Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX - Falcon I (Mk.II) NET March 20 (Attempt 2) (Read 265164 times)

Nate_Trost · « **Reply #40 on:** 03/20/2007 08:52 pm »

While I'm wishing SpaceX the best with today's launch attempt, I am going to call dibs on 'Oh, the humanity!' if needed ;-)

meiza · « **Reply #41 on:** 03/20/2007 08:55 pm »

"All systems are now go for launch with T-0 at 4pm California time today (Tues)."
Could someone confirm what is that in GMT?
(We are still in wintertime here in Europe)

astrobrian · « **Reply #42 on:** 03/20/2007 08:56 pm »

Perhaps there needs to be a rule set such as the same we do during shuttle launches. Up to a certain point in the count, then olny a select group can post. Just a thought because the 30 Abort posts were a bit much yesterday.

astrobrian · « **Reply #43 on:** 03/20/2007 08:56 pm »

2300GMT

Jim · « **Reply #44 on:** 03/20/2007 08:56 pm »

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kevin-rf - 20/3/2007 4:55 PM

Mars 1992-present (From the US : 5 orbiters, 4 landers, 2 impactors, 5 vehicles lost due lack of proper testing and qualification, One lander canceled and being rebuilt for a new mission)

Deep space 2, impactors, don't count. They were secondary payloads.

3 missions lost

DaveS · « **Reply #45 on:** 03/20/2007 08:56 pm »

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meiza - 20/3/2007 10:55 PM

"All systems are now go for launch with T-0 at 4pm California time today (Tues)."
Could someone confirm what is that in GMT?
(We are still in wintertime here in Europe)

2300 GMT.

William Graham · « **Reply #46 on:** 03/20/2007 09:00 pm »

I think that everyone should be allowed to post sensible questions at any point, but only one or two people are given the task of status updates.

braddock · « **Reply #47 on:** 03/20/2007 09:05 pm »

Media conference call started. I'm on the line. Will provide updates.

DaveS · « **Reply #48 on:** 03/20/2007 09:06 pm »

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braddock - 20/3/2007 11:05 PM

Media conference call started. I'm on the line. Will provide updates.

Thank you Braddock. Will be nice along with the webcast which should start any minute now.

William Graham · « **Reply #49 on:** 03/20/2007 09:07 pm »

I'm having a problem with the webcast. Is it just my end, or are other people having problems connecting, or is it just late starting?

Æthan · « **Reply #50 on:** 03/20/2007 09:08 pm »

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GW_Simulations - 20/3/2007 12:07 AM

I'm having a problem with the webcast. Is it just my end, or are other people having problems connecting, or is it just late starting?

www.spacex.com/webcast.php still says "Webcast not started".

pmoon · « **Reply #51 on:** 03/20/2007 09:08 pm »

have not gotten any wc signal yet :frown:

landofgrey · « **Reply #52 on:** 03/20/2007 09:09 pm »

The webcast page says "webcast not started" still. must just be a little late.

blueguitarbob · « **Reply #53 on:** 03/20/2007 09:09 pm »

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GW_Simulations - 20/3/2007 5:07 PM

I'm having a problem with the webcast. Is it just my end, or are other people having problems connecting, or is it just late starting?

It's not you. The webcast hasn't started yet. Refresh the webcast page... it currently says "Webcast Not Started".

Jim · « **Reply #54 on:** 03/20/2007 09:10 pm »

Also no more posts like: "I have no sound, are you getting sound?" or "the video is wavy and I don't think it is the wind"

amon · « **Reply #55 on:** 03/20/2007 09:11 pm »

To the person who mentioned the STS-1 problem. Your memory is correct. Some of the computers locked on the wrong edge. I specifically remember this because I had just returned with my engineering team from a job we had done with CSC which was in automation systems and we all had a good laugh about it... not at the guys at NASA, just at the kind of very hard to find problem which we had also run into.

josh_simonson · « **Reply #56 on:** 03/20/2007 09:11 pm »

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GW_Simulations - 20/3/2007 5:05 PM
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GW_Simulations - 20/3/2007 5:00 PM I think that everyone should be allowed to post sensible questions at any point, but only one or two people are given the task of status updates.
Posts like that are usually buried during a live event where you got people posting the same event over and over. Its a bad situation for people with questions but TBH you mightive looked at other topics and even the last launch topic to gain more understanding of the question. And then of course once the forum is back open to member posters again you will have plenty of time to ask. Its just that despite Chris asking people still flood the topics with ABORT!
Could a word counter be used to reject posts with less than fifteen words in them. That should deal with some problem traffic.

Then you might get posts that say:

ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT!

Best just to restrict the posting and open a separate 'chat' threat that people can clutter up all they want. Folks just open another tab then...

braddock · « **Reply #57 on:** 03/20/2007 09:12 pm »

SpaceX Counsel (stepping in for Gwynne temporarily): "The abort which occured yesterday was triggered by ground control software. Our team has updated the software [that triggered the abort to occur, so that it won't happen again]"

Note on my quotes: I'll do the best I can to get quotes. When I use square brackets, I am paraphrasing. If I'm not using quotes, then I'm paraphrasing.

William Graham · « **Reply #58 on:** 03/20/2007 09:12 pm »

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blueguitarbob - 20/3/2007 10:09 PM
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GW_Simulations - 20/3/2007 5:07 PM I'm having a problem with the webcast. Is it just my end, or are other people having problems connecting, or is it just late starting?
It's not you. The webcast hasn't started yet. Refresh the webcast page... it currently says "Webcast Not Started".

Strange, that wasn't there a few minutes ago.

braddock · « **Reply #59 on:** 03/20/2007 09:13 pm »

"The web cast has not yet begun, but will begin shortly"