Author Topic: SCRUB: SpaceX - Falcon I (Mk.II) NET March 19 (Read 178703 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #440 on:** 03/19/2007 10:07 pm »

Yep. Prop loading was re-started.

simonbp · « **Reply #441 on:** 03/19/2007 10:07 pm »

Do we know if they will update the webcast clock?

Simon

Flightstar · « **Reply #442 on:** 03/19/2007 10:08 pm »

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simonbp - 19/3/2007 6:07 PM

Do we know if they will update the webcast clock?

Simon

Could be some crazy commercial idea of holding to T-29 seconds. :bleh:

dutch courage · « **Reply #443 on:** 03/19/2007 10:08 pm »

I take it they will have to restart the countdown clock to some T-minus time before continuing with the launch?

nathan.moeller · « **Reply #444 on:** 03/19/2007 10:08 pm »

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simonbp - 19/3/2007 6:07 PM

Do we know if they will update the webcast clock?

Simon

Probably not. About 36 minutes to liftoff.

braddock · « **Reply #445 on:** 03/19/2007 10:11 pm »

Q: [about fix to the GPS system]
A: I believe we decided that because the GPS is not actually critical to the flight, it is kind of a secondary instrument to us, that we [decided to proceed without any fix. She isn't sure of that, but will check]

hyper_snyper · « **Reply #446 on:** 03/19/2007 10:11 pm »

Someone's tinkering with something on that clock.

jimvela · « **Reply #447 on:** 03/19/2007 10:12 pm »

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nathan.moeller - 19/3/2007 5:08 PM
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simonbp - 19/3/2007 6:07 PM
Do we know if they will update the webcast clock?
Simon
Probably not. About 36 minutes to liftoff.

Probably come clever video overlay widget that during all of the changes to the launch automation didn't get reconnected to the appropriate data source. That, or someone who knows how to turn on the video overlay software isn't around when you need them.

Not that I've ever encountered anything like that in the past, or anything. :-)

Cretan126 · « **Reply #448 on:** 03/19/2007 10:12 pm »

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nathan.moeller - 19/3/2007 5:08 PM
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simonbp - 19/3/2007 6:07 PM Do we know if they will update the webcast clock? Simon
Probably not. About 36 minutes to liftoff.

I'm guessing the clock is a little inside joke and/or making a point: I'll bet the story is that the first failed mission left off at T+29 sec and this one will pick it up at that point. So, how about odds on it starting to increment at T+30 secs for this attempt?

landofgrey · « **Reply #449 on:** 03/19/2007 10:13 pm »

Falcon 1 looks SO much like SSI's Percheron rocket.

haywoodfloyd · « **Reply #450 on:** 03/19/2007 10:13 pm »

Well I must say that I am singularly unimpressed.
Either it's SpaceX's inability to provide enough bandwidth for more than just a handful of viewers...guess they don't really care.
Or
The fact that the Internet is just not mature enough yet to handle something like this.
Even the fact that SpaceX names their Website...

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation - Webacst.

Just not very impressed.

William Graham · « **Reply #451 on:** 03/19/2007 10:13 pm »

Are you guys still without sound? (I'm not moaning about the webcast, I'm just checking that it's not something my end).

braddock · « **Reply #452 on:** 03/19/2007 10:14 pm »

Elon is not in Kwajalein. He is in El Segundo.

hyper_snyper · « **Reply #453 on:** 03/19/2007 10:14 pm »

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haywoodfloyd - 19/3/2007 7:13 PM

Well I must say that I am singularly unimpressed.
Either it's SpaceX's inability to provide enough bandwidth for more than just a handful of viewers...guess they don't really care.
Or
The fact that the Internet is just not mature enough yet to handle something like this.
Even the fact that SpaceX names their Website...

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation - Webacst.

Just not very impressed.

What? My webcast's fine. And as for the no sound, they're engineers trying to get a rocket flying not PA experts. Who cares?