Mini Shuttle Launch

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #1 11-12-2012, 09:20 AM

Watch the U.S. military's X-37B orbital spaceplane being launched on an Atlas 5 rocket.

It spent 224 days in space in 2010. This time it may be up for as long as a year.

pmrid (Peter) · #2 12-12-2012, 03:35 AM

For any insomniacs out there, this launch seems to be on track for about 4.a.m. AEST.
Peter

ourkind (Carlos) · #3 12-12-2012, 04:25 AM

Thanks JJJ

Launch in 40mins due at 5am AEST.

Astro_Bot · #4 12-12-2012, 04:36 AM

Thanks for the heads up.

(This time I had an excuse for still being up at 3am: I was collmating my 'scope).

ourkind (Carlos) · #5 12-12-2012, 04:59 AM

Its showtime!

Astro_Bot · #6 12-12-2012, 05:25 AM

That was cool. Now the X-37B separates and does its secret-squirrel stuff.

pmrid (Peter) · #7 12-12-2012, 07:16 AM

Drat! Missed it. I decided to just 'shut my eyes' around 3.30 and of course woke up 3 minutes after takeoff.
Have to find a replay somewhere.
Peter

ourkind (Carlos) · #8 12-12-2012, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pmrid

Drat! Missed it. I decided to just 'shut my eyes' around 3.30 and of course woke up 3 minutes after takeoff.
Have to find a replay somewhere.
Peter

Hi Peter you can catch all the action in the following link

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #9 12-12-2012, 01:12 PM

I missed it entirely. LOL
But glad you guys got to see it.