Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon I Launch III - Build-up Thread (Read 177373 times)

shuttle_buff · « **Reply #320 on:** 07/31/2008 08:20 pm »

Well, if you go to :http://www.spacex.com/webcast.php

It says the launch is going to be 5:05p (Pacific) today.

I think this is a web page preparing for launch day and does not indicate any particular day? But it appears the launch time may be already set?

DaveS · « **Reply #321 on:** 07/31/2008 08:31 pm »

Quote from: shuttle_buff on 07/31/2008 08:20 pm

Well, if you go to :http://www.spacex.com/webcast.php

It says the launch is going to be 5:05p (Pacific) today.

I think this is a web page preparing for launch day and does not indicate any particular day? But it appears the launch time may be already set?

That was for the 2007 Flight 2. So disregard that link!

zaitcev · « **Reply #322 on:** 07/31/2008 08:36 pm »

Quote from: shuttle_buff on 07/31/2008 08:20 pm

Well, if you go to :http://www.spacex.com/webcast.php

It says the launch is going to be 5:05p (Pacific) today.

I think this is a web page preparing for launch day and does not indicate any particular day? But it appears the launch time may be already set?

I strongly suspect that webcast.php is a carryover from the previous test flight. It uses the mms: method and comes from Akamai, whereas the testcast.php points to Bitgravity, a different CDN from Akamai.

Notice that there's no date in the header.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #323 on:** 08/01/2008 02:22 am »

Quote from: iamlucky13 on 07/31/2008 07:17 pm

Did he mention what the determining factors might be on whether or not they countdown, aside from the weather forecast?

Nope. They are keeping their cards very close to their chests on this one.

If they are working on the day before launch to give a confirmed T-0, then one could assume this launch won't happen Friday....otherwise we'd be under L-20 hours right now (I think).

Wouldn't be shocked if they went for the middle of the window (Sunday).

Analyst · « **Reply #324 on:** 08/01/2008 07:51 am »

Heck, more is known in advance about NRO launches than about this one.

They must be very nervous after two failures and and more than 16 months since the last try.

Analyst

amon · « **Reply #325 on:** 08/01/2008 12:35 pm »

I'm not sure calling the previous launches 'failures' is a fully accurate description. They were developmental flights of a new vehicle and showed steady progress up the learning curve. The current long delay has more to do with the jump to the regen engine than anything else.

lbiderman · « **Reply #326 on:** 08/01/2008 12:44 pm »

Not this discussion again please, failure or not failure. There is a thread for that.

todd5ski · « **Reply #327 on:** 08/01/2008 01:35 pm »

Quote from: lbiderman on 08/01/2008 12:44 pm

Not this discussion again please, failure or not failure. There is a thread for that.

I agree. Let's discuss this 3rd launch of the Falcon 1.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #328 on:** 08/01/2008 02:55 pm »

Well I think we can all safely assume we're NET Saturday with this right now....seen as nothing's been pre-empted for an attempt at the top of the window.

collectSPACE · « **Reply #329 on:** 08/01/2008 03:06 pm »

Latest update (via Twitter) now puts the launch at 4:00 p.m. PST on Saturday.

G-pit · « **Reply #330 on:** 08/01/2008 03:17 pm »

Quote from: collectSPACE on 08/01/2008 03:06 pm

Latest update (via Twitter) now puts the launch at 4:00 p.m. PST on Saturday.

Could you post a link? thanks in advance!

collectSPACE · « **Reply #331 on:** 08/01/2008 03:44 pm »

Quote from: G-pit on 08/01/2008 03:17 pm

Could you post a link? thanks in advance!

There isn't an official Space X Twitter feed to link -- Try going to search.twitter.com and searching for SpaceX or Falcon 1.

tobi453 · « **Reply #332 on:** 08/01/2008 03:52 pm »

heres the link:
http://twitter.com/brianschoening

edkyle99 · « **Reply #333 on:** 08/01/2008 04:07 pm »

Quote from: tobi453 on 08/01/2008 03:52 pm

heres the link:
http://twitter.com/brianschoening

Not sure where the info came from, but it matches the 23:00 UTC launch window opening of the original 8/1 date still posted on MSDB. http://msdb.honeywell-tsi.com/launches.asp

- Ed Kyle

Martin FL · « **Reply #334 on:** 08/01/2008 04:16 pm »

Did a search for that guy and he has nothing to do with SpaceX.

G-pit · « **Reply #335 on:** 08/01/2008 05:05 pm »

he does live about 6 miles away from SpaceX headquarters, according to google. Apart from that, i don't see any connection.

edkyle99 · « **Reply #336 on:** 08/01/2008 06:23 pm »

Quote from: tobi453 on 08/01/2008 06:01 pm

Quote:
A little birdie tole me to look for a Falcon to launch around 5pm EST. Watch it live at http://www.SpaceX.com

http://twitter.com/tim846

A reliable source?

The MSDB launch window wouldn't open until 7 PM Eastern Time (23:00 UTC, which would be 7 PM Eastern DAYLIGHT Time). I would note that the MSDB launch time has remained stubbornly unchanged, set for this evening, through the past several days.

Many rumors, for some reason. One possibility, if the launch is planned for Saturday evening, there may be an announcement Friday evening, about 24 hours ahead.

We'll know soon enough.

- Ed Kyle

James Lowe1 · « **Reply #337 on:** 08/01/2008 06:27 pm »

I don't think we can put any faith in a "Twitter" page unless we know who that person is and his access to the information. It seems we'll get good updates on that guy's wedding, but that doesn't help us with the confirmed launch date, which can only come from SpaceX.

dmc6960 · « **Reply #338 on:** 08/01/2008 06:50 pm »

Its also possible some people are looking at the webcast link from last year and getting confused, which says launch is at "5:05pm PST Today" with no date attached to it.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #339 on:** 08/01/2008 06:52 pm »

I really don't think we'd be two hours from launch with no announcement, especially after Elon said they'd give a day's notice.