Launch webcast
Watch a launch
No cameras were harmed and no footage exists, so your browser will perform the launch live, right now, using nothing but math and enthusiasm. Press play.
RANDY'S ROCKETS · LIVE
T– 00:10
10
ALTITUDE
0 km
VELOCITY
0 km/h
FUEL
78%
VEHICLE
OL' RELIABLE
Behind the launch
How the
How the
sausage flies
Full transparency, since a webcast is supposed to be informative. Here's what you just watched, annotated.
T–10
The count
Deb reads the numbers. Randy nods. Somewhere, Gary is woken up and asked to confirm "go." He says "go."
T–0
Ignition
The good bolts do their job. Ol' Reliable clears the shed. The camera, and Randy's insurance, both shake.
T+11
Stage sep
A fin departs the vehicle on schedule, which is to say unexpectedly. Mission control classifies this as "fine."
T+19
Arrival
The Moon, right where the brochure promised. Passengers disembark, take one photo, and immediately ask about the trip back.