It looks awesome - daft as it may sound, it looks like what I imagine a spaceship should look like.
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swindonseagull
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No clouds over Swindon so hoping it launches on time
https://www.meteorwatch.org/crew-dragon-watch-the-launch-then-see-it-fly-over-uk/#more-9006
https://www.meteorwatch.org/crew-dragon-watch-the-launch-then-see-it-fly-over-uk/#more-9006
Space X launch, Wed 21:30 BST
They are on board.
https://www.pscp.tv/w/cZ1RSTFkdktPc...ErEfPqgGHtLghRU2Y8-0S3K3-EqeEXtvKl?t=1h42m16s
They are on board.
https://www.pscp.tv/w/cZ1RSTFkdktPc...ErEfPqgGHtLghRU2Y8-0S3K3-EqeEXtvKl?t=1h42m16s
Wow I’ve just fathomed then that I might see the rocket, any idea how long after lift off?
20 mins or so.
There’s a Ninja in there with them!!
swindonseagull
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15-20 mins after take off travelling West to east.....might be low in the sky estimating 2150......be early not to miss it
Look west just to the Right of the moon at 2120 the ISS will go over ( might not be dark enough for a good view ) but the SpaceX will follow the same path.
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Stream has been live for a while...
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NorthstandRacoon
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Can't wait for this tonight. Bloody love Elon Musk, he is very much an innovater and forward thinker. We need more people like him in the world. He invests his wealth in science and positive science to boot. Legend.
I've set timers and kept tabs open to track the Space X and ISS.
I've set timers and kept tabs open to track the Space X and ISS.
Raphael Meade
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So excited for this, really hope the weather holds! Very jealous I'm not in the UK to see it overhead in the night sky
Was at Cape Canaveral for a SpaceX launch a few years ago and was definitely the coolest thing I've ever seen
Was at Cape Canaveral for a SpaceX launch a few years ago and was definitely the coolest thing I've ever seen
swindonseagull
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I saw a shuttle launch many many years ago ( probably 25) the sound and ground rumbling was incredible. As I was RAF at the time we got inside Cape Caneveral to a military only viewing area.
Raphael Meade
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Oh ya, the rumbling was crazy. That's very cool - we were just on the viewing balcony which seemed so far away but the noise was still very intense
We timed our trip to the Kennedy Space Centre three years ago on the day of a rocket launch. It was astonishing, on a sunny Florida day, the rocket flares were far brighter than the rest of the sky, allied with the sound of the rockets, sheer power.
Very bright ISS pass due at 22.57 too....................
One hour to go if the weather plays ball.
If not, there are potential launch windows on both Saturday and Sunday.
If not, there are potential launch windows on both Saturday and Sunday.
NorthstandRacoon
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Cloud cover here in Withdean...shit. Doubt I'll get to see it now.
They're currently predicting that the weather will be clear by 2120, ahead of the scheduled launch at 2133 so we might be OK.