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Off Topic => Engineering => Topic started by: The Postman on August 03, 2008, 02:34:50 pm

Title: NANOSAIL-D LOST
Post by: The Postman on August 03, 2008, 02:34:50 pm

NANOSAIL-D LOST: Sadly, NASA's NanoSail-D solar sail never reached Earth orbit. A SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket launched last night with the sail on board, but minutes after liftoff a stage-separation failure occurred; the mission was lost. Condolences to the mission team, and better luck next time!

Title: Re: NANOSAIL-D LOST
Post by: Nemesis on August 04, 2008, 06:30:06 am

I think that this is the 3rd attempt to launch a solar sail and each time there has been a failure of the launch vehicle.

Some of James Doohans ashes were also aboard, along with ashes of other people.  There were two other payloads as well.

Link to full article (http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon/003/)

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Lost aboard the Falcon was the U.S. military's Trailblazer satellite, two small NASA payloads and a cache of cremated human remains, including the ashes of astronaut Gordon Cooper and Star Trek actor James Doohan.

Title: Re: NANOSAIL-D LOST
Post by: Nemesis on August 07, 2008, 07:48:27 am

Link to another post (http://www.dynaverse.net/forum/index.php/topic,163381908.msg1122897344.html#msg1122897344) with more information on the loss of the Falcon 1 and the NanoSailD and other satellites.