Aviation Fans

[gotbeer]

7 hours ago, Lhalo said:

What were you watching?

Now that I see that they delayed it till Monday.  I don't know.  Whatever it was, streaked off to the south.  

[Lhalo]

30 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Now that I see that they delayed it till Monday.  I don't know.  Whatever it was, streaked off to the south.  

Don’t tell Vladdylonglegs! 

[Tank]

i'm completely fascinated and impressed by having the first stage land on the drone ship.

[ten ocho recon scout]

15 hours ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

What is amazing is their ability to make the dog house in such a way that it was capable of flight.

I like how snoopys head is looking around 

[gotbeer]

Looks like we might have a night launch this Friday.  8:19 pm.  

Delta IV rocket slated to launch Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base as part of NRO mission

[ten ocho recon scout]

3 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Looks like we might have a night launch this Friday.  8:19 pm.  

Delta IV rocket slated to launch Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base as part of NRO mission

Dammit!!!

[gotbeer]

Delta IV scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg AFB

Reminder.  8:19 pm tonight, Friday.

[gotbeer]

Launch delayed for 24 hours.  So Saturday at 8:19, I think.

[gotbeer]

New Delta rocket launch date announced after previous attempt scrubbed

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The launch will take place on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at 5:57 p.m.

 

This one might be pretty spectacular now.  With the sun setting in the background.  

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 12/13/2018 at 12:35 PM, gotbeer said:

New Delta rocket launch date announced after previous attempt scrubbed

 

This one might be pretty spectacular now.  With the sun setting in the background.  

Where would be the best place to catch that?

[Tank]

2 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Where would be the best place to catch that?

Come hang with me and Mrs. Tank. We had a terrific view from our front yard for the last one.

oh wait, I'm gonna be at dinner with my buddy. Go hang with Blarg instead.

[Blarg]

All of a sudden we have other plans. Try Lou out in the IE. 

[Lou]

recon, by far my favor poster here, carries a weapons, numbskulls. 

keep talking sh*t. 

[Tank]

11 hours ago, Lou said:

recon, by far my favor poster here, carries a weapons, numbskulls. 

keep talking sh*t. 

But we had to stop for ice cream after dinner, and I was buying. Couldn't change my plans.

[Lou]

21 minutes ago, Tank said:

But we had to stop for ice cream after dinner, and I was buying. Couldn't change my plans.

recon has a gun.

he gets free ice cream. 

[Lou]

"you should hear the way he talks to waitresses. he gets free pie"

[ten ocho recon scout]

15 hours ago, Lou said:

recon, by far my favor poster here, carries a weapons, numbskulls. 

keep talking sh*t. 

I can change lives from a different zip code, and these jokesters want to play comedian. 

(To be fair, if I was having dinner with the Tanks, which I assume would be lettuce and squash bbq, id probably turn the gun on myself)(still better than INO fries, though).

[Tank]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

I can change lives from a different zip code, and these jokesters want to play comedian. 

(To be fair, if I was having dinner with the Tanks, which I assume would be lettuce and squash bbq, id probably turn the gun on myself)

aw. common, man, we'd throw some corn on the grill just for you. 

 

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

(still better than INO fries, though).

so is our kale and rutabaga angel food cake.

[gotbeer]

delayed another 24 hours.  New date is Tuesday, Dec 18 at 5:57 pm.

http://www.spacearchive.info/vafbsked.htm

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 12/16/2018 at 3:55 PM, Tank said:

aw. common, man, we'd throw some corn on the grill just for you. 

Would you handpick the corn yourself?

[Tank]

3 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Would you handpick the corn yourself?

of course! anything for the po-po.

[gotbeer]

Less than an hour to launch.  

 

[gotbeer]

Booo.  Another delay.  This thing is never going to fly.

[gotbeer]

Now delayed till no sooner than December 30.  

Vandenberg rocket launch won’t happen Thursday — and maybe not this year

 

 

[gotbeer]

The thing is never going to launch.  At least we have another going up tomorrow morning.

ULA’s Delta IV Heavy rocket launch delayed indefinitely