Nh - The Launch Thread, Godspeed little one |
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Nh - The Launch Thread, Godspeed little one |
 Jan 17 2006, 04:59 PM
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Little table of when each world got its first launch:
Moon 1959 Venus 1962 Mars 1964 Jupiter 1972 Mercury 1973 Saturn 1973 Uranus 1977 Neptune 1977 Pluto 2006 It's about time! |
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| Guest_PhilCo126_* |
 Jan 17 2006, 05:00 PM
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Yes TomaB that's Dr Carolyn PORCO for sure:
http://ww.planetary.org/saturn/whoswho.htm ( By The Way where did You get that photo ... is it online ? ) I'm afraid ljk4-1 is right about the media ... That Atlas V looks awesome !  Checking NASA TV footage right now  http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html |
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Jan 17 2006, 05:05 PM
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QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Jan 17 2006, 08:00 PM) Yes TomaB that's Dr Carolyn PORCO for sure: ( By The Way where did You get that photo ... is it online ? )  Yes it is...ups!!! Here!!! Meanwhile: The first stage's bronze skin is icing over as the super-cold liquid oxygen continues to flow into the vehicle. Rocket is turning white...see? 
-------------------- The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful.
Jules H. Poincare My "Astrophotos" gallery on flickr... |
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Jan 17 2006, 05:09 PM
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QUOTE (odave @ Jan 17 2006, 05:56 PM) No streaming allowed in the building, so it's text-based launch observing for me. I knew I should have marked that that time in Outlook as "unavailable".  I can already imagine "This is Atlas launch con... BUFFERING... 1 0 liftoff... BUFFERING... first stage performance looks... BUFFERING... etc etc etc..." -------------------- |
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Jan 17 2006, 05:11 PM
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No streaming here either, just refreshing webcam pics.
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countd.../video45lh.html |
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Jan 17 2006, 05:14 PM
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Thanks for the link - better than nothing!
-------------------- --O'Dave
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| Guest_PhilCo126_* |
 Jan 17 2006, 05:17 PM
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Waiting for a Meteo report... At Minus 1 Hour ... there were some 35 knots winds ...
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Jan 17 2006, 05:24 PM
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T-1hour...
Looks sunny...
-------------------- The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful.
Jules H. Poincare My "Astrophotos" gallery on flickr... |
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Jan 17 2006, 05:31 PM
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Pitty Dr Clyde TOMBAUGH can't see this but I believe some of his family memebers are at the launch site
The launch vehicle is almost completely white but still winds over 33 knots ...Watching it closely, the scheduled T-4 minutes hold will be a critical moment
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Jan 17 2006, 05:45 PM
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For those "at work" or with video player issues, you may be able to run the Java based cam viewer at:
http://countdown.ksc.nasa.gov/elv/public/ You do need a Java capable browser... Godspeed, New Horizons! 
-------------------- Lyford Rome
"Zis is not nuts, zis is super-nuts!" Mathematician Richard Courant on viewing an Orion test |
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Jan 17 2006, 05:54 PM
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Border line winds.
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Jan 17 2006, 05:55 PM
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Winds seems to be dropping bit
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Jan 17 2006, 05:58 PM
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Winds 25 knots ... gusts 33 knots
But there's an issue with a drain valve on a LOX tank
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Jan 17 2006, 06:01 PM
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QUOTE (MahFL @ Jan 17 2006, 08:55 PM) Winds seems to be dropping bit Is there a bit clearer picture...I can't see numbers...
-------------------- The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful.
Jules H. Poincare My "Astrophotos" gallery on flickr... |
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Jan 17 2006, 06:03 PM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1372 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
updated: 12:46 PM EST on January 17, 2006
Observed At: Titusville, Florida Elevation: 33 ft / 10 m [Mostly Cloudy] 75 °F / 24 °C Mostly Cloudy Wind: 13 mph / 20 km/h from the South Wind Gust: 28 mph / 44 km/h |
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