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.
Could not make it down for the launch but viewed from Valley Forge National Historical Park right next to the General Anthony Wayne Monument.
On some other sites, commentators have said things like American preeminence in spaceflight is in decline -Atlas in the morning - Antares in the afternoon
Quote from: BrightLight on 09/18/2013 08:35 pmOn some other sites, commentators have said things like American preeminence in spaceflight is in decline -Atlas in the morning - Antares in the afternoon Both powered by Russian staged combustion cycle, kerosene-fueled rocket engines (technology never deployed by the U.S.), one using a Ukrainian built first stage. When the U.S. was "preeminent", it would have been all-U.S. rockets. - Ed Kyle
What difference does it make? We're globalized now. Just because some of the parts are made in different places doesn't change the fact that the US is dominant in space exploration.
NO FROGS WERE HARMED DURING THE LAUNCH OF THIS ROCKET
Quote from: baldusi on 09/18/2013 03:24 pmI 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.It was a great suggestion, but you wouldn't believe some of the e-mails I get from, let's say, very conservative people. I once got a four page letter telling me off for allowing "damn" to be posted on the forum!