SpaceX is a go for April 30th: 1st commercial launch to space station - Page 2

Lindley · April 19 2012, 09:17 AM

Well yes, we all agree on that much.

sojourner · April 23 2012, 11:45 PM

Launch delayed about a week.

YellowSubmarine · April 24 2012, 06:55 AM

Hopefully this will be the last one...

sojourner · April 24 2012, 07:47 AM

^By that I hope you mean last delay.

Dukhat · April 24 2012, 06:06 PM

A week delay is nothing. Hell, two weeks delay is nothing, based on how long it's already been delayed. I would rather they make 100% sure that everything is good instead of 95% sure.

YellowSubmarine · April 25 2012, 06:30 AM

7 May is confirmed as the new launch date.

PurpleBuddha · April 26 2012, 07:39 AM

Dukhat wrote:

A week delay is nothing. Hell, two weeks delay is nothing, based on how long it's already been delayed. I would rather they make 100% sure that everything is good instead of 95% sure.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could ever be 100% sure about these things?

Gary7 · April 27 2012, 07:19 AM

I sure hope it's managed better than Tesla was in it's first production run.

YellowSubmarine · April 30 2012, 04:31 PM

They are going to make a fire test in 3 hours and a half, a webcast will start in 3 hours. So we're going to get a piece of the action a week early.

A hell of a long webcast for a 2 seconds firing test, though.

RevDMV · April 30 2012, 04:52 PM

No bucks, no Buck Rodgers....

YellowSubmarine · April 30 2012, 04:58 PM

Yeah, the deer ran away.

RAMA · May 1 2012, 02:35 PM

Very curious about this one. Hoping the delay just adds anticipation. I'm watching it on the web.

RAMA

sojourner · May 2 2012, 06:50 AM

Delayed at least 3 days, though more than likely may 19th now.

YellowSubmarine · May 2 2012, 07:20 AM

First they delay it 7 days, then delay it 3.5 days, then they'll delay it with 1.75 days, then with 0.875 days... We all know that this is never going to end...

Does it have something to do with the initial failure that had to be fixed during the static firing test?

sojourner · May 2 2012, 07:49 AM

No, that was just an incorrect parameter on a warning indicator. It was set too conservatively.

This delay is most likely either due to something found in software needed later on in the mission, or a problem found during the physical inspection. Like I said, hope it is only a 3 day delay, but more likely closer to 10.

April 19 2012, 09:17 AM	#16
Lindley Moderator with a Soul Location: Fairfax, VA	Re: SpaceX is a go for April 30th: 1st commercial launch to space stat Well yes, we all agree on that much. __________________ Lead Organizer for EVN: Firefly. "So apparently the really smart zombies have automatic weapons!" -Torg, Sluggy Freelance

April 23 2012, 11:45 PM	#17
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: SpaceX is a go for April 30th: 1st commercial launch to space stat Launch delayed about a week. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

April 24 2012, 06:55 AM	#18
YellowSubmarine Commodore	Re: SpaceX is a go for April 30th: 1st commercial launch to space stat Hopefully this will be the last one... __________________ R.I.P. Admiral James T. Kirk (2233-2267, 1969, 2267, 1930, 2267-2268, 1968, 2268-2269, Serpeidon Middle Ages, 2269, 2237, 2269-2286, 1986, 2286-2293, 2371)

April 24 2012, 07:47 AM	#19
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: SpaceX is a go for April 30th: 1st commercial launch to space stat ^By that I hope you mean last delay. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

April 24 2012, 06:06 PM	#20
Dukhat Commodore Location: Baltimore, MD	Re: SpaceX is a go for April 30th: 1st commercial launch to space stat A week delay is nothing. Hell, two weeks delay is nothing, based on how long it's already been delayed. I would rather they make 100% sure that everything is good instead of 95% sure. __________________ I never make mistrakes.

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April 25 2012, 06:30 AM	#21
YellowSubmarine Commodore	Re: SpaceX is a go for April 30th: 1st commercial launch to space stat 7 May is confirmed as the new launch date. __________________ R.I.P. Admiral James T. Kirk (2233-2267, 1969, 2267, 1930, 2267-2268, 1968, 2268-2269, Serpeidon Middle Ages, 2269, 2237, 2269-2286, 1986, 2286-2293, 2371)

April 27 2012, 07:19 AM	#23
Gary7 Rear Admiral Location: Near Manhattan ··· in an alternate reality	Re: SpaceX is a go for April 30th: 1st commercial launch to space stat I sure hope it's managed better than Tesla was in it's first production run. __________________ Remembering Ensign Mallory.

April 30 2012, 04:31 PM	#24
YellowSubmarine Commodore	Re: SpaceX is a go for April 30th: 1st commercial launch to space stat They are going to make a fire test in 3 hours and a half, a webcast will start in 3 hours. So we're going to get a piece of the action a week early. A hell of a long webcast for a 2 seconds firing test, though. __________________ R.I.P. Admiral James T. Kirk (2233-2267, 1969, 2267, 1930, 2267-2268, 1968, 2268-2269, Serpeidon Middle Ages, 2269, 2237, 2269-2286, 1986, 2286-2293, 2371)

April 30 2012, 04:52 PM	#25
RevDMV Rear Admiral Location: RevDMV in the Bay Area, CA	Re: SpaceX is a go for April 30th: 1st commercial launch to space stat No bucks, no Buck Rodgers.... __________________ Life is good

April 30 2012, 04:58 PM	#26
YellowSubmarine Commodore	Re: SpaceX is a go for April 30th: 1st commercial launch to space stat Yeah, the deer ran away. __________________ R.I.P. Admiral James T. Kirk (2233-2267, 1969, 2267, 1930, 2267-2268, 1968, 2268-2269, Serpeidon Middle Ages, 2269, 2237, 2269-2286, 1986, 2286-2293, 2371)

May 1 2012, 02:35 PM	#27
RAMA Vice Admiral Location: NJ, USA	Re: SpaceX is a go for April 30th: 1st commercial launch to space stat Very curious about this one. Hoping the delay just adds anticipation. I'm watching it on the web. RAMA __________________ “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”—Stephen R. Covey

May 2 2012, 06:50 AM	#28
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: SpaceX is a go for April 30th: 1st commercial launch to space stat Delayed at least 3 days, though more than likely may 19th now. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

May 2 2012, 07:20 AM	#29
YellowSubmarine Commodore	Re: SpaceX is a go for April 30th: 1st commercial launch to space stat First they delay it 7 days, then delay it 3.5 days, then they'll delay it with 1.75 days, then with 0.875 days... We all know that this is never going to end... Does it have something to do with the initial failure that had to be fixed during the static firing test? __________________ R.I.P. Admiral James T. Kirk (2233-2267, 1969, 2267, 1930, 2267-2268, 1968, 2268-2269, Serpeidon Middle Ages, 2269, 2237, 2269-2286, 1986, 2286-2293, 2371)

May 2 2012, 07:49 AM	#30
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: SpaceX is a go for April 30th: 1st commercial launch to space stat No, that was just an incorrect parameter on a warning indicator. It was set too conservatively. This delay is most likely either due to something found in software needed later on in the mission, or a problem found during the physical inspection. Like I said, hope it is only a 3 day delay, but more likely closer to 10. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...