Rocket launch from Wallops ~ 8:15 PM tonight

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Rocket launch from Wallops ~ 8:15 PM tonight

Post by owlice » Wed Nov 20, 2013 1:07 am

So in a few minutes; should be visible to those in the DC area.
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Re: Rocket launch from Wallops ~ 8:15 PM tonight

Post by geckzilla » Wed Nov 20, 2013 1:20 am

I just spotted it. Didn't expect that! It was an orange point of light arcing into the sky and then it disappeared suddenly. There were tons of other planes in the sky in front of it blinking their lights in stark contrast to the constant orange rocket fire.
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Re: Rocket launch from Wallops ~ 8:15 PM tonight

Post by owlice » Wed Nov 20, 2013 1:33 am

And we didn't see it! I don't know how that's possible!

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Re: Rocket launch from Wallops ~ 8:15 PM tonight

Post by geckzilla » Wed Nov 20, 2013 1:48 am

I watched it from the remarkably lazy position of indoors, at my bedroom window. :D
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Post by owlice » Wed Nov 20, 2013 3:01 am

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Re: Rocket launch from Wallops ~ 8:15 PM tonight

Post by neufer » Wed Nov 20, 2013 5:03 pm

geckzilla wrote:
owlice wrote:
And we didn't see it! I don't know how that's possible!

Dangfraznabbit!!!!!!!!
I watched it from the remarkably lazy position
of indoors, at my bedroom window. :D
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