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It does look as though they

It does look as though they may be able to salvage many useful parts so all may not be lost.

Mike Hewson
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Go Quest & Go Searcher are

Go Quest & Go Searcher are well inbound. I wonder what the barge may be carrying ?

Cheers, Mike.

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Liftoff of the Ariane 5 is

Liftoff of the Ariane 5 is today, they usually have a live feed
http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-va230/

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from 5:30 p.m. to 6:40 p.m., local time in French Guiana,
from 4:30 p.m. to 5:40 p.m., in Washington, D.C,
from 20:30 to 21:40, UTC,
from 10:30 p.m. to 11:40 p.m., in Paris, France.
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RE: Liftoff of the Ariane 5

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Liftoff of the Ariane 5 is today, they usually have a live feed
http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-va230/

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from 5:30 p.m. to 6:40 p.m., local time in French Guiana,
from 4:30 p.m. to 5:40 p.m., in Washington, D.C,
from 20:30 to 21:40, UTC,
from 10:30 p.m. to 11:40 p.m., in Paris, France.


Can't seem to load that page. All I get is the 'spinning wheel' in the Tab... :-(

[EDIT:]

Well, after five minutes of letting the wheel spin, the site FINALLY came up.

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Mike Hewson
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AFAIK per the tracking all

AFAIK per the tracking all tugs are in Port Canaveral. Might see something on the webcam .....

Cheers, Mike.

( edit ) I couldn't see anything rocket sized on the barge, but the light wasn't excellent.

( edit ) I've had a closer look at the barge from my screenshots. The barge top is empty.

( edit ) I guess the commentator was right when she said they lost the booster.

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Well, it was frustrating to

Well, it was frustrating to me to NOT hear English being spoken for the launch of Arianespace VA230...

I couldn't follow anything of what was said; and it seemed that every time that the English speaker spoke, he was drowned out by what I assume was French... But, I'm NOT sure, because I don't speak French.

The launch looked good; but, again, I could NOT follow what was happening... I'll stick with SpaceX... At least I can understand what is being spoken when they speak.

TL

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RE: Well, it was

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Well, it was frustrating to me to NOT hear English being spoken for the launch of Arianespace VA230...

I guess you are talking about the recorded stream, which has the English and French audio superimposed, on both the English and French streams. I expect they'll fix that.

Live, for me anyway, the two streams were separate and the commentator, from Denver i might add, was crystal clear and kept it interesting during the the two delays.

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RE: I guess the

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I guess the commentator was right when she said they lost the booster.

Over at NSF someone posted "there was a big thing covered with tarp on the barge."

This person had watched a live Periscope view of the entry of the barge to the port. I'm a bit ignorant on this modern stuff, but think that means someone was holding a smartphone and transmitting a live stream from their viewpoint. Sadly no one posted a screen capture that I've spotted.

It sure is not an intact stage, but probably more than nothing.

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RE: It sure is not an

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It sure is not an intact stage, but probably more than nothing.

Some images here

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RE: Some images

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Some images here


Thanks for that. I'd score that as a great deal more than nothing. In the middle picture if I suspend disbelief I can imagine I see the tarp draping over engine bells.

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