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15th January
1987 |
Mission end |
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31st March 2011 (or forever, whichever is the later) |
Launch vehicle |
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Cymru III |
Crew |
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(1) Dilwyn Griffiths
(Gofodwr) + a dog |
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Callisto, en route for Europa |
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Newsletter #3 now available to those in the know. Obtain a pirate copy by clicking here.
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Newsletter #2 is now available from all major stockists
click here to steal a free copy.
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Cymru III - The Movie
Dilwyn's video footage has now transferred from betamax and is on the interweb. Click the telly* and have a shufty.
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50p may be required for the meter..
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WASA - The advert.
Click for your very own print-offable,
cut-out-and-keep, yours to treasure forever Hollywood type poster
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"Blindly going where no-one has bothered to go before"
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WELCOME
to the official mission homepage of the
Welsh Space Agency (W.A.S.A.) |
Among these pages you'll find news, pictures and updates on all WASA missions - past, present and future.
Current Mission :
Launched in 1987, Cymru III is arguably our most ambitious, if under-invested, mission. Cymrunaut Dilwyn Griffiths and his faithful, if useless hound, Megan will attempt a tricky landing manoevre onto the surface of Jupiter's moon, Callisto. Once there, they will embark upon a mineral and gemstone recovery process. Then we will find out if we should have heeded all the advice regarding the return to earth when we attempt to bring them and their precious cargo home again.
Anyway, please feel free to peruse the following pages at your leisure, and then go and buy a mug from our Tea Rooms. It's only fair.
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| MISSION LATEST.... |
On April 2nd this year In a surprising manouvre, Cymru III blasted off from Callisto. It is now headed directly for Europa where Dilwyn and his assistant, Megan hope to have better luck at finding space wealth. Meanwhile, they made 2 amazing discoveries.
Please see our Mission Very Latest page for news and pictures. |
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Cymru III Photo Gallery |
A last look home from some 38,000 km away.
An unusually clear day on earth - you can even
make out the equator.
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Meet "Nugget World". This previoiusly unknown asteroid, made of solid 18 ct gold plate has been claimed for Wales.Photographed here from 11,500 km as Cymru III made a close encounter en-route for Europa. Read more here. |
37 hours after leaving Callisto, Dilwyn took this photo out the window of Cymru III - Amazingly, a new moon of Jupiter so far missed by everyone. Cymru III passed within 1,800km at closest approach. We have called this new moon, Myfanwy.
See more pictures on the mission update page. |
Myfanwy's south polar region. Vaguest atmosphere detected, probably in the order of 0.075 millibar. Principally helium and argon. Ammonite mineral deposits detected using Cymru III's onboard phase-shifted ZX Microdrive Expansion Pack. |
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| Pictures from Callisto |
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After orbit insertion. Altitude 450 km.
Smallest resolution, 18m +/- 1m. |
Altitude 420 km. Impact crater showing complete erosion.
Crater diam. approx. 6 km.
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Near infrared image. As Cymru 3 rounded the dark side of
Callisto, this spectacular active volcano showed up.
Mission control could barely contain their excitement.
Before Cymru 3, Callisto was thought to be completely inert. |
Clear signs that the surface has been molten in
recent geological times. Stress fracture showing
in North West. This image at 77 degrees latitude. |
This image was taken from altitude 375km. 44N030W
Evidence that water once flowed on Callisto.
The ridge at the top of the picture is as high as Woolworths in Wrexham or 1km high (whichever is the higher). |
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| See Captain's Log for more WASA news.... |
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Cymru III on launch platform
at Cerrigydrudion
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Space crew of Cymru III - Dilwyn & Meg
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Visit our newly refurbished ONLINE TEA ROOM and get yourself one of these all action all new designer, I want one of those WASA Mugs.
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What has anorak in residence Morris Spoon got to smile about? That's right - he's got an all new Welsh Space Agency Hat. And not one of those fake ones either.
See SHOP page for how to get a pallet load of your own. |
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Visit our all-new
SPACE CADETS GALLERY |
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| The big match, Sat 15th March came and went. Click the photo to see the photo album of Dilwyn's first return to earth in however many years. |
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