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Real Space Launch
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:12 pm
by Jockgit64
So while you are waiting on the 3.0 Launch, treat yourself to a real launch.
Live Feed from the Antares Launch to the ISS
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
Re: Real Space Launch
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:17 pm
by Jockgit64
Didn't realise NASA used GMT time... cool
Re: Real Space Launch
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:24 pm
by Jockgit64
Holy Shit it failed to launch and crashed back down to the pad!!
Re: Real Space Launch
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:35 pm
by Flip
I hope it was unmanned, right?
Re: Real Space Launch
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:49 pm
by GlobusDiablo
I heard no injuries.
Re: Real Space Launch
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:31 pm
by Jockgit64
Yeah unmanned thankfully, but a lot of Dollars were seriously injured.
Re: Real Space Launch
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:53 am
by Deyn
They use Zulu time
http://zulutime.net like the military... not that its just another name for the same thing.
Re: Real Space Launch
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:04 am
by Jockgit64
Thanks Deyn, I am familiar with Zulu Time, was in the Royal Engineers for 6 years
Didn't know NASA used it though.
Re: Real Space Launch
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:18 am
by Avago-Earo
Jockgit64 wrote:Thanks Deyn, I am familiar with Zulu Time, was in the Royal Engineers for 6 years
Didn't know NASA used it though.
Royal Engineers, fair play.
I don't know what Zulu time is. Enlighten me.
Re: Real Space Launch
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:35 am
by Jockgit64
It's basically UTC (Co-ordinated Universal Time, called UTC because of the French translation of it).
It is used by the Military to ensure that operations around the World can be carried out at the same time if needs be.
I think the Zulu reference is something to do with the Phonetic Z and zone time, though I could be wrong, maybe I should have looked it up before answering