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LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« on: 10/30/2009 09:41 pm »
Now it's Unreasonable Rocket's turn to go for the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Contest (Level 1, first). Here's a video feed from the Friends of Amateur Rocketry (FAR) site, which is about a 45 minute drive on dusty roads from the Mojave site:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/northrop-grumman-lunar-lander-challenge
It was just live, and they are going to try to set it up closer to the rocket.

Unreasonable Rocket is made up of a father/son team (Paul Breed Sr. and Jr.) with lots and lots of other people helping.

They are setting up now and should be starting anytime now.
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #1 on: 10/30/2009 10:02 pm »
They are streaming live, now. It's not as good quality as at the Masten Mojave site, but it's something!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/northrop-grumman-lunar-lander-challenge

They can fly until sundown... 6pm pacific time.
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #2 on: 10/30/2009 10:06 pm »
Pauls unloading the vehicle from the pickup.
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #3 on: 10/30/2009 10:11 pm »
I think the blue ball is light enough for two people to carry when empty
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #4 on: 10/30/2009 10:17 pm »
Hmm the vehicle is still on the truck...
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #5 on: 10/30/2009 10:18 pm »
Here's the Blue Ball.
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #6 on: 10/30/2009 10:20 pm »
Better picture:
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #7 on: 10/30/2009 10:21 pm »
Holding a sit-in?
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #8 on: 10/30/2009 10:22 pm »
Will approacheth (white jacket)
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #9 on: 10/30/2009 10:26 pm »
White suits are moving it off the trailer...
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #10 on: 10/30/2009 10:26 pm »
 Looks like th e clock just started
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #11 on: 10/30/2009 10:28 pm »
Fueling up on the H2O2...
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #12 on: 10/30/2009 10:30 pm »
fueling up

 white hose is peroxide fill... takes a few minutes
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #13 on: 10/30/2009 10:32 pm »
Clock started about 5 minutes ago.
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #14 on: 10/30/2009 10:39 pm »
Paul Breed Sr. and Jr. say they can fly the Blue Ball twice in a little over 1 hour.
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #15 on: 10/30/2009 10:46 pm »
Seem to have lost Video?
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #16 on: 10/30/2009 10:50 pm »
Looks like Fueling is completed...
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #17 on: 10/30/2009 10:51 pm »
BAD  takeoff.... landed on side
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #18 on: 10/30/2009 10:53 pm »
Uh oh!!! They have plenty of time to attempt again in this window if Blue Ball is undamaged.
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Re: LIVE: NG Lunar Lander Contest: Unreasonable Rocket
« Reply #19 on: 10/30/2009 10:55 pm »
They are going to try to right Blue Ball right now. Awesome. Father and son team.
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