Hello,
A very bright green fireball was observed over Brussel this evening at 21H41 (20H41 utc). I worked on my computer, when my attention was attracted by the bolide. I 'see it through the window, just above the Atomium building. I estimate the magnitude at -10. Trajectory NE => N, very bright green color, possible fragmentation. The angle of inclination was 60 �-70� with the horizontal.
If you have see it, please contact me. Thank you!
Vincent JACQUES
>From: Ron Baalke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: [meteorite-list] Rosetta Mission In Doubt
>Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:59:02 -0800 (PST)
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>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2568775.stm
>
>Flagship space mission in doubt
>By Helen Briggs
>BBC News
>December 12, 2002
>
>The future of a flagship European space mission hangs in the balance
>following a $600m rocket disaster.
>
>The first upgraded Ariane 5 rocket and its cargo of two French satellites
>exploded over the Atlantic on its maiden flight, casting doubt on the Rosetta
>mission.
>
>The voyage to orbit and land on a comet is one of the European Space Agency
>(Esa's) most ambitious, daring and costly ventures.
>
>Space officials now face the dilemma of risking another failed launch or going
>back to the drawing board after 10 years of planning.
>
>One of the two leading British scientists on the project said the mission
>may be in jeopardy.
>
>Comet odyssey
>
>Dr Chris Carr of Imperial College London said Wednesday's launch was
>critical to the Rosetta mission.
>
>He told BBC News Online: "We were all waiting and waiting for this launch
>to be successful.
>
>"To have it fail in such a spectacularly bad way is the worst
>thing we can imagine at the moment for Rosetta."
>
>The probe is due to launched on the night of January 12 on a rocket
>similar to the one that exploded on take-off from the Kourou spaceport
>in French Guiana.
>
>It cannot be launched on another vehicle and it must take-off by the
>beginning of February.
>
>The spacecraft is destined to skirt the Earth twice and Mars once in its
>journey to comet Wirtanen.
>
>If it is unable to leave Earth within the narrow launch window, the planets
>will be in the wrong position for it to reach the comet.
>
>Astronomers have been observing Wirtanen for many years, because they
>knew it was the target of the Esa mission.
>
>'Grand mission'
>
>Dr Carr believes there will be a delay of at least six months if the launch has
>to be scrubbed.
>
>"The space craft Rosetta was designed solely for the mission it is flying," he
>said. "It is extremely difficult to target another comet even if we can find
>one that is scientifically-interesting."
>
>The prospect is a nightmare scenario for Esa. On Monday, Prof David
>Southwood, director of science at Esa, told BBC News Online: "It's just
>about a month until we launch and it's been a long time coming.
>
>"It is the grand mission so it's going to be an incredible feeling when it goes
>up, for me and indeed for colleagues and scientists across Europe."
>
>Nervous wait
>
>Esa has set up a major investigation into the Ariane 5 disaster and data
>analysts are working to identify the cause.
>
>Officials at Arianespace said on Thursday they were confident the Rosetta
>launch would go ahead as planned.
>
>An independent commission will report as soon as possible if the accident has
>any repercussions for the Rosetta launch.
>
>Meanwhile, scientists on the project face an anxious wait. Dr Christopher
>Lee, operations manager of the Rosetta plasma consortium, said they were
>continuing preparations for a January launch.
>
>"We are saddened by the loss of the latest Ariane flight and its payload and
>are deeply concerned about its impact on the Rosetta mission," he said.
>
>"However, we have to be patient and wait for news from Esa and Arianespace
>to see what the effects will be."
>
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