Vandenberg Launch
 

http://www.popularmechanics.com/spac...e-launch-2018/

Delta rocket launch today with a classified NRO package.
Go baby, go!

Launch time re-set to 4:05pm Pacific after a couple hiccups.

...and another hold. If this keeps up it'll be a night launch (fingers crossed). :cool:

Scrubbed until tomorrow. Oh well. :(

http://www.popularmechanics.com/spac...e-launch-2018/

launch is ~ 1:40 > 1:41 mark

Another West Coast launch!

https://youtu.be/-p-PToD2URA

Cool! Something interesting to watch during the mandatory quarterly MegaCorp Sales/Marketing self-love webcast. Thanks!

Watched the SpaceX launch this morning at 7:13am. Was still in bed, so watched on my phone, lol. Some controversy about NOAA blocking part of the broadcast. Dunno.

Sounds like a little bureaucratic turf war over what is a remote sensing 'spy' satellite and a launch craft with a 'GoPro' zip-tied to the second stage. Who knows with the T'Rumpf administration. It wouldn't surprise me if Pres. 'Deadbeat' Donnie ordered his subordinates to mess with real billionaires who're actually successful in business without running to the bankruptcy court every few years.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018...m-being-shown/

NASA Insight Mars mission launched early yesterday morning from Vandenberg.

https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/missio.../watch-online/

SpaceX
@SpaceX
New T-0 of 5:47 p.m. EDT—vehicle and payload continue to look good for today's first flight of Falcon 9 Block 5.
12:25 PM · May 10, 2018

Helluva accomplishment on Elon Musk's part. I hope they utilize our west coast facility more often. I've never seen a launch firsthand and Vandenberg is only a daytrip from Orange county.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018...-exams-remain/

Another cool launch from Vandenberg AFB. :D

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018...y-again-today/

Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg last night, with Argentine comms satellite.

https://youtu.be/zw4X8p5zVZE

NROL Delta Heavy launch from Vandenberg this evening - https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/12/0...status-center/

Good conditions here in Orange county. This shit never gets old. :D

Scrubbed. Bummer.

https://youtu.be/DxjaRK2S7fw Delta Heavy