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201205220744 UTC - NASA TV - SpaceX Launch (08:44 BST)
Posted: 22 May 2012, 07:49
by basys
Hi Folks
SpaceX Falcon9 latest attempt
scheduled for 03:44 EDT (07:44 GMT;
08:44 BST) Tues 21 May.
NASA TV link.
ATB
Paul
Re: 201205220744 UTC - NASA TV - SpaceX Launch (08:44 BST)
Posted: 22 May 2012, 08:54
by Airspeed
Thanks Matey,
I'll see if that comes up on my Australian link
Re: 201205220744 UTC - NASA TV - SpaceX Launch (08:44 BST)
Posted: 22 May 2012, 22:22
by Paul K
All went smoothly this time, and really great to see.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18154937
Even Scotty was successfully 'beamed up' !
Re: 201205220744 UTC - NASA TV - SpaceX Launch (08:44 BST)
Posted: 22 May 2012, 22:49
by basys
Hi Folks
I'd originally intended editing my post
to suggest the "Secret Cargo" was something trivial
as per previous flight's "round" of cheese.
Paul K wrote:Even Scotty was successfully 'beamed up' !
Quite chuffed when I'd heard it was Scotty.
WRT Saturday's retention at lift-off,
due to excessive pressure in engine 5 -
Thought it appropriate,
as other's have commented -
"
The engines cannae take it, Captain! "
ATB
Paul
Re: 201205220744 UTC - NASA TV - SpaceX Launch (08:44 BST)
Posted: 22 May 2012, 23:18
by DaveB
Quite chuffed when I'd heard it was Scotty.
Yeh.. me too
ATB
DaveB
Re: 201205220744 UTC - NASA TV - SpaceX Launch (08:44 BST)
Posted: 23 May 2012, 06:46
by Paul K
basys wrote:
WRT Saturday's retention at lift-off,
due to excessive pressure in engine 5 -
Thought it appropriate,
as other's have commented -
"The engines cannae take it, Captain! "
Re: 201205220744 UTC - NASA TV - SpaceX Launch (08:44 BST)
Posted: 26 May 2012, 23:15
by Paul K
Well, they have grabbed the Dragon capsule with the robotic arm and docked it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18195772