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Ansari X-Prize Launch Live Thread (Update: LANDING SUCCESSFUL!)
09/29/04

Posted on 09/28/2004 6:36:19 PM PDT by KevinDavis

This is going to be a live thread for tomorrows launch of Spaceship one...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: space; xprize
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To: Mike Fieschko

Streaming video should be coming over port 80..


81 posted on 09/29/2004 6:44:53 AM PDT by N3WBI3
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To: Mike Fieschko

The streaming webcast was acting glitchy for me at first, but after retrying a couple of times, it seems to be playing well now.


82 posted on 09/29/2004 6:45:28 AM PDT by Brett66 (Dan Rather, the most busted man in America.)
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To: N3WBI3
Streaming video should be coming over port 80..

Not necessarily. Quicktime, for example, uses 554, IIRC.
83 posted on 09/29/2004 6:46:38 AM PDT by Mike Fieschko ("How dare you question my [^.*$]. Did you know I served in the Clone Wars?")
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To: KevinDavis

Officials at the runway have announced that engine start on White Knight is five to 10 minutes away.


84 posted on 09/29/2004 6:48:56 AM PDT by alnitak ("That kid's about as sharp as a pound of wet liver" - Foghorn Leghorn)
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To: Mike Fieschko
Some info for my fellow Space Cadets:

Radio Comms from the last flight. Recorded on 123.375 MHz.

http://www.milaircomms.com/audio/spaceshipone.mp3

If your in So. Calif. turn on your scanner. Shouldn't be too difficult to hear when they reach the upper atmosphere.

85 posted on 09/29/2004 6:53:11 AM PDT by Stars N Stripes (God Bless America and God Bless GWB !!)
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To: Stars N Stripes

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
1347 GMT (9:47 a.m. EDT)

Officials at the runway have announced that engine start on White Knight is five to 10 minutes away.

1340 GMT (9:40 a.m. EDT)

Activities are running a bit behind the advertised timeline. Officials are hoping that winds ease after sunrise.

1338 GMT (9:38 a.m. EDT)

Astronaut Mike Melvill climbed aboard SpaceShipOne at daybreak this morning. The pilots of White Knight are also seated in carrier aircraft in advance of rollout to the runway.


86 posted on 09/29/2004 6:55:07 AM PDT by Stars N Stripes (God Bless America and God Bless GWB !!)
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To: KevinDavis
mms://wm.world.mii-streaming.net/media/deepblu/intro.wmv

narrowband

http://wm-live.world.mii-streaming.net/live/xprize

broadband

Neither playing so far.

MSPlayer link above.

Shows scheduled launch at 6 am PST (8 central)

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From Nasa site:

Real: 56k | 150k | 300k
Windows: 56k | 150k | 300k
87 posted on 09/29/2004 6:55:22 AM PDT by TomGuy (His VN crumbling, he says 'move on'. So now, John Kerry is running on Bob KerrEy's Senate record.)
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To: TomGuy

Extra300 taxi now. Here we go!


88 posted on 09/29/2004 6:56:59 AM PDT by Professional Engineer (You have to ask yourself, "Do you really want to vote for a Sunkist president?". Well, do you punk?)
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To: TomGuy

Chase planes are taxiing for takeoff.


89 posted on 09/29/2004 6:57:37 AM PDT by Reaganesque
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To: Professional Engineer

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
1355 GMT (9:55 a.m. EDT)

Just as promised, the winds significantly decreased at sunrise. The first chase plane is preparing for takeoff


90 posted on 09/29/2004 6:57:56 AM PDT by Stars N Stripes (God Bless America and God Bless GWB !!)
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To: Stars N Stripes; All

Cool... Better late then never...


91 posted on 09/29/2004 6:58:29 AM PDT by KevinDavis (Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
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To: KevinDavis

Streamings are better than FoxNews ALERT BANNER.

[Why doesn't their control room operatior have 2 braincells that work? Why does FoxNews cover 1/3 of the screen during live and video with their dang banner? (end rant)]


92 posted on 09/29/2004 7:00:41 AM PDT by TomGuy (His VN crumbling, he says 'move on'. So now, John Kerry is running on Bob KerrEy's Senate record.)
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To: KevinDavis

White Knight is rolling!


93 posted on 09/29/2004 7:01:18 AM PDT by Reaganesque
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To: TomGuy
Thanks very much !!
94 posted on 09/29/2004 7:01:43 AM PDT by Mike Fieschko ("How dare you question my [^.*$]. Did you know I served in the Clone Wars?")
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To: Reaganesque

This is too cool!! What a beautiful plane(s)!!


95 posted on 09/29/2004 7:03:06 AM PDT by Reaganesque
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To: KevinDavis

Launch plane moving down runway, getting ready for take off.


96 posted on 09/29/2004 7:03:12 AM PDT by TomGuy (His VN crumbling, he says 'move on'. So now, John Kerry is running on Bob KerrEy's Senate record.)
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To: TomGuy

Finally, one that works & keeps working. Thanks.


97 posted on 09/29/2004 7:03:44 AM PDT by condi2008 (Pro Libertate)
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To: Reaganesque

I got to hand it to FOX news, they are staying at Mohave and covering this, CNN has barely even mentioned it yet.


98 posted on 09/29/2004 7:04:15 AM PDT by Brett66 (Dan Rather, the most busted man in America.)
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To: condi2008
One of the chase pilots is from Vulcan?
99 posted on 09/29/2004 7:05:07 AM PDT by Reaganesque
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To: KevinDavis
Burt is a genius

Scaled Composites

100 posted on 09/29/2004 7:05:33 AM PDT by FesterUSMC
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