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Arianne Rocket headin for Space.

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  • #2
    kneemos
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    Is it going anywhere in particular or just space?


  • #3
    Rhys Essien
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    kneemos wrote: »
    Is it going anywhere in particular or just space?

    I think its going to try and shoot down that Asteroid thats suppose to hit Earth next month.:pac:


  • #4
    wilhelm roentgen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 256 ✭✭wilhelm roentgen


    kneemos wrote: »
    Is it going anywhere in particular or just space?

    Rocket to Uranus


  • #5
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    All I am getting when I go into the link is white blank space, is that it ...


  • #6
    Hande hoche!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,903 ✭✭✭Hande hoche!


    Prefer the Soyuz myself.


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  • #7
    Black_Knight
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    He reminds me of Moss from the IT Crowd


  • #8
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Won't it be very similar to any other rocket launch? Seen one....


  • #9
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    kneemos wrote: »
    Is it going anywhere in particular or just space?

    Sending communications satelites into orbit.


  • #10
    Rhys Essien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,029 ✭✭✭Rhys Essien


    Colt Cold Metro wrote: »
    Won't it be very similar to any other rocket launch? Seen one....

    Well the last SpaceX launch blew up.


  • #11
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Rhys Essien wrote: »
    Well the last SpaceX launch blew up.

    So that's the only interest?


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  • #12
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Rhys Essien wrote: »
    Well the last SpaceX launch blew up.

    Seen that as well.


  • #13
    Junkyard Tom
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    It just said on twitter that a monkey has gotten into the capsule and is fiddling with the buttons!


  • #14
    BlaasForRafa
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    The count stopped, they must have a leaky flange or something.

    Meanwhile

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZS2-4-iUJ4


  • #15
    Black_Knight
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    Lift off soon.

    Edit: Did the countdown clock break?


  • #16
    Rhys Essien
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    Immigrant after jumping in thinking its heading for Britain.


  • #17
    CH3OH
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    Temporary hold in the countdown at -7:00 minutes


  • #18
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    I think that's just a photo they're showing.


  • #19
    Berserker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,046 ✭✭✭Berserker


    Not much happening, is there.


  • #20
    P_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    "Are we there yet"


  • #21
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Longest 7 minutes of my life.


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  • #22
    Rhys Essien
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    I think they have till 11pm to launch it whatever the feck is after happening.


  • #23
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Rhys Essien wrote: »
    I think they have till 11pm to launch it whatever the feck is after happening.

    Now you tell us. I hate time wasters.


  • #24
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Colt Cold Metro wrote: »
    I think that's just a photo they're showing.
    I saw birds flying around so its still seemingly live.

    Who snips the wire with 7mins to go, have they never watched a Bond film?
    7seconds max.


  • #25
    Berserker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,046 ✭✭✭Berserker


    Rhys Essien wrote: »
    I think they have till 11pm to launch it whatever the feck is after happening.

    Can you have a word with them and tell them to get a move on? I need to pop out to the shop and it closes at 11pm.


  • #26
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Ah, we're rolling. Oh the suspense!


  • #27
    CH3OH
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    countdown started again....


  • #28
    Rhys Essien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,029 ✭✭✭Rhys Essien


    Here we go.


  • #29
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Rhys Essien wrote: »
    Here we go.

    We're going nowhere.


  • #30
    Berserker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,046 ✭✭✭Berserker


    Let's get ready to rumble.


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  • #31
    CH3OH
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    -1:00 minute....


  • #32
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Well that's that, until the next time.


  • #33
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Which way did it go?


  • #34
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Which way did it go?

    Up, I think.


  • #35
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Which way did it go?


    Went to blazes.


  • #36
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Hande hoche! wrote: »
    Prefer the Soyuz myself.
    Great rocket but a bit small. ESA didn't uses them too.


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  • #37
    nokia69
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    Great rocket but a bit small. ESA didn't uses them too.

    and the US but not for too much longer :D


  • #38
    Capt'n Midnight
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    nokia69 wrote: »
    and the US but not for too much longer :D
    The US has been saying that since the ISS was launched.

    Shuttle was only used for day trippers. Any one staying on the ISS for any length of time has used Soyuz.


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