Space launch from plane (live now)

[Puggit]

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public

Sadly first attempt aborted, attempting a 2nd attempt. A friend's husband is working on this project. They are trying to launch the rocket from under the plane, which in turn will deploy 8 satellites.

[Puggit]

This is the project: https://www.nasa.gov/cygnss/

[MitchT]

Interesting. Can't quite work out at the moment if they're having problems that'll stop it.

[MitchT]

Aborted. Bummer.

[Puggit]

They'll try again tomorrow, and then it's a wait until Jan if it fails tomorrow

[Puggit]

MitchT said:

Interesting. Can't quite work out at the moment if they're having problems that'll stop it.

Apparently the failure was in the circuit breaker affecting the hydraulic pump that releases the rocket.

[Simpo Two]

Puggit said:

Apparently the failure was in the circuit breaker affecting the hydraulic pump that releases the rocket.

There's much to be said for a bit of bowden cable...

[eccles]

Puggit said:

MitchT said:

Interesting. Can't quite work out at the moment if they're having problems that'll stop it.

Apparently the failure was in the circuit breaker affecting the hydraulic pump that releases the rocket.

It's done well considering it was converted 23 years ago.

Edited by eccles on Tuesday 13th December 16:45

[Eric Mc]

It was available to see on Flight Radar 24 as well. I'll have a look tomorrow if they give it another go.

[Puggit]

Not going up today apparently. The hydraulic issues were a little bit widespread on the plane. Tomorrow is now the date for next attempt, and trying to open up Thursday as an alternative. Live insider info for you

Mission website still has a countdown though

[Puggit]

Postponed until tomorrow.

[hantsxlg]

thanks for the updates Puggit...

[Puggit]

Youtube video about the payload: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLWrZFA_wtY

The chap at 00:46 is my friend's husband. We studied chemistry together, and then she went to the USA for year and never came back. She met and married a rocket scientist

[Eric Mc]

Tristar ready to have another go again.

There is also a thread running under the "Launches" thread in the "Science Forum" - which is where most of us space cadets chat about spaceflight matters.

[MitchT]

Good luck!

[Puggit]

Amazing to watch the Lockheed bank on the video, and then the corresponding turn on FlightRadar.

Simple things

[Eric Mc]

This is when the internet is cool.

[MitchT]

^this^