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Okay, so here we go again, five years later. This time for sure.
Nuthin' up m'sleeve.
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So far, the weather in Uchinoura has been very pleasant. Upper 70s
and sunny for the most part. It won't hold until the launch, of
course, but it's sure nice now. ...
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As many of you have heard, the launch has moved from no earlier than
June 26 to no earlier than July 6. This is to allow the rocket folks
to replace the 3rd stage nozzle. ...
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We're baaaaaack! Rich and I arrived in Uchinoura this afternoon.
Only 7 days until Astro-E2 is launched and in orbit. Okay
technically, as I type this we're on the plane from Osaka to
Kagoshima, but these planes don't have internet, so...
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Just when you've finally learnt the Kanji for Uchinoura, they go and
change the name! On July 1 the town officially merged (or actually
re-merged) with its neighbor, and is now called Kimotsuki-cho. ...
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It's now 3PM on July 5, which means that if the weather holds
Astro-E2 will be in orbit tomorrow at this time. Okay,
"holds" is understating the issue, given that there are
winds howling at what must be approaching 30MPH. ...
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Most of you probably know, but the launch has been scrubbed due to
miserable weather. Actually, when it was called there was no rain,
the wind was not bad, and the sun was almost cutting through the
clouds. But now (about an hour before the planned launch time), the
rain has returned with a vengeance. Also lightning is on the way. ...
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And the Stars Look Down through a thin blanket of high clouds.
But no rain, and the gales of yesterday have calmed. ...
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Astro-E2 is in orbit! We are all very very happy! ...
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I don't know what time it is any more. You've probably seen
the maps of spacecraft orbits, in movies like "Apollo 13," where
the spacecraft track makes a kind of sine wave across the Earth, ...
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