[extropy-chat] SpaceX launch attempt later today

spike spike66 at comcast.net
Wed Mar 21 04:40:58 UTC 2007


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> bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Brian Atkins
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> Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] SpaceX launch attempt later today
> 
> Got off the ground on the 2nd try today, and made it at least into space.
> They
> cut the video feed on the 2nd stage after three minutes when it looked
> like it
> might be going into some kind of feedback wobble, so not clear yet if this
> was a
> total or just partial success. Either way, good job SpaceX I think. I hope
> they
> release additional video and details later...
> Brian Atkins


Woohoo!  {8-]

That radial wobble is worrisome, but it didn't look like it was getting
worse or the bird was going unstable.  As far as I could tell it was still
going pointy end first at the end of the video.

go Space-X!

spike



  





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