JUNO launch in 4 minutes! EDIT: Here we go!

[zokudu]

12:13 pm est

 

[Dumac]

This isn't the cleanest launch haha

 

[Regs]

12:18

 

[zokudu]

12:18 EST new expected launch time.

 

[PottedMeat]

interesting - they use russian first stage engines on atlas V's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_V

oh and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_%28spacecraft)

 

[Dumac]

Less than 20 minutes of delay space left...

 

[Regs]

12:25. Fawk this. I'm looking at a big penis like structure for 15+ more minutes.

 

[Dumac]

Everything GO!

 

[Zeze]

12:25. Fawk this. I'm looking at a big penis like structure for 15+ more minutes.

Looks like they're going!!!

They're doing all the checks, and all stations are saying "go".

 

[Zeze]

90 seconds!!!!!!

 

[Zeze]

30!!!!!!!

 

[mnewsham]

3 mins

 

[Zeze]

Nevermind, that countdown was to resume the official countdown. wtf.

 

[Zeze]

3 mins

Launching at 12:25. More than 3.

 

[DesiPower]

lol, the looser still didn't launch..

 

[Regs]

Penis like craft ejecting out of earths atmosphere in 2 mins

 

[Dumac]

Gonna go watch in the big conference room now that we are GO

 

[mnewsham]

Launching at 12:25. More than 3.

it was 3:16 when i posted... so close enough to 3 mins

 

[mnewsham]

Launch

 

[rcpratt]

I'm pretty sure they had to have intentionally made it look like a giant flying cock.

 

[Zeze]

Did the stream hiccup?

There was no countdown, next thing I know it's in the air already.

 

[Zeze]

Wow, look at the atmosphere.

 

[Zeze]

holy SHIT, it's in the space in about 20 seconds.

 

[Zeze]

Fucking leave it on the rocket cam. I don't care about the sky shot.

 

[amdhunter]

Is this going to finally fix my dialup speeds?