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SpaceX rocket launch now planned for Friday
Modesto Bee ^ | January 09, 2019 06:31 PM | Gabby Ferreira and Janene Scully

Posted on 01/11/2019 7:26:51 AM PST by BenLurkin

The Falcon 9 rocket launch originally planned for early this week has been rescheduled to Friday, SpaceX announced on Twitter. The launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base is set for 7:31 a.m., according to the tweet. “Weather is 60 percent favorable,” the company said.

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1 posted on 01/11/2019 7:26:51 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Watching the launch is fun, but watching the boosters come back down and land, that is the best part of the show imho.


2 posted on 01/11/2019 7:28:32 AM PST by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: Abathar

Is this the one where they’ll let the first stage burn up and not land ?


3 posted on 01/11/2019 7:43:14 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: butlerweave

Landed on barge. Appeared flawless.


4 posted on 01/11/2019 7:46:04 AM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: BenLurkin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VshdafZvwrg


5 posted on 01/11/2019 8:20:36 AM PST by Blennos
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To: tet68

Smoke and Mirrors.


6 posted on 01/11/2019 8:28:07 AM PST by carmen2017
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To: tet68

Obviously done in the same studio they did the moon landings...

(is it necessary to add the /s?)


7 posted on 01/11/2019 8:33:32 AM PST by Afterguard (Deplorable me!)
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To: carmen2017

Very little smoke comes from a LOX/RP1 engine ... mirrors are, however, sometimes used to protect launchpad cameras.


8 posted on 01/11/2019 8:35:03 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Abathar

agree.

I’m happy about the satellites but what I really want to see are the LANDINGS.

I watch almost every new launch now.


9 posted on 01/11/2019 9:21:55 AM PST by gaijin
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To: SunkenCiv

*ping*


10 posted on 01/11/2019 2:10:17 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: fieldmarshaldj
Thanks! The Crew Dragon test has to wait until the shutdown is over.

11 posted on 01/12/2019 11:31:59 PM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: Afterguard

;^)


12 posted on 01/12/2019 11:33:22 PM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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