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mtgoat666
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UPDATED!!!! February 21 sunrise rocket launch may be visible in Baja
UPDATED, LAUNCH DELAYED AGAIN TO FEB 21
Elon musk’s people can’t get their act together,... this launch is delayed for the umteenth time!
If you like rocket launches, Check out the space websites and follow the delays yourself! I’m done posting delays!
[Edited on 2-18-2018 by mtgoat666]
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shari
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thanks for the heads up but it is supposed to be cloudy here in central baja but ya never know!
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Perfect, right when I'm out for my morning walk.
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Working on the base now. Always a good show.
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mtgoat666
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The launch is one day later, now sunday feb 18
The next publicly announced Vandenberg AFB rocket launch is a Falcon 9 on February 18. The vehicle is scheduled to lift off at 06:16 PST and carry
Spain's Paz earth observation satellite and two secondary payloads into orbit. Liftoff occurs 29 minutes before Vandenberg AFB sunrise and the
rocket's exhaust plume will probably be illuminated by the sun when the vehicle reaches high altitude. Delayed from February 17
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woody with a view
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Going to be overcast here.
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Are you guys messin with me? I got up early today to watch and just happened to pull up this thread while I had my coffee. Delayed one day!? Dang, I'd
go back to bed but I've already got a buzz.
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It looks like this will only be visible for northern baja. I think south of ensenada you are out of luck
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https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/02/16/falcon-9-paz-mission-s...
Launch window is one second.
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Delayed again. Now it is the 21st.
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mtgoat666
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UPDATED, LAUNCH DELAYED AGAIN TO FEB 21
Elon musk’s people can’t get their act together,... this launch is delayed for the umteenth time!
If you like rocket launches, Check out the space websites and follow the delays yourself! I’m done posting delays!
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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woody with a view
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yeah, if it was NASA's rocket they would have launched and possibly failed. Musk is spending his own money. go figure, he doesn't want it to fail!
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The Russians never scrub a scheduled launch, according to Scott Kelly in his new book "Endurance" which documents his year on the ISS.
Fascinating to read the difference between the Russian approach and the US approach to the whole space program.
He says when you are strapped in the launch seat on a US mission your odds are not great that you will go as scheduled.
When you are seated in a Soyuz capsule there is not a doubt. You will go for certain at the time prescribed.
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Criticizing Space X for wanting the best launching conditions points to some other motivations with certain critics.
Elon Musk will do what he feels has the best chance for success. I don't fault him for that. He has gone where no other has, and good on him.
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This website has good coverage of rocket launches worldwide.
https://spaceflightnow.com/
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Landing those used boosters together was fantastic. They come down real fast and then the slam the brakes on, 4 sonic booms real quick. 3rd booster
ran out of landing fuel, bigger fuel tank planned for next time.
Way to go Space X, NASA had best move to Cali while they are relevant
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I did not wake up early enough today and even so, had forgotten about the launch so I am thrilled that it has been delayed!
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Quote: Originally posted by thebajarunner  | The Russians never scrub a scheduled launch.
When you are seated in a Soyuz capsule there is not a doubt. You will go for certain at the time prescribed. |
Boy, I'm really glad they did not delay the Challenger launch due to cold weather. Launching on time was far more important than the lives of seven
of our beloved astronauts.
John
[Edited on 2-19-2018 by John Harper]
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unfavorable winds - they try again tommorrow - the 22nd
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| Quote: Originally posted by John Harper | | Quote: Originally posted by thebajarunner | The Russians never scrub a scheduled launch.
When you are seated in a Soyuz capsule there is not a doubt. You will go for certain at the time prescribed. |
Boy, I'm really glad they did not delay the Challenger launch due to cold weather. Launching on time was far more important than the lives of seven
of our beloved astronauts.
John
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The Challenger should have been delayed due to weather, but there was pressure to launch as scheduled because Reagan wanted to call the astronauts
during the State of the Union address. I was a NASA contractor down in Huntsville, AL at the time, and the O-Rings were already a widely-known
problem.
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