Vandenberg launch

The is something we used to see from time to time when I lived in SoCal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWCnhFQe1pM

Only it was from Vandenberg AFB, about 180 miles from where I lived, just
about the same distance from Cape Canaveral to Miami.

On 2016-03-14 23:41:32 +0000, "Byker" said:



The is something we used to see from time to time when I lived in SoCal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWCnhFQe1pM

Only it was from Vandenberg AFB, about 180 miles from where I lived, just
about the same distance from Cape Canaveral to Miami.

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The Vandenberg launches still happen, the next ones on the calendar are
the July launch of a Falcon 9 with a payload of 10 Iridium commercial
communications satellites.
Followed by a Mid-2016 Minotaur C launch to place multiple SkySat Earth
observation satellites.
Next will be in September with an Atlas V delivering a WorldView 4
Earth observation stellite for DigitalGlobe.
https://youtu.be/m3BRi7XcELM

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Savageduck

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The Vandenberg launches still happen

Too bad Vandenberg cancelled the program to launch the Space Shuttle. That
would've been NICE

On 2016-03-15 21:33:30 +0000, "Byker" said:



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The Vandenberg launches still happen

Too bad Vandenberg cancelled the program to launch the Space Shuttle. That
would've been NICE


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What is truly sad is the waste. I knew several folks involved with the
construction of 'Slick 6' which was completed, but never used for any
launch. It is too specialized even for Space-X, and so remains, a
pristine roost for seagulls and pigeons, a monument to the futility of
that exercise.

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Savageduck

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The Vandenberg launches still happen, the next ones on the calendar are
the July launch of a Falcon 9 with a payload of 10 Iridium commercial
communications satellites.

Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral are scheduled for April 4, mid-April,
May 3, June 24, one in July, and one in August.

The first flight of a Falcon Heavy is scheduled for September. The
heavy-lift rocket is formed of three Falcon 9 rocket cores strapped together
with 27 Merlin 1D engines firing at liftoff. Now THAT will definitely be
worth watching! Nice video: http://tinyurl.com/qd8dle7

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What is truly sad is the waste. I knew several folks involved with the
construction of 'Slick 6' which was completed, but never used for any
launch. It is too specialized even for Space-X, and so remains, a pristine
roost for seagulls and pigeons, a monument to the futility of that
exercise.

Vandenberg launches weren't announced to the public in advance, so it was a
real treat to see one. One time in the spring of 1968, I was playing
softball and when I looked up into the sky to catch a fly ball, I saw this
brilliant pinpoint of light heading upwards. I knew what it was and I
shouted, "Hey, look!" The game came to a stop and everyone's eyes were
watching its vapor trail go up and be distorted by the high-altitude winds.
One of the teachers said the next day, "It made it," but he didn't specify
whether it was a satellite launch or an ICBM on its way to Kwajalein. It was
probably a satellite because it was headed south.

On Tue, 15 Mar 2016 19:16:47 -0500, "Byker" wrote:

"Savageduck" wrote in message
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The Vandenberg launches still happen, the next ones on the calendar are
the July launch of a Falcon 9 with a payload of 10 Iridium commercial
communications satellites.

Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral are scheduled for April 4, mid-April,
May 3, June 24, one in July, and one in August.

The first flight of a Falcon Heavy is scheduled for September. The
heavy-lift rocket is formed of three Falcon 9 rocket cores strapped together
with 27 Merlin 1D engines firing at liftoff. Now THAT will definitely be
worth watching! Nice video: http://tinyurl.com/qd8dle7

Based on attempts so far, the booster returns should be spectacular!