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Antares rocket launch

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pat_in_the_hat
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t minus 13 minutes. ill be watching it. pretty neat
http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/live-stream
Sep 18 2013 10:45AM
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Steeze_Minister
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I watched and can concur it was pretty neat
Sep 18 2013 11:38AM
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theBearJew
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Where did it launch from?
Sep 18 2013 11:42AM
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1337
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watching that CPU screen is crazy. The fact that the acceleration, velocity, and altitude graphs are all so precise and smooth is pretty crazy.
Sep 18 2013 11:47AM
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Mag
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I believe it was the earth
Sep 18 2013 11:49AM
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theBearJew
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No shit. I meant which space station.. Florida, Texas... which one.
Sep 18 2013 11:55AM
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Finkle
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We have a space station on earth?, wait a minute I thought space stations were in space. But wait we are in space. Tricky huh
Sep 18 2013 12:05PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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spaceception.
Sep 18 2013 12:21PM
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theBearJew
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fuck you all.

Looks like it launched from Virginia.
Sep 18 2013 12:33PM
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Finkle
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Sep 18 2013 12:37PM
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pat_in_the_hat
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oh man. it must have been really hard googleing that. I sure hope you didnt break a sweat.
Sep 18 2013 12:51PM
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pat_in_the_hat
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theres another launch with austronauts on it. from kazakstan http://bcove.me/puxyml8k

kinda neat to watch live.
t-7 minutes
Sep 25 2013 4:51PM
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~Gotama~
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oh shit...
Sep 25 2013 4:57PM
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~Gotama~
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that was dope. nothing like strapping a couple Kazakhs to the nosecone of a rocket.
Sep 25 2013 5:02PM
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pat_in_the_hat
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i want to be an astronaut :(
Sep 25 2013 5:04PM
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1337
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twas neat indeed
Sep 25 2013 5:24PM
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pat_in_the_hat
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space-x launch in t-8.5 minutes
Nov 25 2013 5:46PM
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corona
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something went wrong and they stopped the countdown. lame.
Nov 25 2013 5:55PM
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whoa-dere
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Nov 25 2013 5:58PM
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theBearJew
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Hope this shit launches in like 15 mins before I have to leave
Nov 25 2013 6:03PM
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theBearJew
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THE COUNTDOWN IS ON.
Nov 25 2013 6:14PM
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