slewthy Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 Was thinking more Flash Gordon... 1 Quote "Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them." Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Popular Post mayevora Posted May 27, 2020 Gold FFM Popular Post Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 Anyone else quite looking forward to tonight manned launch? It will be live on NASA TV and YouTube. If weather permits it will lift of at 9.33pm (BST) and should be visible as it passes over the U.K. around 9.50pm Sky doesn’t get any clearer 😊 3 Quote Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk - that will teach us to keep mouth shut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Sparky Posted May 27, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 Excited, and a little nervous! Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo73 Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 Is this for real then? I just thought that these 2 were extras from Space 1999: 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comem47 Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 reminds me of the Flesh Gordon rocket of the 70's 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmxa Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 I'm at the Cape right now and the weather has been horrendous all day. Its starting to clear up, so fingers crossed. 1 1 Quote Paddle Faster, I hear Banjos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slewthy Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 What is the direction as it passes over the UK? Quote "Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them." Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gold FFM mayevora Posted May 27, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, slewthy said: What is the direction as it passes over the UK? West to East Quote Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk - that will teach us to keep mouth shut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
march Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 @mayevora - Is there any tracking websites out there for this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM mayevora Posted May 27, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 Not really but it will be pretty much following the ISS path. Should be easy to see with naked eye from the East. it used to take the Space Shuttle 15 minutes from launch to over the U.K.and this should be similar. 1 Quote Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk - that will teach us to keep mouth shut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM mayevora Posted May 27, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 Ahh. Scrubbed. Back in 3 days for another go. Quote Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk - that will teach us to keep mouth shut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal H Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 Anybody else been watching the live NASA feed? The launch was amazing and the coverage excellent. It should dock with the ISS about 3:30pm this afternoon U.K. time. I was particularly impressed with the return to Earth of the booster rocket which landed perfectly on a ship right on the X painted on the deck. All credit the SpaceX, it has been massively impressive so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 Anyone see it Quote hindsight: the science that is never wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted May 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 We were watching but didn't spot it down in Tunbridge Wells. Perfectly clear skies but I think too bright at the time. Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
march Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 Missed it as I was working on BST not the correct GMT - Doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayTwo Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 I watched something 22.12 - 22.14 low under the moon, West to East in the Bristol skies looking SW. Unmissable, very bright and fast - but as far as I've read, that means it was the ISS rather than the Dragon... I clearly have no idea what I'm doing! Beautiful clear night for whatever it was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 wasnt possible to see it first time around too bright but after 22.00 the space station went over followed a few minutes later by the spaceship, according to Tim Peake Quote hindsight: the science that is never wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM mayevora Posted May 31, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 I was looking at 10.15pm. Should have been visible a few minutes after the ISS pass. The ISS was easy to spot but low in the sky - and probably the reason the following Dragon wasn’t visible. Live docking happening now 😊👍 Quote Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk - that will teach us to keep mouth shut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted July 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM mayevora Posted February 2, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 Real shame SN9 had the same overall result as SN8 did. Still spectacular to watch though - great launch and flip. SN10 is already on the pad - hopefully only a week or two until a launch and successful landing next time. 1 Quote Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk - that will teach us to keep mouth shut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted February 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 I dread to think how much these 'incidents' cost!! Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techyd Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 Not to mention the cost to the climate impact! Though I did read the other day that a 'carbon neutral' bio fuel was recently tested for rocket launches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM mayevora Posted February 3, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 51 minutes ago, Bibs said: I dread to think how much these 'incidents' cost!! The GDP of a small Country to most of us but probably just pocket change to Mr Musk. I remember reading it’s about $60 Million per Falcon 9 launch and something like $2000 per pound in weight. Quote Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk - that will teach us to keep mouth shut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
march Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Techyd said: Not to mention the cost to the climate impact! The biproduct of burning liquid rocket fuel is water so arguably carbon neutral (solid fuel is different). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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