UM Satellite Launch is successful!
UM's own satellite RAX is set to launch at 825 EST on board the STP S26 mission. Live feed can be found here.
http://spaceflightnow.com/minotaur/stps26/status.html
RAX being unpacked.
November 19th, 2010 at 6:20 PM ^
Michigan contracted Zoltan to kick it into orbit.
November 19th, 2010 at 6:35 PM ^
Funny comment and awesome avatar -- would read again.
November 19th, 2010 at 7:29 PM ^
he scares me
November 20th, 2010 at 12:51 AM ^
That glance was responsible for the immaculate conception.
November 19th, 2010 at 6:40 PM ^
... Provide background information or a suitable alternative (e.g., an article) if your explanation can only be delivered unsatisfactorily time-intensively?
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<br>Pretty please and K and Thx.
November 19th, 2010 at 6:46 PM ^
UM RAX homepage
Chicago Tribune page because I refuse to link a freep article on this
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-michigan-satellit,0,4534863.story
Space news story
http://www.spacenews.com/military/101112-stps26-mission-loaded-new-technologies.html
November 20th, 2010 at 12:54 AM ^
Michigan undergrad and Green Wave for Med School!
November 19th, 2010 at 6:45 PM ^
Space
November 19th, 2010 at 7:42 PM ^
There's really nothing left to say
November 19th, 2010 at 8:15 PM ^
That school down south doesn't have a satellite !
![](<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/josejose50/5190521385/" title="129107669459907753 by josejose50, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/5190521385_ba2659a666.jpg" width="355" height="500" alt="129107669459907753" /></a>)
November 19th, 2010 at 8:50 PM ^
and we don't!
November 19th, 2010 at 9:17 PM ^
The engineers recycled their beer pong table. To bad aerodynamics was an afterthought. (nice wheel wells) what a drag.
November 19th, 2010 at 11:02 PM ^
+1 for pun-i-ness.
November 19th, 2010 at 11:25 PM ^
I thought for Sparty that 'green' technology means that their engineers just painted it green.
November 19th, 2010 at 8:33 PM ^
Launch went smooth. Godspeed RAX, may you spread Space Emperor Zoltan's benevolent message of superior punting skills to the rest of the galaxy.
November 19th, 2010 at 10:24 PM ^
Bonus: Space Bear is on the mission logo:
Reason enough:
November 20th, 2010 at 11:28 AM ^
that polar bear ran out of Coca-Cola
November 20th, 2010 at 2:29 AM ^
It was a pretty cool launch to watch — absolutely brilliantly clear blue skies, the sun trending off toward sunset and lighting the horizon with shades of orange and red — and I'm glad Michigan was a part of it.
November 20th, 2010 at 5:26 AM ^
Our Satellite has wings
November 20th, 2010 at 10:28 AM ^
Go Blue and Go Orbital (maker of the Minotaur IV rocket)! Looked like a good, nominal launch out of Kodiak last night.