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TacticalGarand44 Pitter Patter, let's get atter. Joined Dec 2014 Posts 48097 EE 100% (31) ND, USA	Posted: 4/17/2022 9:23:08 AM EDT [#1] Does the first stage look a little crooked on the landing pad? Or is that a forced perspective type thing?
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NwG The Inky Darkside Joined Nov 2005 Posts 25319 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 4/17/2022 9:23:28 AM EDT [#2] Nice way to enjoy a cup of coffee!
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AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 48146 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 4/17/2022 9:26:54 AM EDT [#3] Quote History Originally Posted By TacticalGarand44: Does the first stage look a little crooked on the landing pad? Or is that a forced perspective type thing? View Quote I noticed that but it might be a camera perspective issue....or a hard/tilted landing.

BigPony Buy a KIA Joined Oct 2013 Posts 33529 EE 0% (0) IA, USA	Posted: 4/17/2022 10:00:58 AM EDT [#4] Some cores were crushed I believe. But that is why they have the crush cores. A little bit hard of a landing? No biggie.

BigPony Buy a KIA Joined Oct 2013 Posts 33530 EE 0% (0) IA, USA	Posted: 4/17/2022 10:04:14 AM EDT [#5] This is gonna be a good week for launches too. NROL today. Starlinks Thursday, Rocket Labs first booster stage catch mission Fri and Crew 4 Saturday.

Hadrian Individual Rights Absolutist Joined Sep 2001 Posts 28392 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 4/17/2022 12:36:43 PM EDT [#6] This never gets old.
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Hesperus The last tube of Taurean toothpaste Joined Jan 2014 Posts 23939 EE 100% (6) NV, USA	Posted: 4/17/2022 12:42:23 PM EDT [#7] Quote History Originally Posted By kill-9: This never gets old. View Quote Nope. Never imagined I would see the day when NRO launches were not only live streamed, but they have a yugge audience.
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AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 48148 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 4/17/2022 12:47:31 PM EDT [Last Edit: AmericanPeople] [#8] The launch area looked dark. Has anyone seen great video of the launch? Correction: I was not clear. I was wondering if the ascent, staging and second stage burns were visually impressive.

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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople:
The launch area looked dark. Has anyone seen great video of the launch?

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The SpaceX footage I saw was all pretty dark and misty. They launched before dawn and Vandenberg is known to have lots of fog in the area.

During the NROL-87 launch they repeatedly commented how conditions were visually perfect for that launch. Rather unusual for the area.

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AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 48150 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 4/17/2022 2:00:27 PM EDT [#10] I was not clear. I was wondering if the ascent, staging and second stage burns were visually impressive.

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Mission: Starlink 4-14

1) Background info: Source

"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a group of Starlink internet satellites."

2) Launch window: 1:51 PM EDT (21 April 2022).

3) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

4) Webcast viewing options:

a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 15 minutes before liftoff)

b. You Tube

Starlink Mission

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6yBwQSrtFY

5) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out.

Gav Cornwell: Departure! Just Read the Instructions droneship is heading 629 km downrange on a NE trajectory for the Starlink 4-14 mission.

Source: JimmyD@The_Geek_Speaks: Tower was open today

b. Ready for launch.

c. Navigation warning:

Credit: Raul@Raul74Cz
Launch Hazard Areas map for #Starlink Group 4-14 from CCSFS SLC-40 NET 21 Apr 15:16 UTC, alternatively 22 to 30 Apr based on issued NOTMAR/NOTAMs. B1060.12 landing approx. 629km downrange, fairing recovery ~648km downrange

6) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Drone ship JRTI recovery

7) Launch to deployment events/timeline:

Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate.

00:02:30 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff)
00:02:35 Stage separation
00:02:42 Second stage starts
00:02:51 Fairing deployment
00:06:12 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:32 1st stage entry burn ends
00:08:01 1st stage landing burn starts
00:08:23 1st stage landing
00:08:48 2nd stage engine cutoff
00:45:25 Second stage starts
00:45:26 2nd stage engine cutoff
00:59:49 Satellites deployment

BigPony Buy a KIA Joined Oct 2013 Posts 33535 EE 0% (0) IA, USA	Posted: 4/19/2022 8:16:23 PM EDT [#12] Hopefully the weather is good.

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As the weather forecast remains unfavorable, we're still assessing the best time to undock the #Ax1 mission from @Space_Station. We’ll be reviewing throughout the day. Really proud of the @NASA, @Axiom_Space, & @SpaceX teams for remaining focused as we carry out our mission. 1/2
Kathy Lueders (@KathyLueders) April 20, 2022

When #Ax1 departs, @Space_Station then has room for Crew-4 to dock. We want to provide a two-day gap after return for data reviews and to prepare for launch and stage recovery assets. We'll make decisions about a new Crew-4 launch date based on safely executing our plans. 2/2
Kathy Lueders (@KathyLueders) April 20, 2022

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 81398 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 10:23:02 AM EDT [#14] Due to weather, now targeting 1:51 p.m. ET for today’s launch of Starlink SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 21, 2022

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 81408 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 12:52:46 PM EDT [#15] t-1 hour

TacticalGarand44 Pitter Patter, let's get atter. Joined Dec 2014 Posts 48217 EE 100% (31) ND, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 1:42:42 PM EDT [#16] Starlink Mission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6yBwQSrtFY
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Gage Team Member Joined Jul 2002 Posts 5278 EE 100% (4) FL, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 1:52:17 PM EDT [#17] This never gets old.
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Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 81414 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 2:00:54 PM EDT [#18] nailed it

TacticalGarand44 Pitter Patter, let's get atter. Joined Dec 2014 Posts 48218 EE 100% (31) ND, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 2:01:02 PM EDT [#19] Nailed it!
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AJE Do or do not. There is no "try" Joined Nov 2005 Posts 58155 EE 100% (76) OH, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 2:01:36 PM EDT [#20] Looked like a little more of a plop than normal on the landing but it's there.
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AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 48228 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 2:01:44 PM EDT [Last Edit: AmericanPeople] [#21] That may be the first time that I have seen the shock absorber action of the legs at landing. Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, completing this booster’s 12th launch and landing pic.twitter.com/6PV1bFRgar SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 21, 2022

TacticalGarand44 Pitter Patter, let's get atter. Joined Dec 2014 Posts 48219 EE 100% (31) ND, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 2:07:40 PM EDT [#22] Which three engines light on the reentry burn? Middle and two opposing ones?
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AZ_Sky Living vicariously through myself Joined Mar 2002 Posts 45445 EE 100% (1) AZ, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 2:15:17 PM EDT [#23] Quote History Originally Posted By TacticalGarand44: Which three engines light on the reentry burn? Middle and two opposing ones? View Quote E1, E5, and E9. Those engines have TEA-TEB canisters for relighting. Attached File
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hdhogman Yep, That's Me on My New H-D. Joined Jul 2001 Posts 26616 EE 100% (1) OH, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 2:16:23 PM EDT [#24] Twelve recoveries of this booster and 114 total recoveries.
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RiverSwine45 Member Joined Nov 2008 Posts 2573 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 2:49:08 PM EDT [#25] I missed it. These guys are all over the place right now, I'm sure they had a great view. Attached File

BigPony Buy a KIA Joined Oct 2013 Posts 33538 EE 0% (0) IA, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 3:02:29 PM EDT [#26] Another perfect mission.

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 81420 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 4:10:52 PM EDT [#27]

TacticalGarand44 Pitter Patter, let's get atter. Joined Dec 2014 Posts 48233 EE 100% (31) ND, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 4:15:26 PM EDT [#28] Quote History Originally Posted By Chokey: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FQ5MSLAXEAEk0zE?format=jpg&name=large View Quote Man, that's a great shot. Is it real, or a photoshop?
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Man, that's a great shot. Is it real, or a photoshop?

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Originally Posted By Chokey:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FQ5MSLAXEAEk0zE?format=jpg&name=large

Man, that's a great shot. Is it real, or a photoshop?

real, posted by Elon

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 81423 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 4:18:40 PM EDT [#30]

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 48229 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 6:15:12 PM EDT [#31] Quote History Originally Posted By Chokey: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FQ5N2GUXMAY_Cfd?format=jpg&name=orig View Quote Someone should include a caption on the SLS to the effect: "I hope that I will fly someday." or "Will I ever fly?"

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 48230 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 6:17:37 PM EDT [#32] Elon Musk @elonmusk Starlink satellites deployed into initial parking orbit

Orion_Shall_Rise Member Joined Nov 2002 Posts 16075 EE 0% (0) ME, USA	Posted: 4/21/2022 11:26:42 PM EDT [#33] Hmm spacex is running at like one a week this year. Every time i look though I am suprised at how many the Chinese are launching too.

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 48248 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 4/22/2022 2:12:02 PM EDT [#34] The launch forecast shows TWO Starlink launches on 8 May 2022.

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 81439 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 4/22/2022 10:13:45 PM EDT [#35] NASA & SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 3:52 a.m. EDT Wed., 4/27. Additional adjustments to the Crew-4 launch date may be necessary pending Ax-1 splashdown. NASA will host a prelaunch news teleconference at approximately 9:30 p.m. Monday, 4/25. https://t.co/LtDeRZOkHS — Jamie Groh, M. Ed. (@AlteredJamie) April 23, 2022

Jack_Rackham Member Joined Feb 2006 Posts 7469 EE 100% (1) AL, USA	Posted: 4/24/2022 9:19:16 PM EDT [#36] Safe journey home AX-1.
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1) Background info: Source: SpaceFlightNow.com

"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its seventh flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea."

2) Launch window: 3:52 AM EDT (27 April 2022)

3) Launch Site: SLC-39A, KSC, Florida

4) Webcast/TV viewing options:

a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about four hours before liftoff)

b. YouTube:

Crew-4 Mission | Launch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orN0PaqQECs

c. NASA TV

5. Launch Preparations:

a. Hazard area:

Raul@Raul74Cz
Launch Hazard Areas for #Crew-4 Dragon mission according NOTMAR/NOTAM messages valid for 23 Apr 09:26 UTC, alternatively 24-30 Apr. Planned B1067.4 landing position 546km downrange.

b. Boat support:

Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore
Departure! Doug is towing A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship 546 km downrange to recover the Crew-4 booster

c. Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon rolling out:

Falcon 9 and Dragon rolling out of the hangar at Launch Complex 39A.
Credit: SpaceX

d. Ready to launch:

6) First stage return/disposal: Ocean landing on ASOG

7) Launch to deployment events/timeline:

Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off

00:02:36 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff)
00:02:40 Second stage starts
00:07:28 1st stage entry burn
00:08:48 Second stage engine cutoff
00:09:30 1st stage landing
00:11:58 Dragon separates from the second stage

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 81521 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 4/27/2022 12:02:34 AM EDT [#38] webcast has started Crew-4 Mission \| Launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orN0PaqQECs

NotRyan Member Joined Jan 2018 Posts 2883 EE 100% (17) WA, USA	Posted: 4/27/2022 3:18:01 AM EDT [#39] T-35 minutes. ... propellant load occurring

Hesperus The last tube of Taurean toothpaste Joined Jan 2014 Posts 24134 EE 100% (6) NV, USA	Posted: 4/27/2022 3:54:56 AM EDT [Last Edit: Hesperus] [#40] And it's off! Nominal orbit insertion and the booster stuck the landing, again.
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Stevo89 Joined Sep 2010 Posts 924 EE 0% (0) AB, CAN	Posted: 4/27/2022 4:28:51 AM EDT [#41] The interview with Harrison Schmitt at about T +18:00 on the webcast was a really nice touch.

Dagger41 Member Joined Sep 2011 Posts 50219 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 4/27/2022 5:18:00 AM EDT [#42] Missed it. It did wake us up though.
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Dagger41 Member Joined Sep 2011 Posts 50221 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 4/27/2022 5:32:38 AM EDT [#43] Scroll back to 3:53 A.M. and you'll see what a night launch at Port Canaveral looks like. ARCHIVE: Space Coast Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnt2wZBg89g
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TacticalGarand44 Pitter Patter, let's get atter. Joined Dec 2014 Posts 48491 EE 100% (31) ND, USA	Posted: 4/27/2022 11:49:29 AM EDT [#44] One of these days it's going to get old seeing man breach the heavens. And I'm not looking forward to that day, because the world will be just a little less fun. Fortunately I think that day is far, far in the future.
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Posted: 4/27/2022 12:06:56 PM EDT

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One of these days it's going to get old seeing man breach the heavens. And I'm not looking forward to that day, because the world will be just a little less fun.

Fortunately I think that day is far, far in the future.

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When that day comes humanity shall ride eternal.

Mad Max: Fury Road -- "You Shall Ride Eternal"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWq02VnC26s

Shiny and chrome.

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Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 81529 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 4/27/2022 6:05:10 PM EDT [#46] webcast is live for Approach and Docking, docking is scheduled for about 7:40pm Crew-4 Mission \| Approach and Docking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgaki17-Ca8

BigPony Buy a KIA Joined Oct 2013 Posts 33546 EE 0% (0) IA, USA	Posted: 4/27/2022 6:45:28 PM EDT [#47] Perfect mission so far as Dragon nears docking.

Plumber576 Member Joined Apr 2005 Posts 13890 EE 100% (8) OH, USA	Posted: 4/27/2022 7:36:04 PM EDT [#48] We're pretty close to docking.

JoseCuervo Member Joined Sep 2005 Posts 17584 EE 0% (0) CA, USA	Posted: 4/27/2022 7:38:56 PM EDT [#49] Quote History Originally Posted By Plumber576: We're pretty close to docking. View Quote That was awesome!

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 81535 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 4/27/2022 10:22:09 PM EDT [#50] Video of Dragon’s Draco thrusters moving the spacecraft closer to the @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/0zBNYgAcDb SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 28, 2022

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