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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #20 on: 09/18/2013 02:33 pm »
Please, we want >100 NOMINALs on this flight!   ;D

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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #21 on: 09/18/2013 02:36 pm »
Watching on NASA TV now.  Here's hoping for a very NOMINAL flight.  :)

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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #22 on: 09/18/2013 03:12 pm »
Nice launch!

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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #23 on: 09/18/2013 03:13 pm »
Our view from downtown Washington, DC.

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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #24 on: 09/18/2013 03:17 pm »
Gentlemen: We have Kegs in Space  ;D
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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #25 on: 09/18/2013 03:18 pm »
Our view from downtown Washington, DC.

That's very nice. Reminds me of the shot I've been desperate to get for years, of the ISS going over York Minster Cathedral, but have never managed it yet.
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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #26 on: 09/18/2013 03:19 pm »
Wooohooo! beautifull launch! Good to see those engines roar again. Great seperation video as well.
Go Orbital!
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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #27 on: 09/18/2013 03:19 pm »
Fireworks for my birthday!  Nice work Orbital, I'm very glad to see another U.S. craft on its way to ISS.

And yes Chris, the site's been fine from my end.  Great work, appreciate it!
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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #28 on: 09/18/2013 03:19 pm »
Site was nice and busy but we didn't have to restrict anything. Seemed pretty smooth to me.

We also turned the threads to "unique views only" on the counter, so that's why the live thread count looks low.

Smooth for everyone else?
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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #29 on: 09/18/2013 03:21 pm »
I'd say that was a NOMINAL launch! :)

Great job Orbital.
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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #30 on: 09/18/2013 03:24 pm »
I still like Oktorbital Fest a lot. But alas! let's enjoy the extremely proffesional work by OSC. The don't always get the respect they deserve.

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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #31 on: 09/18/2013 03:28 pm »
I still like Oktorbital Fest a lot. But alas! let's enjoy the extremely proffesional work by OSC. The don't always get the respect they deserve.
I agree 100%
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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #32 on: 09/18/2013 03:29 pm »
I'd say that was a NOMINAL launch! :)

Great job Orbital.

I disagree... that was a phenominal launch!!  Spell check doesn't like it, but I think I'll start using that spelling for phenomenal from now on.

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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #33 on: 09/18/2013 03:30 pm »
Stuck on jury duty missed the launch. Good to see the nominal call video.

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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #34 on: 09/18/2013 03:33 pm »
View from KMIV, Millville Municipal Airport in southern NJ.
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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #35 on: 09/18/2013 03:35 pm »
Woo! Solar arrays deployed! Congratulations Orbital!

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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #36 on: 09/18/2013 03:46 pm »
Our view from downtown Washington, DC.

That's very nice. Reminds me of the shot I've been desperate to get for years, of the ISS going over York Minster Cathedral, but have never managed it yet.

I dunno the direct distance from our site to the pad, but it's over 100 miles away from here.
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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #37 on: 09/18/2013 03:51 pm »
Congrats Orbital! Looked like a beautiful nominal launch.

Really pumped for this mission.

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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #38 on: 09/18/2013 03:54 pm »
Beautiful launch! You made it look so easy.

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Re: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Party Thread
« Reply #39 on: 09/18/2013 03:56 pm »
Great job Orbital!
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