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Posted: 1/29/2020 12:59:37 PM EDT
[#1]
Quote HistoryQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By IceAuger:
Originally Posted By Master_of_Orion:
1 fairing caught
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIigqVtMp_Y
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Posted: 1/29/2020 1:27:52 PM EDT
[#2]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AJE:
I read it in his voice the first time I saw the tweet. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AJE:
Originally Posted By IceAuger:
Originally Posted By Master_of_Orion:
1 fairing caught
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIigqVtMp_Y
I totally forgot this was happening this morning. It's always cool to watch a rocket launch. |
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Posted: 1/29/2020 3:25:06 PM EDT
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I am still amazed at how the booster can land on a barge.
So many variables, the yaw and pitch of the barge, controlling and guiding the booster to it's target point. Born in 1960, fascinated with the Gemini and Apollo programs, my interest at a young age led me to a great career in heavy industrial electronics and automation, process control, etc. Still reminds me of a 1950's sci-fi movie when the first stage touches down.... Amazing. 
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CO, USA
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Posted: 1/29/2020 3:30:33 PM EDT
[#4]
Quote HistoryLooks like the engine nozzles may have impacted the deck.
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Posted: 1/29/2020 3:50:31 PM EDT
[#5]
It has a similar squat to it's last landing on the drone ship.
But it did look like the engine cut-off a bit early, and it dropped onto the deck. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 1/29/2020 8:54:30 PM EDT
[#6]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cabby:
It is crazy that something people said was impossible is now simply routine. SpaceX team is amazing. Ten fucking years and no one will even compete with them. |
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Posted: 1/29/2020 9:18:37 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Darkstar117]
[#7]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Yobro512:
It’s also amazing that the rest of the industry hasn’t even attempted to follow them. It’s like holy shit it’ll be ten years from spacex landing a rocket first until the Vulcan lets go of its engines with the “smart system” Ten fucking years and no one will even compete with them. In the last 5 years, worldwide, there have been 9 different commercial launch systems with 203 total launches. SpaceX was 49 (23.4%) of those. 10-years ago was the Falcon 9's first launch, and right now they have flown 81 successful missions, with 2 failures. SLS was announced in 2011, has cost us taxpayers $14-billion (so far, and is massively overbudget), and hasn't even been built yet. ETA: I would bet that Starship flies before SLS. |
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Posted: 1/29/2020 9:48:54 PM EDT
[#8]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Yobro512: It’s also amazing that the rest of the industry hasn’t even attempted to follow them. It’s like holy shit it’ll be ten years from spacex landing a rocket first until the Vulcan lets go of its engines with the “smart system” Ten fucking years and no one will even compete with them. I think they're going to come out swinging, hard, when they do come out. Please don't take this as a knock against SpaceX, I'm just being realistic. SpaceX is the first-to-market and enjoying their advantage. As they show there's money to be made in reusable orbital-class space hardware the market will catch up to them. |
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Posted: 1/30/2020 11:05:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Plumber576:
I think they're going to come out swinging, hard, when they do come out. Blue Orgin wants to appear to be 100% perfect and doesn't want to have any failure be public. |
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Posted: 1/30/2020 1:00:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AJE: That will be when it gets really interesting. Blue Orgin wants to appear to be 100% perfect and doesn't want to have any failure be public. |
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Posted: 1/30/2020 6:10:32 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/3/2020 6:19:20 PM EDT
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CO, USA
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Posted: 2/3/2020 7:57:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/3/2020 7:59:39 PM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Darkstar117:
Rocket Lab is the only one actually trying to remotely compete, and they are ONLY interested in delivering small-sat payloads to LEO. In the last 5 years, worldwide, there have been 9 different commercial launch systems with 203 total launches. SpaceX was 49 (23.4%) of those. 10-years ago was the Falcon 9's first launch, and right now they have flown 81 successful missions, with 2 failures. SLS was announced in 2011, has cost us taxpayers $14-billion (so far, and is massively overbudget), and hasn't even been built yet. ETA: I would bet that Starship flies before SLS. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 2/7/2020 11:13:08 PM EDT
[#15]
Next flight is Starlink-4 not sooner than 15 February 2020.
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NH, USA
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Posted: 2/13/2020 3:29:58 PM EDT
[#16]
The fleet has left (Ms.Tree, Ms.Chief, Droneship) the ports for the mission on the 15th
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FL, USA
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Posted: 2/13/2020 7:17:35 PM EDT
[#17]
Local guy looking for space x secret launch pad ran the gate at KSC.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.floridatoday.com/amp/4741393002 |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 2/13/2020 7:42:35 PM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RiverSwine45:
Local guy looking for space x secret launch pad ran the gate at KSC. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.floridatoday.com/amp/4741393002 |
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Posted: 2/14/2020 10:38:43 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/14/2020 10:39:21 AM EDT
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CO, USA
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Posted: 2/14/2020 9:36:36 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#21]
1) Background info: Source
"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch the fifth batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 4." This will be the 4th SpaceX launch of 2020 (not including the Crew Dragon in flight abort launch scheduled for 18 January 2020). 2) Launch window: 10:05 AM EST (15:05 UTC) on 17 February 2020 3) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida 4) Webcast/TV viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 20 minutes before liftoff) b. YouTube:  Starlink Mission 5) Launch preparations: a. Static fire....14 February 2020. It looks like the payload is mounted on the second stage. 
Source: SpaceFlight Now b. Ready to go 
SpaceFlight Now photo 6) First stage return/disposal: Drone ship recovery by OCISLY 7) Payload fairing recovery: Ms. Tree and Ms Chief will attempt to recover both halves. 8) Mission press kit: Download here 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Minutes:Seconds after lift-off 2:32 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 2:43 Second stage starts 3:10 Fairing jettison 7:07 1st stage entry burn ends 8:45 1st stage landing 8:50 Second stage engine cutoff 14:46 Payload deployment |
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Posted: 2/15/2020 6:42:52 PM EDT
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CO, USA
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Posted: 2/16/2020 8:59:52 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#23]
This will be a new deployment strategy with deployment at 14:46 (min:sec) after launch.
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Posted: 2/17/2020 10:55:21 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/17/2020 10:55:25 AM EDT
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CO, USA
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Posted: 2/17/2020 10:56:26 AM EDT
[#26]
Webcast is live.
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:02:36 AM EDT
[#27]
Go Falcon go Starlink!
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NH, USA
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:03:59 AM EDT
[#28]
2 minutes
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NH, USA
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:13:51 AM EDT
[#29]
Landing coming up
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:15:13 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Plumber576]
[#30]
Oh I think this rocket missed landing!
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:15:31 AM EDT
[#31]
they missed the droneship
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NH, USA
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:15:35 AM EDT
[#32]
Looks like it missed!
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CO, USA
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:16:02 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#33]
Yep. Water landing. When there was no obvious flame impact a few seconds after the landing burn started, it appeared off. Then with nothing with legs deployed, it was certainly off. Add in the plume of something to the right and water droplets on the camera lens and it got wet.
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:16:03 AM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Neotopiaman:
Landing coming up |
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:16:08 AM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
they missed the droneship |
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:16:13 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Admiral_Crunch]
[#36]
DOH!
Orbit looks good so far at least. |
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:16:46 AM EDT
[#37]
the ol' "50th landing" jinx
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:16:56 AM EDT
[#38]
Aww
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NH, USA
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:17:02 AM EDT
[#39]
RIP booster 1056
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MOZ
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:17:22 AM EDT
[#40]
oops
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:18:15 AM EDT
[#41]
What came off of the booster at the 6:00 mark?
Looked like a large gasket or similar. |
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:18:17 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:18:23 AM EDT
[#43]
No fairing recovery either?
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:19:13 AM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M-1975:
No fairing recovery either? |
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:19:18 AM EDT
[#45]
I figured it wasn't a good thing when they called landing legs deployed and there was no sign of an exhaust plume.
Did they say that they had last launched that booster 8 weeks ago? And what floated away from the 1st stage at about t+6 minutes? |
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NH, USA
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:22:55 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Neotopiaman]
[#46]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hoosierhick:
I figured it wasn't a good thing when they called landing legs deployed and there was no sign of an exhaust plume. Did they say that they had last launched that booster 8 weeks ago? And what floated away from the 1st stage at about t+6 minutes? |
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:23:27 AM EDT
[#47]
Originally Posted By hdhogman:
What came off of the booster at the 6:00 mark? Looked like a large gasket or similar. Originally Posted By hoosierhick:
And what floated away from the 1st stage at about t+6 minutes? |
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:23:32 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AJE]
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hdhogman:
What came off of the booster at the 6:00 mark? Looked like a large gasket or similar. If it was a gasket or something important I would expect the rocket to burn up. Sounds like it was a good landing, just not in the right spot. |
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:24:32 AM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AJE:
I figured it was oxygen debris If it was a gasket or something important I would expect the rocket to blow up. Sounds like it was a good landing, just not in the right spot. 
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Posted: 2/17/2020 11:25:43 AM EDT
[#50]
Damn. Missed it.
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