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NASA preps 'flying saucer' for high-altitude test flight (LDSD launch)
SpaceFlightNow.com ^ | 28JUN2014 | William Harwood

Posted on 06/28/2014 11:34:56 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine

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To: deoetdoctrinae; a fool in paradise
Harry turns back on his broom and says "That was a close one wasn't it, Ron... Ron...? Ron, where are you?"


21 posted on 06/28/2014 12:27:42 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Beowulf9
== they’ll be a bunch of calls to the government, “I saw a UFO”. ==

UFO? You might be on to something.


22 posted on 06/28/2014 12:39:13 PM PDT by QT3.14 (Tagline space for sale)
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To: deoetdoctrinae

Joey, you ever rode on the hood of an airplane before?


23 posted on 06/28/2014 12:40:39 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder (The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
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To: GeronL

LOL!


25 posted on 06/28/2014 1:10:39 PM PDT by deoetdoctrinae (Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
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To: Telepathic Intruder
Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?


26 posted on 06/28/2014 1:13:24 PM PDT by deoetdoctrinae (Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Got a way to go. Looks like its at about 85,000 feet.


27 posted on 06/28/2014 1:15:35 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: GeronL

"Si...it was a fly'g soo-sar!"

28 posted on 06/28/2014 1:20:36 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Shall Not Be Infringed)
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To: cripplecreek

Launch should be within about 30 minutes.


29 posted on 06/28/2014 1:22:05 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: cripplecreek

Vehicle power up in two minutes.


30 posted on 06/28/2014 1:22:44 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

The rocket is to take it to a higher altitude?


31 posted on 06/28/2014 1:26:09 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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32 posted on 06/28/2014 1:31:52 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Its at almost 100,000 feet now.


33 posted on 06/28/2014 1:33:26 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: cripplecreek

Where are you seeing that?


34 posted on 06/28/2014 1:36:58 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

I’m seeing mission control right now.


35 posted on 06/28/2014 1:40:12 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: cripplecreek

Found it.


36 posted on 06/28/2014 1:41:51 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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Looks like launch will be about 2:05 p.m. PDT/5:05 p.m. EDT.


37 posted on 06/28/2014 1:43:05 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: cripplecreek

It is at 110,000 feet now.


38 posted on 06/28/2014 1:46:15 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Just saw the winds ups there. It’s moving along at about 50 knots at 112000 ft!


39 posted on 06/28/2014 1:50:13 PM PDT by deoetdoctrinae (Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
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To: deoetdoctrinae

That’s pretty slow. They move at around 150 knots in the winter.


40 posted on 06/28/2014 1:53:12 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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