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15.30 Launch Time .............................
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Green on all counts ................

Resume count in 3 min 40 sec.

Clear to Launch.


Oooooh!!


Cripes - a huge bird has just flown across the site. What on earth was that?
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90 sec to 4 minute count.

Crack open some Boddingtons, Vipersan
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15.30 Launch Time.
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Looks like we are go this time
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Looks like we are go this time
Yup.

Just a few seconds.
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Love the On Board shots looking vertically down.
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The Telemetry Engineer looks a bit befuddled!
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....Think they've lost the vehicle ....lol

Loved the launch ..
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Upper Stage water impact confirmed.

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...Sod the sat gear ...
I want my own rocket now
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Nice profanity inserted into the congratulatory speech - there'll be letters!
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...Sod the sat gear ...
I want my own rocket now
Bonfire Night is nigh ..................
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Nice profanity inserted into the congratulatory speech - there'll be letters!
Not sure Fricken' qualifies does it ?
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Not sure Fricken' qualifies does it ?
Tsk! There, you've said it!
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...and on a smaller scale ...
we get to do it all again tomorrow ..
See you here ...with the Boddingtons...for the Thor Launch party
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...More Rocketeer fun ..
Amateur Prize challenge ...for re-useable rocket vehicles ..

_http://www.ustream.tv/channel/northrop-grumman-lunar-lander-challenge


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Love the On Board shots looking vertically down.

And there I was, up on a roof.

Oh well, at least I'll see the rerun tonight.
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