Comments on: Firefly set for first orbital launch today https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/firefly-set-for-first-orbital-launch-today/ Fri, 03 Sep 2021 15:28:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jay https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/firefly-set-for-first-orbital-launch-today/#comment-1181085 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 15:28:16 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=78799#comment-1181085 Best line before launch – “Pointy end up, flamey end down” . Good to break the tension before launch.

]]> By: Scott M. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/firefly-set-for-first-orbital-launch-today/#comment-1180723 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 02:05:45 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=78799#comment-1180723 Well shoot. They got off the pad and went supersonic, but there was something going wrong near to stage separation. Still, I’m sure they got really good flight data WRT their engines’ performance and fuselage during Max Q.

]]> By: Scott M. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/firefly-set-for-first-orbital-launch-today/#comment-1180699 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 01:04:02 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=78799#comment-1180699 Oooof. And they just scrubbed. Hope they can reset and try again in their launch window.

]]> By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/firefly-set-for-first-orbital-launch-today/#comment-1180698 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 01:02:29 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=78799#comment-1180698 In reply to Robert Zimmerman.

I found the live stream working better here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TBn6lqN7SQ

]]> By: Scott M. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/firefly-set-for-first-orbital-launch-today/#comment-1180696 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 00:59:18 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=78799#comment-1180696 (Does the Snoopy Danse (TM) off in a corner somewhere)

]]> By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/firefly-set-for-first-orbital-launch-today/#comment-1180695 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 00:56:54 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=78799#comment-1180695 In reply to Scott M..

Scott M. It does appear however that the live stream is not working very well.

]]> By: Scott M. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/firefly-set-for-first-orbital-launch-today/#comment-1180686 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 00:40:11 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=78799#comment-1180686 Robert, I humbly apologize in advance if the following is too childish for your website, but….

SPESS TUBE IS GOING INTO SPESS! FRICK YEEAH!!!!!

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