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I just got off the “phone” with Tom deep in the Black Rock Desert. The Skype-over-satellite connection is much better than what we had before (a Globalstar sat phone for calling in the FAA launch waivers).

Soon, I should have a live video feed from the playa.

They are prepping a third Loki N motor to cross-test twelve new flight computers. (Here is a video of the symphony of status signals)

Should give a good wake up call to the Burning Man campers on the playa… 😉

6 responses to “Skype on the Playa”

  1. Todd Huffman Avatar
    Todd Huffman

    Sweet! Where are they camped? I’ll be out there on monday.

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  2. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    Launch Site B I believe… many miles farther in than the Burning Man camp (they want a 50 mile splash zone for reentry…)

    GPS coordinates are probably at rocketmavericks.com
    I’ll double check with Major Tom on the next connect…

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  3. angry shock Avatar
    angry shock

    Vint mentioned Skype a lot in the conference… (as epitome of "instant messaging", "chat", VoIP… "voice/video" connections) Didn´t mention any other similar application.

    It´s all about the CTC (Curled Thumbs Clan) I believe. =)

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  4. hellomartin Avatar
    hellomartin

    Would be good fun with a guide to how to set something like that up, are they using BGAN?

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  5. seikatsu Avatar
    seikatsu

    Did anyone really say that sky should be a limit?

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  6. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    or as we say in rocketry:
    Shoot for the sky, and try not to miss

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