Carl Sagan Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 This is scheduled for tonight at 22.54 from SpacePort Cornwall, which is an airstrip in Newquay. It involves a repurposed Jumbo Jet (by the name of Cosmic Girl) launching with a rocket under its wing. When it reaches the appointed altitude and trajectory, the rocket fires and makes the trip to space. This is a new method of launching small satellites which the launch provider, Virgin Orbit, has done a handful of times in the US. Space missions from startups nowadays have cool names, and this one is #StartMeUp. There's a live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Co18HcyqHk (which goes live nearer the time so the embedding hasn't worked). This is a "horizontal launch" but there are two spaceports being built in Scotland that will be for more traditional, vertically launched rockets. It's great we've finally reached this point. Eddie and EtoileSportiveDeDerby 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Oops Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I blame Meghan. Ramarena, Wolfie, Carl Sagan and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 The launch failed, reported by Virgin a long time after they claimed they'd reached orbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Lights blue touch paper, stands well back, then pffffft…., we’ve all been there! Shame though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Failure of the second stage rocket according to the latest info on the BBC, reason as yet unknown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 8 minutes ago, Grumpy Git said: Failure of the second stage rocket according to the latest info on the BBC, reason as yet unknown! Got the top team looking at the blueprints already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I heard the main rockets went on strike? Bloody Union Barons! sorry, failed to strike, my bad. (scabs) Eddie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Siri - show me a metaphor for Brexit Eddie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 How hard can it be to have made it work? It’s not rocket scie……….. RoyMac5, Mucker1884, Stive Pesley and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1of4 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Addendum to thread title. Not the..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealhantsram Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 They won't learn will they... Eddie, Ramarena, Comrade 86 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Branson should stick to making pickle. TigerTedd and Eddie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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