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Offline RoGeorgeTopic starter

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Parker Solar Probe Launch (live now)
« on: August 11, 2018, 06:36:38 am »
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Re: Parker Solar Probe Launch (live now)
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2018, 06:50:58 am »
For those that don't know (like me at first)
Up the top of the page there is a botten marked "Webcast"
Click on that and then you can start the video stream.

Or you can watch the video directly on NASA's Youtube channel.


About 10 minutes until the official launch coverage begins.
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Re: Parker Solar Probe Launch (live now)
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2018, 07:52:00 am »
7 minutes to planned launch time and they are now at NO GO for launch due to an anomaly not yet elaborated on.
Currently holding on the T minus 4 minutes point of the countdown due to the NO GO status.
Heres hoping they get it sorted ok.
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Re: Parker Solar Probe Launch (live now)
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2018, 07:55:42 am »
Oh, there is a 'No Go' condition with some V&V  :(
Thanks for the YouTube stream.
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Re: Parker Solar Probe Launch (live now)
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2018, 08:15:25 am »
Problem sorted, launch condition is GO and the countdown has been reset for about 14 minutes from now at 28 minutes past the hour.

EDIT:
Final countdown underway now.
T minus 3 minutes and counting
« Last Edit: August 11, 2018, 08:25:30 am by vk2amv »
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Re: Parker Solar Probe Launch (live now)
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2018, 08:26:44 am »
hold hold hold
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Re: Parker Solar Probe Launch (live now)
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2018, 08:28:58 am »
Apparently it is not easy to launch a rocket.
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Re: Parker Solar Probe Launch (live now)
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2018, 08:29:43 am »
Launch officially scrubbed

With this last hold they have run out of time in the launch window
Apparently they will try for a 24 hour turn around to try again.
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Re: Parker Solar Probe Launch (live now)
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2018, 09:35:55 am »


"No l(a)unch for you today!"
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Re: Parker Solar Probe Launch (live now)
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2018, 05:11:18 pm »
I've seen the movie, this doesn't end well

http://thunderbirds.wikia.com/wiki/Sun_Probe

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Re: Parker Solar Probe Launch (live now)
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2018, 07:19:07 pm »
The other one was a pretty bumpy ride too... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_(2007_film)


I have to say, looking at the images of Parker - the size of that heatshield vs the aspect ratio of the probe looks exciting for an autonomous probe, plenty of opportunities for burning your own tail off there. The idea of 'peeking' out just enough water cooled solar panel to meet its power needs looks interesting too.
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Re: Parker Solar Probe Launch (live now)
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2018, 07:48:02 pm »
Quote from: ataradov on August 11, 2018, 08:28:58 am
Apparently it is not easy to launch a rocket.



Sorry... couldn't leave out a Matt Parker reference :P

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Re: Parker Solar Probe Launch (live now)
« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2018, 06:51:27 am »
Here we go again for the second attempt to launch.

Just under 10 minutes for offical launch coverage to begin on the Youtube stream I linked above.
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Re: Parker Solar Probe Launch (live now)
« Reply #13 on: August 12, 2018, 07:33:16 am »
And off she goes right at the start of the launch window with no holds.
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Re: Parker Solar Probe Launch (live now)
« Reply #14 on: August 12, 2018, 07:55:32 am »
Shame they don't have the on-board camera arrays that Space-X has.
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