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SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon C3, Flight 4 LIVE LAUNCH THREAD
SpaceFlightNow.com ^
| 7OCT2012
| Unknown
Posted on 10/07/2012 3:37:44 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
SpaceX is poised to start work on a $1.6 billion contract with NASA today, when a Falcon 9 rocket is set to blast off with 882 pounds of supplies on the first operational commercial cargo flight to the International Space Station. Tonight's liftoff time is 8:35 p.m. EDT/5:35 p.m. PDT (0035 GMT). The capsule will return to Earth in late October with approximately 1,673 pounds of equipment from the space station.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: falcon9; florida; launch; spacex
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To: dayglored
... and of course, as soon as I post the above, they pause their program....
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posted on
10/07/2012 5:25:02 PM PDT
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: tet68
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posted on
10/07/2012 5:40:17 PM PDT
by
sima_yi
( Reporting live from the far North)
To: tet68
First stage separation confirmed.
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posted on
10/07/2012 5:42:01 PM PDT
by
sima_yi
( Reporting live from the far North)
To: Jack Hydrazine
Lots of clouds but saw a rather slow climb to orbit compared to the usual Atlas & Delta launches.
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posted on
10/07/2012 5:42:26 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(HH: "Obama just doesnÂ’t really understand what he was talking about on subject after subject")
To: NonValueAdded
Did he say “New Hampshire acquisition of signal?”
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posted on
10/07/2012 5:43:46 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(HH: "Obama just doesnÂ’t really understand what he was talking about on subject after subject")
To: NonValueAdded
Can someone explain what we are seeing? I’m watching the Livestream. No commentator.
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posted on
10/07/2012 5:46:55 PM PDT
by
Lawgvr1955
(You can never have too much cowbell !!)
To: dayglored
T+10 min. Dragon is in orbit. Way to go!
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posted on
10/07/2012 5:48:40 PM PDT
by
sima_yi
( Reporting live from the far North)
To: Lawgvr1955
Dragon is deploying its solar array now. You should be hearing mission control audio.
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posted on
10/07/2012 5:51:09 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(HH: "Obama just doesnÂ’t really understand what he was talking about on subject after subject")
To: sima_yi
Disappointed they didn’t show any of the camera shots on climb-out. They were visible in the desktop monitors.
Good flight so far.
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posted on
10/07/2012 5:53:07 PM PDT
by
brityank
(The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
To: All
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posted on
10/07/2012 5:53:40 PM PDT
by
Kakaze
(I want The Republic back !)
To: NonValueAdded
It’s probably Newfoundland.
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posted on
10/07/2012 5:53:50 PM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: brityank
Don’t worry. They’ll put some video together showing it that will be posted to GoogTube.
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posted on
10/07/2012 5:55:44 PM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: brityank
I am sure they have a ton of proprietary info and data they don’t want to share with the world.
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posted on
10/07/2012 5:56:26 PM PDT
by
DYngbld
(I have read the back of the Book and we WIN!!!!)
To: JRandomFreeper
100% Cargo RACKS only.
Not 100% Cargo racks with 100% cargo CONTAINERS loaded with 100% full with cargo.
Think of a semi tractor on the highway.
Now have it pulling a nearly empty double decked car hauler trailer. It has one little SMART car in the middle of the lower level. The semi is pulling 100% of its cargo rack capacity, with almost no cargo.
Once they are sure that the semi can handle the load and tracks straight & true on the highway, they will load more vehicles until they have tested it with a full load.
This is what Dragon is doing, working up to full capacity of 13,000 lbs +.
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posted on
10/07/2012 5:58:50 PM PDT
by
BwanaNdege
(Man has often lost his way, but modern man has lost his address - Gilbert K. Chesterton)
To: BwanaNdege
Or it could be boxes of soft goods. They sent up a lot of that kind of stuff last time. Lots of bulk, not much weight.
Yeah. I understand about working up to full weight loads. Contract says 20 tons over 12 flights.
/johnny
To: sima_yi
Yep, I've been watching launches since the mid-60's, they never fail to thrill me!
This one has the added significance of signalling a new age of private commercial spaceflight, which is so wonderful!!
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posted on
10/07/2012 6:07:56 PM PDT
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
I watched the live video feed on SpaceX’s website. Beautiful launch.
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posted on
10/07/2012 6:11:49 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Army Air Corps; Jack Hydrazine
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I watched the live video feed on SpaceX’s website. Beautiful launch. Yeah, that was the place to be. And how cool to watch the solar panels deploy!
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posted on
10/07/2012 6:15:36 PM PDT
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: brityank
Disappointed they didn’t show any of the camera shots on climb-out. I switched to the Spacex feed when NASA TV didn't show the separation of the first stage. The Spacex feed showed more video from the rocket.
To: FreedomOfExpression
Thanks; I should have done that. Next time, if I’m still around! :^)
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posted on
10/07/2012 6:27:45 PM PDT
by
brityank
(The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
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