mjeff87 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 NASA launches tomorrow morning at 0750....destination Mars. Go us. Any members local going to go watch the launch? Talkin to you, Buck, Rick, Ftpiercecracker...and anyone else down thar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ωhm Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Probably won't watch, too early, but my name is on it, along with 11 million others. https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/24877/send-your-name-placard-attached-to-perseverance/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftpiercecracker1 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Absolutely freakin awesome. Had no idea. I don't know if I'll live to see it, but setting foot on another planet is #1 on my bucket list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahooSteeler Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, ftpiercecracker1 said: Absolutely freakin awesome. Had no idea. I don't know if I'll live to see it, but setting foot on another planet is #1 on my bucket list. Well, if you move there it would check a lot off your list. Kill 2 birds with one trip to Mars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 ^^^^ T-minus 3 minutes and counting...... edit: beautiful launch. The corona around it when it went supersonic was way cool.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Woke up just in time to see liftoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Fun factoid.....see the big white sphere to the right of the launchpad? Fuel storage tank. Several years ago, my mom (RIP) dated the guy who designed those things. I'm sure he's long since passed away by now as well. He was French, and an absolute @$$.....but was loaded, LOL. He worked on the Space Shuttle project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, mjeff87 said: He worked on the Space Shuttle project. Ahh the space shuttle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1989commanche Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 The shuttle was pretty neat to see. They built it here. We used to see it fly around atop the 747 during testing. Flew right over the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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