Re: New Horizons

From: satcom (john@satcom.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Tue Jan 17 2006 - 14:58:20 EST

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    We are outnumbered Robert..........
    
    General conscensus is that there isn't  a secondary...............although I 
    still aint convinced :O)
    
    John
    
    
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Robert W. Fisher" <rwfisher@mindspring.com>
    To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
    Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 7:34 PM
    Subject: Re: New Horizons
    
    
    > I'd speculate that there is a secondary payload.  If you look at the image 
    > available at http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=27603
    > you'll notice that the 3rd "kick" stage for the New Horizons spacecraft 
    > appears to fit into the upper fairing.  You can see the lower faring 
    > mounted on the stack at 
    > http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=27514
    >
    > -RF
    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    >>From: satcom <john@satcom.freeserve.co.uk>
    >>Sent: Jan 17, 2006 12:39 PM
    >>To: SeeSat-L@satobs.org
    >>Subject: New Horizons
    >>
    >>On the pad and ready to go.......good NASA sat tv pics coming into the UK.
    >>
    >>Can anyone tell me why this launcher has such a large fairing , for such a
    >>small payload ?
    >>
    >>John
    >>
    >>
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