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#20
by
IslandPlaya
on 07 Aug, 2014 19:25
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Lunch at tea-time. How perfect.
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#21
by
Jarnis
on 07 Aug, 2014 19:26
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Some bad news for American/European SpaceX fans: AsiaSat 6 is launching at 1:06 am Eastern on August 26
Perfect time. 8:06 AM local time. Rocket launch to go with the morning tea, heading out to work at 9AM.
Better launch at the start of the window! I ended up late to work last time as the launch slipped by a couple of hours (within the launch window)
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#22
by
NovaSilisko
on 07 Aug, 2014 20:09
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Yay, another late launch. Perfect for night owls such as myself...
17th time is a charm!
I've got a huge patch of clover out back which seems to produce excessive amounts of 4+ leaf clovers... I should harvest the and mail them to SpaceX.
(can confirm 5-leaf clovers are horrifyingly bad luck, though, and I now avoid them if possible)
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#23
by
ClayJar
on 07 Aug, 2014 20:50
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Some bad news for American/European SpaceX fans: AsiaSat 6 is launching at 1:06 am Eastern on August 26 (source). And after consulting satellite tracking software, it looks like if the CRS-4 Dragon is sticking to fly on September 18, the launch time would be 3 am Eastern-ish. 
Bad news? These middle-of-my-night launches mean there's zero chance of a meeting at work interfering with watching the launch, and you really can't beat a rocket launch in a theater-dark room with a big screen and excellent sound.
(My cats may have run to the bedroom around liftoff.
)
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#24
by
mme
on 07 Aug, 2014 22:13
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On this side of the world, however, they will be tea time launches. 
The first thing you need to have a tea time launch is a tea time. Being here in Texas, I guess I'm out of luck on both counts.
What about Texas Tea, aka black gold, aka oil?
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#25
by
Halidon
on 07 Aug, 2014 22:16
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Like the title
I stayed awake for -8, even with the abort, so I'll be here for -6 as well.
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#26
by
Rocket Science
on 07 Aug, 2014 22:36
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Yay, another late launch. Perfect for night owls such as myself...
17th time is a charm!
I've got a huge patch of clover out back which seems to produce excessive amounts of 4+ leaf clovers... I should harvest the and mail them to SpaceX.
(can confirm 5-leaf clovers are horrifyingly bad luck, though, and I now avoid them if possible)
But, can you smoke them?
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#27
by
CJ
on 07 Aug, 2014 22:44
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Hrmmm. I'm on Mountain Standard time (same as West Coast time in summer), so for me, tea time in Florida is lunch time! Two lunches in one day?!?! SpaceX is a danger to my waistline....
I do have a quibble about the l(a)unch coverage; they seem to start the webcast close to l(a)unch time, and end it not long after SECO. It was only due to the hold that we were treated to hours of live pad exploration coverage.
I've also been thinking on SpaceX's mention of landing on a floating pad. In calm seas, a barge would be fine, but if there's a swell, probably not; they'd need a stabilized platform. So, taking this to the logical conclusion, I wonder if they'd need the pad to be stationary? If not, there are a heck of a lot of ships that are stabilized while in motion, and all they'd need would be a nice, big, stabilized ship. That'd be easy, because there are already many such ships plying the waters off Canaveral almost every day; cruise ships. So, instead of hiring a barge, they could save a lot of money (plus get a lot of publicity) by landing on a cruise ship. Most have large, open, flat areas topside (the sun deck) which the Falcon 9's engine would easily clear of deck chairs, passengers, and such. And, if the landing was at lunch time, it could be part of a themed lunch served buffet-style on the sun deck; the SpaceX BBQ. What's not to like?
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#28
by
sweet-d
on 07 Aug, 2014 23:51
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CJ posted one of the funniest comments I've seen in awhile. It's a good idea I'd go on a cruise like that.
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#29
by
kevin-rf
on 08 Aug, 2014 00:16
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I've got a huge patch of clover out back which seems to produce excessive amounts of 4+ leaf clovers... I should harvest the and mail them to SpaceX.
I've found dull and jagged mower blades have a tendency to increase ones ability to generate luck in the clover patch...
...Though I did let on to a co-work this morning on how to grow ones own luck. His wife is right now to doing the prep work to grow the luckiest yard on the east coast.
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#30
by
AJW
on 08 Aug, 2014 01:05
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This is your captain speaking. On behalf of the entire crew we are disappointed to announce that we have had to postpone tonight's dance on the Lido deck due to the Falcon landing, but you are welcome to stop by any of our restaurants for marshmallows and graham crackers for our post-landing campfire program.
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#31
by
NovaSilisko
on 08 Aug, 2014 01:13
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I've got a huge patch of clover out back which seems to produce excessive amounts of 4+ leaf clovers... I should harvest the and mail them to SpaceX.
I've found dull and jagged mower blades have a tendency to increase ones ability to generate luck in the clover patch...
Nah, these aren't your cheap fake manufactured lucky clovers. They're the real deal, all natural, whole leaf. I found a six or seven leaf one years ago.
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#32
by
kevin-rf
on 08 Aug, 2014 01:31
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Seven is kinda hard to do... It requires mother nature to have split one of the leaves twice. And the four leaf I pictured was all natural, I haven't mowed since the Orbcomm launch! (Yeah my neighbors love me)
I have always been amazed how on clover if a leaf splits it will regenerate the split half. I wonder if one of the neighborhood rabbits did it during a silflay. We are talking lunch after all.
Now to collect 17 and mail them to SpaceX... (I've only found two free range four leafs this year)
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#33
by
John Alan
on 08 Aug, 2014 05:15
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I'm real happy to hear the next couple of launches are middle of the night...
I work 10a to 10p most days...
and can not watch or post at work...
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#34
by
rpapo
on 08 Aug, 2014 11:49
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This is your captain speaking. On behalf of the entire crew we are disappointed to announce that we have had to postpone tonight's dance on the Lido deck due to the Falcon landing, but you are welcome to stop by any of our restaurants for marshmallows and graham crackers for our post-landing campfire program.
Pardon the kerosene soot, here's a napkin to wipe it off with...
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#35
by
llanitedave
on 09 Aug, 2014 00:55
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So, instead of hiring a barge, they could save a lot of money (plus get a lot of publicity) by landing on a cruise ship. Most have large, open, flat areas topside (the sun deck) which the Falcon 9's engine would easily clear of deck chairs, passengers, and such. And, if the landing was at lunch time, it could be part of a themed lunch served buffet-style on the sun deck; the SpaceX BBQ. What's not to like?
So, if the first stage really still needs to land in water, there's always the swimming pool...
Just book your vacation on Canaveral Cruise Lines!
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#36
by
TripD
on 09 Aug, 2014 02:34
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This is your captain speaking. On behalf of the entire crew we are disappointed to announce that we have had to postpone tonight's dance on the Lido deck due to the Falcon landing, but you are welcome to stop by any of our restaurants for marshmallows and graham crackers for our post-landing campfire program.
Don't worry sir, your eyebrows will grow back. Think of it this way; you can skip that wax job you were thinking of getting.
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#37
by
CJ
on 09 Aug, 2014 05:10
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Hrmmm, I think SpaceX is missing a hot business opportunity; CruiseX!
Buy a nice, used cruise ship (there are plenty on the secondary market.) Its primary purpose would be as a stabilized landing platform for the F9, but... why not make some revenue too? CruiseX cruises, featuring Falcon 9 landings on the sun deck (henceforth renamed the rocket deck). Follow the Disney ships model with themed everything, but have it Space (and SpaceX) themed. The Dragon deck, the Grasshopper deck, the launch pad deck, the Mcgregor flame-broiled steak house, the X cantina (with drinks like the Mars Cooler and the Tequila Earthrise) ), etc, etc...
The highlight of each cruise would be being the landing of an F9 - the SpaceX BBQ! During lunch, of course.
Don't forget shore excursions, which are a big part of the CruiseX experience; attend a BFR launch, with seating right on the pad for a view that will be forever seared into your memory.
They could even offer an economical airfare package, as the passengers would only need an airline one way; the return journey could continue the X theme by sending the passengers home via FedX (after the SpaceX BBQ, they'd easily fit in a 10 pound package).
What's not to like?
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#38
by
mvpel
on 09 Aug, 2014 13:58
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Don't forget shore excursions, which are a big part of the CruiseX experience; attend a BFR launch, with seating right on the pad for a view that will be forever seared into your memory.
Definitely something you'd remember for the rest of your life.
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#39
by
NWade
on 09 Aug, 2014 18:20
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The highlight of each cruise would be being the landing of an F9 - the SpaceX BBQ! During lunch, of course.
Hrmmm... I would have thought the landing would occur shortly
after lunching??
--Noel
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and can not watch or post at work... 
