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RSRM static test firing April 28
At the ATK facility in Promontory, Utah. Big free public viewing area
about 8000 feet from the stand with good visibility of the motor, the exhaust and the plume. Very impressive 2 minutes. Tests are usually scheduled for about 1PM, weather permitting. |
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RSRM static test firing April 28
wrote in message oups.com... At the ATK facility in Promontory, Utah. Big free public viewing area about 8000 feet from the stand with good visibility of the motor, the exhaust and the plume. Very impressive 2 minutes. Tests are usually scheduled for about 1PM, weather permitting. Hmm, "Dear, I want to go to Utah... why? well you see this very loud event... what, not until pigs fly?" :-) Would be nice, but not this time around. |
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RSRM static test firing April 28
Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote:
wrote in message roups.com... At the ATK facility in Promontory, Utah. Big free public viewing area about 8000 feet from the stand with good visibility of the motor, the exhaust and the plume. Very impressive 2 minutes. Tests are usually scheduled for about 1PM, weather permitting. Hmm, "Dear, I want to go to Utah... why? well you see this very loud event... what, not until pigs fly?" :-) Would be nice, but not this time around. Well, next one is in October, I think. Come to Promontory for the rockets! Stay for the... ummm.... -- Collectivism killed 100 million people, and all I got was this lousy sig. |
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RSRM static test firing April 28
"Scott Lowther" wrote in message ... Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote: wrote in message roups.com... At the ATK facility in Promontory, Utah. Big free public viewing area about 8000 feet from the stand with good visibility of the motor, the exhaust and the plume. Very impressive 2 minutes. Tests are usually scheduled for about 1PM, weather permitting. Hmm, "Dear, I want to go to Utah... why? well you see this very loud event... what, not until pigs fly?" :-) Would be nice, but not this time around. Well, next one is in October, I think. Come to Promontory for the rockets! Stay for the... ummm.... Umm, the women? Nah... -- Collectivism killed 100 million people, and all I got was this lousy sig. |
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RSRM static test firing April 28
Scott Lowther wrote: Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote: wrote in message roups.com... At the ATK facility in Promontory, Utah. Big free public viewing area about 8000 feet from the stand with good visibility of the motor, the exhaust and the plume. Very impressive 2 minutes. Tests are usually scheduled for about 1PM, weather permitting. Hmm, "Dear, I want to go to Utah... why? well you see this very loud event... what, not until pigs fly?" :-) Would be nice, but not this time around. Well, next one is in October, I think. Come to Promontory for the rockets! Stay for the... ummm.... Are there any coyotes or roadrunners in the area? The rocket has the following signs painted on it: 'ACME ROCKET COMPANY". "PLACE ON GROUND, LIGHT FUSE, MOVE AWAY QUICKLY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RELIGHT DUDS." ;-) Rusty |
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RSRM static test firing April 28
Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote:
"Scott Lowther" wrote in message ... Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote: wrote in message egroups.com... At the ATK facility in Promontory, Utah. Big free public viewing area about 8000 feet from the stand with good visibility of the motor, the exhaust and the plume. Very impressive 2 minutes. Tests are usually scheduled for about 1PM, weather permitting. Hmm, "Dear, I want to go to Utah... why? well you see this very loud event... what, not until pigs fly?" :-) Would be nice, but not this time around. Well, next one is in October, I think. Come to Promontory for the rockets! Stay for the... ummm.... Umm, the women? Nah... Actually... Having lived and worked just south of San Jose, CA, I gotta say... Utah chicks put California chicks to shame. Sure there's that whole weird theology thing going on here, but the Utah woman actually look like they're almost entirely organic *and* they can speak English. -- Collectivism killed 100 million people, and all I got was this lousy sig. |
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RSRM static test firing April 28
"Rusty" wrote in message oups.com... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RELIGHT DUDS." Yet some people are trying to relight the Kerry campaign. |
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RSRM static test firing April 28
Rusty wrote:
Scott Lowther wrote: Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote: wrote in message egroups.com... At the ATK facility in Promontory, Utah. Big free public viewing area about 8000 feet from the stand with good visibility of the motor, the exhaust and the plume. Very impressive 2 minutes. Tests are usually scheduled for about 1PM, weather permitting. Hmm, "Dear, I want to go to Utah... why? well you see this very loud event... what, not until pigs fly?" :-) Would be nice, but not this time around. Well, next one is in October, I think. Come to Promontory for the rockets! Stay for the... ummm.... Are there any coyotes or roadrunners in the area? Coyotes? Yes. Road Runners? No. Chuckers and pheasants in some astonishing abundance... I nearly run into pheasants on my drive to/from work *every* *day*. Damn birds is *dumb.* -- Collectivism killed 100 million people, and all I got was this lousy sig. |
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RSRM static test firing April 28
Scott Lowther wrote: Coyotes? Yes. Road Runners? No. Chuckers and pheasants in some astonishing abundance... I nearly run into pheasants on my drive to/from work *every* *day*. Damn birds is *dumb.* Yeah, they also tend to walk across the road at the speed of a snail. Pat |
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RSRM static test firing April 28
Pat Flannery wrote:
Scott Lowther wrote: Coyotes? Yes. Road Runners? No. Chuckers and pheasants in some astonishing abundance... I nearly run into pheasants on my drive to/from work *every* *day*. Damn birds is *dumb.* Yeah, they also tend to walk across the road at the speed of a snail. And they apparently process the image of a car bearing down on 'em at 65 mph at the speed of a late 1970's modem. -- Collectivism killed 100 million people, and all I got was this lousy sig. |
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