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Offline simonbp

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #360 on: 05/22/2012 07:51 am »
One little nozzle, glowing bright, just passing 4 km/s...

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #361 on: 05/22/2012 07:51 am »
What a sight!

The juxtaposition of this (at night) will be sweet when they do those split screen videos of all their launches.
...water is life and it is out there, where we intend to go. I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man or machine on a body such as the Moon and harvest a cup of water for a human to drink or process into fuel for their craft.

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #362 on: 05/22/2012 07:51 am »
That steering nozzle has barely twitched

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #363 on: 05/22/2012 07:52 am »
Wow, dramatic stage sep view.  Looking good so far!

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #364 on: 05/22/2012 07:52 am »
The little turning nozzle gives the rocket a bit of personality imo :D

It does, doesn't it??? :)

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #365 on: 05/22/2012 07:52 am »
I could see it out my window.  Bright orange and then it faded out.

Fingers crossed.

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #366 on: 05/22/2012 07:52 am »
I think I may have a heart attack, beautiful.

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #367 on: 05/22/2012 07:53 am »
Come on Falcon you can do it!!!!
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #368 on: 05/22/2012 07:53 am »
One thousand klicks downrange!!!

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #369 on: 05/22/2012 07:53 am »
I think I may have a heart attack, beautiful.

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #370 on: 05/22/2012 07:53 am »
Picking up from New Hampshire.

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #371 on: 05/22/2012 07:54 am »
Hitting the Sun, beautiful plume now visible!

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #372 on: 05/22/2012 07:54 am »
What is the european gate?

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #373 on: 05/22/2012 07:54 am »
M Vac shutdown!

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #374 on: 05/22/2012 07:54 am »
It should have passed by my house by now.  Alas, it's raining here.
The Space Age is just starting to get interesting.

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #375 on: 05/22/2012 07:54 am »
Dragon is in orbit!!!

YES!

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #376 on: 05/22/2012 07:54 am »
Falcon/Dragon in orbit!!!!!!!

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #377 on: 05/22/2012 07:55 am »
Dragon Sep!

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #378 on: 05/22/2012 07:55 am »
We're in orbit!

Anyone know what the European gate is?

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #379 on: 05/22/2012 07:55 am »
Dragon in orbit.

Awesome launch  8)

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