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I watched them go up! And right on schedule. November 15, 2020 4:46 pm ER

Due North, a deep red exhaust (atmospheric reddening, or is that the fuel for the first stage?). I watched it in my 10×50 monocular, the exhaust plume plainly visible, until it reached about 20 degrees above the horizon, then it flickered out.

It never gets old.

  • Congrats to the entire team. by podrock 2020-11-15 17:42:21
    • How soon before the first BFS Crew Test? by Vitruvius 2020-11-15 21:52:21
      • My Dad took us all down to watch Apollo 11. That was earth-moving. by DanS 2020-11-27 07:52:27
        • You lucky man by podrock 2020-11-27 13:25:41
          • I was 13 . . . by DanS 2020-11-28 08:55:45
            • I've only seen one go up--close up. by ER 2020-11-27 16:18:05
              • I'd love to see one by podrock 2020-11-27 19:18:29

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