_Augustus_ Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 2 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Guysguygguysguysguysguysguysguys!!!!!!!!!!! YESYESYESYESYES I will be in Florida on those dates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, Ultimate Steve said: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! T minus eight days and counting... EDIT: Nope, sorry, eleven days. I forgot it was still January. Which means I won't be able to watch unless I skip school... EDIT2: You know you're desperate when you want to be sick enough to skip school for a rocket launch. Im sick. Here, catch this sneeze HATCHU hope that works. Anyways, for me its going to be just late enough that im awake i geuss. I wish it happend during school for me, so i can ask the people in control of the projector to show the launch in the lunchroom. Edited January 27, 2018 by NSEP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racescort666 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 YAY!!! I’ll be back in the states by then (barely) and I’ll be able to watch!! Screw work, I’m watching history happen. Also, @Ultimate Steve, I agree, you should absolutely be allowed to watch. This is something that should be promoted in an educational setting. I’m going to tell my gf that she should have her class watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 The trouble with watching in class is timing. On an ISS launch with an instantaneous launch window, it’s gonna go at 11:30 (or whatever the time is), or not. FH is a long window, making it tricky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, tater said: The trouble with watching in class is timing. On an ISS launch with an instantaneous launch window, it’s gonna go at 11:30 (or whatever the time is), or not. FH is a long window, making it tricky. All indication would be launch at the start of the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: All indication would be launch at the start of the window. Yeah, if they scrub something like this it'll probably be a scrub for the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I agree in this case, but it makes it a harder sell with a long window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Quote Launch time is (Tue, Feb 6) 13:30-16:30 EST (18:30-21:30 UTC) Hmm... Wed, Feb 7 01:30-04:30 WIB/UTC+7 ? Way too late but I don't really have anything in the morning so... ... yeah, I'll just wait for the end result of whether it one-up N-1 in success rate Edited January 27, 2018 by YNM Date line, date line ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 hour ago, cubinator said: Yeah, if they scrub something like this it'll probably be a scrub for the day. I'm just saying that they always target the start of the launch window, so that they'll have time for a retry if there is a small hold. So a long launch window isn't really a problem; you can expect them to attempt at the beginning. In this particular case, 99 out of 100 reasons for a hold would probably be a scrub, so it is most probable that they either launch at the start of the launch window, or not at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 2 hours ago, tater said: The trouble with watching in class is timing. On an ISS launch with an instantaneous launch window, it’s gonna go at 11:30 (or whatever the time is), or not. FH is a long window, making it tricky. Which is why they should simplify it for everyone and simply make it a national holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 OK, daytime launch... I'm super curious if we'll be able to see it from here in the day. FYI... we could see shuttle launches from here during the day, but it was because of the huge smoke trail it left... So far the smaller Space-X rockets don't leave nearly as big a smoke trail, so we can only see them at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 23 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Which is why they should simplify it for everyone and simply make it a national holiday. Wouldn't that be cool though? For the people of Florida or maybe even the whole US to get a day off whenever a maiden flight of a heaviest in a little while rocket happends? If that happends, the demand of a new heavy lifter go up drastically, we may be able to colonize the entire Solar System in 10 years. sarcasm of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuky Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 so if they don't delay FH launch it will go up on my birthday...I like that present a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 11 minutes ago, Cuky said: so if they don't delay FH launch it will go up on my birthday...I like that present a lot The best birthday a space nerd can ever ask for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 11 hours ago, Racescort666 said: YAY!!! I’ll be back in the states by then (barely) and I’ll be able to watch!! Screw work, I’m watching history happen. Also, @Ultimate Steve, I agree, you should absolutely be allowed to watch. This is something that should be promoted in an educational setting. I’m going to tell my gf that she should have her class watch. The real problem is not the fact that the teacher's wouldn't let me, it's that the school blocks livestreams on YouTube and I don't have a phone. I'll either beg someone to let me borrow, or maybe I'll ask my dad to borrow his... Also, by some miracle I'M GETTING SICK!!!! However, it's 1-2 weeks early. On one hand I don't want to be sick for two weeks, but if I can watch heavy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: Also, by some miracle I'M GETTING SICK!!!! However, it's 1-2 weeks early. On one hand I don't want to be sick for two weeks, but if I can watch heavy... It’s That F9H1 flu going around... funny how everyone’s getting it on the same day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: The real problem is not the fact that the teacher's wouldn't let me, it's that the school blocks livestreams on YouTube and I don't have a phone. I'll either beg someone to let me borrow, or maybe I'll ask my dad to borrow his... Also, by some miracle I'M GETTING SICK!!!! However, it's 1-2 weeks early. On one hand I don't want to be sick for two weeks, but if I can watch heavy... I have 2 kids, one in 8th grade, one in 5th. If either one asks to watch the launch... I'd call them in sick myself. That or I'd say they have a dentist appointment or something, pick them up, watch launch on laptop, then have a good lunch, and drop them back at school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 26 minutes ago, tater said: I have 2 kids, one in 8th grade, one in 5th. If either one asks to watch the launch... I'd call them in sick myself. That or I'd say they have a dentist appointment or something, pick them up, watch launch on laptop, then have a good lunch, and drop them back at school. While I don't remember missing any school, it was my grandfather that sat down and watched the Apollo launches and moon landings with me. In fact, I think that was the very first time I was allowed to eat in their living room, so I didn't have to miss anything! I'm super glad to see all these launches being live-streamed on the internet now... Good times... good times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Actually, since my kids go to private schools, I'd just tell them I'm taking them out to watch a rocket launch, and the office and teachers will say, "Awesome!" (they know where their $ comes from, lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Augustus_ Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 5 hours ago, Cuky said: so if they don't delay FH launch it will go up on my birthday...I like that present a lot 5 or 6 days before my birthday, I appreciate the present as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 It’s not new, but the launch date has been officially confirmed: In slightly related news, Elon Musk is also literally selling flame throwers: Gotta love this guy. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Bezos. Maybe this nut can give you a light. Now, I wonder how many of these things I’d need to duct tape together to equal a Falcon Heavy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) 26 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Now, I wonder how many of these things I’d need to duct tape together to equal a Falcon Heavy... From what I know about flamethrowers, they have pretty pathetic Isp. Although coming from Musk, maybe these are more efficient. Edited January 28, 2018 by cubinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Spoiler 2 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: flame throwers: and fireworks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuky Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 5 hours ago, _Augustus_ said: 5 or 6 days before my birthday, I appreciate the present as well. Considering how their luck was and how SpaceX wants to wait until they are sure that everything is OK with the vehicle you might still have the launch closer to your birthday than me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: In slightly related news, Elon Musk is also literally selling flame throwers: Gotta love this guy. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Bezos. Maybe this nut can give you a light. Now, I wonder how many of these things I’d need to duct tape together to equal a Falcon Heavy... Shhh - you'll give him ideas. The Boring Company Mk27 flamethrower. Why shoot one jet of flame when 27 would be way cooler? Many Overpriced Fire Extinguishers required. And judging by that sales pitch, Squad should commission the Boring Company to write them some rocket part flavour text for KSP. Edited January 28, 2018 by KSK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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