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The timing is almost perfect for the ability to see the rotating upper stage / Dragon crossing Australia about an hour after launch I guess.
The grand scale of things.....
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I thought the same thing. And (it might have been my video buffering or something) did the rocket leave the pad before the clock read "0"? I've not had a chance to see any more video yet...
edit--
Just watched it again, I thought I was concentrating so hard I sent myself into a time warp, but no... It looks as if the clamps released at T-2 and the rocket started it's "roll program".
Either way, intentional or not, it worked... Now I'll start waiting for Flight Two!
NASA TV launch video:YouTube- SpaceX Launch A Success
Launch as seen from VAB roof (zoomed in):YouTube- (Fixed) SpaceX Falcon 9 First Launch As Viewed From The KSC VAB Roof
Launch as seen from VAB roof (zoomed out):YouTube- SpaceX Falcon 9 First Launch From KSC VAB Roof (ZOOMED OUT View)
The grand scale of things.....
:tiphat:
Any idea when the Dragon will arrive and a possible launch date?
PS my 1,000th post!
"It's actually the most powerful stuff known to man. Dragon is capable of re-entering from a lunar velocity, or even a Mars velocity with the heat shield that it has."
PS my 1,000th post!