OV9

Launch of real humans tonight. First time since Machete Kills anyway.

Launch just after 21:30 tonight.

If we’re lucky we should be able to see it passing over the UK West to East about 21:45 - 21:50

Weather looks crap there.

Baws

Back to Apollo 13

Yeah, scrubbed.

Shame that. Roll on Saturday.

Still watching the scrub procedure/disembark. The 'nauts are just sitting there chilling, have been dancing with their hands, etc. Just got the word to open up the visors/loosen up the harnesses, both of them leaning back, legs crossed, undoing gloves, chilling out.

Strangely human for what you might consider to be the elite of mankind, to an extent

Just a reminder that it's on again later today:

The Starship SN4 static fire test didn’t go so well:



Skip to 1hr 24m if the vid doesn’t start from there already.

Is it just me or does it seem like the massive flame spitting thing on the right ignites the gas (liquid oxygen?) from the ship and blows the whole thing to to smithereens? And why is there a naked fire there anyway?

Mito Man wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 3:20 pm Is it just me or does it seem like the massive flame spitting thing on the right ignites the gas (liquid oxygen?) from the ship and blows the whole thing to to smithereens? And why is there a naked fire there anyway?

The flare is there to burn off any leaking fuel and prevent explosions from a build up of flammable gas.

Looks like it's go for the launch tonight.

It looks just as cloudy as last time

Mito Man wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 8:15 pm It looks just as cloudy as last time

I don't think it was the weather at the launch site that was the problem before, it was the weather at potential rescue locations downwind that were too bad.

I don’t think there’s any chance of seeing it pass overhead today is there?

Awesome!!!!

America America America again though, sod off

Dave!

I've been stood outside 10mins and not seen it. Too light I think

Is there a 2nd pass later?