"Abject_Penitent" (nosek)
10/28/2014 at 18:28 • Filed to: antares
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"Abject_Penitent" (nosek)
10/28/2014 at 18:28 • Filed to: antares | 4
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The launch failed very shortly after lift off. There is no indication of anyone being hurt.
For Sweden
> Abject_Penitent
10/28/2014 at 18:30 |
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It dun blown up?
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Abject_Penitent
> For Sweden
10/28/2014 at 18:31 |
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It dun blown up.
whoarder is tellurium
> Abject_Penitent
10/28/2014 at 18:34 |
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Video of the launch failure
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For Sweden
> Abject_Penitent
10/28/2014 at 18:35 |
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I'll be
[sips beer]
JustWaitingForAMate
> whoarder is tellurium
10/28/2014 at 18:37 |
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Somewhere in the US Micheal Bay just jizzed.
Blondude
> Abject_Penitent
10/28/2014 at 18:38 |
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Well shit.
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whoarder is tellurium
> JustWaitingForAMate
10/28/2014 at 18:39 |
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Yeah, I feel fortunate that I just got home and tuned in at T-30 seconds LOL
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Abject_Penitent
> For Sweden
10/28/2014 at 18:39 |
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Mmmhmm
[spits chew]
K-Roll-PorscheTamer
> Abject_Penitent
10/28/2014 at 18:39 |
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You hear that sound....That's the sound of monies. Lots of monies that just exploded...
gabbo241
> Abject_Penitent
10/28/2014 at 18:39 |
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But the private sector's always the answer, right? LOL.
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Abject_Penitent
> whoarder is tellurium
10/28/2014 at 18:40 |
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The internet sure does work fast.
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Abject_Penitent
> K-Roll-PorscheTamer
10/28/2014 at 18:42 |
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All the monies exploded. That's really too bad for Orbital.
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Abject_Penitent
> gabbo241
10/28/2014 at 18:44 |
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It's still in its infancy. Uncle Sam and the Ruskies had plenty of failures on their ways to space. Just another step in the process. Albeit a really expensive one.
Eric the RC guy
> gabbo241
10/28/2014 at 18:45 |
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There have been exactly zero failures of government sponsored space launches in human history, right?
Rockets are hard, you're attempting to point a giant explosion in a certain direction. Sometimes it goes in other directions too. You learn and move on.
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Eric the RC guy
> Abject_Penitent
10/28/2014 at 18:46 |
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They just announced confirmation that there was no personnel injured, so one good thing at least.
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For Sweden
> gabbo241
10/28/2014 at 18:50 |
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Considering the Soviet's record of rocket launches, yes, the private sector is better. The U.S. government has always bought rockets from private contractors.
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Eric the RC guy
> Eric the RC guy
10/28/2014 at 19:02 |
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Sorry to respond to my own post, but is anyone else surprised by how little damage the launch facility appears to have sustained? Obviously hard to see much from these cameras, but I expected it to be a smoking crater filled with twisted metal from the launch structure. That was one hell of an explosion when it hit ground.
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Abject_Penitent
10/28/2014 at 19:48 |
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imagine watching that from the ISS. Hmm.... there goes the next few weeks dinners.
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Abject_Penitent
> OPPOsaurus WRX
10/28/2014 at 19:53 |
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And a whole bunch of new toys with them.
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OPPOsaurus WRX
> Abject_Penitent
10/28/2014 at 20:16 |
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have any of the astronauts tweeted anything? I'm not really up to the times with that stuff ( i dont twitter)
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Abject_Penitent
> OPPOsaurus WRX
10/28/2014 at 20:50 |
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Ha I don't twit either. Looked around though, the ISS twitter is all business mode right now and Chris Hadfield (not current crew) just said that's too bad it happened.