They have SUCCESSFUL LIFTOFF of Gravity Probe-B!!!...YES!!!...

Jacob Samorodin — 4/20/2004 5:05:29 PM (archived)

I just got the launch-status update at "Spaceflight now' website.
The latest is at 1:10 minutes after successful liftoff:
It's now supersonic.
It's passed Max-Q.
It's successfully burned-out it's 6 solids; it's above Earth's weather now!
GO! GO! GO! GO!....

Jacob

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They have SUCCESSFUL LIFTOFF of Gravity Probe-B!!!...YES!!!... - Jacob Samorodin - 4/20/2004 5:05:29 PM
- Many Stanford Ph.D.s were funded by Gravity Probe-B - Gary - 4/21/2004 5:47:08 AM
- Just saw the spacecraft separation on NASA TV. Fantastic!-B!!!...YES!!!... (n/t) - Delbert - 4/20/2004 6:17:02 PM
- It's now successfully achieved an "initial'" parking orbit after SECO-1; awaiting a second and final burn from the second-stage. Nervous time! (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 4/20/2004 5:19:28 PM
  - SECO-2 has successfully been achieved! The Gravity-Probe-B is in it's final operational orbit... (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 4/20/2004 6:07:17 PM

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