Liftoff! Falcon at T-9
On 25/05/2012 1:10 AM, Snidely wrote:
Snidely was thinking very hard :
Snidely explained on 5/22/2012 :
Auto launch sequencer running at T-10.
Dragon on internal power at T-8.
Nominal through 50 kilometers ... approaching MECO1.
MECO2
Separation and 2nd stage ignition.
Saw this shot on a newspaper front page at a news stand.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/05/21/national/a084100D72.DTL
http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2012/05/22/ba-spacex22_WRE0111180557_part6.jpg
AP's Craig Rubadoux picked a great place to watch the launch.
/dps
All we need now is Buzz Lightyear saying "TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!" ;-)
Great shot.
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