Author Topic: Firefly Alpha FLTA005 : ELaNa 43 : VSFB SLC-2W : 04 July 2024 (04:03 UTC) (Read 36800 times)

catdlr · « **Reply #100 on:** 07/04/2024 04:20 am »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1808713650531676647

catdlr · « **Reply #101 on:** 07/04/2024 04:20 am »

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1808715991393689658

catdlr · « **Reply #102 on:** 07/04/2024 04:21 am »

https://twitter.com/AMSAT/status/1808715865451319733

catdlr · « **Reply #103 on:** 07/04/2024 04:21 am »

https://twitter.com/NASA_LSP/status/1808717118474432841

24Launch · « **Reply #104 on:** 07/04/2024 04:21 am »

Lovely view from my backyard in Phoenix! A great pre-4th treat! This is my first Firefly launch watch so it's interesting to compare the launch profile and trajectory to the SpaceX launches from Vandy.

W00t!

catdlr · « **Reply #105 on:** 07/04/2024 04:24 am »

While we wait 40 minutes for payload deployment, our narrators are again having fun together. Their personalities match well. This is, in my opinion, the best space launch narration in a long time.

catdlr · « **Reply #106 on:** 07/04/2024 04:29 am »

I have to drop off to return to caregiving duties. I'll post a FireFly deployment confirmation post later unless FST does that for me.

catdlr · « **Reply #107 on:** 07/04/2024 04:30 am »

catdlr · « **Reply #108 on:** 07/04/2024 04:36 am »

https://twitter.com/Firefly_Space/status/1808721003016585499

catdlr · « **Reply #109 on:** 07/04/2024 05:40 am »

From Glendale Arizona

https://twitter.com/rebilasphoto/status/1808720555807285688

catdlr · « **Reply #110 on:** 07/04/2024 05:41 am »

https://twitter.com/w00ki33/status/1808735375550263758

https://twitter.com/SpacecoastPix/status/1808737446353645834

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #111 on:** 07/04/2024 05:51 am »

From earlier, point in live broadcast - after ground link reestablished - that first successful deployments were confirmed

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #112 on:** 07/04/2024 05:52 am »

Point at which final deployment was confirmed (7 out of 8 successfully deployment confirmations received so far, CatSat awaited)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #113 on:** 07/04/2024 05:54 am »

After live views, some stills downloaded of earlier deployment sequence

Helodriver · « **Reply #114 on:** 07/04/2024 05:58 am »

Everyone else on earth was going to shoot the Jelly, so I went for the initial liftoff streak over my house.

catdlr · « **Reply #115 on:** 07/04/2024 05:58 am »

https://twitter.com/NASA_LSP/status/1808740001129046171

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #116 on:** 07/04/2024 06:02 am »

https://twitter.com/whittierscanner/status/1808716476440006788

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Not too shabby!
#Firefly #Vandenberg

https://twitter.com/janestarz/status/1808722267540763128

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Well, this was a nice sight on a summer night! @Firefly_Space launch heading south from Vandenberg AFB.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #117 on:** 07/04/2024 06:05 am »

Great video of ascent and jellyfish:

https://twitter.com/pamelachelin/status/1808718575236231193

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Firefly Aerospace Alpha “Noise of Summer” rocket launch as seen outside Griffith Observatory 🚀

catdlr · « **Reply #118 on:** 07/04/2024 06:06 am »

My contact in Santa Barbara provided this for us.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #119 on:** 07/04/2024 06:15 am »

https://twitter.com/firefly_space/status/1808750140947124327

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That's a wrap for tonight's coverage of Alpha #FLTA005 #NoiseOfSummer. After expected deployment, @NASA's CubeSat teams are now awaiting acquisition of signal....AND the Firefly team successfully completed a second stage relight and nominal plane change following deployment. Congratulations to the entire mission team!

Photo Credit: Firefly Aerospace/ Sean Parker