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Old May 22nd 12, 08:37 AM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.station
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Default Falcon at T-9

Auto launch sequencer running at T-10.

Dragon on internal power at T-8.

/dps

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Old May 22nd 12, 08:48 AM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.station
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Default Liftoff! Falcon at T-9

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.

/dps

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Old May 22nd 12, 08:58 AM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.station
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Default Liftoff! Falcon at T-9

Snidely explained on 5/22/2012 :
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.



Very nice having the video of the 2nd stage burn.

[...]
Vehicle in orbit and Dragon separated.

[...]
Solar arrays deployed.

/dps

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Old May 22nd 12, 09:04 AM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.station
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Default Liftoff! Falcon at T-9

Snidely used his keyboard to write :
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.


NASA tweet pictu
http://twitpic.com/9nx6mo

/dps


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Old May 24th 12, 04:10 PM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.station
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Default Liftoff! Falcon at T-9

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

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Old May 28th 12, 01:05 PM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.station
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Default 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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