[oasis-members] Delta IV flight last night

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Thanks for the link Brian! 

Would anybody out there like to write about the Delta IV launch for the
Odyssey?
Deadline July 8th.
Thanks in advance!
Lisa Kaspin
Editor, Odyssey 
--- Brian Deagon <brian.deagon at investors.com> wrote:

> 
> Some photos of Delta IV launch on on this Web site, via Flicker:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/vandenberg
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oasis-members-bounces at oasis-nss.org
> [mailto:oasis-members-bounces at oasis-nss.org]On Behalf Of Weston, Daniel
> J
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 7:26 AM
> To: General discussions between OASIS members and supporters.
> Subject: Re: [oasis-members] Delta IV flight last night
> 
> 
> I was following the countdown on the SpaceFlightNow web site and was in
> my front yard in Long Beach watching it fly by.  Although it was
> partially obstructed by clouds it was still pretty thrilling to me as I
> worked Delta 4 during the development years.  Sorry I didn't get any
> pictures!
> 
> I am still pretty surprised that it was successful with the indian curse
> and all.  :-D
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Gounley [mailto:rgounley at earthlink.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 6:25 AM
> To: General discussions between OASIS members and supporters.
> Subject: Re: [oasis-members] Delta IV flight last night
> 
> Those were probably high clouds at 8:15.  According to Spaceflight Now
> (http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d317/)
> 
>     "This inaugural West Coast flight of the Evolved Expendable Launch
>     Vehicle program began at 8:33 p.m. local time (11:33 p.m. EDT; 0333
>     GMT). The liftoff was delayed 19 minutes due to strong winds blowing
>     across the hilly launch base."
> 
> 
> You saw more than I did though.  It was a busy night and I forgot. :-(
> 
> Go to http://www.moonglow.net/ccd/pictures/rocket/index.html to see the
> amazing light-show we could have enjoyed. (sigh!)  Anyone see this
> themselves, with or without photos?
> 
> BTW - Spaceflight Now (http://spaceflightnow.com) is an excellent
> resource for viewing scheduled Vandenberg launches.  With their
> minute-by-minute status reports you'll quickly learn about delays or
> scrubs.
> 
> jhamilton818 at charter.net wrote:
> > I watched but didn't get any photos. I watched from 7:45 till 8:30 and
> 
> > saw little or nothing from Glendale. I saw the contrail very low on 
> > the horizon for about a minute starting around 8:15, then nothing. I 
> > went inside, came out at 8:55 and saw a thin vapor high to the south. 
> > I thought it was quite disappointing.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: oasis-members-bounces at oasis-nss.org
> > [mailto:oasis-members-bounces at oasis-nss.org]On Behalf Of 
> > Spahseebah at aol.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 11:32 AM
> > To: oasis-members at oasis-nss.org
> > Subject: [oasis-members] Delta IV flight last night
> >
> >
> > A Delta IV rocket took off from Vandenberg last night around 8:30 
> > carrying a spy satellite.  Apparently the launch was quite 
> > spectacular.  Did anyone in the L.A. area get any photos?  If so, can 
> > you send one to the Odyssey editor at Odyssey_editor at oasis-nss.org.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steve Bartlett
> > OASIS VP
> 
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