It's Antonio's Amazing Antares Rocket Riding Party Thread!

• #20 by R7 on 12 Feb, 2013 17:36
• Are we there yet? Is black snow safe to eat?
• #21 by kevin-rf on 12 Feb, 2013 18:01
• R7, face it we are the 0.00001 percent of NSF readers more interested in Antares than the SpaceX traffic jam. Sit down, enjoy the show, and no you may not eat the yellow black sooty snow.
• #22 by mr. mark on 12 Feb, 2013 18:12
• Looking forward to the hotfire video. We may be in the minority but, Commercial Resupply is a valuable part of US spaceflight. As soon as Cygnus launches to the ISS, commercial spaceflight or New Space will have started to fulfill it's promise. We will be the only country to have 2 cargo vehicles resupplying ISS and that's a big deal in my book. Best of luck to Orbital and continued success to SpaceX with commercial cargo.
• #23 by collectSPACE on 12 Feb, 2013 18:16
• I'll just leave this here...
  
  Desktop Dragon, scale Cygnus: Toy maker models NASA's commercial spacecraft
  http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-021213a.html
  
  A small toy company with a penchant for design has reinterpreted NASA's new commercial resupply spacecraft as desktop ornaments.
  
  London-based Papa Foxtrot has crafted wooden models of Space Exploration Technologies' (or SpaceX) Dragon and Orbital Science Corporation's Cygnus cargo capsules. The 4-inch (11-centimeter) simplified scale models, along with other miniature satellites in the series, are on display this week at the 110th American International Toy Fair in New York City.
  
  Can't have an Antares party without your very own Cygnus toy model!
• #24 by R7 on 12 Feb, 2013 19:46
• Quote from: collectSPACE on 12 Feb, 2013 18:16

  Desktop Dragon, scale Cygnus: Toy maker models NASA's commercial spacecraft
  

  
  Uh oh, Dragon and Cygnys are going to get grounded for months if their parents see that picture. Innocent formation flying, ha!
  
  
• #25 by kevin-rf on 13 Feb, 2013 02:16
• Your right, what's a party without a Cygnus. Orbital has so many at Wallops right now that I doubt Antonioe would miss us borrowing one or two.
• #26 by joek on 13 Feb, 2013 03:21
• Quote from: kevin-rf on 11 Feb, 2013 19:38

  Just in time for Valentines day, just melts one's heart...
  

  Oh Honey!  I got us ice-cold champagne and a blazin' new hotfire video.
  Oh Baby!  It makes me smoke when you do that Taurus thing.
  Oh Yeah!  Just wait for Mr. Castor; he's gonna make you...
  ...to be continued...
• #27 by kevin-rf on 13 Feb, 2013 12:03
• ...and the Silicone Eyes warmed at the sight of a million candles burning.
• #28 by mr. mark on 13 Feb, 2013 13:35
• Let's light this candle today! Here's hoping for a completely successful hotfire.
• #29 by antonioe on 13 Feb, 2013 14:17
• Wind looking good... unfortunately I won't be able to be there... planning to fly good old N140RB there this pm and back at night for an 8 am meeting tomorrow but WX is too much for me to handle (1 mile vis, 800 overcast at night and SNOW... not with piston engines!... gotta get a turboprop...)
• #30 by kevin-rf on 13 Feb, 2013 14:41
• Sounds nice: http://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N140RB
  
• #31 by Robotbeat on 13 Feb, 2013 14:55
• Quote from: antonioe on 13 Feb, 2013 14:17

  Wind looking good... unfortunately I won't be able to be there... planning to fly good old N140RB there this pm and back at night for an 8 am meeting tomorrow but WX is too much for me to handle (1 mile vis, 800 overcast at night and SNOW... not with piston engines!... gotta get a turboprop...)
  

  Well, good luck anyway!
• #32 by Lee Jay on 13 Feb, 2013 16:06
• I finally figured out where this pad is located, specifically (I think).  37°50'02"N x 75°29'16"W.  Can anyone confirm?
• #33 by wholmeswa on 13 Feb, 2013 16:19
• Looking forward to this test. First learned about the history of the engines when I watched "The engines that came in from the cold".
  
  Wayne
• #34 by strangequark on 13 Feb, 2013 16:20
• Quote from: Lee Jay on 13 Feb, 2013 16:06

  I finally figured out where this pad is located, specifically (I think).  37°50'02"N x 75°29'16"W.  Can anyone confirm?
  

  
  That's it.
• #35 by Freddie on 14 Feb, 2013 00:16
• Quote from: antonioe on 13 Feb, 2013 14:17

  Wind looking good... unfortunately I won't be able to be there... planning to fly good old N140RB there this pm and back at night for an 8 am meeting tomorrow but WX is too much for me to handle (1 mile vis, 800 overcast at night and SNOW... not with piston engines!... gotta get a turboprop...)
  

  
  Actual and forecast weather shows you would have been spending the night on Chincoteague instead of making it back to Leesburg.  Good decision especially when flying a 310 in these particular conditions - There are "no old bold pilots."
  
  Folks can hold their heads high as this was a good first hot fire attempt.  Keep the faith!  Onward and upward!
• #36 by kevin-rf on 14 Feb, 2013 00:48
• I think the rocket froze...
• #37 by Lurker Steve on 14 Feb, 2013 01:18
• Quote from: kevin-rf on 14 Feb, 2013 00:48

  I think the rocket froze...
  

  
  I think it was waiting for Antonio.
  
  
• #38 by kevin-rf on 14 Feb, 2013 18:53
• He needs to baptize it with firewater to break the NK-33 curse
• #39 by R7 on 14 Feb, 2013 19:07
• The NK-33 protested the lack of live video feed.
  
  Or it just fell asleep (built when Nixon was in office?!).