Cunjo Carl Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 On 7/1/2018 at 2:15 PM, mikegarrison said: A more relevant Douglas Adams quote ... *snip* Yeah, that was the first one that came to mind, but it was a little sadder than I was going for. Glad to see someone else read up on such classic literature! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickSawyer Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, tater said: Huh. Will this be the first Atlas V to actually fly with a Dual Engine Centaur? And what is the actual design designation? Atlas V _02? Edited July 3, 2018 by MaverickSawyer Forum somehow allowed me to triple post... Fixed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 7 hours ago, MaverickSawyer said: Huh. Will this be the first Atlas V to actually fly with a Dual Engine Centaur? And what is the actual design designation? Atlas V _02? Yes on the first V to fly it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 9 hours ago, MaverickSawyer said: Huh. Will this be the first Atlas V to actually fly with a Dual Engine Centaur? And what is the actual design designation? Atlas V _02? The Starliner carrying Atlas is designated as N22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Similar image to above, but with human to scale: So tiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racescort666 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, tater said: Similar image to above, but with human to scale: So tiny. There's a bit of perspective trickery going on there but yeah, Centaur is only 3 m in diameter. 4-5 people could probably put their arms all the way around it like some kind of rocket group hug. Edited July 23, 2018 by Racescort666 mathed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 44 minutes ago, Racescort666 said: There's a bit of perspective trickery going on there but yeah, Centaur is only 3 m in diameter. 4-5 people could probably put their arms all the way around it like some kind of rocket group hug. Yeah, it's farther away than it looks, but the engine bells are about a meter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MinimumSky5 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I'm getting a bad feeling about PSP, I get the impression that the launch may slip to the window, in May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 3:38 am EST... yeah, I'll be asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 2 hours ago, tater said: 3:38 am EST... yeah, I'll be asleep. Why do I get the feeling that NASA is trolling the people that think that by launching at night, the probe has a better chance of surviving its encounter with the Sun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Got three hours free, just enough to drive to Port Canaveral for some shots of the beast. (Nothing spectacular with these shots quality) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 On 7/23/2018 at 2:17 PM, tater said: Similar image to above, but with human to scale: So tiny. That's what I was going to say. Falcon 9 is so much wider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 52 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: That's what I was going to say. Falcon 9 is so much wider. It's 3m in diameter, so a lot of the problem is in the picture. The ULA sign and easel must be pretty large and out of scale with what it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Isn’t she beautiful, standing enlightened? Still 4 hours and 40 minutes remaining and the site is already full of passionates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Propellant loading has started: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scotius Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 And scrub. Dangit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 scrub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleivan Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Hopefully things go well tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xd the great Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 What happened? Why scrub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Xd the great said: What happened? Why scrub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKraken Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 3min to parker space probe launch (delta IV) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Liftoff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKraken Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Those plumes are gigantic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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