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[QUOTE]Originally posted by OnToMars: [QB] Some friends and I went down to watch the launch from Titusville on Tuesday. It kept getting delayed and and we kept hanging out on the other side of the river from KSC as it was pushed back five or ten minutes over and over again. Eventually, it was scrubbed for the day and we returned to Daytona. On Thursday, one friend and I went down again to try and catch it. But this time, if it didn't go off on time, we would have to miss it, since my friend had a meeting he had to be back for. And...it was delayed. We hung out as long as we could but eventually had to start back. While still in Titusville my friend's coworked who works at the Cape and had been giving us regular updates calls and says it's go for launch in the next five minutes. We quickly pull into a parking lot by a bridge and wait. Delayed. Again. Very frustrated at this point, we hope in the car and head home. While on I-95, my friend's coworker calls again to tell us it's go, so we pull over onto the side of the road and get the best view we can. It's a little dissapointing that we didn't get the view that we were going for, but at least we got to see it, and I have it on video, which I might post if I get around to it. But in all, the delaying of that rocket was ridiculous. Winds were [i]barely[/i] over the limit the entire time; at one point, they were in there safety margins for wind, but instead of proceeding from their four minute hold right then and launching at 3:09, they for whatever reason decided to wait until the last possible minute of the launch window at 3:23, by which time the winds were over acceptable limits again. I'm sure they had good reasons for delaying so much and yes, they are rocket scientists and I have no real base to criticize the decisions they make and of course they need to be careful with rockets and payloads as important as this one, but damnit if it isn't frustrating to people who care so much and try to be enthusiastic and supportive. Oh well, I saw it, in a fashion, and in ten years I'll be able to tell my nephew that I was there when that rocket went up, that which will be all the way to Pluto. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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