Up at 4am, waiting with bated breath watching the NASA channel. Ugh, they just put a hold on the launch, clock stopped at 4 min... no go due to a range obstruction. Waiting...
edit: boat moved out of the way; new launch time 7:17. All systems go.
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I'm picturing Tenebrae watching this on TV, behaving the way guys do when we watch football - some snacks close to hand, punching the air when the launch is announced, cursing the weather when it interferes with the game, etc.
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Glad as I am that it's never been tried, I've got to admit--it would be one wild ride.
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It was a thing of beauty. Rockets taking off never gets old for me. I have seen shuttles heading towards the Cape a couple of times, with the double sonic boom. And I saw the shuttle take off once, from Ponce de Leon Inlet. It was so incredibly loud. Primal. Wondrous.
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The Delta IV Heavy spews out a lot of hydrogen to cool down the engines before ignition, so they always get engulfed in a big wall of fire at ignition...which is always disconcerting. But the NASA TV Internet feed I was watching froze for several seconds after the rocket got engulfed in flames...which was even more disconcerting.
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The Delta IV Heavy spews out a lot of hydrogen to cool down the engines before ignition, so they always get engulfed in a big wall of fire at ignition...which is always disconcerting. But the NASA TV Internet feed I was watching froze for several seconds after the rocket got engulfed in flames...which was even more disconcerting. Then I pooped myself. Which was the most disconcerting yet.
The Delta IV Heavy spews out a lot of hydrogen to cool down the engines before ignition, so they always get engulfed in a big wall of fire at ignition...which is always disconcerting. But the NASA TV Internet feed I was watching froze for several seconds after the rocket got engulfed in flames...which was even more disconcerting.
I was disconcerted about that myself. I saw it on the local news and didn't notice a freeze and said to my wife that I didn't think there should be that much fire. She said "Shut up!"
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