leak in the fuel tank of the rocket, and plugged it with a RAG.
The rag caught fire...BOOM.
48 dead.
Not as bad as the Nedelin Disaster though.
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:27:07 AM PDT
by
Zeppelin
(Keep on FReepin' on.....)
To: KevinDavis
Well I hope they launch it.I hope it doesn't sink.
Sorry Ivan, but your stats on nuke boats really isn't too good.
5.56mm
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:29:37 AM PDT
by
M Kehoe
Comment #15 Removed by Moderator
To: ruiner
Not their solid propellant rockets. This rocket was designed to be stored for long terms in a sub and to carry an atomic payload.
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:33:22 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: zarf
My point is that it could blow up. What don't you get?
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:40:49 AM PDT
by
ruiner
To: BallyBill
Thanks for the tip on Heavens-Above.com!
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:49:01 AM PDT
by
CaptRon
(Pedecaris alive or Raisuli dead)
To: ruiner
My point is that it could blow up. What don't you get?So could a bottle of Dr. Pepper. What's your point? Don't try a launch because something could go wrong?
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posted on
06/21/2005 11:16:07 AM PDT
by
zarf
To: montag813
Then they'll have to retreat into WOMP and wait out the nuclear give-and-take, unless there are some Spies Like Us out there who can prevent it!!!
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posted on
06/21/2005 11:17:49 AM PDT
by
MortMan
(Mostly Harmless)
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