Thursday, June 30, 2011

Minotaur Launch successful

Here's our Minotaur I rocket that launched from Wallops, VA yesterday. It's the largest rocket ever to launch from Virginia's space port, but will soon lose that title when our Taurus II launches later this year. We saw this launch from our home, and the Taurus II should be even more visible as it's considerably larger. Although it was smaller than I had remembered from seeing previous launches, we were able to clearly see stage 1 and 2 burnout and the next two stage ignitions. Getting real time updates over the internet at the same time added to the fun, although our slow internet connection didn't let us watch the video or hear the countdown.

Any opinions expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of Orbital.
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1 Comments:

At July 2, 2011 at 5:48 PM , Anonymous mom said...

Dramatic photo! And amazing what you can see from your back deck!

 

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