Science General Discussion

[DD_Bwest]

thatsa dope pic

[Legend]

Dramatic New Shepard #InFlightEscape test Tuesday, Oct 4. Live webcast starts at 10:50 am ET at https://t.co/WAB1OxL9Dd #GradatimFerociter pic.twitter.com/T6TBwhKGGX

— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) September 29, 2016

[Raven]

Okay hang on. I thought Blue Origin was a European company. Turns out it's another American company. What company was I confusing them with, if any?

[Legend]

Okay hang on. I thought Blue Origin was a European company. Turns out it's another American company. What company was I confusing them with, if any?

Europe has a few large rocket companies but I can't think of any startups.

Yeah Blue Origin is made by the Amazon founder.

[DD_Bwest]

dang thatll be fun to watch!!!!!   i cant wait for the dragon 2 inflight abort test lol

[Legend]

dang thatll be fun to watch!!!!!   i cant wait for the dragon 2 inflight abort test lol

Basically the only times you want to see an explosion!


Also

@bearsper Will do a Reddit AMA on Mars in the next week or two

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 1, 2016

Will be on the spacex subreddit.

[Legend]

Weather no-go for tomorrow’s New Shepard #InFlightEscape test. Webcast now Wednesday 10:45 am ET. #GradatimFerociter

— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) October 3, 2016

[DD_Bwest]

booo i was looking forward to it. lol

[Legend]

20 minutes till launch.

[DD_Bwest]

just turned it on, looks like there is a hold wit 1 minute on the counter lol

[Legend]

just turned it on, looks like there is a hold wit 1 minute on the counter lol

It was funny. At around 2 minutes they held a hold for like 30 seconds.

Way more chill than a SpaceX launch. IMO it'll probably still launch.

[DD_Bwest]

It was funny. At around 2 minutes they held a hold for like 30 seconds.

Way more chill than a SpaceX launch. IMO it'll probably still launch.

any news on why the hold? lol

[Legend]

any news on why the hold? lol

Apparently it was because they called the first hold lol. Rocket time was offset so they just restarted the launch cycle to fix it.

[Legend]

Successfully escape and successful landing. Congrats.

These announcers just come across as so "scummy" though. Was I watching a rocket test or an infomercial?

[DD_Bwest]

Successfully escape and successful landing. Congrats.

These announcers just come across as so "scummy" though. Was I watching a rocket test or an infomercial?

i had to drive kids to school so i missed it, but watched the reply.   i agree with the announcers, very little enthusiasm from them lol