54 Years Ago Today
Eight months later,
I’d be workin’ my first satellite launch
from the launch complex now used by Falcon9s
in the post below.
(What? Hey, we’re both gettin’ up there in years)
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (Falcon9 Starlink)
Textbook launch/landing from Vindundfog SFB
Where’s Doug Been?
Had a problem logging-in for a few days.
JR fixed it!
Too bad, lots of fun events goin’ on.
As a reward for your patience, here’s a little Stuff That’s Hard to Do:
Bonus: RocketLab Electron ride-share launch from NZ
Meanwhile, in Japan…
FIRE IN THE HOLE! A rocket test by Japan's space agency resulted in massive explosion on July 14. Thankfully, reportedly no one was injured in the incident. pic.twitter.com/FzjVXvGavu
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) July 18, 2023
Previously, on the Centaur test stand
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (Falcon9 Starlink)
Midnight launch
16th flight for this booster!
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (Falcon9 Starlink from Vandenberg)
Nice vids
(What? Oh c’mon, humor me. Used to do this for a living all during the ’70s from this very place, SLC-4.
Rest of my AF career was never quite as cool)
Piling On
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