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Old 05-26-2016, 10:23 AM
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Default Don't forget SpaceX's Launch This Afternoon!

India's Thiacom satellite is scheduled for launch at 5:40 Eastern this afternoon.
http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/05/2...-status-center/



In other news, the Bigelow balloon is a bust....at least for today. It only expanded a few inches before NASA called it off in order to sort out the issue.
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SpaceX’s landing platform is positioned about 420 miles (680 kilometers) east of Cape Canaveral for the first stage landing attempt, which is expected around 9 minutes after liftoff.
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Scrubbed for the day....though they haven't yet said why.

Edit: something they're concerned about with the second stage engine.
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SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk says the issue being analyzed during this evening's countdown was with the Falcon 9's second stage Merlin engine.

"There was a tiny glitch in the motion of an upper stage engine actuator. Probably not a flight risk, but still worth investigating," Musk tweeted.
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And today.... liftoff right at the beginning of the launch window. Good delivery of the satellite to its intended orbit and third successful drone ship landing in a row. Cool!
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And today.... liftoff right at the beginning of the launch window. Good delivery of the satellite to its intended orbit and third successful drone ship landing in a row. Cool!

Ok...I'm getting bored. Time to try something new that isn't so easy.

Just kidding. I know it's a tough thing to do, but like with Apollo and the SS, they are making it look routine!


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here is a cool youtube on board video of the landing, sped up. You can slow it down with "settings".... amazing ...
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