watch orion launch live, set for 7:05est (take 2)

[dawp]

I wonder if there are any on board cameras

 

[CraKaJaX]

minute to launch.

 

[dawp]

we have lift-off

 

[bobeedee]

The fucking web site crashed at 10 seconds before launch.

 

[CraKaJaX]

no crashes here. 3 minutes into flight - still looking good

 

[CraKaJaX]

no crash stream: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/sci...aunch-at-Nasas-Kennedy-Space-Centre-live.html

 

[dawp]

this one has 3 feeds and 2 crashed, the one for media is working

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#

 

[DanTMWTMP]

that was epic. Huge props to all the engineers of the Orion program for staying up all night for this to happen.

*Queues up Interstellar soundtrack

 

[dud]

Too cloudy locally to see the launch. Boo.

 

[iamwiz82]

Did anyone else think that the telemetry visualization screens that they show look a whole lot like Kerbal Space Program?

 

[gorcorps]

The fucking web site crashed at 10 seconds before launch.

Yeah, I felt like I got trolled by NASA. I was watching the stream and it froze RIGHT when things were starting.

 

[iamwiz82]

Here is the launch, uploaded by NASA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEuOpxOrA_0&feature=youtu.be

 

[JTsyo]

How long is it going to be up for? I heard it was just 2 orbits so that' should be less than an hour.

EDIT: Answer:

The 4.5 hour flight is scheduled to conclude with the splashdown of Orion in the Pacific Ocean.

 

[CraKaJaX]

2 orbits, 4 1/2 hrs

 

[TXHokie]

Video about the flight test details - something to watch until it splashes down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjglwMPvzVo

 

[JTsyo]

Main chutes open, can't really watch NASA steam though, it's just buffering.

 

[CraKaJaX]

andddddddddddddd done.

 

[cbrunny]

I watched the last 45 minutes. That was really cool. Would watch again.

 

[Brovane]

Unfortunately no actual missions are funded for this vehicle.

 

[AmdEmAll]

Unfortunately no actual missions are funded for this vehicle.

Hopefully it will get funding now

 

[ImpulsE69]

That thing seems exceedingly small for long distance space flight carrying humans.

 

[dawp]

That thing seems exceedingly small for long distance space flight carrying humans.

hopefully this just for re-entry and for an actual mission there will be more to the spacecraft than just this. I don't think it much bigger than an appollo command module.

 

[Paratus]

That thing seems exceedingly small for long distance space flight carrying humans.

hopefully this just for re-entry and for an actual mission there will be more to the spacecraft than just this. I don't think it much bigger than an appollo command module.

It's good for 21 days of continuous use, which is a week or so more than the shuttle. It can also stay in orbit at least 6 months as a life boat like the Soyuz.

 

[Brovane]

That thing seems exceedingly small for long distance space flight carrying humans.

Long duration missions (Like Mars) would have it docked to a Habitation module. Which has yet to be funded for development.

 

[Brovane]

Hopefully it will get funding now

So far Congress hasn't seemed inclined to give NASA any funding for a actual mission with a actual destination. The launch vehicle (Space Launch System) and the Capsule have been funded but the actual hardware to support a destination hasn't been funded. The SLS and Orion development have soaked up so much NASA funding the cost is projected to be around 18 Billion through 2017.