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SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch Attempt #2
SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch Attempt #2
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Space Station Commander  
Joined: Wed Dec 08, 2004 12:55 pm
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 SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch Attempt #2 Posted on: Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:32 pmAs the Falcon 1 launch comes closer (planned for March 19), the following question arises:
Will SpaceX succeed this time or will we have another salt-water-washed rocket? What is your opinion? What would you call a success? _________________ "The hardest hurdle to space isn't the technicalities and money. But rather, the courage and the will to do it." - Burt Rutan. |
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Moon Mission Member  
Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2003 8:46 pm
Posts: 1216 Location: Kapellen, Antwerp, Belgium, Europe, Planet Earth, the Milky Way Galaxy
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Posted on: Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:35 pm I think... and I hope.. to have at least "Basically successful flight, only underperforming".. but a perfect flight would be better.. but I think most likely the underperforming flight will happen.
_________________ Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. - Lord Kelvin, 1892 |
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Moon Mission Member 
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2004 5:38 pm
Posts: 1361 Location: Austin, Texas
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Posted on: Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:54 pm I vote 100% success. I know I said that last time, but this time for sure!
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Space Station Member  
Joined: Tue Dec 07, 2004 6:50 am
Posts: 265 Location: UK
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Posted on: Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:30 pm I think the angry rocket gods were pleased by the last sacrifice, however I'm not sure if they can remember that far back. It ought to work....probably.
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Spaceflight Participant 
Joined: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:28 am
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Posted on: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:03 pm Generally a proven design, now adequately tested and re-designed in a 'hind sight' situation, I'm going with successful but underperforming.
Good for them if they can pull off a perfect flight but I think it may still be early days for them and a perfect flight is a huge challenge. |
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Spaceflight Trainee 
Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:15 pm
Posts: 40 Location: Houston
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Posted on: Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:35 pm I voted for "early second stage failure" because they can't test it on the ground nearly as well as the first stage. At least the first stage has flown once (although, of course, it failed).
I really hope I'm wrong, though! I can't wait for today's launch... _________________ Enthusiast |
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Moon Mission Member
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Posted on: Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:47 pm For the people who're looking for the live event information:
http://www.spacefellowship.com/News/?p=1922 http://www.spacefellowship.com/Forum/vi ... hp?p=23703 _________________ Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. - Lord Kelvin, 1892 |
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Space Walker  
Joined: Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:55 am
Posts: 139 Location: Amsterdam
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Posted on: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:52 pm Looking at the webcast it seems a bit windy. wonder if this is a live cast right now. also the whole structure seems a bit squibly skwobly... geuss its the cam or just me (though im totaly sober tonight)
success spacex!!! |
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Space Station Member
Joined: Tue Dec 07, 2004 6:50 am
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Posted on: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:54 pm Yeah, what makes it look worse is that the video compression doesn't seem to acknowledge that the ground should be moving in the image too.
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Moon Mission Member
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Posted on: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:54 pm culture wrote: Looking at the webcast it seems a bit windy. wonder if this is a live cast right now. also the whole structure seems a bit squibly skwobly... geuss its the cam or just me (though im totaly sober tonight) success spacex!!! It's the camera, as the ground is shaking as well. _________________ Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. - Lord Kelvin, 1892 |
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Spaceflight Participant
Joined: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:28 am
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Posted on: Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:06 pm So how long until the actual launch from now? I'm terrible with time zones.
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Moon Mission Member
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Posted on: Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:08 pm Launch countdown start: 53 minutes, launch: 1 hour, 53 minutes. (if all goes as planned)
_________________ Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. - Lord Kelvin, 1892 |
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Moon Mission Member
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Posted on: Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:21 pm Humm.. it seems we're already in countdown.. so make that ... "possible" launch in already 40 minutes
_________________ Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. - Lord Kelvin, 1892 |
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Space Walker
Joined: Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:55 am
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Posted on: Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:22 pm hold on!!
space.com: Launch of the Falcon 1 rocket remains targeted for 2300 GMT today. thats in 40 minutes... edit: sorry... didnt see your last post yet |
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Moon Mission Member
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Posted on: Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:24 pm culture wrote: hold on!! space.com: Launch of the Falcon 1 rocket remains targeted for 2300 GMT today. thats in 40 minutes... edit: sorry... didnt see your last post yet I think you're right  _________________ Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. - Lord Kelvin, 1892 |
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