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Orion launch 4th Dec 1205pm

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  • 04-12-2014 12:57am
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    irishgeo
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    Test flight tomorrow for the Orion vehicle. Full coverage on nasa TV from 9am.

    60% chance of good weather in the launch window which is 2 hours.


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    Cork boy 55
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    big deal this , first step to Mars

    some background....

    The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is a spacecraft intended to carry a crew of up to 4[2] astronauts to destinations beyond-low Earth orbit (LEO). Currently under development by NASA[8] for launch on the Space Launch System,[9] Orion will facilitate human exploration of the Moon, asteroids and Mars.




    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_%28spacecraft%29



    450px-Orion_Service_Module.jpg


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    nokia69
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    nokia69
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    Cork boy 55 wrote: »
    big deal this , first step to Mars

    well maybe

    but I doubt it, I don't think it will be used much at all

    but it is very interesting to watch


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    shedweller
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    T-1h55m


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    fricatus
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    Any idea if it will be televised? (say on Sky or BBC news...) My 2-year-old is obsessed with rockets (yaay!), and if he can see this on his auntie's big flat-screen, it will make his day!

    I can't watch it myself, so does anyone know if there's some sort of live blog?


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    maquiladora
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    fricatus wrote: »
    Any idea if it will be televised? (say on Sky or BBC news...) My 2-year-old is obsessed with rockets (yaay!), and if he can see this on his auntie's big flat-screen, it will make his day!

    I can't watch it myself, so does anyone know if there's some sort of live blog?

    If you can get the internet on the TV : http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv


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    fricatus
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    Just found NASA's blog:

    https://blogs.nasa.gov/orion/

    Should have looked there to begin with :rolleyes:


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    fricatus
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    NASA wrote:
    Range Goes Red

    Posted on December 4, 2014 at 6:50 am by Steven Siceloff.

    The Eastern Range has just called a fouled range due to a boat that has strayed into the prohibited zone over the Atlantic. The rocket cannot lift off until the boat clears the area.

    This entry was posted in Uncategorized on December 4, 2014 by Steven Siceloff.

    D'oh!!! :rolleyes:


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    Firefox11
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    Orion on Internal Power T-7m20s !


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    mickmackey1
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    404 error on nasa tv :(


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    fricatus
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    Orion/Delta IV Go for Launch!

    Posted on December 4, 2014 at 7:11 am by Steven Siceloff.

    The final polls have been conducted and all the launch and flight teams report the spacecraft and rocket are go for liftoff at 7:17 a.m. EST. Next up: Countdown resumes at T-4 minutes.


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    greedygoblin
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    Launch aborted. Groundwind violation. :(


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    Itssoeasy
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    mickmackey1 wrote: »
    404 error on nasa tv :(

    Not just me then. Damn it.


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    Firefox11
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    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Not just me then. Damn it.

    Yeah, The Stream is getting patchy now here now too.


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    mickmackey1
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    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Not just me then. Damn it.

    Working here:

    http://blogs.nasa.gov/orion/


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    greedygoblin
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    12:55 for the new T0.


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    Thargor
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    Gah no sound at work, good way to follow it on the liveblog here though:

    http://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2014/dec/04/orion-first-test-flight-for-nasas-mars-ship-live-updates

    This is historic stuff, imagine the thread we'll have here when its pulling into Mars orbit and getting ready to release the lander with a human crew.


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    fricatus
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    NASA wrote:
    Hold

    Posted on December 4, 2014 at 7:53 am by Steven Siceloff.

    Another wind limit violation was recorded and the countdown was halted.

    Aaaaagh!!!!

    Can you imagine the frustration? :eek:


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    Thargor
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    High wind hold again.


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    greedygoblin
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    Another abort. A gust of wind again. Will they get another opportunity to go in this launch window?


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    Thargor
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    Christmas holidays next week, I should have taken them early and gone over to see this, I will when theres a human crew onboard.


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    Thargor
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    Great looking craft by the way, looks like every "near-future" science fiction ship that NASA launches in various sci-fi films.


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    greedygoblin
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    Thargor wrote: »
    Great looking craft by the way, looks like every "near-future" science fiction ship that NASA launches in various sci-fi films.

    Absolutely. If they could just get if off the ground now it would be great :pac:

    At least they don't have any technical issues. It's all weather related.


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    Thargor
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    Orion blog:
    The weather system over the launch site that is producing the wind gusts that have scrubbed the first two tries this morning is forecast to break in the next 45 minutes to an hour, reports Kathy Winters, weather officer with the 45th Weather Squadron. Our launch window this morning extends to 9:44 a.m. EST.


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    shedweller
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    New launch time of 08:26 ET


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    Thargor
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    ~Launching in 10 minutes!


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    shedweller
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    Its on internal power! I honestly get giddy when i hear that!
    If they say "guidance is internal" i might just pass out!!


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    shedweller
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    Thats a whole lotta go's!


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    Thargor
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    5 minutes!


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    Firefox11
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    Looks like this is it finally!


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