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SpaceX ISS launch webcast starts at 4:15 am EDT
- DavidSJ 14y agoCoverage here as well: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
- nkoren 14y agoAnd more here: http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/003/status.html http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/003/status.html
- flexd 14y agoHD Stream via UStream http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ustream.html http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ustream.html
- hej 14y agoThe last time, SpaceX had the sexier camera angles (including on-board cameras), so I would say everyone should watch their stream.
- teflonhook 14y agoHere's hoping it's successful.
- DavidSJ 14y agoFrom http://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/tud1w/spacex_webcast_page_is_up_webcast_starts_soon/c4pt8nu http://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/tud1w/spacex_webcast_...: "[T]he Apollo program was a major effort by the most powerful nation in the world. Falcon/Dragon is happening because a young genius decided to become a Heinlein hero, and so started a rocket-ship company. It's sad that most people have not yet realized it but the most interesting story in the world is unfolding right now."
- InclinedPlane 14y agoConsider: if SpaceX's plans for fully reusable launch vehicles come to fruition then we may see a day where it is possible to launch the mass of a Nimitz class aircraft carrier plus 20,000 people into orbit every year for around the same cost as the Shuttle program. Think on that a while. Think what it would mean even to only partially succeed at those goals, even by a wide margin.
- phreeza 14y agoCould you clarify the numbers here? I thought it would be interesting to compare this to the cost of constructing a Nimitz-class carrier here on earth, which seems to be around 5 billion USD.
- nknight 14y agoEr, what needs clarifying? And why would you compare the cost of constructing an aircraft carrier to the cost of launching its equivalent mass? He wasn't speaking of any particular property of a Nimitz carrier other than its mass, and the cost of constructing military and civilian vehicles is not comparable.
- phreeza 14y agoThe exact costs. I was wondering how much it will hypothetically cost to launch that mass to orbit, in order to compare that number to the cost of the complexity of an aircraft carrier. It's not really a useful comparison, I know, just thought I might get a kick out of it.
- vibrunazo 14y agoIf you wonder when that is in your local time: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=4%3A15+a.m.+EDT+in+local+time http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=4%3A15+a.m.+EDT+in+loca...
- waterlesscloud 14y agoDon't get me wrong, I think this is supercool. But, what does this make possible that wasn't possible before? How is this truly disruptive?
- treeface 14y agoThis flight on its own isn't "disruptive", but the process that it's a part of might be. The purpose of this flight is just to prove that the technology works. The process might be disruptive if it continues its cost cutting and space flight becomes cheaper and more accessible.
- vibrunazo 14y agoIt's a private funded commercial flight that is cheaper than any other similar launch ever made by a government.
- flyt 14y agoIt's a step. This is the first time that a private company has ever docked with the International Space Station, a domain previously exclusive to a small club of federal governments.
- Retric 14y agoWell, if you ignore the fact that 95% of the US space industry is private contractors then sure. I mean they are only going because they are being paid to go there.
- flyt 14y agoThey are carrying the mail for the government right now, and will eventually use this experience to go farther on their own.
- mukaiji 14y agomore disruptive than instagram or facebook, or both combined for that matter.
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- mukaiji 14y agoThe anchorman is Ron Burgundy's less successful brother.
- aiscott 14y agoElon Musk tweeted that joke too. I find it pretty annoying, he's a senior staff engineer, and that is pretty rude to denigrate him in public like that. Hopefully they know each other well and it's a running joke or something.
- dakrisht 14y agoGood luck SpaceX and Elon Musk. True pioneers.
- refiammingo 14y agoIgnition Aborted. too bad
- christiangenco 14y agoAhh what happened?
- rosser 14y agoLaunch scrubbed just after ignition. Waiting to hear what went wrong. Next launch window is Tuesday, 22nd May. EDIT: Abort on "engine 5 chamber pressure high."
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- sriramk 14y agoIgnition aborted, launch failed. Sigh.
- res 14y agoSounds like it had to do with the computers. Damn shame. Edit: My mistake, the computers detected an engine parameter that was out of bounds. See you guys early Tuesday morning for round 2.
- joering2 14y agoThey said it happened again on Falcon 2 and 9. Hope they will be ready for May 22nd, next window. Good nite, HN!
- Intermernet 14y agoDang Computimifiers!
- frisco 14y ago"Engine 5 shutdown: chamber pressure high" was the reason given on the web cast.
- dakrisht 14y agoWonder what happened. At least they saved the vessel.
- ktizo 14y agoOuch.... that was expensive.
- crusso 14y agoA lot less expensive than an explosion on the launch pad. Plus, this demonstration of ability to detect a possible problem and abort the launch in progress will likely pay off with NASA trust down the road.
- ktizo 14y agoTrue, that did impress me a lot to be honest. I kept expecting it to go boom when they cancelled launch after lighting the engines. Is a very cool capability.
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- Vivtek 14y agoOr... next launch window.
- pwzeus 14y agosigh...will be rooting on Tuesday
- christiangenco 14y agoCareful: http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html#R http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html#R
- aiham 14y ago"News conference coming up at 5:30AM Central time. Watch live at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv http://www.nasa.gov/ntv [1] [1] https://twitter.com/#!/NASA_Johnson https://twitter.com/#!/NASA_Johnson
- Maxious 14y ago"There will be a short briefing at 3:30 AM PT / 6:30 AM ET on NASA TV" https://twitter.com/#!/SpaceX/status/203776815850991616 https://twitter.com/#!/SpaceX/status/203776815850991616 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=6%3A30+a.m.+EDT+in+local+time http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=6%3A30+a.m.+EDT+in+loca... 50 minutes after this post
- willpower101 14y agoI grew up in Cape Canaveral and this was awesome to me! We have to work on the naming though. Star Wars deserves some love!
- rbanffy 14y ago> Star Wars deserves some love! I disagree. They should sport the Pan-Am logo.
- jacquesm 14y agoFluids over solids any time. Pity it didn't go through, better luck next week!
- wiggins37 14y agoAbout 3-5 min before the launch time there were many voices chiming in to say "ready". I remember one of them, "OSM" had to be asked twice before they responded ready, which was different than all the rest. Anybody on here know what "OSM" stands for? Is it orbital station module? Anyways, I was just wondering if it might have been connected with the abort (such as they saw the high pressure build up in engine 5).