Author Topic: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread  (Read 2031130 times)

Offline Scylla

  • Full Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 715
  • Clinton NC, USA
  • Liked: 1130
  • Likes Given: 150
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #560 on: 05/24/2017 10:17 pm »
SpaceX Rocket Cows now have competition.

RocketLab Rocket Sheep.
« Last Edit: 05/24/2017 10:18 pm by Scylla »
I reject your reality and substitute my own--Doctor Who

Offline kch

  • Full Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1758
  • Liked: 496
  • Likes Given: 8807
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #561 on: 05/24/2017 10:31 pm »
Just as an aside from the edge of space; "The reports of U-2s' death are greatly exaggerated." -Proposed 2018 budget.

Watch out for pilot Vertigo at high Elevation.  Might instead be worth directing funding towards How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb...

Nothing hard about that -- just Push The Button!  ;D

Offline Lars-J

  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 6809
  • California
  • Liked: 8485
  • Likes Given: 5384
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #562 on: 05/24/2017 10:54 pm »
SpaceX Rocket Cows now have competition.

RocketLab Rocket Sheep.

I suspect it would be hard to find any spot in NZ that doesn't have sheep withing sight.  ;D

Offline Lar

  • Fan boy at large
  • Global Moderator
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 13463
  • Saw Gemini live on TV
  • A large LEGO storage facility ... in Michigan
  • Liked: 11864
  • Likes Given: 11086
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #563 on: 05/25/2017 03:32 am »
SpaceX Rocket Cows now have competition.

RocketLab Rocket Sheep.

I suspect it would be hard to find any spot in NZ that doesn't have sheep withing sight.  ;D

NZ, where the men are men, and the sheep are nervous???

(Ok that was mean... but it's actually adapted from a saying about my alma mater, Michigan Tech)
« Last Edit: 05/25/2017 03:33 am by Lar »
"I think it would be great to be born on Earth and to die on Mars. Just hopefully not at the point of impact." -Elon Musk
"We're a little bit like the dog who caught the bus" - Musk after CRS-8 S1 successfully landed on ASDS OCISLY

Offline jjyach

  • Full Member
  • **
  • Posts: 261
  • Liked: 1560
  • Likes Given: 181
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #564 on: 05/25/2017 01:21 pm »
SpaceX Rocket Cows now have competition.

RocketLab Rocket Sheep.

I suspect it would be hard to find any spot in NZ that doesn't have sheep withing sight.  ;D

NZ, where the men are men, and the sheep are nervous???

(Ok that was mean... but it's actually adapted from a saying about my alma mater, Michigan Tech)

Hey now, Tech has added more Bio and Humanities studies since your time there.  The ratio still sucks, but there has been some slight improvement.....  ;)

Offline Lar

  • Fan boy at large
  • Global Moderator
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 13463
  • Saw Gemini live on TV
  • A large LEGO storage facility ... in Michigan
  • Liked: 11864
  • Likes Given: 11086
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #565 on: 05/25/2017 09:51 pm »
MEDIA ADVISORY M17-063
NASA to Air Launch of Next International Space Station Resupply Mission

Air launch? Did Stratolaunch win a CRS contract then sub the actual launch out to NASA? I'm so confused!
"I think it would be great to be born on Earth and to die on Mars. Just hopefully not at the point of impact." -Elon Musk
"We're a little bit like the dog who caught the bus" - Musk after CRS-8 S1 successfully landed on ASDS OCISLY

Offline kevin-rf

  • Elite Veteran
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 8823
  • Overlooking the path Mary's little Lamb took..
  • Liked: 1318
  • Likes Given: 306
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #566 on: 05/25/2017 10:33 pm »
So in June of 1962, eight Thor's launched. This includes starfish. I think the bar has been raised and we need to crank up the music!
If you're happy and you know it,
It's your med's!

Offline AndyH

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 303
  • Fill your pockets with sunflower seeds
  • St Pete, FL SV Jane Ann
  • Liked: 373
  • Likes Given: 3410
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #567 on: 05/25/2017 11:19 pm »
SpaceX Rocket Cows now have competition.

RocketLab Rocket Sheep.
Not much competition - the Rocket Cows don't look anywhere near that sheepish.

Offline cppetrie

  • Full Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 792
  • Liked: 552
  • Likes Given: 3
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #568 on: 05/25/2017 11:21 pm »
SpaceX Rocket Cows now have competition.

RocketLab Rocket Sheep.
Not much competition - the Rocket Cows don't look anywhere near that sheepish.
Yeah and the RocketLab Rocket Sheep aren't nearly as beefy.

Offline kevin-rf

  • Elite Veteran
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 8823
  • Overlooking the path Mary's little Lamb took..
  • Liked: 1318
  • Likes Given: 306
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #569 on: 05/25/2017 11:32 pm »
I don't know, SpaceX's bird of prey looks a bit to tall, to thin, and a bit anorexic.
If you're happy and you know it,
It's your med's!

Offline Norm38

  • Full Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1696
  • Liked: 1272
  • Likes Given: 2317
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #570 on: 05/26/2017 04:24 pm »
This is going to be a fun summer.  They've launched 6 times so far this year, but 9 more launches planned by the end of August.  3 per month!

Offline TripD

  • Full Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 872
  • Peace
  • Liked: 851
  • Likes Given: 677
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #571 on: 05/27/2017 07:34 am »
This is going to be a fun summer.  They've launched 6 times so far this year, but 9 more launches planned by the end of August.  3 per month!

The launch update threads are starting to roll by like Highway signs.......

Denny's 5 more miles

Offline kevin-rf

  • Elite Veteran
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 8823
  • Overlooking the path Mary's little Lamb took..
  • Liked: 1318
  • Likes Given: 306
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #572 on: 05/27/2017 12:06 pm »
So the Denny's launch will be in early August? Or will they push it up to late July?
If you're happy and you know it,
It's your med's!

Offline abaddon

  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3051
  • Liked: 3900
  • Likes Given: 5273
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #573 on: 05/27/2017 12:16 pm »
Lenny's?

Offline Lar

  • Fan boy at large
  • Global Moderator
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 13463
  • Saw Gemini live on TV
  • A large LEGO storage facility ... in Michigan
  • Liked: 11864
  • Likes Given: 11086
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #574 on: 05/28/2017 01:31 pm »
Four hours until the test window opens. Rocket is vertical on the pad. Steaming should be here later: http://original.livestream.com/spaceflightnow
If that's what you want to call it! :)  (venting, steaming, same same.. but where there's steam there's fire!)

Here's hoping this typo[1] is the biggest issue with the static fire.

1 - I love typos! They're fun to twist around and work for humor value. Chris'll probably forgive me.
"I think it would be great to be born on Earth and to die on Mars. Just hopefully not at the point of impact." -Elon Musk
"We're a little bit like the dog who caught the bus" - Musk after CRS-8 S1 successfully landed on ASDS OCISLY

Offline kch

  • Full Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1758
  • Liked: 496
  • Likes Given: 8807
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #575 on: 05/30/2017 05:32 am »
So in June of 1962, eight Thor's launched. This includes starfish. I think the bar has been raised and we need to crank up the music!

Sounds like a Thor point to me ... :)

Offline RobW

Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #576 on: 05/30/2017 05:52 am »
So in June of 1962, eight Thor's launched. This includes starfish. I think the bar has been raised and we need to crank up the music!

Sounds like a Thor point to me ... :)


<voice='Dr Zachary Smith'>Oh the pain, the pain!</voice>
Edit: for the young ones:
« Last Edit: 05/30/2017 05:54 am by RobW »
Science fiction writer, spaceflight blogger, and unrepentant technological optimist.

Online JAFO

  • Full Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1032
    • My hobby
  • Liked: 875
  • Likes Given: 966
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #577 on: 05/30/2017 07:49 am »
SpaceX Rocket Cows now have competition.

RocketLab Rocket Sheep.
Not much competition - the Rocket Cows don't look anywhere near that sheepish.
Yeah and the RocketLab Rocket Sheep aren't nearly as beefy.

They all look like breakfast to a nest of hungry Ospreys at KSC.
Anyone can do the job when things are going right. In this business we play for keeps.
— Ernest K. Gann

Offline JoerTex

  • Full Member
  • **
  • Posts: 211
  • Austin, Texas
  • Liked: 432
  • Likes Given: 482
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #578 on: 05/30/2017 08:22 pm »
Rocket Sheep Lift Off


Offline TripD

  • Full Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 872
  • Peace
  • Liked: 851
  • Likes Given: 677
Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #579 on: 05/31/2017 01:47 am »
That's a Big Freakin Rocket Sheep!

Tags: SpaceX partythread 
 

Advertisement NovaTech
Advertisement Northrop Grumman
Advertisement
Advertisement Margaritaville Beach Resort South Padre Island
Advertisement Brady Kenniston
Advertisement NextSpaceflight
Advertisement Nathan Barker Photography
1