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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. Double-take... by devphil · · Score: 5, Funny
    Science: Successful Launch of Integral

    And of course my first thought was, "Wow, wait 'til they start sending up floating-point numbers!"

    Thank you, thank you, I'm here through Tuesday. Enjoy the steaks and don't forget to tip your servers.

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    You cannot apply a technological solution to a sociological problem. (Edwards' Law)
    1. Re:Double-take... by u19925 · · Score: 4, Funny

      You don't need to launch "floating-point numbers". They already float.

  2. Re:We? by Peter+T+Ermit · · Score: 4, Informative

    INTErnational Gamma Ray Astrophysical Laboratory.

  3. Math... heh.... by Transcendent · · Score: 4, Funny

    Successful Launch of Integral

    In other news, the opposing rocket launch named Derivative has seemed to have malfunctioned...