Ansari X-Prize Launch Live Thread (Update: LANDING SUCCESSFUL!)

09/29/04

[KevinDavis]

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

[null and void]

Thanks!

[buffyt]

I SECOND that emotion!!!!!

[asgardshill]

Now I'm hoping that the craft will be ready to go again in under 2 weeks - that's the goal.

[Kornev]

They really need to clean up that launch part!

[Constitution Day]

Hooray!

Thanks for the photos, I couldn't get the web feed to load.

[Paradox]

SWEET! Now I wonder if they can do it all again within 2 weeks, they need to get a handle on that roll problem..

[b2stealth]

Wow, that roll on landing strip was long, I was afraid it's going to end :)

YEAH!!!!

[al baby]

what X plane went into an uncontrolled roll?,/i>

[Odyssey-x]

place -> plane (oops)

[Mike Fieschko]

fellow being interviewd says too early to diagnose roll sequence. wind shear at altitude?

[asgardshill]

The pilot is about to get out ...

... and go clean out his britches, probably ;)

[lainie]

Yeah that's a little hairy :) You get one shot to land that sucker.

[B-Chan]

AD ASTRA AMERICA

[gopwinsin04]

I'm not sure they will know what the roll problem was in two weeks!

[Odyssey-x]

Wind shear started the rolling motion according to a scaled composite rep. An acctuater had a problem timed out to give itself a rest so it didn't overheat.

[Mike Fieschko]

shot of White Knight in air

[lainie]

There was no telescope mounted camera the first time. Did it roll that badly before, too, and we just didn't see?

[buffyt]

I was just thinking about the stuned beeber and now here you are. Someone asked me if there would be hot tobs at the Tom DeLay office debate watching party Thursday night. I almost answered that I didn't know if there would be hot tobs, but there might be stuned beebers. But I didn't know if that Freeper knew about beebers! LOL

[Mike Fieschko]

White Knight touchdown

[B4Ranch]

MSNBC just showed 16 rolls, on tape. Almost dumped my coffee.