Author Topic: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread! (Read 479013 times)

AS-503 · « **Reply #40 on:** 05/19/2012 04:08 am »

"Get Real", says the night gator!

Jim's attempt at party regulation is as good as the party itself!

RP-1 night launch (big orange-flame-gasm), although we won't be able to see maxQ.

RocketEconomist327 · « **Reply #41 on:** 05/19/2012 04:17 am »

I feel this is appropriate -

VR
RE327

Bubbinski · « **Reply #42 on:** 05/19/2012 04:29 am »

As a fan of spaceflight I'll be awake at 2:55 am Mountain. And logged on here. And watching NASA TV on my iPad in a dock next to me. And keeping my fingers crossed.

Since Shuttle left the scene commercial's on the clock. A success would be a very important step toward closing the gap. Go Dragon/Falcon C2/C3! ISS needs you.

manboy · « **Reply #43 on:** 05/19/2012 04:47 am »

Quote from: mikegi on 05/19/2012 03:39 am

Quote from: Jim on 05/19/2012 03:33 am
Quote from: punder on 05/19/2012 03:22 am
Go SpaceX! The last time I felt this way was in April 1981. Go baby go.

That is also over the top
This is the biggest space event since July '69! Wow, Neil and Buzz have finally been eclipsed! Hic...

IanO · « **Reply #44 on:** 05/19/2012 04:49 am »

Quote from: 93143 on 05/19/2012 03:49 am

Also, perhaps a full mug of hard blood orange pop was a little much after that half-litre of Aventinus and the tawny port... or not; I feel rather enthused...

Quote from: mikegi on 05/19/2012 03:39 am
Hic...

I hear ya...

I'm halfway through a Elysium DragonsTooth stout that I've been saving (and saving, and saving) for the occasion. And a Dragon's Breath on ice for success.

Party on, SpaceX! I imagine their post launch celebration will be quite the whoop-ti-do.

Captain Kirk · « **Reply #45 on:** 05/19/2012 04:58 am »

All success to SpaceX and their Falcon 9/Dragon launch this morning. Like an earlier poster said, I've got to visit the parents today and its a 2-hr drive from Harrisburg. Pity that I can't be up to see the launch, or better yet, to have flown to Florida for it.

They've got a really, really tight launch window this morning, but I am hopeful that all the energy, skill and hard work that this team put into this rocket, capsule and launch will come to fruition.

Go SpaceX!! Godspeed SpaceX!!

Robotbeat · « **Reply #46 on:** 05/19/2012 05:00 am »

(cue nitpickers

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cro-magnon gramps · « **Reply #47 on:** 05/19/2012 05:26 am »

That is great, crazy tune, but loved it; the sentiment really sticks with me; if we hadn't had so much faith in NASA maybe someone would have done it before Elon; btw, this computer jockey is powered by home made mead tonight

Chris-A · « **Reply #48 on:** 05/19/2012 05:39 am »

A party in here? I guess I won't have that minimal two to four hour nap this morning.

Last afternoon, I completed the model kit. My first thought was it looked like a section of PVC pipe and stickers.

peter-b · « **Reply #49 on:** 05/19/2012 06:02 am »

I'm up and ready to go... one monitor for NASA TV, one for the SpaceX webcast, and my Archos tablet for reading Nasaspaceflight!

simonbp · « **Reply #50 on:** 05/19/2012 06:17 am »

Hmmm... Having some tasty cheese would be appropriate about now... But do I have any?

cro-magnon gramps · « **Reply #51 on:** 05/19/2012 06:17 am »

Quote from: Chris-A on 05/19/2012 05:39 am

A party in here? I guess I won't have that minimal two to four hour nap this morning. Last afternoon, I completed the model kit. My first thought was it looked like a section of PVC pipe and stickers.
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Still, a great piece of artwork for the desk; btw, like your mouse pad, still get shivers when I see one of those planes; lest we forget ;(

Cheers

MP99 · « **Reply #52 on:** 05/19/2012 06:31 am »

Quote from: Jim on 05/19/2012 03:42 am

Quote from: mikegi on 05/19/2012 03:39 am
Quote from: Jim on 05/19/2012 03:33 am
Quote from: punder on 05/19/2012 03:22 am
Go SpaceX! The last time I felt this way was in April 1981. Go baby go.

That is also over the top

This is the biggest space event since July '69! Wow, Neil and Buzz have finally been eclipsed! Hic...

Far from it. for example, Viking on Mars in '76 was a bigger event

Quote from: Sheldon

Drat. Now I’m 8 for 27.

cheers, Martin

Chris-A · « **Reply #53 on:** 05/19/2012 06:46 am »

We now have music on the livestream.

I'll will attempt to make life easier for capturing the webcast.

This is the direct link to the swf player with the url embedded info on the spaceflightnow feed. I hope this will help.

https://cdn.livestream.com/grid/LSPlayer.swf?channel=spaceflightnow&fb_version=2.0&autoPlay=true

Maciej Olesinski · « **Reply #54 on:** 05/19/2012 07:32 am »

9:30am here. I am sorry for all those folks who has to get up 4am to see start

Because of that forum might have less visitors than it would have during day time launch (day time for USA)

thomson · « **Reply #55 on:** 05/19/2012 07:35 am »

Quote from: Chris-A on 05/19/2012 06:46 am

We now have music on the livestream.

What's the tune? Is it Muse's "sing for absolution"? I hope the Falcon flight ends up better than Muse's video clip, though.

Go SpaceX!

spacetraveler · « **Reply #56 on:** 05/19/2012 07:36 am »

Quote from: Chris-A on 05/19/2012 06:46 am

I'll will attempt to make life easier for capturing the webcast.

There will be a better quality transfer from NASA TV posted on youtube I'm sure, no need to even capture a webcast really.

Bugfix · « **Reply #57 on:** 05/19/2012 07:53 am »

MCC-Bugfix is ready to support the mission.

Silmfeanor · « **Reply #58 on:** 05/19/2012 07:55 am »

After 7 solid hours of sleep I woke up all refreshed. Time to light this candle. Best of luck to spaceX, NASA and everyone else who supports spaceflight.

Wyvern · « **Reply #59 on:** 05/19/2012 07:58 am »

Yeah know the fact that this is a night launch makes the whole thing more exciting to me. I love the image of the Falcon 9 against the dark Moonless night.