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Re: Space. The Final Frontier.
« Reply #1375 on: November 10, 2022, 10:45:23 am »
Wind on the back side?  Reminds me of the campfire cookout scene from Blazing Saddles.
Maybe some beans for lunch.

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« Reply #1376 on: November 10, 2022, 11:01:32 am »
And Musk is busy with the clusterfreak he made of the Twitter purchase... so don't look to SpaceX.

winds hit 100 MPH on the launch pad. And if the mission gets pushed back into December, the booster rockets may not be usable.

https://www.space.com/nasa-artemis-1-moon-rocket-boosters-expire-december

Ugh

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« Reply #1378 on: November 15, 2022, 03:51:31 pm »
Launch still on so far.  Too late at night for me.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/11/15/artemis-1-launch-mission-status-center/

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« Reply #1379 on: November 15, 2022, 04:22:58 pm »
I’m in Tampa. Too much cloud cover tonight :(

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« Reply #1380 on: November 15, 2022, 08:52:48 pm »
I’m in Tampa. Too much cloud cover tonight :(
Same here. So far it’s still a go.

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« Reply #1381 on: November 15, 2022, 11:02:42 pm »
Intermittent hydrogen leak they are trying to fix.

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« Reply #1382 on: November 16, 2022, 07:14:55 am »
Successful launch.


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Re: Space. The Final Frontier.
« Reply #1385 on: January 31, 2023, 03:59:48 pm »
Green comet coming. Only a couple of posters here were alive when it last came.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/world/green-comet-c-2022-e3-watch-scn/index.html

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Re: Space. The Final Frontier.
« Reply #1386 on: January 31, 2023, 04:10:38 pm »
Green comet coming. Only a couple of posters here were alive when it last came.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/world/green-comet-c-2022-e3-watch-scn/index.html
if Mitlen still posted, he'd tell you it's more turquoise than green.

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« Reply #1387 on: January 31, 2023, 05:37:50 pm »
 :)
if Mitlen still posted, he'd tell you it's more turquoise than green.

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« Reply #1388 on: April 17, 2023, 09:13:53 am »
SpaceX just scrubbed its planned launch of the Starship into orbit. They had a pressurization issue with one of the boosters.

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« Reply #1389 on: April 17, 2023, 09:23:06 am »
I was surprised they were going to launch because it is almost pitch black in Orlando with storms.

Sounds like it is a high risk venture.

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« Reply #1390 on: April 17, 2023, 09:28:20 am »
I was surprised they were going to launch because it is almost pitch black in Orlando with storms.

Sounds like it is a high risk venture.

I was listening to a bit of the commentary. This rocket is already obsolete but they are just using the launch to test some components and their management capabilities.

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« Reply #1391 on: April 18, 2023, 12:42:04 pm »
They will try again Thursday morning. I did kit realize this is in Texas and not Florida. Musk said if the rocket blows up anywhere away from the launch pad it’s a success. He should buy the Nats setting the bat that low.

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« Reply #1392 on: April 20, 2023, 07:50:01 am »
Launch window opens at 9:28AM ET

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« Reply #1393 on: April 20, 2023, 09:34:43 am »
launched at 9:34AM, first minute was picture perfect but it failed to separate from the booster stage and blew up. Hopefully the debris lands over water.

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« Reply #1394 on: April 20, 2023, 10:04:14 am »
launched at 9:34AM, first minute was picture perfect but it failed to separate from the booster stage and blew up. Hopefully the debris lands over water.
Elegant failure.

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« Reply #1395 on: April 20, 2023, 11:38:57 am »
launched at 9:34AM, first minute was picture perfect but it failed to separate from the booster stage and blew up. Hopefully the debris lands over water.
is the texas facility by the water? If so, then there's the gulf storm factor.

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« Reply #1396 on: April 20, 2023, 12:28:34 pm »
is the texas facility by the water? If so, then there's the gulf storm factor.

It is. Here's a Google Maps link to where it is:

https://goo.gl/maps/VM7sfHjGKWueHHEC6

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« Reply #1397 on: April 20, 2023, 01:53:02 pm »
The symbolism is pretty rich here, think I'll leave that alone  :whistle:

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« Reply #1399 on: February 22, 2024, 05:23:35 pm »
First USA moon landing since 1972 scheduled for later today.