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Ares 1-X Test Launch

Posted on 10/28/2009 3:53:42 AM PDT by FL_Native

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Though some of you might find this interesting. http://www.floridatoday.com/content/blogs/space/
1 posted on 10/28/2009 3:53:42 AM PDT by FL_Native
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http://www.floridatoday.com/content/blogs/space/


2 posted on 10/28/2009 3:55:10 AM PDT by FL_Native
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To: FL_Native

same conditions as yesterday


3 posted on 10/28/2009 4:03:17 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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Similar, but a little better today. The winds are not as high and I think there is less chance of clouds.
4 posted on 10/28/2009 4:21:02 AM PDT by FL_Native
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Seems like an awfully delicate propulsion package, I bet they scrub again if a seagull poops on it.


5 posted on 10/28/2009 4:25:47 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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To: FL_Native

T minus 13 minutes


6 posted on 10/28/2009 4:27:00 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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To: FL_Native

Big crowd, one person!


7 posted on 10/28/2009 4:28:06 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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Delayed again - now pushed to 9:08 eastern. Doubt it will today.


8 posted on 10/28/2009 4:32:09 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: FL_Native

Interesting little mini documentary on the chute packing process a minute ago on the NASA channel.


9 posted on 10/28/2009 4:32:31 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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According to their Twitter page, "Ares I-X launch now targeted between 8:45 and 9:00 a.m. EDT"
10 posted on 10/28/2009 4:35:09 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper ("The Community Organizer better stop bitching that the community is organizing." - Rush Limbaugh)
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I think I am going to dig out an old DVD from my library starring Jodie Foster, I think its called Contact, because the images of that scene where they built that huge device at the Cape were awesome.


11 posted on 10/28/2009 4:36:12 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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..don’t the winds pick up around 9am?


12 posted on 10/28/2009 4:36:38 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Eye of Unk

That is Contact. I just watched it on Blu-ray, really good stuff.


13 posted on 10/28/2009 4:37:44 AM PDT by Tolsti2
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They could, but usually the sea breeze doesn’t kick in till noon.


14 posted on 10/28/2009 4:39:18 AM PDT by FL_Native
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To: Tolsti2

I have an 800 plus DVD library of all widescreen DVDs of all the really good movies ever since the first DVd of Stargate, I bought a Bluray player earlier this year and it definitely cleans up a regular DVD imagewise on my 57” 1080P Toshiba DLP or my 50” Plasma though its only a 720P.

Hopefully more of the older films will get remastered on BD, actually I have coming in the mail right now the first season of Star Trek the Original Series in Bluray.


15 posted on 10/28/2009 4:43:56 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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They have pulled the gantry away, people are still on gantry it appears. Still at 4 minute hold.


16 posted on 10/28/2009 4:45:54 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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I wonder if any engineer has ever thought of basically building a huge vertical gun barrel the width of a rocket assembly thats say several hundred feet deep and use say a piston and hydrothermal steam expansion to start an initial launch, just idly thinking. A giant steam cannon.


17 posted on 10/28/2009 4:50:19 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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Think they’ll put “The Phantom Planet” and “ Battle of the Worlds” on Blu-Ray ?


18 posted on 10/28/2009 4:53:28 AM PDT by Renegade (You go tell my buddies om Planet' and " Battle of the Worlds " on Blu-ray ?)
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Thats a good question, I would love to see a fair amount of the 50 and 60’s era sci-fi films on a widescreen and remastered.


19 posted on 10/28/2009 4:56:13 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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To: FL_Native

NEW LAUNCH TIME. The launch team has officially set a new launch time of 8:30 a.m. EDT, but preparations could take longer.


20 posted on 10/28/2009 4:56:34 AM PDT by Tolsti2
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