Official Orion Launch Thread - 12-4-14

[Aningaaq]

Anyone up for round two?

Staying up late again. Fell asleep during the first attempt.

Just pulled this from the blog:

Liquid oxygen is being pumped into the Delta IV Heavy’s three core boosters. The RS-68A engines, one at the base of each booster core, burn liquid hydrogen and oxygen to produce the thrust needed to lift Orion off the launch pad and start it on its way to orbit. The second stage, which is also beginning to be filled with propellant, uses the same combination of hydrogen and oxygen though not nearly as much as the first stages use.

If this launch doesn't happen then they have to wait until Sunday for a third attempt.

[katateochi]

Anyone up for round two?

Yep! Standing by with fingers crossed. Just tuned into NASA live and it looks awesome sitting there in the spot lights.

[popoteloco]

Yep! Standing by with fingers crossed. Just tuned into NASA live and it looks awesome sitting there in the spot lights.

Hello Fellow Imgurian, thank you for the invite to the forum.....

I have to say I'm pretty excited for this launch, ever since I saw the Orion capsule in Houston last year....

[katateochi]

Hello Fellow Imgurian, thank you for the invite to the forum.....

I have to say I'm pretty excited for this launch, ever since I saw the Orion capsule in Houston last year....

Welcome aboard! Yeah v excited too, really hope we get a launch today.

[katateochi]

15 min built in hold started

[FishInferno]

I would love to see it launch perfectly today with no issues at all:P

[katateochi]

"all systems are go and weather remains green"

< 11mins to launch!!

[lextacy]

YAY! thou shalt not tripp false alarms this time

[Themorris]

Inb4 a boat drives into the safe area...

[FishInferno]

Everything looks good! 5 minutes

[katateochi]

Inb4 a boat drives into the safe area...

omg, if that happens again they should just blow the boat up.

edit

T minus 3:00

Edited December 5, 2014 by katateochi

[Yarbrough08]

I think we're going to launch!

[Themorris]

me too

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[katateochi]

yeah its looking good!! 30 seconds to go!

[piggysanTH]

I miss lift off;.; I just finish shower.

[spaceman1999]

Liftofff!!! Woooooo!

[Umlüx]

there she goes!

[katateochi]

argh!! my live stream just cut off at t-5 seconds!!! did we launch ok?

[Themorris]

are YOU F*CKING KIDDING ME!!!

MY STREAM CRASHED 5 SEC's before launch!!!!!!!

AAAAARRRRRGH

had to switch to ustream, just to see it already has liftet off!!

2 days of waiting and then this

EDIT: jup everything fine

for everyone who crashed too: http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv

[piggysanTH]

Booster sep!

[Dilir]

Same here, themorris... :'(

[lextacy]

Linux waits till after the launch to crash FIrefox , Houston we have a problem LOL

[piggysanTH]

SM Panel & LES jettison!

[VirtualCLD]

are YOU F*CKING KIDDING ME!!!

MY STREAM CRASHED 5 SEC's before launch!!!!!!!

AAAAARRRRRGH

had to switch to ustream, just to see it already has liftet off!!

2 days of waiting and then this

EDIT: jup everything fine

for everyone who crashed too: http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv

Apparently I wasn't the only one. I was so passed too. I was on NASA's TV websites, which I thought would have been solid. I guess u should have gone directly to ustream's site.

[BagelRabbit]

Good service panel jett, Launch Abort System jett. Everything going very well.