mikered30 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Pretty cool to watch, although the launch window is a bit long. Launch is from Wallops Island tonight between 7:30 and 9:15 pm EST. If you guys get any good pics, post them here. Launch should happen at 7:30, check the link formmore details. I will watch the live broadcast and look outside a few seconds later. http://m.space.com/23627-rocket-launch-visible-east-coast-tuesday.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Cool! I'll have to look out for it, but at 20 deg above the horizon I'm not sure whether I'll actually catch it over the trees and buildings here. Also, I think it's supposed to be fairly cloudy. I agree, I wish the launch window were narrower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikered30 Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 Webcast: http://www.space.com/17933-nasa-television-webcasts-live-space-tv.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikered30 Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 8:15 launch time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Cool, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikered30 Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 That was pretty cool! It was really bright in the sky, even up here in PA. I watched it launch on my laptop, looked up and saw it in the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Bitter. I didn't realize it was going to be so low. Stood out there hit 5 minutes. Kept seeing things I thought was it. Never did see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Saw it. Had binoculars on it. Pretty neat. It would start to fade, then flash bright again... assuming as the next stage fired. Also, the fact that a few light clouds were in the sky actually made for better viewing. The flame would fade behind the clouds but still be visible. It gave the view some depth perception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikered30 Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 Dec 15th is the next scheduled launch from Wallops. It will be an Antares rocket delivering supplies for the ISS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Watched it from my front yard in PA. A much "slower" looking launch than the LADEE launch some months ago, though that could be due to the target orbit inclination and/or the fact that LADEE was destined for an elliptical Earth orbit that eventually led to lunar orbit. Maybe LADEE needed a lot more delta-v for that. It was really moving. I enjoyed the slower launch more, though. Longer viewing window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikered30 Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Next launch is this Thursday night at 9:19 pm EST from Wallops Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikered30 Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Launch today at 1:07 pm. Too bad it can't be at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/home/#.Us7hGNJUeh1 - 17 minutes to go 'til launch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikered30 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Holy smokes, it blew up. http://www.wfmz.com/news/nasa-rocket-explodes-shortly-after-launch/29392528 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Yep, just read that. That's unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Holy smokes, it blew up. http://www.wfmz.com/news/nasa-rocket-explodes-shortly-after-launch/29392528 Just after launch, it started leaning. Looks like they blew it up to abort before it flew off course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostyj Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Just after launch, it started leaning. Looks like they blew it up to abort before it flew off course. I don't think they blew it up. it seems like it lost lift, fell and exploded on impact with the launchpad. Also, I would think that the radio chatter would have mentioned something about an abort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I don't think they blew it up. it seems like it lost lift, fell and exploded on impact with the launchpad. Also, I would think that the radio chatter would have mentioned something about an abort. CNN had on astronaut Mark Kelly, and he speculated that they blew the thing up when it started listing and stalled. I guess we'll wait and hear in the days ahead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Meanwhile the Russians sent one up without incident last night. How long until we hear Putin waggling his **** about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Meanwhile the Russians sent one up without incident last night. How long until we hear Putin waggling his **** about that? Surely he's happy to be rid of the Russian-made engines they didn't want to keep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostyj Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 CNN had on astronaut Mark Kelly, and he speculated that they blew the thing up when it started listing and stalled. I guess we'll wait and hear in the days ahead... I just read this about it. The rocket’s flight-termination system, which is designed to detect flight anomalies, was engaged shortly after launch, causing it to self-destruct. It is unclear whether that system was triggered by the rocket’s automated on-board systems or by mission control, Orbital Sciences spokesman Barron Beneski said Wednesday. “A malfunction was detected, the flight termination system was engaged,” Beneski said. Didn't know they had an auto self destruct system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Holy crap that explosion is insane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lxqm_YYGZo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostyj Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 So cool to see explosions and then hear a report seconds later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 That first vid in post 23 is both incredible to behold and funny to reflect upon. Did those people think there were humans aboard the rocket, or perhaps casually milling about the launch area in harm's way? At the end of the day the only thing lost was money, and if you know the first thing about these launches then you know there isn't a living soul within two miles of the rocket when it takes off. Yet one guy is in full-on panic mode and the lady is in tears. I assume the "gotta go" dude in the background may be a photog wrangler telling all the media drones to pack it up and ship out, so he doesn't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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