An opportunity for a light show on the West Coast .. launch was delayed a couple weeks due to concern over debris from U.S. satellite destroyed on Feb. 20th.
2 posted on
03/11/2008 9:32:28 PM PDT by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
To: NormsRevenge
We need another Intel bird up there...
for when W slaps Iran this spring like a bastard stepchild!
5 posted on
03/11/2008 9:38:44 PM PDT by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: NormsRevenge
Was it Atlas V or Saturn V that took Apollo toward the moon?
11 posted on
03/11/2008 9:44:39 PM PDT by
Quix
(GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
To: NormsRevenge
Down here in San Diego you can on accasion see the contrails on some of the launches going down range.
16 posted on
03/11/2008 9:51:37 PM PDT by
SoCalPol
(Don't Blame Me - I Supported Duncan Hunter)
To: NormsRevenge
BY JUSTIN RAY
Follow the countdown and launch of the ULA Atlas 5 rocket carrying a classified national security satellite. Reload this page for the latest on the launch.
0535 GMT (1:35 a.m. EDT; 10:35 p.m. PDT)
The tower is clear of the vehicle as it continues to slowly roll away. Atlas 5 has been unveiled for its maiden launch from California.
Meanwhile, preps for the Atlas first stage liquid oxygen system and pneumatics, as well as Centaur liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen systems have been completed.
41 posted on
03/12/2008 10:44:45 PM PDT by
cabojoe
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