JWST launch delayed to 2019
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ChocolateFrog said:
Turns out I was watching the NASA feed on a 30 minute or so delay.
Well done ESA and Ariane 5 looked like a textbook launch although they did say the solar array unfurled sooner than planned, don't know what that was about.
“Sooner than planned” isn’t a good start - after all these years, there shouldn’t be any uncertainty in what the thing will do and when!Well done ESA and Ariane 5 looked like a textbook launch although they did say the solar array unfurled sooner than planned, don't know what that was about.
Eric Mc said:
ChocolateFrog said:
OK, it's a tiny dot in the sky that you can see but 99 in a 100 wouldn't be able to tell you what it was.
But not because they can’t see it. Only because they don’t know what they are looking at.It’s actually an extremely bright dot.
skwdenyer said:
ChocolateFrog said:
Turns out I was watching the NASA feed on a 30 minute or so delay.
Well done ESA and Ariane 5 looked like a textbook launch although they did say the solar array unfurled sooner than planned, don't know what that was about.
“Sooner than planned” isn’t a good start - after all these years, there shouldn’t be any uncertainty in what the thing will do and when!Well done ESA and Ariane 5 looked like a textbook launch although they did say the solar array unfurled sooner than planned, don't know what that was about.
Stan the Bat said:
skwdenyer said:
ChocolateFrog said:
Turns out I was watching the NASA feed on a 30 minute or so delay.
Well done ESA and Ariane 5 looked like a textbook launch although they did say the solar array unfurled sooner than planned, don't know what that was about.
“Sooner than planned” isn’t a good start - after all these years, there shouldn’t be any uncertainty in what the thing will do and when!Well done ESA and Ariane 5 looked like a textbook launch although they did say the solar array unfurled sooner than planned, don't know what that was about.
garyhun said:
Eric!! Tone it down for Xmas, there’s a good chap.
I’d suggest you might want to tone it down yourself.I wasn’t being rude.
I wasn’t being nasty.
I wasn’t being condescending.
I was just pointing out the fact that the ISS is very bright and very noticeable.
I won’t say any more on the subject . You can have a last word on the subject if you like, dear boy.
Krikkit said:
Great it went well, definitely been spoilt by excellent SpaceX coverage, flipping over to a render rather than footage feels very old school now!
Hopefully the unfurling will go well, shame it doesn't have its own inspection cams to show us the progress.
I wonder if it’s trajectory over the southern oceans and it’s proximity (or lack of) to ground tracking stations had anything to do with lack of extensive on board footage.Hopefully the unfurling will go well, shame it doesn't have its own inspection cams to show us the progress.
The relatively short view we had from the ground was due to the extensive cloud cover- not unusual for launches from French Guiana.
Krikkit said:
Great it went well, definitely been spoilt by excellent SpaceX coverage, flipping over to a render rather than footage feels very old school now!
Hopefully the unfurling will go well, shame it doesn't have its own inspection cams to show us the progress.
Yes, the whole thing looked like it was generated by Kerbal after the initial shots through the clouds. We just now expect launches to be covered in 4K cameras, live. Anyway it’s on its way and looks like it is working so far….Hopefully the unfurling will go well, shame it doesn't have its own inspection cams to show us the progress.
rxe said:
Krikkit said:
Great it went well, definitely been spoilt by excellent SpaceX coverage, flipping over to a render rather than footage feels very old school now!
Hopefully the unfurling will go well, shame it doesn't have its own inspection cams to show us the progress.
Yes, the whole thing looked like it was generated by Kerbal after the initial shots through the clouds. We just now expect launches to be covered in 4K cameras, live. Anyway it’s on its way and looks like it is working so far….Hopefully the unfurling will go well, shame it doesn't have its own inspection cams to show us the progress.
Eric Mc said:
garyhun said:
Eric!! Tone it down for Xmas, there’s a good chap.
I’d suggest you might want to tone it down yourself.I wasn’t being rude.
I wasn’t being nasty.
I wasn’t being condescending.
I was just pointing out the fact that the ISS is very bright and very noticeable.
I won’t say any more on the subject . You can have a last word on the subject if you like, dear boy.
rxe said:
Krikkit said:
Great it went well, definitely been spoilt by excellent SpaceX coverage, flipping over to a render rather than footage feels very old school now!
Hopefully the unfurling will go well, shame it doesn't have its own inspection cams to show us the progress.
Yes, the whole thing looked like it was generated by Kerbal after the initial shots through the clouds. We just now expect launches to be covered in 4K cameras, live. Anyway it’s on its way and looks like it is working so far….Hopefully the unfurling will go well, shame it doesn't have its own inspection cams to show us the progress.
Even the graphics along the bottom were barely readable on my phone, which must be how 90% of people were viewing it.
I know it's about the science but public opinion by and large writes the cheques.
Eric Mc said:
Krikkit said:
Great it went well, definitely been spoilt by excellent SpaceX coverage, flipping over to a render rather than footage feels very old school now!
Hopefully the unfurling will go well, shame it doesn't have its own inspection cams to show us the progress.
I wonder if it’s trajectory over the southern oceans and it’s proximity (or lack of) to ground tracking stations had anything to do with lack of extensive on board footage.Hopefully the unfurling will go well, shame it doesn't have its own inspection cams to show us the progress.
The relatively short view we had from the ground was due to the extensive cloud cover- not unusual for launches from French Guiana.
The graphics were pretty crap as noted, definitely not suited for small screen watching.
I suspect it was all ESA's doing rather than NASA, I've tried to watch a couple of launches before and had no joy
Where is Webb? Currently about a 10th of the way to L2 and nearly 90k miles from Earth as I type this.
https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/where...
https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/where...
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