Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - SES-8 - Let's Get Restarted In Here Party Thread (Read 285547 times)

Antares · « **Reply #520 on:** 11/30/2013 06:05 am »

Typical E-school sausage fest

which always devolved into
1) drinking and fighting or
2) drinking and finding another party to crash or
3) drinking and existentialist considerations of why we're here

Rocket Science · « **Reply #521 on:** 11/30/2013 07:47 am »

Quote from: Andy USA on 11/30/2013 04:50 am

Quote from: mheney on 11/30/2013 02:58 am
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 11/30/2013 12:59 am
This is fun. We're witnessing why this may be the last ever party thread.

I'd be saddened if that were the case. I think these party threads help with the NSF "community building" by giving a look into the various personalities on the site - without polluting the "information" threads.

And it IS fun! Nothin' wrong with that ...

Chris has been working through with the flu, so he's not in the best of moods, understandably. He's not going to be happy with me repeating that!

I do think we can improve these Party threads, however. This site has always been about quality and I can only imagine what Chris is thinking when reading the last few pages of this thread. There were even some members posting twitter updates from other sites, ignoring the live update thread on this site, during the last countdown. Mix that in with "LOL" posts and you can the problem Chris has with it.

I'm sure Chris will find a solution to improve how this works.

Get well Chris!

Your sacrifice of sleep, personal time and dedication to NSF are greatly appreciated by us all. You are the man!

AncientU · « **Reply #522 on:** 11/30/2013 12:10 pm »

NET Monday per Chris

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #523 on:** 11/30/2013 12:13 pm »

Yep. And sorry about being a party pooper. Got the sniffles (cheers Andy

) and slightly miserable.

What you guys want is what will be, so party threads will continue as required during major events.

AncientU · « **Reply #524 on:** 11/30/2013 12:16 pm »

Cheers Chris

Lar · « **Reply #525 on:** 11/30/2013 12:19 pm »

Quote from: Antares on 11/30/2013 06:05 am

Typical E-school sausage fest which always devolved into
1) drinking and fighting or
2) drinking and finding another party to crash or
3) drinking and existentialist considerations of why we're here

Antares: You went to the wrong school! At Michigan Tech we typically did all three at once. For extra credit we sometimes imported lovely ladies from a nearby (100 miles away is "nearby" in the UP) school...

Get well Chris... if your NET is Monday... no offense but I hope Falcon beats you out of bed. Still no word on today, (last I checked) so another nailbiter of a day I guess.

AncientU · « **Reply #526 on:** 11/30/2013 12:30 pm »

Quote from: Lar on 11/30/2013 12:19 pm

Still no word on today, (last I checked) so another nailbiter of a day I guess.

Better save the nails for next week...
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=33367.195

cro-magnon gramps · « **Reply #527 on:** 11/30/2013 01:01 pm »

Get well soon Chris, and my apologies for the aggro; guess we can be as bad as a bunch of kids with too much energy when your feeling the tank is about empty...

Gramps Remedy for The Flu

Deleted... realized that it might not be appro. and lead to litigation ;-(

Thinking back, with all the launches lately, you have run yourself ragged, and your immune system was just ripe for a bug...

Cheers, Gramps

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #528 on:** 11/30/2013 01:05 pm »

In the meantime maybe we need a Chinese Lunar Goddess n' Bunny Party Thread? If more than 5 members here agree then I will open one in the correct section.

Avron · « **Reply #529 on:** 11/30/2013 01:15 pm »

Quote from: meekGee on 11/30/2013 03:47 am

ok, holiday's out, back to normal then.

need a like button... was also thinking we need something to distinguish the threads that is obvious like :

Green background - post away.. who cares
Yellow background - Think about what you are posting, people will have different options and post back - be prepared
Red background - If you don't know someone in the industry or are dating someone in at the launch provider no post - read only

411rocket · « **Reply #530 on:** 11/30/2013 01:42 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 11/30/2013 12:13 pm

Yep. And sorry about being a party pooper. Got the sniffles (cheers Andy ) and slightly miserable.

What you guys want is what will be, so party threads will continue as required during major events.

You need a good dose of this

, it is called MooseMilk.

40oz Lambs Dark Rum
40oz Kahlua
40oz Vodka
4L Vanilla Ice Cream (the good creamy expensive kind)
4L eggnog

Mix all together, breaking up the ice cream a bit. Sprinkle nutmeg on top if you so desire. Stir occasionally as the ice cream starts to melt. Enjoy!

llanitedave · « **Reply #531 on:** 11/30/2013 03:42 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 11/30/2013 12:13 pm

Yep. And sorry about being a party pooper. Got the sniffles (cheers Andy ) and slightly miserable.

What you guys want is what will be, so party threads will continue as required during major events.

We just need a grumpy thread to balance it out.

aero · « **Reply #532 on:** 11/30/2013 04:26 pm »

It'll all work out because the solution is a successful launch. We will get a launch then the party will move on to a new mission, new thread with very limited hang-over from all of the tribulations of this SES-8 mission.

Soon missions will launch during the first window so the party threads will be about celebration, not worry about the new Falcon 9 v1.1 or the new launch pad infrastructure. At least until SpaceX builds their next new pad. Of course we have recovery to worry about down the road so it won't all be sunshine and roses.

Jakusb · « **Reply #533 on:** 11/30/2013 04:45 pm »

Quote from: aero on 11/30/2013 04:26 pm

It'll all work out because the solution is a successful launch. We will get a launch then the party will move on to a new mission, new thread with very limited hang-over from all of the tribulations of this SES-8 mission.

Soon missions will launch during the first window so the party threads will be about celebration, not worry about the new Falcon 9 v1.1 or the new launch pad infrastructure. At least until SpaceX builds their next new pad. Of course we have recovery to worry about down the road so it won't all be sunshine and roses.

If anything, SpaceX is more likely to keep pushing the envelope on every single flight, until they are shuttling people to space like a yellow cab.

Plenty of stuff to discuss en gossip about till that moment in the far future, I'd expect.

M129K · « **Reply #534 on:** 11/30/2013 04:52 pm »

Quote from: llanitedave on 11/30/2013 03:42 pm

We just need a grumpy thread to balance it out.

"Stupid SpaceX never launching on time..."

I'd love a thread like that.

AJW · « **Reply #535 on:** 11/30/2013 04:57 pm »

I would hate to see the format change. A discussion thread, an update thread, and a blow-off-steam thread because we know that this is hard and it is good to have a place to work out the nervous energy.

mheney · « **Reply #536 on:** 11/30/2013 05:03 pm »

Quote from: M129K on 11/30/2013 04:52 pm

Quote from: llanitedave on 11/30/2013 03:42 pm

We just need a grumpy thread to balance it out.
"Stupid SpaceX never launching on time..."

I'd love a thread like that.

Yeah, along with "Hey you kids, get off my launch pad!"
(esp. for LC 39-A discussions!)

cro-magnon gramps · « **Reply #537 on:** 11/30/2013 05:10 pm »

Quote from: llanitedave on 11/30/2013 03:42 pm

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 11/30/2013 12:13 pm
Yep. And sorry about being a party pooper. Got the sniffles (cheers Andy ) and slightly miserable.

What you guys want is what will be, so party threads will continue as required during major events.

We just need a grumpy thread to balance it out.

Are you suggesting there are some "Grumpy Old Men" on this forum

Hey, hey, get offa my cloud ;-)

edit, now if the Big Bird doesn't fly on Monday, then there might be a few words to be had with Elon and the boys/girls at SLC-40 (PADRAT!!)

AJW · « **Reply #538 on:** 12/01/2013 06:12 am »

Quote from: king1999 on 12/01/2013 05:56 am

http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/joe_science/the-tea-teb-glitch-can-t-light-a-falcon-without/article_1b7c4ae6-5a16-11e3-afbb-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=jqm

Good explanation about the ignition issue.

Good post about the TEA-TEB issue. Maybe we should consider another musical theme…. As pointed out, You Can't Start a Fire without a Spark.

kevin-rf · « **Reply #539 on:** 12/01/2013 01:29 pm »

Uuum... with TEA-TEB you can start a fire without a spark