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Falcon 1 Launch Live Thread (Launch attempt at 2 pm cst).
12/19/05 | Kevin Davis

Posted on 12/18/2005 6:23:55 PM PST by KevinDavis

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Good Luck to SpaceX....
1 posted on 12/18/2005 6:23:57 PM PST by KevinDavis
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2 posted on 12/18/2005 6:24:28 PM PST by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: KevinDavis

And I was going to bed early!


3 posted on 12/18/2005 6:25:28 PM PST by Howlin (Defeatism may have its partisan uses, but it is not justified by the facts. - GWB, 12/18/05)
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It is going to happen tomorrow afternoon.. I thought I post it now since I'm going to be at work...


4 posted on 12/18/2005 6:27:54 PM PST by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: Howlin

You'll be getting almost 18 hours of sleep.


5 posted on 12/18/2005 6:29:00 PM PST by steve86 (@)
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Oh, geez, shows you how well I speed read!


6 posted on 12/18/2005 6:30:16 PM PST by Howlin (Defeatism may have its partisan uses, but it is not justified by the facts. - GWB, 12/18/05)
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To: Two Thirds Vote Aye

Don't you wish we were there?


7 posted on 12/18/2005 6:46:54 PM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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LOL...you've got my philosiphy...go to bed early and make up for it by sleeping late...


8 posted on 12/18/2005 6:57:14 PM PST by nevergore (“It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.”)
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This is how many threads on the launch that keeps never happening??
9 posted on 12/18/2005 6:58:48 PM PST by Prime Choice (We are RepubliCANs, not RepubliCAN'Ts.)
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So how come no live video webcast?


10 posted on 12/18/2005 7:07:37 PM PST by Jambe ( Save the Cows ! -- Eat a Vegan !!!)
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To: Peach

Hi Peach! Yes, I certainly do!


11 posted on 12/19/2005 12:29:19 AM PST by Two Thirds Vote Aye (9/11/2001 - The most VISIBLE clxxxon LEGACY to date.)
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For launch updates go to this site: http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon/f1/status.html
12 posted on 12/19/2005 5:07:31 AM PST by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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From spaceflightnow:

SpaceX says launch is still scheduled for 2 p.m. EST. The company plans to begin providing updates to reporters around 1:30 p.m.
13 posted on 12/19/2005 10:00:27 AM PST by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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Gwynne Shotwell, the SpaceX vice president of business development, says everything is looking good for launch at 2 p.m. EST today.

The rocket's second stage liquid oxygen tank has been loaded. The first stage tank is being filled now, with 82 percent aboard.

Kerosene fueling of both stages is coming up.

The Army-run range is experiencing a problem with one of the radar sites. However, there is another site available and this won't be a constraint to launch, Shotwell said.
14 posted on 12/19/2005 10:13:50 AM PST by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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Over 40 minutes and counting...


15 posted on 12/19/2005 10:16:11 AM PST by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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35 minutes and counting..


16 posted on 12/19/2005 10:21:40 AM PST by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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17 posted on 12/19/2005 10:28:11 AM PST by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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"T-minus 27 minutes and counting. The fluctuating wind conditions at the launch site are now above the allowable limit for liftoff, officials just announced. Earlier, the winds were reported to be 7 knots. The 24-knot constraint is in place to ensure stiff winds don't force the rocket to drift into its pad structure at launch."
18 posted on 12/19/2005 10:37:09 AM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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"T-minus 23 minutes and counting. The first stage RP-1 tank is 90 to 95 percent full, the second stage has reached the 75 to 80 percent level, SpaceX says."


19 posted on 12/19/2005 10:38:30 AM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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Looks like it is still a go!!!!!


20 posted on 12/19/2005 10:39:30 AM PST by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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