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Kris Ritter

paradoxical embolism

Join date: 31 Oct 2003

Posts: 6,627

01-17-2006 11:46

Goddammit, I've been watching NASA tv for hours waiting for New Horizons to take off and they keep delaying it by just long enough at a time to keep watching. lol

Next estimate: 20 mins

Launch already! Imma waiting!

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

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Ghoti Nyak

καλλιστι

Join date: 7 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,078

01-17-2006 12:10

Neat! Thanks for the linky with the webcam!

-Ghoti

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Kris Ritter

paradoxical embolism

Join date: 31 Oct 2003

Posts: 6,627

01-17-2006 12:21

welkies!

resuming countdown at T minus 4 minutes.... NOW!!! *bounces*

oh wait... aborted. *unbounces*

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Ghoti Nyak

καλλιστι

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Posts: 2,078

01-17-2006 12:26

Yeah... abort

Maybe tomorrow.

-Ghoti

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Ghoti Nyak

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01-17-2006 12:31

Its a sad telling of modern 'technology' when ground winds can halt the launch of a rocket that will travel past the moon in less than 9 hours (it took Apollo missions like 3 days to get there).

Ah well, next launch window is 1:16pm EST tomorrow.

-Ghoti

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Kris Ritter

paradoxical embolism

Join date: 31 Oct 2003

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01-17-2006 12:35

hehe. yeah. "so wait.. you're going to travel at 33,000mph... slingshot off Jupiter to 47,000mph... but you cant launch because of 40mph winds?"

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Phoenix Psaltery

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Join date: 25 Feb 2005

Posts: 2,599

01-17-2006 16:21

From: Kris Ritter

hehe. yeah. "so wait.. you're going to travel at 33,000mph... slingshot off Jupiter to 47,000mph... but you cant launch because of 40mph winds?"

There is no wind in space. It's that first 100 miles or so that's a killer.

P2

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Bertha Horton

Fat w/ Ice Cream

Join date: 19 Sep 2005

Posts: 835

01-17-2006 20:42

From: Phoenix Psaltery

There is no wind in space

Actually, there are the solar winds... but if sunspot activity is low and you're not going too near Sol, it's probably negligible.

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Chance Abattoir

Future Rockin' Resmod

Join date: 3 Apr 2004

Posts: 3,898

01-17-2006 22:39

There's no buzzards in space. Lots of wind means lots of ceiling for those buzzards to float around in. When the meteorological association's buzzard happiness index goes in to the negative, then they can approve a shuttle launch.

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Goyan Luchador

Carbon Based Humanoid

Join date: 23 May 2004

Posts: 218

01-17-2006 22:44

Ha ha, Kris, why are you so antsy? Isn't this the mission that won't even arrive at it's destination for ten more years?

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Kris Ritter

paradoxical embolism

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01-19-2006 11:04

whee! there it goes!

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Kris Ritter paradoxical embolism Join date: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 6,627	01-17-2006 11:46 Goddammit, I've been watching NASA tv for hours waiting for New Horizons to take off and they keep delaying it by just long enough at a time to keep watching. lol Next estimate: 20 mins Launch already! Imma waiting! http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html _____________________
Ghoti Nyak καλλιστι Join date: 7 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,078	01-17-2006 12:10 Neat! Thanks for the linky with the webcam! -Ghoti _____________________ "Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon." ~ H.P. Lovecraft
Kris Ritter paradoxical embolism Join date: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 6,627	01-17-2006 12:21 welkies! resuming countdown at T minus 4 minutes.... NOW!!! bounces oh wait... aborted. unbounces _____________________
Ghoti Nyak καλλιστι Join date: 7 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,078	01-17-2006 12:26 Yeah... abort Maybe tomorrow. -Ghoti _____________________ "Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon." ~ H.P. Lovecraft
Ghoti Nyak καλλιστι Join date: 7 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,078	01-17-2006 12:31 Its a sad telling of modern 'technology' when ground winds can halt the launch of a rocket that will travel past the moon in less than 9 hours (it took Apollo missions like 3 days to get there). Ah well, next launch window is 1:16pm EST tomorrow. -Ghoti _____________________ "Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon." ~ H.P. Lovecraft
Kris Ritter paradoxical embolism Join date: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 6,627	01-17-2006 12:35 hehe. yeah. "so wait.. you're going to travel at 33,000mph... slingshot off Jupiter to 47,000mph... but you cant launch because of 40mph winds?" _____________________
Phoenix Psaltery Ninja Wizard Join date: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 2,599	01-17-2006 16:21 From: Kris Ritter hehe. yeah. "so wait.. you're going to travel at 33,000mph... slingshot off Jupiter to 47,000mph... but you cant launch because of 40mph winds?" There is no wind in space. It's that first 100 miles or so that's a killer. P2 _____________________
Bertha Horton Fat w/ Ice Cream Join date: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 835	01-17-2006 20:42 From: Phoenix Psaltery There is no wind in space Actually, there are the solar winds... but if sunspot activity is low and you're not going too near Sol, it's probably negligible. _____________________ Trapped in a world she never made!
Chance Abattoir Future Rockin' Resmod Join date: 3 Apr 2004 Posts: 3,898	01-17-2006 22:39 There's no buzzards in space. Lots of wind means lots of ceiling for those buzzards to float around in. When the meteorological association's buzzard happiness index goes in to the negative, then they can approve a shuttle launch. _____________________ "The mob requires regular doses of scandal, paranoia and dilemma to alleviate the boredom of a meaningless existence." -Insane Ramblings, Anton LaVey
Goyan Luchador Carbon Based Humanoid Join date: 23 May 2004 Posts: 218	01-17-2006 22:44 Ha ha, Kris, why are you so antsy? Isn't this the mission that won't even arrive at it's destination for ten more years? _____________________ "Perfect order is the forerunner of perfect horror." Carlos Fuentes
Kris Ritter paradoxical embolism Join date: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 6,627	01-19-2006 11:04 whee! there it goes! _____________________

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