[Technology] Space X launch, Sat 30 May 20:22 BST

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• May 28, 2020

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Fignon's Ponytail said:

Hopefully will get to see something on Saturday evening...fingers crossed.

Weve been lucky enough to visit NASA & Space X a few times when in Florida, I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone. We were out there for the final night takeoff of the shuttle a few years ago, and had an amazing view of it from our pool down in Davenport!

This is an incredible view from Bakersfield, California, of the Falcon 9 launch - just stunning to watch (from about 2 mins in)

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Me and my kids saw Juno launch back in 2011 as just happened to be on hols in Florida. It was indeed an amazing day.

 

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There was quite a few (socially distanced) space watchers up on the Downs last night. Great view of the ISS going over but no SpaceX rocket of course. I was really hoping to go again for Satuerday's launch but it seems highly unlikely we'll see anything in daylight.

 

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Withdean. Just behind the theatre of trees.

• May 28, 2020

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Hmmm part of me thinks we may not see it on Saturday, but thinking about it, looking in the right direction with sunglasses, we may be ok!?

 

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Withdean. Just behind the theatre of trees.

• May 28, 2020

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Weststander said:

Genius, reusable rockets.

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Plus his electric cars and electric vehicle technology, we need this moving forward to move away for fossil fuels.

 

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• May 30, 2020

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SpaceX Starship SN4 Raptor engine static test doesn't go well.
Nobody onboard. Just a test.
I wonder what the families of the two guys scheduled for the upcoming launch are thinking?
Chocolate button time.

 

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• May 30, 2020

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Hi mods can we update the thread title please?

 

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• May 30, 2020

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Chicken Run said:

Hi mods can we update the thread title please?

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Done

 

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• May 30, 2020

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Guinness Boy said:

Done

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Cheers.

Edit not for one moment do I think the weather will play ball though!!

 

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• May 30, 2020

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Looking like a 60% chance of storms at launch time so most likely another scrub. Not sure when the next launch window is.

 

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Barham's tash said:

Looking like a 60% chance of storms at launch time so most likely another scrub. Not sure when the next launch window is.

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Tomorrow, 8pm UK time.

 

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1hr 10mins to scheduled launch.

Weather could still go either way, but for now countdown is proceeding.

 

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T-48 minutes, the call is "we are go on weather".

 

Papa Lazarou

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The call is 'Go'

 

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Have they got a spare seat for Trump...just drop him off somewhere perhaps.

 

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Weather is "marginal, but acceptable" at T-29 minutes.

 

The Kid Frankie

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What time are we likely to be able to see it over Brighton? Internet can’t seem to give me a straight answer.

 

The Wizard

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The Kid Frankie said:

What time are we likely to be able to see it over Brighton? Internet can’t seem to give me a straight answer.

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Around 10.15 looking south west apparently, the first pass it will be too light to see.

 

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The Kid Frankie said:

What time are we likely to be able to see it over Brighton? Internet can’t seem to give me a straight answer.

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15 mins after takeoff- will be too light though....

 

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The Wizard said:

Around 10.15 looking south west apparently, the first pass it will be too light to see.

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I think that's the ISS, not the Crew Dragon.

 

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• May 30, 2020

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Frutos said:

I think that's the ISS, not the Crew Dragon.

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According to Tim Peake on Twitter you will see the ISS followed 5 mins later by Spacex. I saw this via the BBC news website.