[Jack Hydrazine]

Guess I’ll ping everyone again.

Rocket: Falcon 9 v1.1
Payload: SES 8
Launch date: December 3, 2013
Launch time: 5:41 p.m. EST/2:41 p.m. PST (2239 GMT)
Launch window: 86 minutes
Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Only 12 minutes until launch!

Let me know if you want to be on my launch ping list let me know.

[Bullish]

Thanks for the reminder.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks JH. Kudos on pointing out that SpaceX has the lowest cost per pound to orbit *in the world*. The engineering going on there is making more headway in solving aerospace problems than anyone has since the Von Braun era. One article mentioned how they’d gone to other companies with experience to see if they’d build this or that needed component, and the prices were crazy high (by SpaceX standards); as the gubmint customers went into hiatus, the same companies went back to SpaceX and offered to do it for a lower price — too late, we’ve done it ourselves, and at our target cost. The reaction outside SpaceX has been, well, these problems are no so easy to solve and they must be cutting corners, it will come back to bite them in the ass.

[3D-JOY]

I guess I did not see this in time to respond today. I did know the time and again, and again, today had my radio on and cold drink in hand while I waited to see it “fly”!

This was a spectacular sight...after sunset at sea level and sunshine above for the flight.

Sound took about 4 1/2 minutes to reach me but was substantial and added to the second stage flight.

I love living here!!