I see that this launch should happen 38 minutes after sunset if it does happen tomorrow. Would the rocket get itself high enough to get within sunlight before the first stage finished burning? Or would it take at least 1 day's slip to see the light effects?
jmsjr's list of launch viewing locations. The ones I've used and recommend are Old Ferry and Arbuckle Road. Visitor's center does have bathrooms, but it's much further away.http://goo.gl/maps/7SDDv
Quote from: grythumn on 10/22/2014 09:43 pmjmsjr's list of launch viewing locations. The ones I've used and recommend are Old Ferry and Arbuckle Road. Visitor's center does have bathrooms, but it's much further away.http://goo.gl/maps/7SDDvAs a bonus, Google has recently updated the satellite imagery at Wallops. Not only is Launch Pad 0-A shown in its current configuration, there's an Antares rocket on the pad! I may also take off work early tomorrow and make the drive over from DC. Still considering, as I think the lighting will be somewhat challenging for photography.
Well, I ran into some folks in Yorktown, VA hoping to catch the launch! Hopefully we'll have better luck tomorrow!
didnt think of Yorktown...what pier is that?
They have several Phalanx CIWS on the island with live rounds, used by the Navy for training purposes.I keep thinking they need to fire off a couple (hundred) warning shots.Here's to better luck tomorrow.
Do we think this is the end of viewing at Arbuckle and other nearby sites like the Ferry Dock? On the one hand, the safety cordon proved sufficient and no one was hurt, just scared. But something like this is bound to make people think, and the reflex is to layer on more and more security. I only hope that the powers that be remember that the safety zone and procedures were thoroughly considered well before this and apparently the precautions worked.
Any word on how far away the sound of the blast was heard?
Quote from: jsmjr on 10/28/2014 11:05 pmDo we think this is the end of viewing at Arbuckle and other nearby sites like the Ferry Dock? On the one hand, the safety cordon proved sufficient and no one was hurt, just scared. But something like this is bound to make people think, and the reflex is to layer on more and more security. I only hope that the powers that be remember that the safety zone and procedures were thoroughly considered well before this and apparently the precautions worked.Well there are quite a few expensive private homes at the same distance as those viewing sites, so if a greater security zone is going to be established, its going to mean enforced evacuations of residents. A consequence of that proposal might be push back by neighbors about limiting the use of Wallops for large rockets. Lots in flux right now.
I wonder what the boat skipper who violated the exclusion zone Monday is thinking right now...
There is a small (tiny) possibility that he may have caused it, if the problem was that an foreign object was introduced in the second fueling, or something was caused by the detanking/retanking.
Quote from: Rocket Science on 10/29/2014 12:09 pmI wonder what the boat skipper who violated the exclusion zone Monday is thinking right now...a lesson learned?
Quote from: Rocket Science on 10/29/2014 12:09 pmI wonder what the boat skipper who violated the exclusion zone Monday is thinking right now...There is a small (tiny) possibility that he may have caused it, if the problem was that an foreign object was introduced in the second fueling, or something was caused by the detanking/retanking.
I wonder if they ended up moving their car far enough? There was apparently a decent amount of car damage (again, according to what was said on net).