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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: TomGuy

Thanks!


321 posted on 09/29/2004 8:36:21 AM PDT by null and void (Bring the War on Terror home! Vote for Kerry...)
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To: Dead Corpse

I SECOND that emotion!!!!!


322 posted on 09/29/2004 8:36:28 AM PDT by buffyt (You don't create terrorists by fighting back. You defeat the terrorists by fighting back. ~GWBush~)
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To: TomGuy

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


323 posted on 09/29/2004 8:36:38 AM PDT by asgardshill (Got a lump of coal? Tell Mary Mapes to 'shove it' - in 2 weeks you'll have a diamond.)
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To: lainie

They really need to clean up that launch part!


324 posted on 09/29/2004 8:36:49 AM PDT by Kornev
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To: TomGuy

Hooray!

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


325 posted on 09/29/2004 8:36:52 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: lainie

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


326 posted on 09/29/2004 8:37:00 AM PDT by Paradox (Occam was probably right.)
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To: Mike Fieschko

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

YEAH!!!!


327 posted on 09/29/2004 8:37:02 AM PDT by b2stealth
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To: Mike Fieschko
what X plane went into an uncontrolled roll?,/i>


328 posted on 09/29/2004 8:37:14 AM PDT by al baby (she stuned my little beeber)
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To: Odyssey-x

place -> plane (oops)


329 posted on 09/29/2004 8:37:15 AM PDT by Odyssey-x
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To: Mike Fieschko

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


330 posted on 09/29/2004 8:37:38 AM PDT by Mike Fieschko ("How dare you question my [^.*$]. Did you know I served in the Clone Wars?")
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To: Odyssey-x
The pilot is about to get out ...

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

331 posted on 09/29/2004 8:37:41 AM PDT by asgardshill (Got a lump of coal? Tell Mary Mapes to 'shove it' - in 2 weeks you'll have a diamond.)
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To: Kornev

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


332 posted on 09/29/2004 8:37:42 AM PDT by lainie
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To: All
AD ASTRA AMERICA

333 posted on 09/29/2004 8:37:50 AM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: Paradox

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


334 posted on 09/29/2004 8:38:09 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: 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.


335 posted on 09/29/2004 8:38:29 AM PDT by Odyssey-x
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To: B-Chan

shot of White Knight in air


336 posted on 09/29/2004 8:38:35 AM PDT by Mike Fieschko ("How dare you question my [^.*$]. Did you know I served in the Clone Wars?")
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To: Paradox

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


337 posted on 09/29/2004 8:38:47 AM PDT by lainie
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To: al baby

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


338 posted on 09/29/2004 8:38:50 AM PDT by buffyt (You don't create terrorists by fighting back. You defeat the terrorists by fighting back. ~GWBush~)
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To: Mike Fieschko

White Knight touchdown


339 posted on 09/29/2004 8:39:06 AM PDT by Mike Fieschko ("How dare you question my [^.*$]. Did you know I served in the Clone Wars?")
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To: b2stealth

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


340 posted on 09/29/2004 8:39:25 AM PDT by B4Ranch (´´Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are our teeth for Liberty)
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