East coast rocket launch on Sunday - Page 3

Undertoad · 10-28-2014, 06:12 PM

Well once again, nothing! I went to the high point in my county and waited and waited, and... no rocket! This is so disappointing! I --

What?

Private Orbital Sciences Rocket Explodes During Launch, NASA Cargo Lost

glatt · 10-28-2014, 06:57 PM

I was glad it was cloudy here and I didn't attempt it. Was in my FIL's room visiting him and glanced at my watch and realized the launch had been 5 minutes before and I glanced up and they were showing it on TV. Cool! But wait. That's not right. Holly crap, it blew up!

UT, did you see a flash on the horizon or anything?

Undertoad · 10-28-2014, 07:06 PM

No, from this far away, the rocket has to get pretty high up to be visible at all.

I was daydreaming about driving down there, to see one in person from the visitor's center or from Assateague... huh. Maybe not.

glatt · 10-28-2014, 07:30 PM

I thought there might be an orange glow on the distant horizon when it exploded. But a hundred miles is pretty far away.

Undertoad · 10-28-2014, 09:25 PM

150 and change for me... 120 for J

My high point is about 400 feet elevation so it's not a mountaintop. I can see the top third of the tallest Philly buildings, at about 50 feet elevation, 18 miles away. Some of that is blocked by terrain I think.

edit: added link to high point

xoxoxoBruce · 10-28-2014, 10:11 PM

Boom... big badda boom.

glatt · 10-29-2014, 07:09 AM

There goes launch pad 0A. They have a couple more launch pads, but I don't think any of them are set up for these Antares launches. It will likelytake some time to fix 0A or set up one of the others.

Spexxvet · 10-29-2014, 08:12 AM

I timed my trip home so that I was going over Commodore Barry Bridge at 6:24. Even at 220', I saw nuttin. It was very cloudy.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-29-2014, 09:43 AM

Ooops

BigV · 11-03-2014, 04:11 PM

I reckon those "sky scanners" watching the launch through wire guides in window frames are 90 degrees apart from each other, like E and S or NW and NE. That would give at least one of them a chance to see a deviation from the intended flight path if that deviation was directly toward one of the watchers, and thereby not crossing any wire in the frame.

10-28-2014, 10:11 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Boom... big badda boom. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-29-2014, 08:12 AM	#8
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	I timed my trip home so that I was going over Commodore Barry Bridge at 6:24. Even at 220', I saw nuttin. It was very cloudy. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

10-29-2014, 09:43 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ooops Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-03-2014, 04:11 PM	#10
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I reckon those "sky scanners" watching the launch through wire guides in window frames are 90 degrees apart from each other, like E and S or NW and NE. That would give at least one of them a chance to see a deviation from the intended flight path if that deviation was directly toward one of the watchers, and thereby not crossing any wire in the frame. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-28-2014, 06:12 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Well once again, nothing! I went to the high point in my county and waited and waited, and... no rocket! This is so disappointing! I -- What? Private Orbital Sciences Rocket Explodes During Launch, NASA Cargo Lost

10-28-2014, 06:57 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I was glad it was cloudy here and I didn't attempt it. Was in my FIL's room visiting him and glanced at my watch and realized the launch had been 5 minutes before and I glanced up and they were showing it on TV. Cool! But wait. That's not right. Holly crap, it blew up! UT, did you see a flash on the horizon or anything?

10-28-2014, 07:06 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	No, from this far away, the rocket has to get pretty high up to be visible at all. I was daydreaming about driving down there, to see one in person from the visitor's center or from Assateague... huh. Maybe not.

10-28-2014, 07:30 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I thought there might be an orange glow on the distant horizon when it exploded. But a hundred miles is pretty far away.

10-28-2014, 09:25 PM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	150 and change for me... 120 for J My high point is about 400 feet elevation so it's not a mountaintop. I can see the top third of the tallest Philly buildings, at about 50 feet elevation, 18 miles away. Some of that is blocked by terrain I think. edit: added link to high point

10-29-2014, 07:09 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	There goes launch pad 0A. They have a couple more launch pads, but I don't think any of them are set up for these Antares launches. It will likelytake some time to fix 0A or set up one of the others.

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