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About LinkBacksAnyone else watching this? (If the weather permits - looks like it might be stopped) Live stream:
Anyone else watching this? (If the weather permits - looks like it might be stopped) Live stream:
And yeah, at T-17 mins it was aborted due to weather. See you in three days time
Ever seen a launch? In person?
I've been lucky enough to attend several, mainly from inside the Canaveral air base, with an uninterrupted view across the water to 39A. Shuttle launches, I mean. One of my schoolmates attended the last Apollo launch, and I admit I wish I'd seen a Saturn V lit up. Shuttles were impressive enough but the S-5 must have been quite something.
I was at Kennedy once when the Shuttle came back in, piggybacked on a Jumbo. They circled Kennedy several times before landing, then we were taken out to the runway for a close-up look .... by which I mean, about 100 feet away.
A lesson learned from PeterB about dignity in adversity, so Peter, In Memorium, "Onwards and Upwards".
100ft is pretty close!
Sadly no, would love to one day. Some fellow students at uni got to watch one of the Russian launches .. which promptly exploded and they got a bit toasty apparently.
3 hours of my life I wont get back ! Could've got a Burger and Chips from McD, Would have been time better spent.
the Dragon shuttle had extra seats - couldn't they put Trump into one of them ?
It sure was close. The Shuttle was still on the back of the Jumbo, which was parked just off the runway, and we pulled up on the "apron" (I think that's what they call it) and were told, most emphatically, don't go any closer or we'll get booted out. It was just perfect timing.Originally Posted by kalniel
A lesson learned from PeterB about dignity in adversity, so Peter, In Memorium, "Onwards and Upwards".
One way ticket?3 hours of my life I wont get back ! Could've got a Burger and Chips from McD, Would have been time better spent.
the Dragon shuttle had extra seats - couldn't they put Trump into one of them ?
A lesson learned from PeterB about dignity in adversity, so Peter, In Memorium, "Onwards and Upwards".
Well that was awesome
We think of SpaceX as the newcomer, but at this point I believe Falcon 9 is the most experienced/launched booster in current service.
Starship has had a bit of a setback, but making rapid progress: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020...do-mean-rapid/
You mean in booster re-use?? They are really only the company to actually implement it on large scale,so far,Blue Origin will be the next.Well that was awesome
We think of SpaceX as the newcomer, but at this point I believe Falcon 9 is the most experienced/launched booster in current service.
Starship has had a bit of a setback, but making rapid progress: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020...do-mean-rapid/
If it's longevity of the programme,it would be Soyuz which is related to the first ICBM,the R-7A Semyorka,and that launches in freezing temperatures and lighting strikes!
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My brother watched it go ... from his poolside.
His comment was that it was much faster than the shuttle.
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A lesson learned from PeterB about dignity in adversity, so Peter, In Memorium, "Onwards and Upwards".
Me and the missus were at KSC for a spaceX launch.
We went on a few tours. One went to an observation post where they filmed launches, several miles from one of the pads. You could see the pad and there was this mound of sandbags with a giant hole in it. The force of one of the Apollo launches had sent the generator for the observation post through the sandbags and into the water behind. This was MILES from the pad.
It was one of the few thing which demonstrated the sheer power of these things.
I also tried to light an old rocket with my lighter.
Nothing.
The other thing which hit home was one of their original firing rooms (where they were testing WW2 rocket tech they got from the Germans) which was preserved for historical purposes was using recording technology I was still using in the NHS about 13 years ago.
That.... was a shock.
They were giggling about how obsolete this kit was.
Saracen999 (31-05-2020)
Must have miss remembered something I read, or possibly I had been drinking when I wrote that.You mean in booster re-use?? They are really only the company to actually implement it on large scale,so far,Blue Origin will be the next.
If it's longevity of the programme,it would be Soyuz which is related to the first ICBM,the R-7A Semyorka,and that launches in freezing temperatures and lighting strikes!
My main point was it is easy to forget that Falcon 9 has been flying for a decade at this point and has more flights than the older Atlas 5. SpaceX are launching these things very often, and have a lot of experience already.
I thought Ariane 5 was retired in favour of Soyuz boosters until Ariane 6, but it looks like they have rides booked for the next few years still so no idea where that came from. Good beer that
Elon Musk is just a cool dude to learn from! Russia is already indignant
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