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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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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: cartroll2017; elonmusk; falcon9; falconheavy; flatearthmoronsonfr; launch; nasa; spacex; twitter; vandenbergafb
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posted on
01/11/2019 7:26:51 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
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.
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posted on
01/11/2019 7:28:32 AM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Abathar
Is this the one where they’ll let the first stage burn up and not land ?
To: butlerweave
Landed on barge. Appeared flawless.
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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.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
01/11/2019 8:20:36 AM PST
by
Blennos
To: tet68
To: tet68
Obviously done in the same studio they did the moon landings...
(is it necessary to add the /s?)
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posted on
01/11/2019 8:33:32 AM PST
by
Afterguard
(Deplorable me!)
To: carmen2017
Very little smoke comes from a LOX/RP1 engine ... mirrors are, however, sometimes used to protect launchpad cameras.
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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)
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.
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posted on
01/11/2019 9:21:55 AM PST
by
gaijin
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
01/11/2019 2:10:17 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
("It's Slappin' Time !")
To: fieldmarshaldj
Thanks! The Crew Dragon test has to wait until the shutdown is over.
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posted on
01/12/2019 11:31:59 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
To: Afterguard
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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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