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Offline Yossarian

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Falcon 9 about to launch
« on: June 04, 2010, 08:30:33 AM »
http://www.livestream.com/spaceflightnow

Live webcast there, I think the launch window opens in about 30 minutes!  Let's hope it works  :aok

EDIT: got the launch time wrong, scheduled to go at 1500 GMT (or 1100 EDT).
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Re: Falcon 9 about to launch
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2010, 08:48:51 AM »
Good find.
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Re: Falcon 9 about to launch
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2010, 09:17:50 AM »
Will be watching.  Thanks Yossarian
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Re: Falcon 9 about to launch
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2010, 11:17:08 AM »
The launch it on hold for up to 45 minutes at this point due to a non functioning flight termination system.
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Re: Falcon 9 about to launch
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2010, 11:32:06 AM »
 :rofl

I thought 200 was entertaining at times.  The chat box in the live feed, ROFLMAO.

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Re: Falcon 9 about to launch
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2010, 12:22:17 PM »
Quote from: Dragon on June 04, 2010, 11:32:06 AM
:rofl

I thought 200 was entertaining at times.  The chat box in the live feed, ROFLMAO.



 :rofl :rofl people in background and chatbox, just checked it again!
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Re: Falcon 9 about to launch
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2010, 12:30:20 PM »
Aborted at like T-1 second...
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Re: Falcon 9 about to launch
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2010, 12:44:20 PM »
Ugh, soooo close.  Maybe they can get it done today.  :pray
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Re: Falcon 9 about to launch
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2010, 01:20:23 PM »
Thanks for the link. Always interesting to watch.
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Re: Falcon 9 about to launch
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2010, 01:42:29 PM »
Np, looking good so far!  T -3 minutes now.
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Re: Falcon 9 about to launch
« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2010, 01:51:18 PM »
I think the replay will be more impressive. Constantly buffering the stream on my end.
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Re: Falcon 9 about to launch
« Reply #11 on: June 04, 2010, 01:52:52 PM »
Quote from: Denholm on June 04, 2010, 01:51:18 PM
I think the replay will be more impressive. Constantly buffering the stream on my end.

Same problem here, but those second stage shots are incredible!
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Re: Falcon 9 about to launch
« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2010, 01:58:50 PM »
WTG SpaceX!
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Re: Falcon 9 about to launch
« Reply #13 on: June 04, 2010, 04:01:33 PM »
watched the replay...  They need a new flight control software guy.  The thing went into pretty severe oscillations near the end of the video, and the original falcon rocket had the same sort of issue on at least 2 launches before.  The nozzle movement just ends up slightly out of phase of the rocket's oscillation and it ends up corkscrewing its way up.  Three launches in a row with undamped oscillations like that, tells me they need to hire someone who understands flight control feedback loops better.
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Re: Falcon 9 about to launch
« Reply #14 on: June 04, 2010, 04:57:21 PM »
Quote from: eagl on June 04, 2010, 04:01:33 PM
watched the replay...  They need a new flight control software guy.  The thing went into pretty severe oscillations near the end of the video, and the original falcon rocket had the same sort of issue on at least 2 launches before.  The nozzle movement just ends up slightly out of phase of the rocket's oscillation and it ends up corkscrewing its way up.  Three launches in a row with undamped oscillations like that, tells me they need to hire someone who understands flight control feedback loops better.


I thought I heard someone say that there were no thrusters on this flight, so they wouldn't be able to control that rotation?
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