Kennedy 0 #1 January 22, 2011 Yeah, for all you conspiracy whackjobs out there, this is what one actually looks like. Just in case those big commercial jets ever scare you again. http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article1108036.ecewitty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #2 January 22, 2011 I saw video of the launch - they're not kidding about the heavy bit - this rocket crawled into space. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #3 January 22, 2011 Yep. Pretty soon they'll be taking them up in pieces. So, do astronauts need security clearances, or is that coming soon to a launch pad near you?witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #4 January 22, 2011 QuoteYep. Pretty soon they'll be taking them up in pieces. So, do astronauts need security clearances, or is that coming soon to a launch pad near you? Since a number of Shuttle launches were DoD only payloads, my guess is that almost all astronauts have reasonably high clearances already.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #5 January 22, 2011 Quote this rocket crawled into space. It only looks that way dues to scale issues. Rockets still have to reach the same speed to reach outer space.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #6 January 22, 2011 QuoteQuote this rocket crawled into space. It only looks that way dues to scale issues. Rockets still have to reach the same speed to reach outer space. but some take off much more quickly than others. This was a Delta IV - compare it to a Delta II Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #7 January 22, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuote this rocket crawled into space. It only looks that way dues to scale issues. Rockets still have to reach the same speed to reach outer space. but some take off much more quickly than others. This was a Delta IV - compare it to a Delta II Right - those of us old enough remember the Saturn V launches - very slow initial takeoff and clearance of tower, as contrasted with the Shuttle which, by comparison, practically leaped off the launching pad once the SRBs lit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #8 January 22, 2011 Given the number of them coming from the Air Force as top notch pilots, I'm guessing those already had very high clearances as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrmrangers 0 #9 January 22, 2011 is this a new launch or is this the same one that the rumor was it was a chineese sub launched missile from a few months ago?Wait , I pull what first? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,254 #10 January 22, 2011 No, it's not the same one. Because this one is actually a rocket launch, not an airliner.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #11 January 23, 2011 Conspicuously absent from the Delta IV Heavy, Saturn V, Falcon 9, and Soyuz are solid fuel boosters and hypergolic fuels which is why they lumber off the pad as compared to the space shuttle, Atlas V, or the old Titan IV. But what they lack in liftoff thrust to weight they make up for in efficiency and environmental friendliness. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #12 January 23, 2011 From the link: QuoteVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (CALIFORNIA), January 21, 2011 Classified satellite launched from California base No details were released, but the 71.63-metre-tall rocket carried a payload for the U.S.' National Reconnaissance Office, which operates satellites that provide information to the Central Intelligence Agency and Department of Defence. The largest rocket ever launched from the West Coast blasted off today with a classified defence satellite on board. Reedink iz fundumentul. Since it went up yesterday, I kinda doubt this was the "Chinese missile sub" sighting. As anyone without a tinfoil hat has figured out, that was just an everyday jetliner.witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #13 January 24, 2011 QuoteQuote this rocket crawled into space. It only looks that way dues to scale issues. Rockets still have to reach the same speed to reach outer space. Hmmm - Doesn't that depend on the thrust to weight ration and angle? I remember something about 7 miles per second - or 25000 miles per hour, being called "escape Velocity" but if you have enough thrust and stability, you can overcome the gravitational field inches ata time - it would just cost a LOT of fuel. Think about a plane hanging on a prop.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
