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Space/Science » in reply to Congratulations, Tom, on the successful launch and mission-start of the Gravity Probe-B.

re: successful launch

I expect it will be a part of Heavens-Above.com in the near future, so when it's visible, we could see when it goes over.

Wish I could take more credit for the payload. I worked mostly on a test unit that was supposed to fly on the Shuttle, but that was eventually cancelled. Did a lot of work on the Gas Management Assembly (GMA), the system controlling the helium that spins up the gyroscopes, but as I understand it, a lot of that was reworked after I left Stanford to work at Rotary Rocket.

Still very happy for my former co-workers. Hope all the systems work right--it will be weeks before we know for sure.

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