Bang Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/MissionUpdates/MinotaurV/index.shtml A Minotaur rocket carrying a lunar orbiter is being launched tonight from Wallops Island, down near Chincoteague. Optimal launch time is 11:27 to 11:31 PM. With the sky as clear as it is now, it should be very easy to see. The link shows a lot of vantage points around DC, and shows exactly where to look in the sky in relation to them. It supposedly can be seen all up and down the northeast, so check it out. Here is the real-time coverage on NASA tv http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#.Uioq5cYslrY ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Wonder why there? As I understand it, it's much more efficient to launch, the closer you are to the equator. (That's part of the reason why KSC is located where it is.) Guess I'm not a rocket scientist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 I'll be watching. Thanks for the heads up, Bang. No pun intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Sweet, I'll try to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Wonder why there? As I understand it, it's much more efficient to launch, the closer you are to the equator. (That's part of the reason why KSC is located where it is.) Guess I'm not a rocket scientist. doesn't really matter with todays rockets and KSC 's schedule gets backed up. been a whole lotta launches from Wallop(and private,so you can slip the deathray in (evil grin)) add they are proposing a spaceport down the road from me at Ellington which is kinda cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullnelson9999 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Bump. 10 minutes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grhqofb5 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Just saw it. Lasted about 30 seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 Yeah, that was pretty cool ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I couldn't see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Frog photobombs NASA launch A small frog hopping along on Virginia's eastern shore last Friday (Sept. 6) got more than it bargained for when it photobombed NASA's launch of the new moon-bound LADEE spacecraft at Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. In fact, the launch sent the small creature sky-high and you see the frog photobomb image here. A remote camera triggered by the roar of the Minotaur V rocket blasting off into space captured an image of the frog being flung into the air and NASA officials confirmed that it is a real image. http://www.space.com/22772-frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-launch.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Did it died? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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