Dickey-1 preparing for liftoff.

[A.T. Hagan]

Kennedy, this is Dickey-1 preparing for lift-off.

Instrument report as follows.

Temperature 99.9f. Adjusted relative humidity at 55%. Hygrometer reading 4 points below true.

Cargo: 36 White Midget turkey eggs.

Planned lift-off at 8:00 p.m Eastern today.

Planned rendevous with supply ship to take on additional cargo of White Leghorn eggs at 8:00 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday, March 30.

Lift-off in T-minus 11 hours, 31 minutes.

All boards are green. We are 'go.'

.....Alan.

 

[Camelot Farms]

Nice!

 

[SunshineSilkies]

Sending "good hatch" vibes your way Alan!!! Keep us posted!!!

P.S.- new Dickey huh????? You are right there with the rest of us with our chick addictions!!!! I thought you only wanted a few........ LOL

 

[A.T. Hagan]

A few Silkies! Those are my daughter's birds and I'm keeping her limited on those little powder puffs... (Yeah, right. She's up to five already).

.....Alan.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Kennedy, this is Dickey-1. We are coming off of our technical hold (the Kinder Major wanted her story!).

All boards are GREEN. We are 'GO.'

Beginning final countdown....now.

10

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Auto-turner engaged.

4

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We have first motion.

1

We have LIFT-0FF!

Dickey-1 has achieved lift-off.

Instrument report as follows:

Temperature 99.9f. Adjusted relative humidity at 55%. Hygrometer reading 4 points below true.

Cargo: 36 White Midget turkey eggs.

Dickey-1 is on its way to its destination: HATCH on April 20, 2010.

.....Alan.