PB666 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 10 minutes ago, XB-70A said: 52 dollars, but for being at 3.7 km only from the pad I could not regret such an investment. I will try to do my best for the pictures. Not too shabby. If you spent all the money to go down their, $52 is not too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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XB-70A Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, PB666 said: Not too shabby. If you spent all the money to go down their, $52 is not too much. Alas, it's only for the place at the observation gantry (plus the transportation from the Visitor Complex to the site). Hopefully, I bought an annual pass in last October, so at least I will not have to pay the $50 admission which is mandatory otherwise... sometime when I'm seeing some family of five to seven members coming here, and just for the day, I can see the credit cards fuming in their wallets. I guess the worst was with Falcon Heavy, as they sold the seats at nearly $200, a new record here, and still it was to look at it from the Saturn V building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 2 hours ago, XB-70A said: Alas, it's only for the place at the observation gantry (plus the transportation from the Visitor Complex to the site). Hopefully, I bought an annual pass in last October, so at least I will not have to pay the $50 admission which is mandatory otherwise... sometime when I'm seeing some family of five to seven members coming here, and just for the day, I can see the credit cards fuming in their wallets. I guess the worst was with Falcon Heavy, as they sold the seats at nearly $200, a new record here, and still it was to look at it from the Saturn V building. You could get a boat and go into the bay, though I think range would probably shoo you off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 2 launches, the same day, as well. SpaceX, then ULA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 2 hours ago, PB666 said: You could get a boat and go into the bay, though I think range would probably shoo you off. "Shoo" is putting it mildly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Atlas is go, but no word from the range on the earlier SX launch. Might have to slip a day... which would oddly put the 2 closer together in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sevenperforce Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 With Atlas V in the 541 configuration (flown five times previously, including Curiosity), liftoff thrust is 10.58MN, 12% higher than Delta IV Heavy and 39% higher than Falcon 9 Block 4. Of course, even in the 551 configuration, it's only 54% the liftoff thrust of Falcon Heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 On 2/27/2018 at 1:27 PM, PB666 said: You could get a boat and go into the bay, though I think range would probably shoo you off. The problem is that if I got enough in my wallet for buying a ticket, I can't afford the penalty they will charge me for going here with a boat... plus the fact that I will never go in Banana river, even with a large boat, due to these guys: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, XB-70A said: The problem is that if I got enough in my wallet for buying a ticket, I can't afford the penalty they will charge me for going here with a boat... plus the fact that I will never go in Banana river, even with a large boat, due to these guys: Alligators no problem, unless your boat is a boogy board or a jet ski. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Well, I cannot regret it now: She’s simply beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sevenperforce Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I cloned this mission here: In the webcast, it said there will be three burns of the Centaur. Is this direct-to-GEO? My mission clone went to KTO and used the payload to circularize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: In the webcast, it said there will be three burns of the Centaur. Is this direct-to-GEO? My mission clone went to KTO and used the payload to circularize. Yes it looks like the Centaur is doing the circularization maneuver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, Canopus said: Yes it looks like the Centaur is doing the circularization maneuver. Do they kick Centaur out into a graveyard orbit after, or deorbit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreI Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Wait. Did I hear that right? "The fairing also covers the Centaur second stage in this configuration." But in the video NASA showed just prior the payload was encapsulated in another building. How in the world does that work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munlander1 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I was looking on YouTube and caught everyday astronauts stream. I feel so lucky... https://youtu.be/yG7oEJOytSU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 1 minute ago, CoreI said: Wait. Did I hear that right? "The fairing also covers the Centaur second stage in this configuration." But in the video NASA showed just prior the payload was encapsulated in another building. How in the world does that work? It looks like this: With the 5 meter fairing both the Payload and the Centaur stage are covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Liftoff! Damn it comes off the pad fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Correction the Centaur will not circularize but rather put the sat into a supersynchronous transfer orbit closer to its target orbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSlash27 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Looks like there's a fuel leak from the bell cooling lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 The RL-10 sure is a wimpy engine (REALLY long burn times) but it's got amazing specific impulse. Why is the third Centaur burn after a three-hour coast? The burn would be nowhere near periapsis, which is what I'd expect if you're going for a supersync. Does it raise periapsis or just apoapsis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 1 minute ago, sevenperforce said: The RL-10 sure is a wimpy engine (REALLY long burn times) but it's got amazing specific impulse. Why is the third Centaur burn after a three-hour coast? The burn would be nowhere near periapsis, which is what I'd expect if you're going for a supersync. Does it raise periapsis or just apoapsis? It apparently raises the periapsis and modifies the inclination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSlash27 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 They said it's running rich and they have an O2 fault. Hope they have the DV to make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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