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‘This Won’t Be Subtle’: SpaceX West Coast Launch to Create Large Sonic Boom
ktla ^ | 1:11AM, October 7, 2018 | Brian Day, Updated at 1

Posted on 10/07/2018 12:01:44 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The launch is scheduled for shortly after 7:20 p.m., Vandenberg Air Force base officials said in an advisory. The rocket will carry the Argentinian SOACOM 1A radar mapping satellite.

Those near the base, which is near Lompoc, may be able to see quite a show as the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket burns its rocket engines to come to a gentle landing back at the air force base, officials said.

"During the landing attempt, residents from Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties may hear one or more sonic booms," according to the advisory. "

(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News
KEYWORDS: argentina; elonmusk; falcon9; falconheavy; sanluisobispocounty; santabarbaracounty; soacom1a; sonicboom; spacex; venturacounty
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This better be a good one
1 posted on 10/07/2018 12:01:44 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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Southern California FReepers Ping:

Please post up your personal photos of tonight’s launch into our local sky.

Gracias.


2 posted on 10/07/2018 12:41:51 PM PDT by CaliforniaCraftBeer
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To: CaliforniaCraftBeer; EveningStar

Ping


3 posted on 10/07/2018 12:53:23 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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Just to be clear, the time is 7:20 p.m. PDT, right?


4 posted on 10/07/2018 1:02:30 PM PDT by SES1066 (Happiness is a depressed Washington, DC housing market!)
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To: SES1066

Si.


5 posted on 10/07/2018 1:05:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

I appreciate the heads up.


6 posted on 10/07/2018 1:10:21 PM PDT by KittyKares (Drain the Swamp)
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To: 5th MEB; ab01; AgThorn; al baby; Avalon Memories; BAW; bboop; BenLurkin; Bob J; Bon of Babble; ...
SoCal Ping!



Attention Southern Californians



Please ping me with any Southern California related articles. Thank you!

If you want on or off this ping list, please FReepmail me.

7 posted on 10/07/2018 1:57:08 PM PDT by EveningStar (I am a Non-Cultist Trump Supporter.)
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To: BenLurkin

Launch last December.

SpaceX’s live video webcast begins around 15 minutes prior to launch, 7:06 p.m. PDT for 7:21 launch, and will be available on this page:

Live coverage: SpaceX prepares for launch and landing in California

8 posted on 10/07/2018 2:27:00 PM PDT by concentric circles
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I’m in Santa Barbara. Looking forward to it.


9 posted on 10/07/2018 2:48:37 PM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: EveningStar
Thanks for the ping.

Doubt we will hear it in OC.

10 posted on 10/07/2018 5:02:11 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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To: concentric circles

bkmk


11 posted on 10/07/2018 5:09:22 PM PDT by hoagy62 (America Supreme!)
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The goal is/was to do their first landing on land (they’ve done F9 landings on the Pacific drone ship in the past), and also going to try another net catch of one of the fairing pieces. If the latter works, they’ll build a second ship and catch both of them next time.

spacex catch a fairing site:youtube.com
http://www.google.com/search?q=spacex+catch+a+fairing+site:youtube.com&ie=ISO-8859-1&hl=en&source=hp&gbv=1

I watched this “three way” of enthusiast YouTubers earlier today, has the details.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_H4VpgwIqo


12 posted on 10/07/2018 6:32:24 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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T-Minus 10 minutes and counting.

A YouTube Live video link:

https://youtu.be/vr_C6LQ7mHc


13 posted on 10/07/2018 7:11:36 PM PDT by Drago
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is this the official thread then?

Ben starting a newer thread for our posted up fotos?


14 posted on 10/07/2018 7:13:43 PM PDT by CaliforniaCraftBeer
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To: BenLurkin
Space_X_Ready_To_Launch
15 posted on 10/07/2018 7:14:38 PM PDT by CaliforniaCraftBeer
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To: BenLurkin

https://www.space.com/17933-nasa-television-webcasts-live-space-tv.html?utm_source=notification


16 posted on 10/07/2018 7:21:35 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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17 posted on 10/07/2018 7:22:43 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: BenLurkin

Saw it from my back yard in Reno!


18 posted on 10/07/2018 7:34:41 PM PDT by null and void (The big problem is that the republicans don't keep their campaign promises and the democrats do!)
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Ran out and caught most of it. THey could do this every SUnday night!


19 posted on 10/07/2018 7:36:24 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: dfwgator

Your remewinder saved me form missing it.


20 posted on 10/07/2018 7:36:44 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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