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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Originally Posted By Chokey: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EknQ0iBXEAEEBAS?format=jpg&name=small View Quote Apparently both fairing halves were caught but one net corner failed which you see in this picture. |
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: At SpaceX? NASA? Is this tied to the problem with the recent attempted GPS launch? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: Originally Posted By RiverSwine45: Rumor mill says a couple big wigs got fired this week. At SpaceX? NASA? Is this tied to the problem with the recent attempted GPS launch? Not NASA. I don't have details, just rumor. Maybe their wigs weren't big enough to make news worthy. |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: Musk was in town last week and he was not happy. His bigwigs all have to sign NDA's and he goes through ALOT of bigwigs. Not surprising. View Quote That's why it made sense. It's a very different place. I have heard it has changed for the better in the last year or two though. |
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Read this and make your own conclusions.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/10/after-two-scrubs-elon-musk-says-he-will-visit-spacex-launch-sites-in-florida/ Needless to say, he doesn't screw around. |
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Seems like firing people for scrubs is how you create “go fever”
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Including today's deployment, how many Starlink's are in orbit?
Waiting for the colder weather and clearer skies so I can view them. |
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"If It Has Tits, Wheels, or a CPU, it's gonna cause you Problems."
If ******** could fly, this place would be an airport. NRA LIFE MEMBER FOR OVER 35 YEARS. "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value --- zero." |
But he sure found out the hard way
That dreams don't always come true |
Originally Posted By David0858: I was just wondering the same thing. I've lost track. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By David0858: Originally Posted By hdhogman: Including today's deployment, how many Starlink's are in orbit? Waiting for the colder weather and clearer skies so I can view them. I was just wondering the same thing. I've lost track. According to Wiki - Total satellites launched (10/18/20): 835 Total satellites deorbited (10/14/20): 51 Total satellites in orbit (10/18/20): 784 |
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"What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch!"
~ W.C. Fields ~ "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free and live in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." ~ Thomas Jefferson ~ |
First stage landing. Click on the date.
Satellite deployment
Fairing catch anomaly
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: 1) Background info: Source: SpaceFlightNow.com "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch the 14th batch of 60 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 14. " 2) Launch window: 12:36 PM EDT (21 October 2020) 3) Launch Site: SLC-40, KSC, Florida 4) Webcast/TV viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 10 minutes before liftoff) b. YouTube: 5) Launch preparations: 6) First stage return/disposal: Drone ship recovery by JRTI Source: https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet 7) Payload fairing recovery: 8) Mission press kit: Replaced with online format 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: TBS Minutes:Seconds after lift-off 2:32 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 2:43 Second stage starts 3:22 Fairing jettison 6:40 1st stage entry burn ends 8:24 1st stage landing 8:48 Second stage engine cutoff 44:04 Second stage start 44:06 Second stage end 63:02 Starlink deployment View Quote Now NET Thursday 10/22 |
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Well I hope they light the candle today , good way to celebrate my birthday !
Weather doesn't look bad and it's not raining yet , but it is starting to cloud over with dark clouds. |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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... this is not a democracy, it’s a cheerocracy.
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Thanks !
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Shitty day here on the south east coast of Florida.
Won’t be able to see shit if it does go up. |
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
View Quote That hurricane out there may have something to do with that. Sea's are kind of rough here. https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/conus_band.php?sat=G16&band=GEOCOLOR&length=24 |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Originally Posted By GaryM: Sitting here at Playa Linda lot 2 waiting for it to go up... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/26090/20201022_111459_jpg-1648109.JPG View Quote Going to watch the launch naked ? LOL |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: Going to watch the launch naked ? LOL View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Dagger41: Originally Posted By GaryM: Sitting here at Playa Linda lot 2 waiting for it to go up... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/26090/20201022_111459_jpg-1648109.JPG Going to watch the launch naked ? LOL What better way to feel the Merican power than naked? |
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Originally Posted By DK-Prof:
Please stop before this thread gets to the part where y’all are posting pictures of your dicks on your computer keyboard. |
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: That hurricane out there may have something to do with that. Sea's are kind of rough here. https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/conus_band.php?sat=G16&band=GEOCOLOR&length=24 View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Dagger41: Originally Posted By Chokey:
That hurricane out there may have something to do with that. Sea's are kind of rough here. https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/conus_band.php?sat=G16&band=GEOCOLOR&length=24 one had their net shredded the other lost a GPS receiver |
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Ouch !
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Mission control audio below
Starlink Mission Control Audio |
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Hold.
Scrubbed. |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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SpaceX website showing 10 minutes to.
Something I should know? |
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... this is not a democracy, it’s a cheerocracy.
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Originally Posted By GaryM: Sitting here at Playa Linda lot 2 waiting for it to go up... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/26090/20201022_111459_jpg-1648109.JPG View Quote I'm a couple miles south of you right now |
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Originally Posted By DK-Prof: Elon’s not going to be happy ... unless it’s weather. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By DK-Prof: Originally Posted By Dagger41: Hold. Scrubbed. Elon’s not going to be happy ... unless it’s weather. Technical issue. Yeah , he's going to be pissed. |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Well this road trip was a bust. Not even a side trip to boardwalk 13 was able to salvage it.
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Originally Posted By GaryM: Well this road trip was a bust. Not even a side trip to boardwalk 13 was able to salvage it. View Quote Swing by Del's Freez in Melbourne (on US1). Great milkshakes. ... also stop by Grimaldi and grab some of their chocolate-covered potato chips. They are awesome. |
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... this is not a democracy, it’s a cheerocracy.
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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What type of 'temperament' does E. Musk have?
He's Definitely results oriented and seems 'hyper' at times, I remember him admitting that he had some sort of 'disorder'. I would imagine he's pissed, especially after his special trip to the launch facility. *ETA*. F.W.I.W.; https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/29/ibm-watson-elon-musks-personality-traits-are-summed-up-by-this-image.html |
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"If It Has Tits, Wheels, or a CPU, it's gonna cause you Problems."
If ******** could fly, this place would be an airport. NRA LIFE MEMBER FOR OVER 35 YEARS. "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value --- zero." |
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