RedKraken Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) from twitter : Edited June 27, 2018 by RedKraken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSlash27 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) 30 minutes. Still on track. 20 minutes. Official livestream is up here: *Edit* and now the livestream itself says 80 minutes! >:( Edited June 27, 2018 by GoSlash27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, GoSlash27 said: 30 minutes. Still on track. 20 minutes. Official livestream is up here: Erm... I think you’re off by about an hour, my info says 10:10EDT/7:10PDT... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSlash27 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 1 hour ago, CatastrophicFailure said: I think you’re off by about an hour Yep. That problem is on my end. 1 hr 15 min unless there's another delay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 They delayed 2 hours, so it's supposedly now 1 hour from now (ish). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Video went down. Not looking good. And, sure enough: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 17 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: And, sure enough: so much for their birthday wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSlash27 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Launch is delayed another day. No attempt Wednesday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 [unsatisfied raving increases] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) If they don't launch tonight I won't be able to watch it unless it gets delayed 3 more weeks! I wonder how many recycles Electron is designed to go through. Edited June 28, 2018 by Ultimate Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 8 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: If they don't launch tonight I won't be able to watch it unless it gets delayed 3 more weeks! I wonder how many recycles Electron is designed to go through. By the sounds of it, that’s what it’s gonna be. They still had a week left in this window, no idea when the next is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KG3 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 If a rocket is on the launch pad fueled for flight but the launch gets delayed, do they need to remove the fuel to fix the problem? How do they do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 7 minutes ago, KG3 said: If a rocket is on the launch pad fueled for flight but the launch gets delayed, do they need to remove the fuel to fix the problem? How do they do that? Usually they remove the fuel, its pretty simple, they probably have a valve in there and a special hose. It's not like they can leave LOX in there very long anyway. Plus there's the short static fires, so they have to be able to do it for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 On 6/29/2018 at 4:28 AM, Ultimate Steve said: Usually they remove the fuel, its pretty simple, they probably have a valve in there and a special hose. It's not like they can leave LOX in there very long anyway. Plus there's the short static fires, so they have to be able to do it for that. I assume they have and that its put on during preparation. Smaller tanks like upper stages they probably fill from bottom anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickSawyer Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 On 6/26/2018 at 7:06 PM, CatastrophicFailure said: o.O CANNIBAL TRIBBLE! Carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xd the great Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 It will be good to see such a cheap rocket fly. The cheaper, the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) [i ams slow ninja terday] Now if only they could get that tricky motor controller figured out... Edited July 10, 2018 by CatastrophicFailure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 finally from the horse’s mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 They'd better pick someplace that isn't constantly windy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wumpus Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 16 hours ago, cubinator said: They'd better pick someplace that isn't constantly windy. If you want a lot of open ocean to the East (or South), nearly all locations are going to be windy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Any coastal location will tend to be windy on a sunny day, (or clear? night) due to the ground heating faster than the water (and vice versa) causing a rising column of warm air sucking in air from the sea. It only gets calmer around dusk or dawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Given all the tweeting today, apparently Scotland is the new hot market for launch sites. taken with a gain o’ salt, laddie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmidii Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 On 7/17/2018 at 4:23 AM, CatastrophicFailure said: Given all the tweeting today, apparently Scotland is the new hot market for launch sites. taken with a gain o’ salt, laddie... They'll be able to reduce launch costs by just having a Scotsman chuck the rocket into orbit like a caber. Scotland would be an interesting choice, but I do wonder if the weather would give reliable enough launch windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 On 7/17/2018 at 5:23 AM, CatastrophicFailure said: Given all the tweeting today, apparently Scotland is the new hot market for launch sites. taken with a gain o’ salt, laddie... That would be polar launches obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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