Remember NASA's Orion capsule? It's launching on the 4th.(and you can watch the whole flight live)
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[QUOTE=Yellowamoeba;46643717]What stream were you people watching? There was no issues at all on the NASA media stream.[/QUOTE]
um, yes there was - it failed right before it actually launched.
On the Nasa TV site. Click the link on the top left. For public. There's the USTREAM direct link there, it never stops working, at least for me.
The Earth is very cloudy.
Had no problems with it here.
14,000 MILES PER HOUR?! WHAT
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It just finished its first lap around the earth, what the fuck that's INSANE
[QUOTE=Coyoteze;46643744]14,000 MILES PER HOUR?! WHAT[/QUOTE]
And that's not even orbital velocity yet.
The ISS orbits ~17 200 miles per hour.
[QUOTE=Coyoteze;46643744]14,000 MILES PER HOUR?! WHAT[/QUOTE]
Welcome to space. The ISS, for example, travels around the world once every ninety minutes.
If you really want mind-boggling speeds, look up neutron stars.
[QUOTE=Coyoteze;46643744]It just finished its first lap around the earth, what the fuck that's INSANE[/QUOTE]
What no?
Where did you hear this, because that's literally impossible.
A low earth orbit takes around 90 minutes.
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[QUOTE=Pilotguy97;46643761]Welcome to space. The ISS, for example, travels around the world once every eight minutes.[/QUOTE]
90 minutes.
nooooooooooooooo i missed the launch :(
[QUOTE=Coyoteze;46643744]14,000 MILES PER HOUR?! WHAT
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It just finished its first lap around the earth, what the fuck that's INSANE[/QUOTE]
Did they say that? It should take an hour to orbit once at its current speed.
[QUOTE=LarparNar;46643763]What no?
Where did you hear this, because that's literally impossible.
A low earth orbit takes around 90 minutes.
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90 minutes.[/QUOTE]
I was told eighteen and fucked up the teen bit :v:.
Fixed nonetheless.
4 hours and 20 minutes in duration, this flight.
NASA really loves igniting up, huh
[QUOTE=LarparNar;46643756]And that's not even orbital velocity yet.
The ISS orbits ~17 200 miles per hour.[/QUOTE]
That is [I]amazing[/I].
[QUOTE=LarparNar;46643763]What no?
Where did you hear this, because that's literally impossible.
A low earth orbit takes around 90 minutes.
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90 minutes.[/QUOTE]
NASA stream. I might've completely misheard it.
[QUOTE=LarparNar;46643763]What no?
Where did you hear this, because that's literally impossible.
A low earth orbit takes around 90 minutes.
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90 minutes.[/QUOTE]
To add to the point, it's 92.81 minutes for the ISS.
Orions first orbit is planned to be done at T+1 hour, 57 minutes and 11 seconds.
(Currently at T+16 minutes and 20 seconds)
That rocket ate through 5,000 pounds of fuel a second. God dayum
[QUOTE=Coyoteze;46643838][B][I]MURICA[/I][/B]
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These instant replays definitely need more cheesy sports-replay-esque graphics.
Fuck, I made lunch and missed the launch.
Anyone know if we are going to see the re-entry? I would love to see that for once.
Fuck me, I forgot about this and was asleep during the launch.
Aand I still missed it.
NASA uploaded the launch on youtube:
[video=youtube;UEuOpxOrA_0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEuOpxOrA_0[/video]
EVERYTHING IS GO, LIFTOFF ACHIEVED!!
Splashdown in 59 minutes
Watching the fairings pop off was cool.
I am happy it went extremely well.
Thread music for the descent:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngEyVuarSDA[/media]
Complete success!
Flawless mission!
Those views from the drone on the return were pretty awesome.
Is there footage of the recovery?
[QUOTE=Karmah;46645708]Is there footage of the recovery?[/QUOTE]
I would also like to see this.
fuck yea, space
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