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#140
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:03
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holding clock at -8 minutes
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#141
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:11
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going to pick up clock
t minus 8 minutes
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#142
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:13
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#143
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:15
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starting vertical check terminal count
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#144
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:19
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Vertical test t-0
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#145
by
rickl
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:22
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Well, the pictures certainly look sharper tonight than the last couple of nights.
According to the NASA website,
I'm inside the largest circle, and have a chance of seeing part of the boost phase. But it doesn't say anything about how high they will be above the horizon. Does anybody know? If they're too low, they will be obscured by trees and buildings.
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#146
by
Lee Jay
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:25
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Just to make sure I'm clear, the launch windows are:
ATREX: 12:00am - 3:00 am EDT
ATV-3: 12:34am EDT
Is that correct?
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#147
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:25
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continuing vertical test, reorienting launches
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#148
by
antonioe
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:26
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Ron - just logged in; where are we in the count?
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#149
by
spacedog71
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:32
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But it doesn't say anything about how high they will be above the horizon. Does anybody know? If they're too low, they will be obscured by trees and buildings.
if you go back a couple of pages on the nasa wallops twitter page, they posted a google earth kmz file a few days ago with fantastic scrollable parabolas of each rocket. (you'll need google earth, of course.)
from there you should be able to see what the arcs will look like from any street address in the viewing area.
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#150
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:32
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heard on loop "You ready to launch this thing?"
Starting box test
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#151
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:35
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sound like they are taking weather balloon readings
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#152
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:40
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box test complete, stopping recorders vertical checks complete
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#153
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:42
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asking about winds for test rockets, wind a bit too high, not too much trend and not getting better, only second balloon
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#154
by
robertross
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:45
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The call seems to be to load the test rockets anyway on hopes the winds die down.
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#155
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:45
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asking whether they should load test rockets or forego
RC would like to have it but would go without if not needed, think they should load rockets and see. TD agrees
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#156
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:46
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Photo given go to align cameras for launch, test rockets starting about starting at 80 elevation versus 75
TD wants it at 80
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#157
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:48
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I bet these are the test rockets
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#158
by
rickl
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:49
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But it doesn't say anything about how high they will be above the horizon. Does anybody know? If they're too low, they will be obscured by trees and buildings.
if you go back a couple of pages on the nasa wallops twitter page, they posted a google earth kmz file a few days ago with fantastic scrollable parabolas of each rocket. (you'll need google earth, of course.)
from there you should be able to see what the arcs will look like from any street address in the viewing area.
I did download that, but I can't figure out how to make them look the way they would from my viewing area, and measure how high they would be above my horizon.
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#159
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 00:49
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yes, setting up test rockets, very fancy transporter
