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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #500 on: 06/04/2010 06:48 pm »
Stage 2 ignition!!

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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #502 on: 06/04/2010 06:48 pm »
1-2 sep! Second stage start!
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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #503 on: 06/04/2010 06:48 pm »
Second stage ignition.
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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #505 on: 06/04/2010 06:49 pm »
140km altitude.
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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #506 on: 06/04/2010 06:49 pm »
Looked like a nice clean 1-2 sep there.
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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #507 on: 06/04/2010 06:49 pm »
Guidance nominal, avionics nominal.

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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #508 on: 06/04/2010 06:49 pm »
"Now you may leave here for four days in space, but when you return it's the same old place..."

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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #509 on: 06/04/2010 06:50 pm »
Staging looked awesome!

I assume it was due to sync issues, but the liftoff on my video screen occurred while PAO was saying "2...1..."

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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #511 on: 06/04/2010 06:50 pm »
4000 meters per second, 189km altitude.

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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #512 on: 06/04/2010 06:50 pm »
MECO. SEP, MERLIN IGNITION. YAHOO!
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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #513 on: 06/04/2010 06:50 pm »
189km. Looking textbook.
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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #514 on: 06/04/2010 06:50 pm »
4000 mps
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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #515 on: 06/04/2010 06:50 pm »
WTG Spacex!
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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #516 on: 06/04/2010 06:50 pm »
Go SpaceX!!!!

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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #517 on: 06/04/2010 06:50 pm »
over the loop "oh sweet victory"
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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #518 on: 06/04/2010 06:50 pm »
Go SpaceX!!!!! Go!!!!

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Re: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010
« Reply #519 on: 06/04/2010 06:51 pm »
Starting to roll.
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