On 20 Mar 2007, at 21:55, Lockman wrote:
By and by, they decided to reset the count to T - 16:00 minutes and try again. This time the rocket launched, about an hour after it was originally scheduled to launch.. Immediately upon launching, the camera view switched to an on board camera looking straight back along the rocket's path. It was frustrating because of the inconsistent connection problem. I watched until a little while after the first stage separation, then completely lost connection again. If I could have gotten a continuous stream, it would have been very impressive.
Happily the video posted to their web site is much better than what came over the web. Update posted just after launch (text) http://www.spacex.com/updates.php Launch viewed from off shore. 5.5 mb http://www.spacex.com/00Graphics/gallery/F1-001-Launch-Meck.wmv Launch viewed from behind bushes and trees (rather pretty). 6 mb http://www.spacex.com/00Graphics/gallery/F1-001-Launch-ThomCam2.wmv Lo-Res of the launch from up close and a "Rocket's Eye" view of the ride up hill. 6.25 mb http://www.spacex.com/00Graphics/Videos/Falcon%201%20Demo2%20Launch% 202007%20-%20Low%20Quality.wmv Hi-Res of the launch from up close and a "Rocket's Eye" view of the ride up hill. Caution, 40 mb http://www.spacex.com/00Graphics/Videos/Falcon%201%20Demo2%20Launch% 202007%20-%20High%20Quality.wmv Joe, I've posted a part of a frame from the "ride up hill" movie showing an island below. Is that Kwajalein? http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/KWAJ.TIFF PW