psipike02 0 #1 September 18, 2007 So during my past 3 summers as an intern before I started working full-time here in July, I got to work on 2 main projects. One being Worldview 1, a commercial digital imaging satellite. It launches today between 11:35 am pdt - 11:49 am pdt, so adjust your time zones accordingly... Just thought it would be cool to share... It will work in conjunction with one of our other satellites called Quickbird, which does all of Google Earth, Mapquest, Google Maps stuff.... Go here and you can login to the live webcast and watch and also see all the photos and stuff as well as the info about it: http://www.digitalglobe.com/worldview-1_launch.html So excited!!! I was in charge of the Attitude Determination and Controls Subsystem!!! Puttin' some stank on it. ----Hellfish #707---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davedlg 0 #2 September 18, 2007 You aerospace engineers always get to work on the coolest stuff! Many of my friends at CU were Aerospace and I was always jealous of what they were doing, meanwhile I was testing concrete in the dungeon of the engineering building. Good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #3 September 18, 2007 Quote You aerospace engineers always get to work on the coolest stuff! Many of my friends at CU were Aerospace and I was always jealous of what they were doing, meanwhile I was testing concrete in the dungeon of the engineering building. Good luck! Testing concrete in the pressure chamber can be fun too! You never know when it's gonna blow, and when it goes BOOM! You still jump! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #4 September 18, 2007 I can't wait to see! You're too cool for me to even hang out with anymore. TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #5 September 18, 2007 Looks like a good shot!! Congrats. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #6 September 18, 2007 Yeah, getting some pretty pics. NICE ONE!TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #7 September 18, 2007 I remember seeing a high school friend of mine about 7 or 8 years ago. We were talking about our lives since high school. He'd said he was an engineer working for a big company (like Hughes or Raytheon) but he quit his job and moved to one with less glitz because the two satellites he worked on blew up during launch and it just pissed him off too much. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrissay 0 #8 September 21, 2007 That is very cool, congrats Carl!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #9 September 21, 2007 This is cool, but its not like you're a rocket scientist. Oh, wait... That's cool to see something like that I could only imagine what is would feel like if I had someting to do with its success. Congrats.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 0 #10 September 21, 2007 Cool. I worked on a space project once. The craft was supposed to exit the jump ship at an altitude of 1.8 million miles and free fall for 6 days before pulling at 10,000ft. Unfortunately it had a total mal and went in somewhere near the Isidis Planitia DZ. BSBD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
