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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #60 on: 07/30/2017 07:20 am »
T-10 minutes.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #61 on: 07/30/2017 07:25 am »
T-5 minutes. Pretty foggy.
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #62 on: 07/30/2017 07:26 am »
Astronomy & spaceflight geek penguin. In a relationship w/ Space Shuttle Discovery. Current Priority: Chasing the Chinese Spaceflight Wonder Egg & A Certain Chinese Mars Rover

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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #63 on: 07/30/2017 07:27 am »
Performing poll.

https://twitter.com/natsuroke/status/891560496477872128

Summer Rocket Team official @ natsuroke 7s7 seconds ago

We are currently making a final go/Nogo decision, but we are still holding. # MOMO_TF1
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #64 on: 07/30/2017 07:28 am »
GO
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #65 on: 07/30/2017 07:28 am »
Go for launch. Launch in four minutes.

https://twitter.com/natsuroke/status/891560889182175232

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As a result of the final go/Nogo decision, the MOMO unit launch was judged to go. The scheduled launch time is 16:32. # MOMO_TF1
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #66 on: 07/30/2017 07:28 am »
Damn, this fog is dense
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #67 on: 07/30/2017 07:30 am »
T-3 minutes.
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #68 on: 07/30/2017 07:30 am »
Over 3000 viewers on livestream over youtube now, seems like plenty of people watching on site too.
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #69 on: 07/30/2017 07:31 am »
T-1 minutes.
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #70 on: 07/30/2017 07:31 am »
90 seconds
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #71 on: 07/30/2017 07:31 am »
Liftoff!
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #72 on: 07/30/2017 07:32 am »
Empty pad.
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #73 on: 07/30/2017 07:33 am »
Watching crowd.
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #74 on: 07/30/2017 07:34 am »
 This is the vision I keep having of Eclipse day after a 1600 mile drive.
Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who couldn't hear the music.

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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #75 on: 07/30/2017 07:35 am »
Um .. something about telemetry interruption and emergency stop ..
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #76 on: 07/30/2017 07:36 am »
Tweets. Not sure what the second tweet means.

https://twitter.com/natsuroke/status/891562384153640960
Summer Rocket Team official @ natsuroke 58s58 seconds ago
Start the flight sequence. # MOMO_TF1

https://twitter.com/natsuroke/status/891562479779627008
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An emergency stop was made because telemetry was interrupted during launch. # MOMO_TF1
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #77 on: 07/30/2017 07:37 am »
Apparently they shut down the engine
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #78 on: 07/30/2017 07:38 am »
Giving an interview.

The tweet sounds like they aborted the launch during flight.
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Re: Interstellar Technologies
« Reply #79 on: 07/30/2017 07:39 am »
Shot of the launch.
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