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2017-02-10 Science

Air Force test-launches Minuteman missile from California

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Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2017-02-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 When the atmospheric conditions are right these missiles put on quite a show.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-02-10 11:00|| 2017-02-10 11:00|| Front Page Top

#2 General #1 So hjow many do we have left?
General #2 Enough

Posted by Cheaderhead 2017-02-10 11:15|| 2017-02-10 11:15|| Front Page Top

#3 The minutemen were fun to watch... until they used the Delta-IV heavy to put a geocentric polar orbit satellite up.

That was amazing to watch.

Posted by DarthVader 2017-02-10 12:30|| 2017-02-10 12:30|| Front Page Top

#4 They need to quit smacking Kwaj and try out, lets say, Pyonyang.
Oops.

Posted by ed in texas 2017-02-10 13:29|| 2017-02-10 13:29|| Front Page Top

#5 According to Darth's link, the big Delta-IV Heavy is about one-fourth the weight of the ol' Saturn V of 50 years ago.

Posted by Bobby 2017-02-10 13:49|| 2017-02-10 13:49|| Front Page Top

#6 That was amazing to watch.

Gravity's rainbow. It's a beautiful thing.

Ya know, if I were Secretary of Stirring Sh1t Up, I'd very publicly fill those re-entry vehicles with Choco-Pies and light one off on a vector towards Pyongyang. Just because.

Posted by SteveS 2017-02-10 14:19|| 2017-02-10 14:19|| Front Page Top

#7 Well, .... Musk is now claim May to launch his Falcon Heavy (bit bigger than the D-IV heavy) however Musk Time always seems to stretch out so "DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH".

One of the 4 supposed existing FH side boosters seen 2 days ago:

Posted by 3dc 2017-02-10 14:45|| 2017-02-10 14:45|| Front Page Top

#8 That one is serial number 1023-2.
Here is another booster being tested.
link

Posted by 3dc 2017-02-10 14:52|| 2017-02-10 14:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Rick Pitino's launching his missile again? Who knew?

Posted by Raj 2017-02-10 15:19|| 2017-02-10 15:19|| Front Page Top

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