Long Strange Trip

  • liquid oxygen clouds

    liquid oxygen clouds

    you can see the evapourating oxygen as it loads the 2nd2nd  stage. all systems go for about 15 minutes mobile data coverage struggles with all of us here using it. 4min to go. lots of commentary   1min

  • t minus 1 hr and starting liquid fuel

    t minus 1 hr and starting liquid fuel

    looking good for the kaboom

  • 5 minutes to fueling falcon heavy

    5 minutes to fueling falcon heavy

    launch window ends at 4pm. fueling needs to start in 5min to hit it. no word on gas mileage. the tower back there is the rocket we are starting the go/nogo. we are go for fueling  commencing!  

  • 2:30 to go, winds, bring on bill nye to entertain the crowd

    2:30 to go, winds, bring on bill nye to entertain the crowd

    crowd is getting excited. selfies with bill nye all around. lets talk about the near certainty of martians to keep us excited! turns out if u want to practise martian life go to Antarctica. hmmm. i’ll research this later. best comment seen (yet) is inside the appollo visitor centre. a photo of astronauts practising in…

  • Feel the heat: 3hr to go!

    Feel the heat: 3hr to go!

    20 hours of driving. 7 hours of charging the car. many waffle houses. roadkill/jerky. one reboot of a tesla.  windshwind wiper software in beta. one trip down the runway of  the shuttles landing strip. and here we are. 3hr to go to the kaboom