Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 Static Fire - April 30, 2012 (Read 127852 times)

grakenverb · « **Reply #240 on:** 04/30/2012 08:18 pm »

Nice! Good luck on the 7th of May SpaceX team!!

Hauerg · « **Reply #241 on:** 04/30/2012 08:18 pm »

Quote from: billh on 04/30/2012 08:17 pm

You have to be a real geek to spend an hour watching TV just to see two seconds of firing...but I loved it!

"Here's to the crazy ones ... "

mduncan36 · « **Reply #242 on:** 04/30/2012 08:19 pm »

Quote from: billh on 04/30/2012 08:17 pm

You have to be a real geek to spend an hour watching TV just to see two seconds of firing...but I loved it!

I'm a real geek.

Be back next Monday and we'll go all the way to orbit.

kevin-rf · « **Reply #243 on:** 04/30/2012 08:19 pm »

Quote from: placydo on 04/30/2012 08:18 pm

high 5

It's high 9!

SpacexULA · « **Reply #244 on:** 04/30/2012 08:19 pm »

Can't believe it's been a year since we have seen one of those sing. I can't wait to see her fly again.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #245 on:** 04/30/2012 08:19 pm »

Quote from: billh on 04/30/2012 08:17 pm

You have to be a real geek to spend an hour watching TV just to see two seconds of firing...but I loved it!

Concur!

The forum got as high as 50 percent that for a Shuttle launch! That's what we call in the trade "a lot of interest!"

Thanks to everyone who joined in. Was a fun interactive event. Don't forget to go through the links on the opening post if you're a newbie to catch up with our coverage.

lucspace · « **Reply #246 on:** 04/30/2012 08:19 pm »

Any idea on how soon we get word of the results?

TheFallen · « **Reply #247 on:** 04/30/2012 08:20 pm »

Is there a reason why they removed the countdown from the screen at 31 seconds? I thought we were looking at another abort

Anyways, well done SpaceX. Bring on next Monday!

corrodedNut · « **Reply #248 on:** 04/30/2012 08:20 pm »

Who else has launch fever now?

rcoppola · « **Reply #249 on:** 04/30/2012 08:20 pm »

Congratulations SpaceX!!!!

belegor · « **Reply #250 on:** 04/30/2012 08:20 pm »

Quote from: billh on 04/30/2012 08:17 pm

You have to be a real geek to spend an two hours watching TV just to see two seconds of firing...but I loved it!

Had exactly the same thought

klausd · « **Reply #251 on:** 04/30/2012 08:21 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-QvV3CtCt0&feature=youtu.be

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #252 on:** 04/30/2012 08:21 pm »

Quote from: lucspace on 04/30/2012 08:19 pm

Any idea on how soon we get word of the results?

Depends. Someone once told me 24 hours, but it'll depend on how it all went.

psloss · « **Reply #253 on:** 04/30/2012 08:21 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 04/30/2012 08:18 pm

And that'll do it for their coverage it would appear.

Hope they'll tweak their webcast next week, too.

ugordan · « **Reply #254 on:** 04/30/2012 08:21 pm »

Quote from: TheFallen on 04/30/2012 08:20 pm

Is there a reason why they removed the countdown from the screen at 31 seconds?

Seems to me the various feeds are still out of sync so that's why.

oiorionsbelt · « **Reply #255 on:** 04/30/2012 08:21 pm »

Quote from: TheFallen on 04/30/2012 08:20 pm

Anyways, well done SpaceX. Bring on next Monday!

Hopefully next Monday won't have the hiccup

Thunderbird5 · « **Reply #256 on:** 04/30/2012 08:21 pm »

Well, as Tom Hanks said "'Looks like we've had our glitch for the mission"

rcoppola · « **Reply #257 on:** 04/30/2012 08:21 pm »

Quote from: TheFallen on 04/30/2012 08:20 pm

Is there a reason why they removed the countdown from the screen at 31 seconds? I thought we were looking at another abort

Anyways, well done SpaceX. Bring on next Monday!

They removed the graphic so it wouldn't interfere with the viewing frame.

corrodedNut · « **Reply #258 on:** 04/30/2012 08:22 pm »

@SpaceX: "SUCCESS - 2 second burn!"

Silmfeanor · « **Reply #259 on:** 04/30/2012 08:22 pm »

Quote from: corrodedNut on 04/30/2012 08:20 pm

Who else has launch fever now?

I do!

Quote from: SpacexULA on 04/30/2012 08:19 pm

Can't believe it's been a year since we have seen one of those sing. I can't wait to see her fly again.

Indeed. The noise really is something unique.
Thanks for the excellent coverage everyone. 2 hours went by really fast