SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - SES-8 - Let's Get Restarted In Here Party Thread

[Alpha Control]

I won't be home from work in time to watch live, so the Live Update thread will be my savior for this event.

Go SpaceX, for the 2nd flight of F9 v1.1!  Go for your GTO burns!  And go SES, for a successful launch and release of your new satellite!

[Comga]

Although tomorrow evening is the proper time to ignite all nine candles in the Menorah here's hoping for the best for SpaceX tonight!

[Bubbinski]

I'm glad the stars aligned so I can be home and plug the iPad into the big screen and watch the webcast.  Go Falcon!

[Heinrich]

Thanks Robert!

So I think the record may go today (and this counter doesn't actually count everyone hitting the site at any one time I've noticed).

Right now:

Record broken 

[Chris Bergin]

Thanks Robert!

So I think the record may go today (and this counter doesn't actually count everyone hitting the site at any one time I've noticed).

Right now:

Record broken 

Big time.

Servers seem ok so far!

[Elmar Moelzer]

Sigh, I will miss the launch too, sadly
Hope to have enough reception on my phone to check on the status here though.

[tigerade]

Sadly I may miss the launch too... my hour-long drive home starts at 5:30.  But hey, here's hoping to a great success today.

3300 guests??? What?  This party must be violating some fire codes!

[Lar]

Hope y'all wearing your lucky pants for this attempt?

Never fails when lucky items of clothing are involved.

The last thing I want is for this launch to be pants...

[Chris Bergin]

And for the other side of things: a big shout out to Chris for his amazing site to feed our addiction to all things space.

Go SpaceX!!

Third time is indeed the charm.

Amen to both of those!
Thank you, Chris.  I can no longer imagine what I did for space news before NSF.

Nearly missed this. Cheers Cogma!

[Chris Bergin]

Looks like we got over that mountain without any issue (another part of the site was heavily linked externally, which caused the early peak in tandem with all the interest in this launch).

*Applauds our new server package* Some of you will remember the old days when the site would fall over with 20 percent of that traffic.

Many thanks to the L2 members who fund our good server situation! We'd never be able to afford it without them.

[M129K]

Looks like we got over that mountain without any issue (another part of the site was heavily linked externally, which caused the early peak in tandem with all the interest in this launch).

*Applauds our new server package* Some of you will remember the old days when the site would fall over with 20 percent of that traffic.

Many thanks to the L2 members who fund our good server situation! We'd never be able to afford it without them.

No, thank you for the amazing content on L2 (and the rest of the site), without that I never would'be paid for it

[Orbiter]

You mean we've taken down the July 8th, 2011 record? Awesome attention to this one then!

[SaxtonHale]

So what dethroned the previous peak at STS-135? That kinda makes me sad.

[TrueBlueWitt]

Sadly I may miss the launch too... my hour-long drive home starts at 5:30.  But hey, here's hoping to a great success tod

Livestream App for Android..
I'm in same boat

[AncientU]

Thanks Robert!

So I think the record may go today (and this counter doesn't actually count everyone hitting the site at any one time I've noticed).

Right now:

Record broken 

And it's JUST a comsat launch...
Extraordinary!!!

[Heinrich]

Thanks Robert!

So I think the record may go today (and this counter doesn't actually count everyone hitting the site at any one time I've noticed).

Right now:

Record broken 

And it's JUST a comsat launch...
Extraordinary!!!

We don't even have a comsat launch yet!

[cro-magnon gramps]

Thanks Robert!

So I think the record may go today (and this counter doesn't actually count everyone hitting the site at any one time I've noticed).

Right now:

Record broken 

And it's JUST a comsat launch...
Extraordinary!!!

I guess that people are taking notice of the SpaceX side of the launch, and Chris' great coverage...
The "TO BE" place for today....

[PlanetStorm]

So what dethroned the previous peak at STS-135? That kinda makes me sad.

Nothing to be sad about. The higher numbers reflect the capacity of the servers to support the load as much as they do the public interest.

[Jakusb]

Looks like we got over that mountain without any issue (another part of the site was heavily linked externally, which caused the early peak in tandem with all the interest in this launch).

*Applauds our new server package* Some of you will remember the old days when the site would fall over with 20 percent of that traffic.

Many thanks to the L2 members who fund our good server situation! We'd never be able to afford it without them.

No, thank you for the amazing content on L2 (and the rest of the site), without that I never would'be paid for it

Dito!

[QuantumG]

Yes, it's their first comsat launch.. there's also some expectation that this will give SpaceX cashflow to do human spaceflight on their own dime.