insert_name Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 New launch date for NROL-71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 The stream has been live for a few minutes now, btw. Just hit 10-min planned hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKraken Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 NROL-71 launching Hold.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silavite Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Holding for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dfthu Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Wow, that hold was close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperFastJellyfish Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 74,000 watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dfthu Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 hold was called at T-7 seconds by a problem detected by terminal computer De-tanking now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Scrub for the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dfthu Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 And scrubbed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Racescort666 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 @tater that was very interesting. I love hearing Tory Bruno talk about rockets, that dude know his stuff. I know Elon is a bit of a favorite around this forum but Tory knows his product line backwards and forwards. He's also under no illusions that SpaceX does certain things better than ULA but I think they are in a good spot for delivering a lower risk launch vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FleshJeb Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) Tory Bruno seems so much cooler than Musk. Love that "no BS" attitude. (Heh, got ninja'ed by that guy ^^^) Edited December 11, 2018 by FleshJeb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 Yeah, Tory Bruno is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 30 minutes ago, sh1pman said: Mmmmh... it seems like the sled's cargo section is a bit too wide for a Gift Dispenser. I would bet the NRO contracted Northrop Grumman to put some "lenses" in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 ~11 hours after Falcon 9 leaves FL. Busy day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 So, any takers on what NROL-71 is? And don’t say “nice try, GRU”. Right now NASASpaceflight tips towards either a Block V KH-11 in a lower-inclination orbit, or a third stealthy, ASAT-hardened Misty. However, word in meatspace is that it’s got a really big emitter to go with the mirror - and that the scrubs are not accidental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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