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NASA Ares launch

10/27/2009 9:50 AM

Live link to NASA launch of Ares rocket.

Update - they stopped the launch at -00:02:39, a cloud got in the way.

Update - they're going to try again in 5 minutes.

Update - don't hold your breath - they're going to wait about 50 minutes cause they think the cloud will clear. Holding at T - 4 minutes.

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Re: NASA Ares launch

10/27/2009 10:51 AM

What...do they rockets bounce off clouds then??
Oi reckon even one of moi arras will go though one of them clouds, even an Amerycan cloud.
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Re: NASA Ares launch

10/27/2009 11:39 AM

I don't know about that,have you seen what we put in our clouds lately?

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10/27/2009 6:14 PM

Have you ever seen what happens when a rocket impacts a flubber cloud... it's too terrible to risk!

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Re: NASA Ares launch

10/27/2009 8:51 PM

Maybe it's a sell thing: If you can't get a good video all the way up, along with the patriotic music in the background and sportscaster commentary, the less dramatic the effect.

Loik the accent!

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Re: NASA Ares launch

10/28/2009 8:05 AM

The problem is we don't know if it's a regular Amerycan cloud or an Italian "solid" cloud like in Super Mario Bros.

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Re: NASA Ares lunch

10/27/2009 7:32 PM

Update - too windy & cloudy & the Learjet with the down-range camera (AKA Video 1) ran out of fuel.

Trying again tomorrow. If they're not ready, you can start without them.

Downdate - spell checker's gorn orf again.

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Re: NASA Ares launch

10/28/2009 12:06 AM

I was involved with sounding rockets in the past. Astrobee type got scrubbed do to wind we launched the next night from White Sands. Lots of fun.

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Re: NASA Ares launch

10/28/2009 11:45 AM

THAT WAS ONE VERY KEWL LAUNCH!!!! I'M SO GLAD THAT I TOOK THE TIME TO WATCH THE LIVE FEED. REMINDS ME OF THE SPACE LAUNCHES OF THE 1960'S WHEN I WAS A WEE LAD.......KEEP 'EM COMING NASA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: NASA Ares launch

10/28/2009 11:53 AM

STRANGE, BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY UFO'S BUZZING AROUND THE ROCKET ON THIS LAUNCH LIKE SOME OF THE SHUTTLE LAUNCHES....... MAYBE A SLOW-MOTION HD PLAYBACK OF THE VIDEOTAPE WILL REVEAL ONE???? OR IT COULD BE THAT THE ALIENS FINALLY ARE BORED OUT OF THEIR MINDS IN REGARDS TO OUR SPACE CRAFT OR FOUND SOMETHING ELSE TO MONITOR, LIKE DEL'S SPACE KITTY????

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