SETI public: TPS trying for Cosmos 2 - but without the Volna rocket

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From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Mon Oct 03 2005 - 13:47:32 UTC

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    TPS trying for Cosmos 2 - but without the Volna rocket

    "We are comfortable with the conclusion that Cosmos 1 never made it to orbit
    because the launch vehicle failed. But we are not comfortable with the
    reason it happened: the Volna selected for our payload had not been upgraded
    to correct a known failure mode. We will not fly on a Volna again. We’ve
    learned that lesson—and it was certainly a hard one. We are now ready to
    find a new launch vehicle, establish better launch vehicle interfaces, and
    try again to fly the first solar sail spacecraft."

    http://planetary.org/solarsail/update_20050930.html

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