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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #460 on: 11/12/2017 01:01 pm »
Solar Array deployment procedure initiate
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #461 on: 11/12/2017 01:03 pm »
Pyrotechnic bolts firing underway...
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #462 on: 11/12/2017 01:06 pm »
Rob Navias: "All of the bolts continue to fire in a sequencial fashon no issues reported"
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #463 on: 11/12/2017 01:10 pm »
VVO "Visiting Vehicle Officer" console
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #464 on: 11/12/2017 01:12 pm »
SSRMS ready to capture Cygnus spacecraft.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #465 on: 11/12/2017 01:13 pm »
1st Solar Array unfurled !
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #466 on: 11/12/2017 01:15 pm »
Both SA deployed ! (first at 14.13 UTC and second at 14.15 UTC)
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #467 on: 11/12/2017 01:18 pm »
System verification for the solar arrays underway
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #468 on: 11/12/2017 01:23 pm »
End of NTV coverage.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #469 on: 11/12/2017 01:24 pm »
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #470 on: 11/12/2017 01:25 pm »
Post-Launch Press Conference from the Wallops Flight Facility at 10:30 AM EST.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #471 on: 11/12/2017 01:26 pm »
And capture by Paolo Nespoli at 9:50 UTC on Tuesday 14 nov.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #472 on: 11/12/2017 01:27 pm »
Quote
Antares liftoff as seen from the press site. #OA8

https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/929687362317225985

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #473 on: 11/12/2017 01:28 pm »
Confirmation of Cygnus's SA in proper orientation.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #474 on: 11/12/2017 01:32 pm »
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #475 on: 11/12/2017 01:43 pm »
Congrats on the mission thus far, see you at ISS! Thanks for the coverage team NSF! :)
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #476 on: 11/12/2017 02:29 pm »
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #477 on: 11/12/2017 02:30 pm »
Archived webcast (part I, starts at 2h42m):
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/109732465

It then continues here (part II):
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/109735059
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #478 on: 11/12/2017 02:33 pm »
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #479 on: 11/12/2017 02:40 pm »
The smoke plume from the rocket can be seen on GOES-16's

https://twitter.com/NWSTucson/status/929722889976385537
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