We have External seperation
Problem with debris?
Video is not so great. We had a lot of cloud cover... the shuttle was weaving in and out.
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If only....El Beardo wrote:
That's what she said.LittleBitchy wrote:
omg it's up!
Just watched it on CNN, awesome. For a second I thought something was wrong,, but its all OK.
Only 7 more shuttle launches left. .. two this year.
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when will the first test of ares be?Kmarion wrote:
Only 7 more shuttle launches left. .. two this year.
i saw a SRB test on tv
Last edited by menzo (2009-07-15 15:36:21)
The launch was pretty sweet.
Voila
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They are testing indivdual components right now. I also posted some information regarding the parachute test here. There is no firm date for a launch.. they still have a ways to go.menzo wrote:
when will the first test of ares be?Kmarion wrote:
Only 7 more shuttle launches left. .. two this year.
i saw a SRB test on tv
http://collectspace.com/review/aresIX_f … nttest.jpg
I read this yesterday: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld … 8509.story .. apparently Washington now knows more about spaceflight than NASA.
This is today's launch, a little better quality than the previous video.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DNljVcs … amp;fmt=22
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I've gotta say, I don't think Project Constellation/Aries/Orion will be anywhere near as exciting launch-wise as the Shuttles were.
The launches probably not, but the actual missions will be more exciting. Have you ever seen a Delta II go up? Still pretty cool... although watching something that weighs 4.5 million pounds at launch reaching speeds of 6 miles per second is amazing. That means it launched with six million four hundred and twenty five thousand pounds of thrust. .. the numbers are mind blowing.Poseidon wrote:
I've gotta say, I don't think Project Constellation/Aries/Orion will be anywhere near as exciting launch-wise as the Shuttles were.
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Well considering we're going back to the moon, yeah I'd say the missions are more exciting.Kmarion wrote:
The launches probably not, but the actual missions will be more exciting. Have you ever seen a Delta II go up? Still pretty cool... although watching something that weighs 4.5 million pounds at launch reaching speeds of 6 miles per second is amazing. That means it launched with six million four hundred and twenty five thousand pounds of thrust. .. the numbers are mind blowing.Poseidon wrote:
I've gotta say, I don't think Project Constellation/Aries/Orion will be anywhere near as exciting launch-wise as the Shuttles were.
All the shuttles do is go to ISS or repair satellites/the hubble. Gets boring ffs!
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And eventually mars .. the experiments they are doing on the ISS right now are critical for reaching the goal of extended human space flight and eventually colonization.Poseidon wrote:
Well considering we're going back to the moon, yeah I'd say the missions are more exciting.Kmarion wrote:
The launches probably not, but the actual missions will be more exciting. Have you ever seen a Delta II go up? Still pretty cool... although watching something that weighs 4.5 million pounds at launch reaching speeds of 6 miles per second is amazing. That means it launched with six million four hundred and twenty five thousand pounds of thrust. .. the numbers are mind blowing.Poseidon wrote:
I've gotta say, I don't think Project Constellation/Aries/Orion will be anywhere near as exciting launch-wise as the Shuttles were.
All the shuttles do is go to ISS or repair satellites/the hubble. Gets boring ffs!
hey thar new zealand..
picture unrelated .
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When's Mars scheduled for? 2030?Kmarion wrote:
And eventually mars .. the experiments they are doing on the ISS right now are critical for reaching the goal of extended human space flight and eventually colonization.Poseidon wrote:
Well considering we're going back to the moon, yeah I'd say the missions are more exciting.Kmarion wrote:
The launches probably not, but the actual missions will be more exciting. Have you ever seen a Delta II go up? Still pretty cool... although watching something that weighs 4.5 million pounds at launch reaching speeds of 6 miles per second is amazing. That means it launched with six million four hundred and twenty five thousand pounds of thrust. .. the numbers are mind blowing.
All the shuttles do is go to ISS or repair satellites/the hubble. Gets boring ffs!
hey thar new zealand..
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3596/367 … 02ab_b.jpg
picture unrelated .
It is a goal right now. The moon is definitely the priority, and eventually it will be used as a launch site for further exploration. Right now Washington wants Nasa to rethink the whole plan.. so who knows. The original plan was to have two rockets launched for the mission. One with the crew and another larger rocket carrying the Altair lunar lander. These missions are scheduled to begin in 2019. How well they work out will dictate when we can begin looking further, to Mars.
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Some good progress info..menzo wrote:
when will the first test of ares be?Kmarion wrote:
Only 7 more shuttle launches left. .. two this year.
i saw a SRB test on tv
http://collectspace.com/review/aresIX_f … nttest.jpg
They checled the belly of Endeavour today..
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what i would do to go into space....
thanks guise for postin this stuff
thanks guise for postin this stuff
I always loved to watch those things go up. such a beauty watching the pure power of the engine thrust off.
Check out the view at about 5:33.
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awsm
Well, they are coming back home this week.
nice way to finish the thread you started.
That's your contribution? Good job.
"Shuttle astronauts will inspect Endeavour’s heat shield one more time today as they begin to set their sights on a Friday landing."
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shutt … index.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shutt … index.html