It sure was cold waiting out there at the cruise terminals waiting for them to light the fuze. Beautiful launch, though.
Damn! By Pat Corkery, ULA.Click it to enlarge, sit back, and nod in approval.
Quote from: Lars_J on 01/18/2009 02:46 amIt seemed to take forever for the D IV-heavy to clear the tower this time... Are there any examples of rockets which clear the tower any slower? The Shuttle seems to jump off the pad in comparison...Saturn V
It seemed to take forever for the D IV-heavy to clear the tower this time... Are there any examples of rockets which clear the tower any slower? The Shuttle seems to jump off the pad in comparison...
Quote from: Rocket Nut on 01/18/2009 03:43 amIt sure was cold waiting out there at the cruise terminals waiting for them to light the fuze. Beautiful launch, though.Did you take any photos of the launch last night?
Question: Would that be an injector issue with the right engine? Running a little lean or rich perhaps? Just slightly brighter in the exhaust plume than the other two engines.
Quote from: robertross on 01/18/2009 02:31 pmQuestion: Would that be an injector issue with the right engine? Running a little lean or rich perhaps? Just slightly brighter in the exhaust plume than the other two engines.Just a little streaking by the ablative nozzle
Quote from: TJL on 01/18/2009 02:31 pmQuote from: Rocket Nut on 01/18/2009 03:43 amIt sure was cold waiting out there at the cruise terminals waiting for them to light the fuze. Beautiful launch, though.Did you take any photos of the launch last night?Not sure if you've seen these but Ben got some really good shots of the launch:http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4-Heavy_NRO_L-26.html
I like this one:http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4-Heavy_NRO_L-26_10.JPGI remember when I first saw that timelapse (dunno if that's the correct term, or is it over exposure? - anyway) type of photo with a shuttle launch in the 80s and it was the first time I realized (as a kid) that they didn't "go straight up"
Any news on whether spacecraft separation has occurred?
http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4-Heavy_NRO_L-26_10.JPG
as long as the culture doesn't become Titan-ic between now and then.
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 01/18/2009 05:32 pmhttp://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4-Heavy_NRO_L-26_10.JPGIs the jiggle (about even with that blue star trail) wind shear, strap-on jettison or ground jiggle?