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Trader Pat
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sa7med wrote: ↑
Sat May 30, 2020 5:32 pm
 This has got to make the astronauts pretty nervous
https://www.theguardian.com/science/202 ... lodes-test?
I don't think these guys get nervous.
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Trader Pat wrote: ↑
Sat May 30, 2020 6:27 pm
sa7med wrote: ↑
Sat May 30, 2020 5:32 pm
 This has got to make the astronauts pretty nervous
https://www.theguardian.com/science/202 ... lodes-test?
I don't think these guys get nervous.
I wonder how much that cost?
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Didn't realise the rocket gets fuelled just before off time.
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What direction do we look to see it?
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Sat May 30, 2020 7:59 pm
 What direction do we look to see it?
Is it visible from the UK? They travel eastwards in the direction the earth's rotating so I'd guess it would be well south of us?

Edit: sorry, it is visible from the UK.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/intern ... w-22107283

Edit again: that picture of Madonna further down the page, she looks as though she's not getting older but losing her looks all the same!
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Derek27 wrote: ↑
Sat May 30, 2020 8:05 pm
jamesg46 wrote: ↑
Sat May 30, 2020 7:59 pm
 What direction do we look to see it?
Is it visible from the UK? They travel eastwards in the direction the earth's rotating so I'd guess it would be well south of us?

Edit: sorry, it is visible from the UK.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/intern ... w-22107283
Not sure, I was hoping so.
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If it's passing at 22:11 tonight it can't be from blast-off, it must be the second orbit.
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Derek27 wrote: ↑
Sat May 30, 2020 8:14 pm
 If it's passing at 22:11 tonight it can't be from blast-off, it must be the second orbit.
By time 22:11 comes I'll be in 2nd orbit, I've just opened my first beer Haha.
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If you're in a built up area chances of seeing it are very slim, supposedly going to be very low in the SW sky.
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Newmarket, take note. That's how it should be done. ;)
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Anyone else watch it on CNN. What a cock up. They had the countdown wrong, missed liftoff and cut to it already in the sky ffs
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You should have watched it on YouTube. Full coverage, listen in to the technicians and presenters explaining everything that's going on.
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dt888 wrote: ↑
Sat May 30, 2020 8:53 pm
 Anyone else watch it on CNN. What a cock up. They had the countdown wrong, missed liftoff and cut to it already in the sky ffs
CNN is a theatre full of Bigots, they were probably too busy pushing their opinion rather than the event, YouTube covered it really well.
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Yeah, it was a bit of a last minute thing for me. Not a huge space enthusiast but I remembered it was on and ended up on CNN. Since the launch I’ve been seeing loads of people say how good YouTube was. Never mind
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Space Force launched on Netflix at the same time as this, might be worth a shout if anyone's a fan of Steve Carell. Hope it's any good.
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