Space X launch today

[bulleidboy]

Could be Thursday - watch this space

[RogerB]

Eagerly. R-

[RogerB]

Sorry Barry, Elon called me first. He said….

SpaceX has a 62-minute window to launch the Starship SN24 spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket on April 20, starting at 9:28 a.m. EDT (1328 GMT).

R-

[bulleidboy]

Thanks Roger - well he would - B comes before C in his phone book

[Walkingthedog]

Not much chance of him ringing me first then.

[RogerB]

Thanks Roger - well he would - B comes before C in his phone book

Oh, I thought you were on first name terms! R-

[RogerB]

Well, it got off the ground at least. R-

[Walkingthedog]

I knew it would fail. The whole thing looks like it has been built in a scrap yard from spare parts. Some extremely clever technology but that’s about all.

[Walkingthedog]

Only they could cheer when it exploded. Not quite Houston Mission Control.

[bulleidboy]

I forgot all about it - pressure washing the drive
However it was about 2.20pm when I remembered and turned the laptop on, and there was about 11mins to go.
The launch did seem to catch the streaming team out - the whole launch to me, did not look quite right from the start. No doubt they have another one in the warehouse ready to go?