Space Launch Megathread

[iamwearingpants]

Please post any rocket launches about to happen here, and don\'t be afraid to bump if you find any!

Today\'s launch:

Atlas V 551

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Carrying the US Navy\'s MUOS millitary comms satellite

EDIT: Holy crap, it embedded. Well, that\'s really cool!

[Altair1371]

This is the

BEST.

POSSIBLE.

THREAD.

Brony reference aside, I am waiting expectantly for the launch in 20 minutes.

[Drakomis]

Oh wow.

Thanks for this.

I\'m sitting and watching eagerly.

Hopefully Jebediah stayed home today.

-Drakomis

[iamwearingpants]

You\'re welcome!

Heh, I don\'t think NASA would let Jeb into mission control. He\'d press the range safety button the moment it lifts off

[Polecat Industries]

You\'re welcome!

Heh, I don\'t think NASA would let Jeb into mission control. He\'d press the range safety button the moment it lifts off

due to concerns about 'lacking in SRB-related thrust'.

[Drakomis]

due to concerns about 'lacking in SRB-related thrust'.

XD

[Polecat Industries]

Also, does that launch complex look a little like the KSP one, or is it just me?

EDIT: T minus four minutes, people! Or something like that. Oh, and they said they were applying onboard video power. Now I keep half expecting to see Jebediah\'s face on the screen.

[Agamemnon]

the poll is go... waiting for green upper winds...

edit:

winds are green

[Polecat Industries]

the poll is go... waiting for green upper winds...

edit:

winds are green

T MINUS 1: 55!

EDIT: NOOO! They scrubbed the launch at 1:14!

[Agamemnon]

start is scrubbed... recycle for tomorrow...

edit:

removed info about winds... apparently they were not reason for the scrubbed start

[OtherDalfite]

Aww hamburgers. They scrubbed the mission until tomorrow.

[Polecat Industries]

Does anybody know what time tomorrow?

[TheAwkwardEngineer]

Does anybody know what time tomorrow?

5:42 PM EST (2242 GMT).

However, I looked at the forecast and it says variably cloudy with a thunderstorm. It\'s possible it\'ll be called off again.

[Polecat Industries]

5:42 PM EST (2242 GMT).

However, I looked at the forecast and it says variably cloudy with a thunderstorm. It\'s possible it\'ll be called off again.

Too bad. I\'m going somewhere there will not be computer at for a week.

[Agamemnon]

Too bad. I\'m going somewhere there will not be computer at for a week.

well, if you dont care what rocket you will see, then i have good news for you - with current flight rate, it is a little more than one flight per week...

what this is means is something like this:

- before the end of feb, one chinese rocket will launch

- then on march 5th, russian proton will start from baikonur

- march 9th is ariane with atv supply vehicle for iss

- and then for the rest of march there are some more launches planned - pegasus, delta iv, proton once more, one indian launcher and japan h-2

and this way it continues for the whole 2012

and in august there are planned 2 EVAs on iss (similar to the one that was yesterday)

[Agamemnon]

5:42 PM EST (2242 GMT).

However, I looked at the forecast and it says variably cloudy with a thunderstorm. It\'s possible it\'ll be called off again.

according to some news from ula (atlas rocket provider), the possibility for bad weather is 60%

[NovaSilisko]

LAUNCH ANYWAY! HA HA!

[samstarman5]

Now this is something I would camp out for. I\'ve cooled on the whole camping out thing for movies. Where\'s my lawn chair?

[Agamemnon]

well, if you dont care what rocket you will see, then i have good news for you - with current flight rate, it is a little more than one flight per week...

what this is means is something like this:

- before the end of feb, one chinese rocket will launch

- then on march 5th, russian proton will start from baikonur

- march 9th is ariane with atv supply vehicle for iss

- and then for the rest of march there are some more launches planned - pegasus, delta iv, proton once more, one indian launcher and japan h-2

and this way it continues for the whole 2012

and in august there are planned 2 EVAs on iss (similar to the one that was yesterday)

well, this list is not valid any more... proton launch has been moved to the right from march 5th...

launch dates change quite often

[Moach]

cool! me and HarvesteR are getting ATV launch for birthday! (yep, twins) :thumbup:

well, assuming that date holds up... those things get scrubbed so often.... :

[Kryten]

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Second go for this launch today, weather report\'s not promising. Predicted 60% chance of scrub.

[Agamemnon]

Second go for this launch today, weather report\'s not promising. Predicted 60% chance of scrub.

a minute or so ago:

[Agamemnon]

the technical poll is go, weather is no go

[Ascensiam]

It\'s getting really tense now.

[NovaSilisko]

Well, looks like it\'s scrubbed again...