Last night I was listening to George Noory (who I don't care much for ) on the radio. He played the entire audio
of NASA Mission Control during the countdown and liftoff sequence of Challenger.
It was really really eerie.
30 years ago and, it seems like it was yesterday : (
For aeroplanes at least I subscribe to : if it is not Boeing then I'm not going !
Cheers, Mike.
From TRATEOTU, chapter 22: (Arthur and Ford have just materialized in the Golgafrinchan B ark)
(just a snippet because I don't feel like typing the whole thing)
Take me apart, take me apart,
What a way to roam
And if you have to take me apart to get me there
I'd rather stay at home
And the shorter one:
I teleported home one night
With Ron and Sid and Meg.
Ron stole Meggie's heart away
And I got Sidney's leg.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
This page @ SpaceX stats site indicates the SES-9 mission has been bumped to later this month. They've been quite accurate with their knowledge to date. I wonder where they get the info from ?
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Mike, thanks for the future missions link at the SpaceX Stats sites.
No worries. I fell over it while googling one day, as you do. Even though they are explicitly un-affiliated, short of SpaceX they seem to know what is what.
Quote:
Falcon Heavy first flight in "mid 2016".
Only a few weeks ago that was listed as "early May".
Just thinkin : with these commercial payloads a delay can be due to troubles with payload production itself ie. not down to SpaceX at all. I wonder how they would manage their contracts etc in what appears to be a queue situation ( different clients ) when there is a client side hiccup, which would have to happen some of the time.
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Just thinkin : with these commercial payloads a delay can be due to troubles with payload production itself ie. not down to SpaceX at all. I wonder how they would manage their contracts etc in what appears to be a queue situation ( different clients ) when there is a client side hiccup, which would have to happen some of the time.
Cheers, Mike.
Guessing insurance policies to cover any lost income, just like those for hardware losses. Beyond that each client would have a window they could use, if they don't make it they must reschedule and Musk files the paperwork and gets paid anyway.
Last night I was listening to
)
Last night I was listening to George Noory (who I don't care much for ) on the radio. He played the entire audio
of NASA Mission Control during the countdown and liftoff sequence of Challenger.
It was really really eerie.
30 years ago and, it seems like it was yesterday : (
Bill
RE: For aeroplanes at least
)
From TRATEOTU, chapter 22: (Arthur and Ford have just materialized in the Golgafrinchan B ark)
(just a snippet because I don't feel like typing the whole thing)
Take me apart, take me apart,
What a way to roam
And if you have to take me apart to get me there
I'd rather stay at home
And the shorter one:
I teleported home one night
With Ron and Sid and Meg.
Ron stole Meggie's heart away
And I got Sidney's leg.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
SpaceX Tests Crew Dragon
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SpaceX Tests Crew Dragon Parachutes
Elon Musk in Hong Kong. Tesla 1/26/2016. Some SpaceX at 28:00
Howdy AgentB, Here's another
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Howdy AgentB,
Here's another article.
Elon Musk Ready To Announce Mars Plans This Fall.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a19189/elon-musk-ready-to-announce-mars-plans-this-fall/
Revealed: Russia's Manned
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Revealed: Russia's Manned Lunar Lander
Interesting !
Bill
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/news/a19269/revealed-russias-manned-lunar-lander/
This page @ SpaceX stats site
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This page @ SpaceX stats site indicates the SES-9 mission has been bumped to later this month. They've been quite accurate with their knowledge to date. I wonder where they get the info from ?
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Mike, thanks for the future
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Mike, thanks for the future missions link at the SpaceX Stats sites.
Falcon Heavy first flight in "mid 2016".
One can only hope.
RE: Mike, thanks for the
)
No worries. I fell over it while googling one day, as you do. Even though they are explicitly un-affiliated, short of SpaceX they seem to know what is what.
Only a few weeks ago that was listed as "early May".
Just thinkin : with these commercial payloads a delay can be due to troubles with payload production itself ie. not down to SpaceX at all. I wonder how they would manage their contracts etc in what appears to be a queue situation ( different clients ) when there is a client side hiccup, which would have to happen some of the time.
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
RE: Just thinkin : with
)
Guessing insurance policies to cover any lost income, just like those for hardware losses. Beyond that each client would have a window they could use, if they don't make it they must reschedule and Musk files the paperwork and gets paid anyway.
SpaceX Stats have put Feb
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SpaceX Stats have put Feb 24th for SES-9 launch.
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal