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    The SpaceX Falcon 9 will be carrying a secret U.S. government payload into space. The mission is called ZUMA. Anyone come across speculation on what it is? The rocket was supposed to launch today from Florida's Space Coast, but it has been pushed to Thursday.

    SpaceX Delays Launch of Secret Zuma Mission to Thursday

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    Default Re: SpaceX's Upcoming Falcon 9 Launch: Mysterious ZUMA mission

    IF THE NAME IS CLOSE TO THE AZTEC MEANING, THEN ..........

    "Zuma" is a name of Aztec (Nahuatl) origin, and it means "Lord Frowns in Anger". It's a name commonly given to girls.

    https://www.names.org/n/zuma/about
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    Default Re: SpaceX's Upcoming Falcon 9 Launch: Mysterious ZUMA mission

    If anyone is interested in watching the SpaceX launch tomorrow night, here is a link. The two-hour launch window opens at 8 pm EST.


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    Default Re: SpaceX's Upcoming Falcon 9 Launch: Mysterious ZUMA mission

    Lady M here is another Space.com story

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    Here's What We Know About the Secret Zuma Payload SpaceX Is Launching

    Published 15th November 2017



    SpaceX plans to launch a secret payload known as Zuma on Thursday evening (Nov. 16), from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on Florida's Space Coast.

    And when I say secret, I mean secret; everybody involved with the mission is pretty tight-lipped about it. Here's a brief rundown of what we know. (Spoiler alert: It isn't much.)

    Read all about it here: https://www.space.com/38801-spacex-s...t-we-know.html

    This link has much more info on "Mission 1390"

    http://spaceflight101.com/falcon-9-zuma/zuma/

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    I'm not seeing any explanations for the postponement. We live near the KSC, and tonight we keep hearing and feeling rumbling, like they're testing something.

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    Default Re: SpaceX's Upcoming Falcon 9 Launch: Mysterious ZUMA mission

    Hi LadyM, i could'nt help but smile when is saw this topic...

    https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/N...space-20171115

    There is a few South Africans that will be very glad if our President Zuma was on that rocket
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    I find this description of the "Zuma game" quiet interesting ..

    "The purpose of this game is to find the secrets of Zuma and protect the ancient civilizations. There are several colored balls in a chain who are coming towards the stone frog. Make groups of three or more balls of the same color and destroy them."

    Have we any ideas whatsoever as to the mission ??

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    Default Re: SpaceX's Upcoming Falcon 9 Launch: Mysterious ZUMA mission

    wonder if they've released a patch or a logo to commemorate the occasion , that would be telling

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    wonder if they've released a patch or a logo to commemorate the occasion , that would be telling
    See post four.
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    Default Re: SpaceX's Upcoming Falcon 9 Launch: Mysterious ZUMA mission

    The mission patch shows a star cluster with six bright stars. I tried to match them up with the Pleiades, but not seeing a definitive connection. Note that there are six full stars visible in the flag.

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    Lady M you missed the star on the ground but that one is blue. It's on the dogleg-ish bit of the land on the left.
    Plus there is a four leaf clover on the very bottom something I have never ever seen in space logos etc.
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    The blue star, I am pretty certain, indicates the Kennedy Space Center or maybe one of the bases here on Florida's Space Coast (Canaveral AF Station or Patrick AF Base). Yes, that clover, which I did not notice before, is curious.

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    There was another launch scrub last night due to "safety concerns raised by another, anonymous, customer," RT.com reported. Are the "safety concerns" related to the public or the payload? SpaceX may try to launch tonight or maybe it won't. The company said in a written statement, "SpaceX has decided to stand down for the Zuma launch and take a closer look at data from recent fairing testing for another customer. Though we have preserved the range opportunity for Friday, November 17, we will take the time we need to complete the data review and will then confirm a new launch date."

    Interestingly, South Africa's President, Jacob Zuma, is making the news today: JACOB ZUMA HAS MADE SOUTH AFRICA VULNERABLE. Elon Musk is from South Africa.

    Did you all know that the tail of our solar system is shaped like a four leaf clover? Solar system has a tail shaped like a four-leaf clover

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    Hope it not along these lines o.0

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    There was another launch scrub last night due to "safety concerns raised by another, anonymous, customer," RT.com reported. Are the "safety concerns" related to the public or the payload? SpaceX may try to launch tonight or maybe it won't. The company said in a written statement, "SpaceX has decided to stand down for the Zuma launch and take a closer look at data from recent fairing testing for another customer. Though we have preserved the range opportunity for Friday, November 17, we will take the time we need to complete the data review and will then confirm a new launch date."

    Interestingly, South Africa's President, Jacob Zuma, is making the news today: JACOB ZUMA HAS MADE SOUTH AFRICA VULNERABLE. Elon Musk is from South Africa.

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    Hey Elon haven't you ever heard? NEVER keep a LadyM waiting....

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    Spacex Launch Of Secret Zuma Mission On Hold Until After Thanksgiving

    Published 20th November 2017



    The Air Force's 45th Space Wing has no launch scheduled on the Eastern Range until Dec. 4, when SpaceX tentatively plans to launch a Dragon capsule carrying International Space Station supplies for NASA.

    Read all about it here: https://www.floridatoday.com/story/t...ing/880972001/
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    Hey Elon haven't you ever heard? NEVER keep a LadyM waiting....

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    Spacex Launch Of Secret Zuma Mission On Hold Until After Thanksgiving

    Published 20th November 2017



    The Air Force's 45th Space Wing has no launch scheduled on the Eastern Range until Dec. 4, when SpaceX tentatively plans to launch a Dragon capsule carrying International Space Station supplies for NASA.

    Read all about it here: https://www.floridatoday.com/story/t...ing/880972001/
    Wow, December! All that work and big tadoo on this "mystery payload" launch, and it's delayed for a month. But, if it's a deep state payload, the postponement might be a good thing.

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    I have read a rumour that it won't be untill January 18th...
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    Default Re: SpaceX's Upcoming Falcon 9 Launch: Mysterious ZUMA mission

    The launch is scheduled for this Friday from Kennedy Space Center. Still a mystery!

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch Zuma, a top-secret U.S. government satellite, between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. EDT Friday (Jan. 5; 0100 to 0300 GMT Jan. 6) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, according to Air Force officials.

    Source: https://www.space.com/39257-spacex-s...hing-soon.html

    Here is a short video on the mysterious mission.

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    A Sunday launch?

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    SpaceX To Launch Mysterious Zuma Spacecraft Tonight: Watch It Live

    Published 7th January 2018



    SpaceX plans to launch the secret Zuma payload for the U.S. government this evening (Jan. 7), after a nearly two-month delay.

    Zuma is scheduled to lift off atop a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station tonight between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. EST (0100 to 0300 GMT on Jan. 8). You can watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of the company. You can also watch the liftoff directly from SpaceX's live webcast page here.

    Read all about it here: https://www.space.com/39310-spacex-m...h-webcast.html
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