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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #40 on: 02/15/2006 10:19 pm »
I think it's pretty funky. Oh yeah! ;)

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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #41 on: 02/15/2006 10:20 pm »
It's disturbing my karma, man.

All we need now is George Diller doing some poetry and we're set for surreal launch fun :)

T-25 minutes.

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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #42 on: 02/15/2006 10:26 pm »
Webcast has started.

T-20 minutes and counting.
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RE: LIVE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #43 on: 02/15/2006 10:28 pm »
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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #44 on: 02/15/2006 10:31 pm »
All systems go for the launch....says this bloke in the caption :)

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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #45 on: 02/15/2006 10:32 pm »
Arm retracted.
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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #46 on: 02/15/2006 10:34 pm »
Cool pics :)

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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #47 on: 02/15/2006 10:35 pm »
Everything go at T-10 minutes!
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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #48 on: 02/15/2006 10:36 pm »
Green Board at T-10 minutes and counting.
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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #49 on: 02/15/2006 10:36 pm »
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Everything go at T-10 minutes!

Dave, do my a favour and take over the commentary...I'll go after pictures :)
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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #50 on: 02/15/2006 10:38 pm »
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DaveS - 15/2/2006  11:35 PM

Everything go at T-10 minutes!

Dave, do my a favour and take over the commentary...I'll go after pictures :)
OK!
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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #51 on: 02/15/2006 10:38 pm »
Positioning of the launch pad and the MCC ship (if you've ever seen the film Contact with Jody Foster, same sort of thing with the Japanese launch near the end of the film.)

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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #52 on: 02/15/2006 10:41 pm »
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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #53 on: 02/15/2006 10:43 pm »
Looks like we've got a launch coming. All go on the loop.
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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #54 on: 02/15/2006 10:43 pm »
All systems reported go at T-3 minutes!
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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #55 on: 02/15/2006 10:46 pm »
Lift-off!!!
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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #56 on: 02/15/2006 10:46 pm »
Nice!
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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #57 on: 02/15/2006 10:47 pm »
Ascent so far is nominal.
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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #58 on: 02/15/2006 10:48 pm »
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RE: Sea Launch - EchoStar X
« Reply #59 on: 02/15/2006 10:48 pm »
Stage 1 shut down and jettison!
"For Sardines, space is no problem!"
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