Comments on: Great place for our spaceport https://habitablezone.com/2011/07/17/great-place-for-our-spaceport/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:03:37 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cjb https://habitablezone.com/2011/07/17/great-place-for-our-spaceport/#comment-4089 cjb Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:45:37 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=2575#comment-4089 http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Operations/SEMM17XJD1E_0.html says L1 is a very good position for monitoring the Sun. The solar wind reaches it about one hour before reaching Earth. In 1978, the International Sun-Earth Explorer-3 (ISEE-3) was launched towards L1, where it conducted such observations for several years. Now the ESA/NASA SOHO solar watchdog is positioned there. http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Operations/SEMM17XJD1E_0.html

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L1 is a very good position for monitoring the Sun. The solar wind reaches it about one hour before reaching Earth. In 1978, the International Sun-Earth Explorer-3 (ISEE-3) was launched towards L1, where it conducted such observations for several years. Now the ESA/NASA SOHO solar watchdog is positioned there.

]]> By: carter j burke https://habitablezone.com/2011/07/17/great-place-for-our-spaceport/#comment-4088 carter j burke Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:33:17 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=2575#comment-4088 Yes, and I think there is at least one already parked there. Yes, and I think there is at least one already parked there.

]]> By: VelociraptorBlade https://habitablezone.com/2011/07/17/great-place-for-our-spaceport/#comment-4086 VelociraptorBlade Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:15:41 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=2575#comment-4086 Which reminds me...... An article in PopSci recently proposed sending spacecraft in orbit around a Lagrangian Point between the Earth and the Sun. Is this possible? Which reminds me……

An article in PopSci recently proposed sending spacecraft in orbit around a Lagrangian Point between the Earth and the Sun. Is this possible?

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2011/07/17/great-place-for-our-spaceport/#comment-4023 TB Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:19:38 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=2575#comment-4023 Well, they are. Well, they are.

]]> By: Lee https://habitablezone.com/2011/07/17/great-place-for-our-spaceport/#comment-4021 Lee Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:07:01 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=2575#comment-4021 Referring to smart people as nerds won't help. Referring to smart people as nerds won’t help.

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