[Space] Scaled Composites LLC - SpaceShipOne - First Piloted Private Space Flight - Pagina 2

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 15:50

1443 GMT (10:43 a.m. EDT)

Crowds at Mojave are having a hard time spotting the craft now.

1448 GMT (10:48 a.m. EDT)

Officials now say three minutes remain in the countdown.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 15:52

1449 GMT (10:49 a.m. EDT)

Go for release!

1450 GMT (10:50 a.m. EDT)

DROP! SpaceShipOne has been released from the White Knight mothership.

1450 GMT (10:50 a.m. EDT)

SpaceShipOne pilot Mike Melvill has put the craft in a nose-up orientation for the vertical climb to space.

1450 GMT (10:50 a.m. EDT)

IGNITION! The rocket engine on SpaceShipOne has fired to life, propelling the craft on its history-making trek to become the first private human spaceflight.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 15:54

1451 GMT (10:51 a.m. EDT)

The vehicle is soaring straight up, rapidly accelerating!

1451 GMT (10:51 a.m. EDT)

T+plus 45 seconds. Engine continues to fire.

1452 GMT (10:52 a.m. EDT)

The engine firing has been completed. SpaceShipOne is now coasting to altitude.

1452 GMT (10:52 a.m. EDT)

Mike Melvill is talking to controllers as his historic flight continues.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 15:59

1456 GMT (10:56 a.m. EDT)

Edwards Air Force Base is feeding live radar tracking data to the controllers.

1455 GMT (10:55 a.m. EDT)

Melvill is now pulling 5 g's.

1455 GMT (10:55 a.m. EDT)

SpaceShipOne is now 316,000 feet in altitude.

1454 GMT (10:54 a.m. EDT)[/b]

Ground controllers say everything is going according to plan.

1453 GMT (10:53 a.m. EDT)

The pilot is not reporting any problems.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 16:00

1458 GMT (10:58 a.m. EDT)

"A pencil-thick contrail that went straight up" is how the launch was described from Mojave.

1457 GMT (10:57 a.m. EDT)

The top altitude reached is not yet known. About 62.5 miles was the target.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 16:02

1459 GMT (10:59 a.m. EDT)

The descent continues. Altitude is now roughly 30,000 feet. SpaceShipOne will glide to landing on the runway like an airplane.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 16:06

1502 GMT (11:02 a.m. EDT)

The chase aircraft says the aft end of SpaceShipOne -- around the rocket engine -- looks good. Some thermal effects on the nose are also reported.

Mauro82 · 21-06-2004, 16:06

se vi può interessare ne parlavano in un articolo sul numero di maggio di Le Scienze assieme ad altri progetti concorrenti

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 16:08

1504 GMT (11:04 a.m. EDT)

Crowds are now eagerly awaiting the landing, and news on the apogee -- or highest altitude reached.

1506 GMT (11:06 a.m. EDT)

Officials say SpaceShipOne reached 62 miles today! The Guinness Book of World Records flew a representative to Mojave today to verify the data from Air Force tracking radar.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 16:12

1509 GMT (11:09 a.m. EDT)

SpaceShipOne is in view from the ground as it glides to landing.

1511 GMT (11:11 a.m. EDT)

Dick Rutan says Melvill reporting hearing three large bangs during the flight. But the chase planes have examined SpaceShipOne and the craft looks OK.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 16:14

1512 GMT (11:12 a.m. EDT)

SpaceShipOne is banking around to the south for touchdown on Runway 30.

1513 GMT (11:13 a.m. EDT)

Surface winds are down the runway at 5 knots.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 16:16

1513 GMT (11:13 a.m. EDT)

Approval has been given for landing gear deploy.

1514 GMT (11:14 a.m. EDT)

The landing gear is down!

1514 GMT (11:14 a.m. EDT)

TOUCHDOWN! SpaceShipOne has returned to Earth safely.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 16:18

1515 GMT (11:15 a.m. EDT)

SpaceShipOne has rolled to a stop on the Mojave Runway with Burt Rutan and Paul Allen pumping their fists in the air.

1516 GMT (11:16 a.m. EDT)

White Knight is making a low-altitude flyby down the runway.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 16:20

1517 GMT (11:17 a.m. EDT)

SpaceShipOne will be towed to a viewing location shortly. A news conference is expected a little later today.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 16:23

1520 GMT (11:20 a.m. EDT)

To recap, the SpaceShipOne flew a safe, 24-minute free-flight today above Mojave, California. With its engine blasting the tiny craft skyward, SpaceShipOne rocketed to an unofficial altitude of 62 miles where the edge of space begins. Pilot Mike Melvill then brought the vehicle to a smooth touchdown on the same runway where the historic mission began.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 16:26

1524 GMT (11:24 a.m. EDT)

Crews have begun to tow SpaceShipOne from the runway to the viewing spot for spectators and the press to see the craft up close following its voyage today.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 16:28

1526 GMT (11:26 a.m. EDT)

Melvill has his hand out the porthole waving to the crowd and flashing a thumbs-up sign. The craft is being towed down the runway by a pickup truck.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 16:32

1528 GMT (11:28 a.m. EDT)

Mike Melvill has climbed out of SpaceShipOne! He is hugging the VIPs and celebrations continue.

GioFX · 21-06-2004, 16:33

1531 GMT (11:31 a.m. EDT)

He says he was weightless for three-to-three-and-a-half minutes.

"The flight was spectacular."

"I feel great. I really do."

"It was absolutely amazing!" Melvill tells reporters at the runway.

Mixmar · 21-06-2004, 16:39

Un up per l'historical event!

21-06-2004, 15:50	#21
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1443 GMT (10:43 a.m. EDT) Crowds at Mojave are having a hard time spotting the craft now. 1448 GMT (10:48 a.m. EDT) Officials now say three minutes remain in the countdown. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 15:52	#22
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1449 GMT (10:49 a.m. EDT) Go for release! 1450 GMT (10:50 a.m. EDT) DROP! SpaceShipOne has been released from the White Knight mothership. 1450 GMT (10:50 a.m. EDT) SpaceShipOne pilot Mike Melvill has put the craft in a nose-up orientation for the vertical climb to space. 1450 GMT (10:50 a.m. EDT) IGNITION! The rocket engine on SpaceShipOne has fired to life, propelling the craft on its history-making trek to become the first private human spaceflight. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB Ultima modifica di GioFX : 21-06-2004 alle 15:57.

21-06-2004, 15:54	#23
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1451 GMT (10:51 a.m. EDT) The vehicle is soaring straight up, rapidly accelerating! 1451 GMT (10:51 a.m. EDT) T+plus 45 seconds. Engine continues to fire. 1452 GMT (10:52 a.m. EDT) The engine firing has been completed. SpaceShipOne is now coasting to altitude. 1452 GMT (10:52 a.m. EDT) Mike Melvill is talking to controllers as his historic flight continues. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 15:59	#24
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1456 GMT (10:56 a.m. EDT) Edwards Air Force Base is feeding live radar tracking data to the controllers. 1455 GMT (10:55 a.m. EDT) Melvill is now pulling 5 g's. 1455 GMT (10:55 a.m. EDT) SpaceShipOne is now 316,000 feet in altitude. 1454 GMT (10:54 a.m. EDT)[/b] Ground controllers say everything is going according to plan. 1453 GMT (10:53 a.m. EDT) The pilot is not reporting any problems. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 16:00	#25
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1458 GMT (10:58 a.m. EDT) "A pencil-thick contrail that went straight up" is how the launch was described from Mojave. 1457 GMT (10:57 a.m. EDT) The top altitude reached is not yet known. About 62.5 miles was the target. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 16:02	#26
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1459 GMT (10:59 a.m. EDT) The descent continues. Altitude is now roughly 30,000 feet. SpaceShipOne will glide to landing on the runway like an airplane. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 16:06	#27
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1502 GMT (11:02 a.m. EDT) The chase aircraft says the aft end of SpaceShipOne -- around the rocket engine -- looks good. Some thermal effects on the nose are also reported. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 16:06	#28
Mauro82 Senior Member Iscritto dal: Aug 2003 Città: Loano (Savona) Messaggi: 1430	se vi può interessare ne parlavano in un articolo sul numero di maggio di Le Scienze assieme ad altri progetti concorrenti

21-06-2004, 16:08	#29
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1504 GMT (11:04 a.m. EDT) Crowds are now eagerly awaiting the landing, and news on the apogee -- or highest altitude reached. 1506 GMT (11:06 a.m. EDT) Officials say SpaceShipOne reached 62 miles today! The Guinness Book of World Records flew a representative to Mojave today to verify the data from Air Force tracking radar. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 16:12	#30
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1509 GMT (11:09 a.m. EDT) SpaceShipOne is in view from the ground as it glides to landing. 1511 GMT (11:11 a.m. EDT) Dick Rutan says Melvill reporting hearing three large bangs during the flight. But the chase planes have examined SpaceShipOne and the craft looks OK. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 16:14	#31
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1512 GMT (11:12 a.m. EDT) SpaceShipOne is banking around to the south for touchdown on Runway 30. 1513 GMT (11:13 a.m. EDT) Surface winds are down the runway at 5 knots. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 16:16	#32
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1513 GMT (11:13 a.m. EDT) Approval has been given for landing gear deploy. 1514 GMT (11:14 a.m. EDT) The landing gear is down! 1514 GMT (11:14 a.m. EDT) TOUCHDOWN! SpaceShipOne has returned to Earth safely. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 16:18	#33
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1515 GMT (11:15 a.m. EDT) SpaceShipOne has rolled to a stop on the Mojave Runway with Burt Rutan and Paul Allen pumping their fists in the air. 1516 GMT (11:16 a.m. EDT) White Knight is making a low-altitude flyby down the runway. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 16:20	#34
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1517 GMT (11:17 a.m. EDT) SpaceShipOne will be towed to a viewing location shortly. A news conference is expected a little later today. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 16:23	#35
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1520 GMT (11:20 a.m. EDT) To recap, the SpaceShipOne flew a safe, 24-minute free-flight today above Mojave, California. With its engine blasting the tiny craft skyward, SpaceShipOne rocketed to an unofficial altitude of 62 miles where the edge of space begins. Pilot Mike Melvill then brought the vehicle to a smooth touchdown on the same runway where the historic mission began. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 16:26	#36
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1524 GMT (11:24 a.m. EDT) Crews have begun to tow SpaceShipOne from the runway to the viewing spot for spectators and the press to see the craft up close following its voyage today. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 16:28	#37
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1526 GMT (11:26 a.m. EDT) Melvill has his hand out the porthole waving to the crowd and flashing a thumbs-up sign. The craft is being towed down the runway by a pickup truck. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 16:32	#38
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1528 GMT (11:28 a.m. EDT) Mike Melvill has climbed out of SpaceShipOne! He is hugging the VIPs and celebrations continue. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 16:33	#39
GioFX Senior Member Iscritto dal: Nov 2001 Città: Padova Messaggi: 1638	1531 GMT (11:31 a.m. EDT) He says he was weightless for three-to-three-and-a-half minutes. "The flight was spectacular." "I feel great. I really do." "It was absolutely amazing!" Melvill tells reporters at the runway. __________________ Cosmos Pure \| Core i7 860 \| P7P55D-E Deluxe \| 16GB DDR3 Vengeance \| HD5850 \| 2x850PRO 256GB \| 2xRE3 250GB \| 2xSpinPoint F3 1TB

21-06-2004, 16:39	#40
Mixmar Senior Member Iscritto dal: Feb 2002 Città: Trento Messaggi: 962	Un up per l'historical event! __________________ "Et Eärallo Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta!" -- Aragorn Elessar, Heir of Isildur Mixmar -- OpenSuSE 11.1 on AMD 64 3000+ on DFI LanParty nF4-D \| GeForce 6600 GT + Thermaltake Schooner on Samsung 710N Storage -- ( 2 x Hitachi Deskstar 80 Gb + 1 x Hitachi 250 Gb ) = 1 RAID 5 + 1 Storage space LaCie Ethernet Disk Mini 250 Gb \| HP - DV2150 EL MILAN CLAN

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