Watched the initial liftoff on computer then ran outside to see the contrail from the San Fernando Valley. It seems to be headed in a more westerly direction than I usually see from my home. Congratulations to SpaceX. Great job.
Don Jacob WB5EKU
On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Jim Jerzycke kq6ea@verizon.net wrote:
Naw, not really.
Kinda looked like somebody a few blocks away lit off a firework. If you didn't know what it was, you wouldn't have looked twice at it.
Now a NIGHT LAUNCH from VAFB is really something to see!
Jim
On 09/29/2013 05:37 PM, B J wrote:
On 9/29/13, Jim Jerzycke kq6ea@verizon.net wrote:
I was able to see a bit of the contrail here in Long Beach.
That must have been an impressive sight.
Just after ignition, I thought the liftoff was rather slow but the rocket certainly sped up after it cleared the tower. Until that happened, I thought that it wasn't going to fly at all or come crashing down onto the pad.
All payloads have been successfully deployed:
http://www.parabolicarc.com/**2013/09/29/falcon-9-launch-** payloads-orbit-vandenberg/http://www.parabolicarc.com/2013/09/29/falcon-9-launch-payloads-orbit-vandenberg/ http://www.americaspace.com/?**p=43113http://www.americaspace.com/?p=43113
73s
Bernhard VA6BMj @ DO33FL
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