[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Successfully Launched

[Donald Jacob]

Watched the initial liftoff on computer then ran outside to see the
contrail from the San Fernando Valley. It seems to be headed in a more
westerly direction than I usually see from my home.
Congratulations to SpaceX. Great job.

Don Jacob
WB5EKU



On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea at verizon.net> wrote:

> Naw, not really.
>
> Kinda looked like somebody a few blocks away lit off a firework. If you
> didn't know what it was, you wouldn't have looked twice at it.
>
> Now a NIGHT LAUNCH from VAFB is really something to see!
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> On 09/29/2013 05:37 PM, B J wrote:
>
>> On 9/29/13, Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I was able to see a bit of the contrail here in Long Beach.
>>>
>> That must have been an impressive sight.
>>
>> Just after ignition, I thought the liftoff was rather slow but the
>> rocket certainly sped up after it cleared the tower.  Until that
>> happened, I thought that it wasn't going to fly at all or come
>> crashing down onto the pad.
>>
>> All payloads have been successfully deployed:
>>
>> http://www.parabolicarc.com/**2013/09/29/falcon-9-launch-**
>> payloads-orbit-vandenberg/<http://www.parabolicarc.com/2013/09/29/falcon-9-launch-payloads-orbit-vandenberg/>
>> http://www.americaspace.com/?**p=43113<http://www.americaspace.com/?p=43113>
>>
>> 73s
>>
>> Bernhard VA6BMj @ DO33FL
>>
>>
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