Vandenberg Launch of Delta IV Heavy 10:52am PST 8/28/13

[Fuddrucker]

For those of you in California, Vandenberg AFB will be launching a Delta IV Heavy rocket at 10:52am today. Weather looks perfect for viewing and usually you can see it going up from a hundred miles away on a clear day.

...Fudd

 

[AHansom]

Launch was closer to 11:00. I work about 40 miles away and had a great view today. Usually lots of fog along the coast this time of year.

 

[Sooner Boomer]

Sweet launch. You can watch the first minute or so here:
https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/28/us/spy-satellite-launch/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
I love those engines. The Delta and Titan engines have the beautiful translucent red flames.

 

[bandman444]

Stepped out of my physics lecture today when I heard the count down getting close.

Watching and listening live webcast on ULA Launch and then seeing it nearly 100 miles away was quite the experience. Then I returned to class.

 

[BLKKROW]

Stepped out of my physics lecture today when I heard the count down getting close.

Watching and listening live webcast on ULA Launch and then seeing it nearly 100 miles away was quite the experience. Then I returned to class.

I wish I could have stepped out of my Physics class to watch the launch.

 

[chadrog]

Sweet launch. You can watch the first minute or so here:
https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/28/us/spy-satellite-launch/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
I love those engines. The Delta and Titan engines have the beautiful translucent red flames.

Thanks for this, I missed it live.

 

[Zonie]

Time to Man-Rate that sucker.