[tccrockets] Re: ULA GPS II-F #9

  • From: Gene Engelgau <gene.engelgau@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:29:44 -0700

Was that in Cheyenne Mt?  I went on a tour of it some tine ago.  My sister
was a contractor in the mountain.  Maybe old, but very cool!

-G

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On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 1:06 PM, Chris Attebery <chrisattebery1971@xxxxxxxxx
> wrote:

> Very cool.I worked on the GPS constellation when I was in the USAF
> (89-93). I wonder if they've ever updated the ancient computer systems that
> we worked on. They still had room sized computers and tape drive systems at
> the time.
>
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 12:59 PM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Bad-ass!
>>
>> http://www.floridatoday.com/media/cinematic/video/70440932/video-delta-iv-rocket-launch-propels-gps-satellite-to-orbit/?hootPostID=%5B%275a3ea94eac7cdce0c7c3adff0fc78a8f%27%5D
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 9:29 AM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Launches this afternoon.
>>>
>>> Details here:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.ulalaunch.com/uploads/docs/Mission_Booklets/DIV/div_gpsiif9_mob.pdf
>>>
>>> http://gpsworld.com/gps-iif-9-launches-wednesday/
>>>
>>> I wish her a safe and expedient voyage!
>>>
>>> -James
>>>
>>>
>>
>

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