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Successful Launch of Integral

Posted by michael on from the up-up-and-away dept.

An anonymous submitter writes "The INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory has successfully launched from Baikonur at 4:41UT this morning. See ESA's launch page. Launch, upper stage, and solar panel deployment (the times when we held our breath) all went without a hitch. The most sensitive gamma-ray observatory yet is now beginning operations. See ESA's Integral pages for more about the mission."

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  1. Nice launch for the Russians... by 0x69 · · Score: 3, Informative

    I bet the folks in Moscow are feeling a lot better now (vs. right after yesterday's rocket-blew-up-29-seconds-after-launch disaster).

    This was a different model of rocket, launched from a different cosmodrome/spaceport/rocket range. Redundancy is next to Godliness.

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    It's easy to make up & spread cool- and credible-sounding stuff. Finding & checking hard facts is hard work.
  2. Re:We? by Peter+T+Ermit · · Score: 4, Informative

    INTErnational Gamma Ray Astrophysical Laboratory.