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MagicHef 05-28-2020 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 14991078)
Ain't gonna happen. There's a huge advantage in launching as close to the equator as possible.
Would it ever be worth it to move launches to Hawaii or Guam?

DaFace 05-28-2020 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by MagicHef (Post 14991704)
Would it ever be worth it to move launches to Hawaii or Guam?
You do gain a little bit of orbital velocity on those compared to Florida, but it's fairly minor. I think the biggest reason why you don't see any launches out there is that it'd be a major PITA to get the rockets themselves out there.

Donger 05-29-2020 09:42 AM
https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/1...-29-092624-233

As of Friday morning, the 45th Space Wing, an arm of the US military that oversees all East Coat rocket launches, predicts about a 50% chance of the weather holding up enough for launch on Saturday. And the odds are slightly better — about a 60% chance — for the next opportunity for liftoff on Sunday, May 31, at 3:00 p.m. ET.

DaFace 05-29-2020 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Donger (Post 14993227)
https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/1...-29-092624-233

As of Friday morning, the 45th Space Wing, an arm of the US military that oversees all East Coat rocket launches, predicts about a 50% chance of the weather holding up enough for launch on Saturday. And the odds are slightly better — about a 60% chance — for the next opportunity for liftoff on Sunday, May 31, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
I suppose the good news is that that means they have about an 80% chance of getting off the ground one day or the other. :)

DaFace 05-29-2020 12:59 PM
ROFL They weren't messing around with this one. (Fast forward to 0:30 for the boom.)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">RIP Starship SN4 ��<a href="https://t.co/klPMtZHxjW">https://t.co/klPMtZHxjW</a> <a href="https://t.co/hrrElBXmSC">pic.twitter.com/hrrElBXmSC</a></p>&mdash; Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1266442087848960000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Gonna be a bit before they'll be testing again, I'd guess. The test pad looks to be pretty much destroyed.

Donger 05-29-2020 01:02 PM
LMAO

God help us, we're in the hands of engineers!

GloryDayz 05-29-2020 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 14993522)
ROFL They weren't messing around with this one. (Fast forward to 0:30 for the boom.)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">RIP Starship SN4 ��<a href="https://t.co/klPMtZHxjW">https://t.co/klPMtZHxjW</a> <a href="https://t.co/hrrElBXmSC">pic.twitter.com/hrrElBXmSC</a></p>&mdash; Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1266442087848960000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Gonna be a bit before they'll be testing again, I'd guess. The test pad looks to be pretty much destroyed.
LMAO at "norminal" at the :17 point...

Hog's Gone Fishin 05-29-2020 03:52 PM
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zf6vtbgDbCY" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

eDave 05-29-2020 03:54 PM
That's a successful test. It's what tests are for.

Hog's Gone Fishin 05-29-2020 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by eDave (Post 14993860)
That's a successful test. It's what tests are for.
See,wasn't that cool!

Hog's Gone Fishin 05-29-2020 07:46 PM
Sooo, we still launching tomorrow? LOL

MagicHef 05-29-2020 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin (Post 14994180)
Sooo, we still launching tomorrow? LOL
Yes. The SN4 explosion was in Texas, the launch tomorrow (or Sunday) is in Florida.

Hog's Gone Fishin 05-29-2020 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by MagicHef (Post 14994252)
Yes. The SN4 explosion was in Texas, the launch tomorrow (or Sunday) is in Florida.
Wonder how many times those two astronauts have watched the replay??

DaFace 05-29-2020 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin (Post 14994262)
Wonder how many times those two astronauts have watched the replay??
I seriously doubt that they care in the least. It's a completely different vehicle that is nowhere near production.

eDave 05-29-2020 08:38 PM
Man, I've got to do a drive by birthday thing during this thing for a 13 year old girl. Shoot.


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