Well spotted - that was all part of the plan - only 6 of the solid boosters (the ground-start solids) are ignited at liftoff and when they burn out and are ejected, the remaining 3 solid boosters (the air-start solids) are ignited. This is probably necessary to limit the forces on the vehicle.
Awesome launch! Now if only NASA put an onboard camera on the 2nd stage...............
Luisvaldez989 3 years ago
Excited as I am about GLAST, I can't help but notice how impressive the Delta II is. It doesn't hang about.
mib2259 3 years ago
Bruno do you mind telling me what GLAST means?
drsheikhjunior 3 years ago
GLAST stands for Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope.
I'll add it to the description :)
BrunoTheQuestionable 3 years ago
Thanks Bruno
drsheikhjunior 3 years ago
Yay GLAST Is up, now cant wait for LHC to start up :P
Aryanpars 3 years ago
Bruno,
It appears that one of the solid boosters (starting at :43) didn't ignite. Is that the case or was it just a visual illusion / discrepancy?
Al
coolal19 3 years ago
Well spotted - that was all part of the plan - only 6 of the solid boosters (the ground-start solids) are ignited at liftoff and when they burn out and are ejected, the remaining 3 solid boosters (the air-start solids) are ignited. This is probably necessary to limit the forces on the vehicle.
BrunoTheQuestionable 3 years ago
Awesome!
Shadowsnshades 3 years ago
This is a great step towards the understanding of the unexplained.
Shipra86 3 years ago 2