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  • Dr Mordrid
    Moderator
    • Apr 2001
    • 26592
    #1

    X-prize attempt TODAY

    Team: SpaceShipOne (Scaled Composites/Burt Rutan)

    When: Sept. 29, 2004 6:00 AM PDT/9:00 AM EDT/1300 UT

    Where: Mojave Civilian Flight Test Center, Mohave Airport

    Tier One - SpaceShipOne site....

    X-Prize site announcement....

    Webcast direct link....

    GodSpeed to all aboard SpaceShipOne and the White Knight drop ship.

    The da Vinci team has announced a hold in their Oct. 2nd flight schedule due "to availability of a few key components and their integration into the overall space flight program".

    Dr. Mordrid
    Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 29 September 2004, 01:37.
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    • Paddy
      Super MURCer
      • Mar 2000
      • 6067
      #2
      cool! so that's 1400 GMT. Will it be on the webcast?
      The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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        • gt40
          This space for rent
          • Sep 1999
          • 3973
          #3
          Yeah, well I'm gonna build my own lunar space lander! With blackjack aaaaannd Hookers! Actually, forget the space lander, and the blackjack. Ahhhh forget the whole thing!

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            • dZeus
              Moderator
              • Aug 2000
              • 4622
              #4
              Dr. Mordrid said 1300 UT. Isn't UTC synonymous for GMT?

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                • GNEP
                  Super MURCer
                  • Feb 2002
                  • 5241
                  #5
                  Paddy probably meant British Summer Time
                  DM says: Crunch with Matrox Users@ClimatePrediction.net

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                    • Paddy
                      Super MURCer
                      • Mar 2000
                      • 6067
                      #6
                      aye 1400 local time

                      Anyway, will the lauch be broadcasted ?
                      The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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                        • Dr Mordrid
                          Moderator
                          • Apr 2001
                          • 26592
                          #7
                          It's being webcast at the link I posted and is being simulcast on the NASA channel. I also heard it's being webcast on AOL.

                          They're running a bit late though. It's about 11:07 AM DST here and the drop is supposed to happen in <3 minutes.

                          Dr. Mordrid
                          Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 29 September 2004, 08:09.
                          Dr. Mordrid
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                          An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

                          I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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                            • Dr Mordrid
                              Moderator
                              • Apr 2001
                              • 26592
                              #8
                              It just dropped and MAN is that sucker going like a bat out of hell!!

                              S**T!! Unscripted roll.

                              Engine shutdown....feather maneuver coming up. Not sure if he is at max altitude, but it sure looks like it.

                              338,000 FT.

                              THEY MADE IT!! (presuming the USAF radar confirms the telemetry).

                              Now for the landing....feathering as expected.

                              Dr. Mordrid
                              Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 29 September 2004, 08:21.
                              Dr. Mordrid
                              ----------------------------
                              An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

                              I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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                                • Greebe
                                  Super MURCer
                                  • Aug 1999
                                  • 8555
                                  #9
                                  May GOD work a miracle and bring Mike Melville home safe
                                  "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss

                                  "Always do good. It will gratify some and astonish the rest." ~Mark Twain

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                                    • Dr Mordrid
                                      Moderator
                                      • Apr 2001
                                      • 26592
                                      #10
                                      Glide looking good...same minor oscillations as before, but it's very much under control.

                                      Wing dropping back down into flight mode....going...going....DONE!! Wings down and locked. Coming home....

                                      WHEW!!

                                      There's the sonic boom. Flying smooth.

                                      He's at 35,000 ft and green for landing

                                      BTW: there's a Virgin logo on the rear of SS1

                                      Dr. Mordrid
                                      Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 29 September 2004, 08:18.
                                      Dr. Mordrid
                                      ----------------------------
                                      An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

                                      I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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                                        • Paddy
                                          Super MURCer
                                          • Mar 2000
                                          • 6067
                                          #11
                                          Damn! I wanted to watch it!

                                          The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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                                            • Dr Mordrid
                                              Moderator
                                              • Apr 2001
                                              • 26592
                                              #12
                                              Going good...coming up on landing. Several chase planes this time & one looks like a P-51 Mustang

                                              Landing gear down.

                                              DOWN SAFE AND SOUND!!

                                              Dr. Mordrid
                                              Dr. Mordrid
                                              ----------------------------
                                              An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

                                              I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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                                                • Paddy
                                                  Super MURCer
                                                  • Mar 2000
                                                  • 6067
                                                  #13
                                                  Just seen the webcast! nice!
                                                  The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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