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SpaceX Cargo Launch Today #13998118 07/24/19
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,240 Ogden, Utah RockyRaab OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP RockyRaab Campfire 'Bwana Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,240 Ogden, Utah	SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, July 24 for launch of its eighteenth Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-18) at 6:24 p.m. EDT, or 22:24 UTC, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Dragon will separate from Falcon 9’s second stage about nine minutes after liftoff and attach to the space station on Friday, July 26. A backup launch opportunity is available on Thursday, July 25 at 6:01 p.m. EDT, or 22:01 UTC. The Dragon spacecraft that will support the CRS-18 mission previously supported the CRS-6 mission in April 2015 and the CRS-13 mission in December 2017, as indicated by the two International Space Station decals shown below. In addition, this Dragon spacecraft bears the Apollo 50th anniversary logo in honor of NASA's historic Moon landing on July 20, 1969. Following stage separation, SpaceX will attempt to recover Falcon 9's first stage on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. SpaceX's live launch coverage will begin about 15 minutes before liftoff. To watch SpaceX's live launch webcast or to learn more about the mission, visit SPACEX Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.

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Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #13998301 07/24/19
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StoneCutter Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7,848 The RED part of MD	Thanks for the heads up. "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan

Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #13998320 07/24/19
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TNrifleman Campfire Tracker T Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,437 Tennessee	Wow, I still find all that amazing. μολὼν λαβέ

Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #13998433 07/24/19
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22250rem Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 10,491 Western NY State	Thanks yet again for another heads up on a cool event. If it weren't for Rocky I'd never see any of that stuff.

Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #13998458 07/24/19
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hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas	Blast off!!!

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Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #13999335 07/24/19
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,240 Ogden, Utah RockyRaab OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP RockyRaab Campfire 'Bwana Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,240 Ogden, Utah	Webcast will go live in about five minutes. Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.

Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #13999360 07/24/19
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FatCity67 Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 19,598 Central Valley NorKal	I get these threads now. "Maybe we're all happy." "Go to the sporting goods store. From the files, obtain form 4473. These will contain descriptions of weapons and lists of private ownership."

Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #13999368 07/24/19
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nighthawk Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2005 Posts: 16,554 East of Eden (SD)	Watching the booster come down and land itself, sometimes on a robot barge, never ceases to amaze. The key elements in human thinking are not numbers but labels of fuzzy sets. -- L. Zadeh Which explains a lot.

Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #13999377 07/24/19
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,240 Ogden, Utah RockyRaab OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP RockyRaab Campfire 'Bwana Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,240 Ogden, Utah	No go today. Weather was the issue. They'll try again tomorrow at 6:01 pm Eastern. See you then! Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.

Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #13999393 07/24/19
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 16,554 East of Eden (SD) nighthawk Campfire Ranger
nighthawk Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2005 Posts: 16,554 East of Eden (SD)	Well that sucked. Here's a fill in. The key elements in human thinking are not numbers but labels of fuzzy sets. -- L. Zadeh Which explains a lot.

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Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #14001819 07/25/19
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,240 Ogden, Utah RockyRaab OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP RockyRaab Campfire 'Bwana Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,240 Ogden, Utah	Try number two... About 45 minutes to scheduled liftoff now. My amateur eye says the weather is much improved and should be acceptable for launch and the booster's return to land. Here's the webcast LINK again for your convenience. Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.

Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #14001953 07/25/19
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tdbob Campfire Regular T Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,526 Kalifornistan	Thank you Rocky for the heads up. That was awesome to watch. Just down the road from The City of Lost Souls in the Land of the Blind. Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla

Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #14001965 07/25/19
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,240 Ogden, Utah RockyRaab OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP RockyRaab Campfire 'Bwana Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,240 Ogden, Utah	Watching the cameras on the booster as it returns and lands never ceases to astound me. I distinctly recall hearing senior engineers at NASA saying all that was impossible. Ha! Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.

Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #14002172 07/25/19
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Cast Campfire Member C Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 230 Texas	That’s so cool!! Cast I have a short attention spa

Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #14002189 07/25/19
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Dutch Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 12,838 Pocatello	Originally Posted by RockyRaab Watching the cameras on the booster as it returns and lands never ceases to astound me. I distinctly recall hearing senior engineers at NASA saying all that was impossible. Ha! They might have been right, then. Today, enough advances in material science, computer and software steering, it is IS no longer impossible. Sic Semper Tyrannis

Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #14002260 07/25/19
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,240 Ogden, Utah RockyRaab OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP RockyRaab Campfire 'Bwana Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,240 Ogden, Utah	True enough, Dutch. They used to say moving at over 30 mph would be fatal to humans. Then they said that going supersonic was impossible. Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.

Re: SpaceX Cargo Launch Today RockyRaab #14002597 07/25/19
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Sig220 Campfire Regular S Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 844 Texas	I have seen a bunch of launches, but the video selection on this one was great! Got to see the engine articulation as the booster landed as well! Looked like it moved the 1st stage quite a ways laterally on landing....right in the center of the "X"! I got a feeling that they will be able to "save" the 2nd stage before long.

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