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All RP-1 flow rates flowing nominally -Launch net

I can see some venting from a line
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First stage 10% full. Second stage fuel at 8%.
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Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Stage 1 cryo helium load has started.
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Weather board shows one red block, which looks like it's for Patrick AFB lightning, which would be outside the 10nm constraint, so no issue.

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Stage 2 cryohelium load starting-Launchnet
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T-25 minutes. Majority would like to visit Apollo 11 site.
« Last Edit: 05/30/2020 06:59 pm by Steven Pietrobon »
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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*UNOFFICIAL* 3PM EDT Weather. Everything looks close enough to be good ;) No showers overhead, the sea breeze is well established to the west, and while something could still pop up - there's nothing to get too concerned with.

1 = Satellite / Radar
2 = Lightning
3 = Close-in cloud-to-ground lightning
4 = Field mills (electricity in the air which bit us Wednesday)

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Just a great shot
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Update from Houston. Wishing good luck.
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20 minute vent

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Launchback retract in work, stage 2 load complete-launchnet
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White vent has started. Stage 2 RP-1 load has completed.
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Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Stage 2 lox load in work-launchnet
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Second stage LOX loading has started.
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