Author Topic: LIVE: Space Falcon 9 Flight 2 Static Fire - December 4, 2010 (Read 170496 times)

Robotbeat · « **Reply #100 on:** 12/03/2010 04:53 pm »

t-7:00

corrodedNut · « **Reply #101 on:** 12/03/2010 04:55 pm »

Quote from: ugordan on 12/03/2010 04:52 pm

Quote from: corrodedNut on 12/03/2010 04:50 pm
Why is there a "US ARMY" logo on Dragon trunk?

Where did you see that?

http://twitpic.com/3civg1

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #102 on:** 12/03/2010 04:55 pm »

t minus 5 minutes

Robotbeat · « **Reply #103 on:** 12/03/2010 04:55 pm »

t-5:00

Robotbeat · « **Reply #104 on:** 12/03/2010 04:56 pm »

Transmitters are powered on...

FinalFrontier · « **Reply #105 on:** 12/03/2010 04:57 pm »

t minus 3 minutes.

Robotbeat · « **Reply #106 on:** 12/03/2010 04:57 pm »

twitter:
"Open oxygen bleed and begin chilling engine pumps underway
1 minute ago via web
Terminal countdown underway.
3 minutes ago via web
Countdown has picked up. Launch Director has polled team for readiness.
5 minutes ago via web"

Lars_J · « **Reply #107 on:** 12/03/2010 04:58 pm »

Quote from: corrodedNut on 12/03/2010 04:55 pm

Quote from: ugordan on 12/03/2010 04:52 pm
Quote from: corrodedNut on 12/03/2010 04:50 pm
Why is there a "US ARMY" logo on Dragon trunk?

Where did you see that?

http://twitpic.com/3civg1

Cost reduction through advertising?

R.Simko · « **Reply #108 on:** 12/03/2010 04:58 pm »

The timer is counting down smoothly, but the exhaust plumes are choppy?

stockman · « **Reply #109 on:** 12/03/2010 04:59 pm »

1 minute

Robotbeat · « **Reply #110 on:** 12/03/2010 04:59 pm »

"first stage fuel bleed cycling"

Robotbeat · « **Reply #111 on:** 12/03/2010 05:00 pm »

stockman · « **Reply #112 on:** 12/03/2010 05:00 pm »

ignition

Mapperuo · « **Reply #113 on:** 12/03/2010 05:00 pm »

Wow, Loud stuff.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #114 on:** 12/03/2010 05:00 pm »

There's a static fire! Webcast is a choppy, but certainly fired.

FinalFrontier · « **Reply #115 on:** 12/03/2010 05:01 pm »

did it fire 20 seconds early?

Robotbeat · « **Reply #116 on:** 12/03/2010 05:01 pm »

Weird, sounds like some of the audio feeds are delayed...

lcs · « **Reply #117 on:** 12/03/2010 05:01 pm »

Next time, don't remove the countdown clock one minute before firing. With the choppy video we have no way of knowing where we are in the count.

jongoff · « **Reply #118 on:** 12/03/2010 05:01 pm »

Quote from: FinalFrontier on 12/03/2010 05:01 pm

did it fire 20 seconds early?

It seemed like that on my end, but the countdown and the video might have lost synch...

~Jon

Lars_J · « **Reply #119 on:** 12/03/2010 05:01 pm »

Arrghhh! *#^$ webcast window keeps resetting itself back to 'high' bitrate, even though I set it to 'low' repeatedly.

But it looks like the static test fire occured.