NigelM
Recovering Member
Clear skies here right now, perfect day for us to see it all the way over here in SWFL. If the sky stays clear I'll try to get a pic of Doug (or at least part of him) going into space.
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Clear skies here right now, perfect day for us to see it all the way over here in SWFL. If the sky stays clear I'll try to get a pic of Doug (or at least part of him) going into space.
Norbert
TSLA will win
Countdown should be at 2 hours 30 minutes
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Going to ask Doug what zero g feels like...
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Going to ask Doug what zero g feels like...
Norbert
TSLA will win
Mario Kadastik
Active Member
Yeah, no information yet as to why, but some anomaly that requires scrubbing the launch for today. Next timeslot is on Friday this week. So doug, how long does your blood last there?
Skotty
2014 S P85 | 2023 F-150L
I was thinking this launch could be one for the record books, but I'm starting to think the only record it will make is most launch delays of any rocket in history. Maybe I'll just check back in 6 months or so to see if it's launched yet. $&*$%&#$!!!!!!!
"The mission has been delayed some ten times" -- NASA "Good to Go" to Support SpaceX Launch of Falcon 9 V1.1 with Dragon on CRS-3 Mission | Space Safety Magazine
Add 1 for today. Weather questionable for Friday. Should we go ahead and add 1 more for that too?
For me, being young enough that I wasn't around for going to the moon, this is the most anticipated (and highest anxiety) rocket launch ever. The delays are getting painful.
Okay, I'll quit ranting now.
"The mission has been delayed some ten times" -- NASA "Good to Go" to Support SpaceX Launch of Falcon 9 V1.1 with Dragon on CRS-3 Mission | Space Safety Magazine
Add 1 for today. Weather questionable for Friday. Should we go ahead and add 1 more for that too?
For me, being young enough that I wasn't around for going to the moon, this is the most anticipated (and highest anxiety) rocket launch ever. The delays are getting painful.
Okay, I'll quit ranting now.
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The moon notwithstanding, I would have to think that Falcon 1 Flight 4 would have been higher than this.
Changed the date in the thread title.
Aaagain. *sigh*
doug, do you get to donate again for a Friday launch?
NigelM
Recovering Member
Wind on Friday should be ok but we have a storm front coming over, likelihood of rain estimated at 90-100% with possible thunderstorms.
Just looked at www.wunderground.com and they say 100% chance of rain from 7.00am-7.00pm for Cape Canaveral on Friday. :frown:
Just looked at www.wunderground.com and they say 100% chance of rain from 7.00am-7.00pm for Cape Canaveral on Friday. :frown:
Norbert
TSLA will win
Maybe that gives NASA a chance to fix the problem with one of the devices they are sending to the ISS...
chickensevil
Active Member
For your sake I hope this one doesn't get delayed again. What is this, your 4th attempt now?
gg_got_a_tesla
Model S: VIN 65513, Model 3: VIN 1913
I would be very surprised if the rocket wasn't pulled back in. Inside you can take apart sections, open up equipment bays, and make repairs as needed. Outside, that would be difficult to do and you are subject to weather.
SpaceX spoke on one of the launches about how they are trying to get the prep time (outside, horizontal, fueled) down to one hour. All these delays are getting them LOTS of practice.
SpaceX, NASA realign launch and EVA scenarios | NASASpaceFlight.com
Launch opportunity 1:
Launch opportunity on April 18 at 3:25 PM EDT
Rendezvous with the Station on April 20 with grapple at 7:14 AM EDT
Launch opportunity 2:
Launch opportunity on April 19th at 3:02 PM EDT
Rendezvous and grapple with the Station on April 22 (no grapple time given)
Launch opportunity 1:
Launch opportunity on April 18 at 3:25 PM EDT
Rendezvous with the Station on April 20 with grapple at 7:14 AM EDT
Launch opportunity 2:
Launch opportunity on April 19th at 3:02 PM EDT
Rendezvous and grapple with the Station on April 22 (no grapple time given)
Norbert
TSLA will win
"Only a 40 percent chance of acceptable weather has been noted for the Friday attempt"
(It sounds like the failed MDM was one already on the ISS, not the one being sent up there).
Nope, since that would be within a week. (I just donated last Friday for the Monday launch.) Also, my understanding was that if the Monday launch didn't happen the Stanford research team involved wouldn't try again for some time. So we may be done as far as CRS-3 is concerned.
