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SpaceX Falcon 9 first launch

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    #32
    Beeker
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    ynotdu wrote: »
    especially as they have already received $1.5 BILLION of the famous "MY tax dollars" with a promise of that again if they make progress.

    Still a chance for them to launch today,but i doubt it.

    Something to be said for 10 minute launch windows.

    If no further updates it has been said they have the same window and launch times tomorrow.
    10 min windows are great.:) It used to drive me mad over the years before the ISS when the Shuttle launch windows could be hours long and all you had was a shortwave radio to follow the action. Drove Mrs Beeker up the wall if we were planning to go somewhere:D:D:D


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    #33
    Beeker
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    Confab wrote: »
    No more launch, but they're going for lunch now.
    :D:D


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    #34
    lord lucan
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    ynotdu wrote: »
    Which to fall over now LL? The drunken sailor or the Falcon:p

    Both. Or for it to spiral off into the Atlantic!:pac:


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    #35
    Beeker
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    Looks like they are going to try again around 19:30 {Irish}:)


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    #36
    ynotdu
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    lord lucan wrote: »
    Both. Or for it to spiral off into the Atlantic!:pac:

    Always the Mercenary! Once Atlantis is safe,You just love an explosion,don't ya!:pac::pac::pac:


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    #37
    lord lucan
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    ynotdu wrote: »
    Always the Mercenary! Once Atlantis is safe,You just love an explosion,don't ya!:pac::pac::pac:

    Nah,just hate all the secrecy that surrounds these things. Having being through years of unprecedented access to NASA manned missions it's a bit crap when you have no idea what's going on with this because they're worried about giving too much away to their competitors!


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    #38
    Beeker
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    lord lucan wrote: »
    Nah,just hate all the secrecy that surrounds these things. Having being through years of unprecedented access to NASA manned missions it's a bit crap when you have no idea what's going on with this because they're worried about giving too much away to their competitors!
    Welcome to the future:(


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    #39
    lord lucan
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    Beeker wrote: »
    Welcome to the future:(

    Sad but true.:(


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    #40
    ynotdu
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    lord lucan wrote: »
    Nah,just hate all the secrecy that surrounds these things. Having being through years of unprecedented access to NASA manned missions it's a bit crap when you have no idea what's going on with this because they're worried about giving too much away to their competitors!

    between that and the secrecy about the Military Launch's it just aint gonna be any fun anymore,is it:(

    Something i think We all foresaw as soon as Augustine opened his mouth:(


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    #41
    lord lucan
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    Sounds like SpaceX's competitors are sending boats in from all angles to give them heart attacks!:pac:


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    #42
    Beeker
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    Here we go again. Counting down again:pac::pac:


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    #43
    ynotdu
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    SpaceX currently plan to give it one more shot at 19.45 today.

    A poll has just given a GO for this


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    #44
    lord lucan
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    She was a bit stuttery getting off the pad!:pac::pac::pac:


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    #45
    Beeker
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    lord lucan wrote: »
    She was a bit stuttery getting off the pad!:pac::pac::pac:
    I thought it was all over there for a minute. Liftoff look like it happened at T-2:D


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    #46
    lord lucan
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    I'd lose the plot if STS launches had this coverage!:mad:


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    #47
    Beeker
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    Beautiful first stage seperation and second stage ignition:)


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    #48
    Beeker
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    Beeker
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    #50
    Beeker
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    What a view:)
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    #51
    Sponge Bob
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    Beeker wrote: »
    I thought it was all over there for a minute. Liftoff look like it happened at T-2:D

    I thought it lifted at t-2 secs as well ....and I waited for the big bang :)


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    #52
    Beeker
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    In orbit! What a way to go. Great stuff SpaceX:)

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    #53
    Beeker
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    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    I thought it lifted at t-2 secs as well ....and I waited for the big bang :)
    Sure looked like it. Great to have a successful launch. Future looks a bit brighter for manned flights down the road:)


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    #54
    ynotdu
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    now THAT was really impressive stuff:)

    The abort system on the first attempt working so well.

    The very quick turnaround to try another Launch

    Then the launch(and its flight to orbit with such good live footage)

    I think it reached orbit slightly before the estimated time of 9 mins 38 secs?

    Anyways,Well done the SpaceX Team for beating the odds of achieving such success on an Inaugural flight!!!!!!!

    just keep us better informed in future:)


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    #55
    ynotdu
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    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    I thought it lifted at t-2 secs as well ....and I waited for the big bang :)

    There is a built in 3 second physical restraint on the falcon after it reachs T-0,for computers to run one more test.

    I swear this is the truth!


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    #56
    Beeker
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    ynotdu wrote: »
    There is a built in 3 second physical restraint on the falcon after it reachs T-0,for computers to run one more test.

    I swear this is the truth!
    I looked like it did not work. She lifted off before zero as far as I could tell:eek:


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    #57
    ynotdu
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    Beeker wrote: »
    I looked like it did not work. She lifted off before zero as far as I could tell:eek:

    I did'nt say the Countdown clock was Impressive!:pac::pac::pac::D:D:D


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    #58
    ynotdu
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    Falcon 9 lift-off as seen by an amateur



    and an official one



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    #59
    ynotdu
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    A longer one (about 8 mins) Covering the first attempt and the successfull one.Don't blame Me that is from FOXy News!:)



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    #60
    Beeker
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    ynotdu wrote: »
    A longer one (about 8 mins) Covering the first attempt and the successfull one.Don't blame Me that is from FOXy News!:)

    FOX scum news:mad:


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    #61
    lord lucan
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    Beeker wrote: »
    I looked like it did not work. She lifted off before zero as far as I could tell:eek:

    I think it was a synch problem on SpaceX's end,clock and real time video slightly out of synch with each other.


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