Thread: are you a Rocketman?

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (April 1, 2012) – The launch of a Delta IV carrying a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office is delayed until April 3. The team is continuing to review data from an observation on the upper stage engine and requires additional time to complete its final assessment prior to launch. The launch is now planned for Tuesday, April 3 from Space Launch Complex-6 at 4:12 p.m. PDT Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The forecast shows a 40 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.

if clear out, could be visible for ~110 miles... and heard about 50 miles (should be a low frequency rumble)

This guy might be...

Depends on what I had for lunch.

Should be a good show if its clear.

Originally Posted by CardiacKid56

Should be a good show if its clear.

ya totally... The delta IV's are pretty big too...




It will be a Delta IV "heavy" launch
So to compare with other Rockets, (heavy in the middle with 3 motors)

Did this go? Watching the sky and don't see anything.

--EDIT--

Ah, now I see the squiggly contrail.

Bitchen.

I love when I miss these.

Had I known about it, I would have taken another day off and drove closer.

I didn't see crap. I saw the smoke trail for all the 5 seconds, lame.

here it is: