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Originally Posted By hdhogman:
What came off of the booster at the 6:00 mark? Looked like a large gasket or similar. View Quote ETA....looks like two hoops around the stage 2 engine that give way when it starts to expand from the heat after it ignites. Maybe to maintain the shape of the cone up through that point? |
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Hopefully they have the downward looking first stage video to provide useful info. Was it another grid fin failure or a new issue?
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That ring was probably just ice. From a previous flight.
[youtube]Esh1jHT9oTA?t=1259[/youtube] |
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
I'm not sure what that was. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ_MTmfWsAANaXj?format=jpg&name=large View Quote |
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49 'Atta Boys', one 'Oh Shit' erases them.
That's how it was where I worked. Seriously though 49 successes and 1'almost' is excellent, said it was a soft landing so perhaps it can be recovered and some components salvaged? I shall never forget the sight of 2 landing in sync after sending the Tesla Car into orbit. |
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How do they attempt to catch the fairing halves?
I know they have the ships with the nets but the fairings are jettisoned about 60 miles up. Never heard anything about any sort of guidance system, perhaps they have some sort of para foil? Details, PLEASE? |
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Look for the water splash to the right ahead of the boat then as the splash cloud approaches the boat and eventually you see water droplets on the camera lens.
I want to see the downward facing first stage camera video. Water landing splash...but not the first stage impacting water. |
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople:
https://www.teslarati.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Falcon-9-B1050-Port-Canaveral-return-120818-Tom-Cross-3-edit-c-2.jpg View Quote |
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yeah... But I'm sure this booster will not be flying again.
I'm sure they'll salvage the Grid-fins at least. |
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Originally Posted By Whippet06:
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/resizer/FOiX0PdjbNjXMiy0AKl6QZy1thM=/1200x0/top/www.trbimg.com/img-5c54771e/turbine/os-ae-spacex-mr-steven-headed-to-florida-20190201 View Quote So, I'm guessing it free falls and is tracked by the recovery vessels, which hope to be at the correct location at the correct time? Was just curios if the chute had any automated controls, similar to how a human maneuvers with the controls lines, or whatever they are called. |
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
that's the Heavy core from last year View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Chokey:
Originally Posted By AmericanPeople:
https://www.teslarati.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Falcon-9-B1050-Port-Canaveral-return-120818-Tom-Cross-3-edit-c-2.jpg |
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"Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb." -Dark Helmet
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Likely timetable for upcoming launches:
3/06/20 Dragon CRS-20 3/11/20 Starlink 5 3/xx/20 Starlink 6 3/30/20 SAOCOM 1B 4/xx/20 Starlink 7 4/xx/20 Starlink 8 4/29/20 GPS-3F 3 5/xx/20 Dragon-2 DM-2 5/xx/20 Starlink 9 5/xx/20 Starlink 10 |
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Originally Posted By Neotopiaman:
Likely timetable for upcoming launches: 3/06/20 Dragon CRS-20 3/11/20 Starlink 5 3/xx/20 Starlink 6 3/30/20 SAOCOM 1B 4/xx/20 Starlink 7 4/xx/20 Starlink 8 4/29/20 GPS-3F 3 5/xx/20 Dragon-2 DM-2 5/xx/20 Starlink 9 5/xx/20 Starlink 10 View Quote Are we ever gonna see a Falcon Heavy launch again? |
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Originally Posted By Dapzel: That sure is a lot of launches... Are we ever gonna see a Falcon Heavy launch again? View Quote ETA: Looks like more FH launches planned according to their draft environmental assessment. Attached File |
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Speaking of Falcon Heavy... plans for an extended fairing and vertical integration facility from their recent draft environment assessment. That will take a lot of things away from Delta IV Heavy.
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Has anyone seen downward facing video from the first stage that ended up in the water on the last Falcon 9 launch?
Obviously this is during the descent to landing. |
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
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1) Background info: Source
"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 22nd Dragon spacecraft mission on its 20th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The flight is being conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA." This will be the 5th SpaceX launch this year. 2) Launch window: 11:50:30 PM EDT (6 March 2020) 3) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida 4) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 20 minutes before liftoff) b. You Tube CRS-20 Mission c. Likely on NASA TV such as here: 5) Launch preparations: a. Static fire....1 March 2020 6) First stage return/disposal: Landing Zone 1 7) Mission press kit: Download here 8) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Minutes:Seconds after lift-off 2:18 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 2:29 Second stage starts 2:35 1st stage boostback burn begins 6:32 1st stage entry burn begins 8:17 1st stage landing 9:35 Dragon separates from second stage 12:02 Dragon’s solar arrays deploy |
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This may be visible inland from the coast if the picture in the Starliner thread is from the Atlanta airport.
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Already talking about a scrub tonight.
Cold front pushing through and the upper level winds are predicted to be the problem. |
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After this launch Falcon 9 will have as many launches as Atlas V
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Last landing miss was apparently because of serious unexpected winds causing booster to divert. |
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Things are pretty calm here right now and the front that came in is pretty weak , good chance it will go tonight.
Bit of high OVC but that's a bit of a plus, with that the light from a night launch get's reflected back towards the ground and it really intensifies the illumination. |
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Originally Posted By Dagger41:
Things are pretty calm here right now and the front that came in is pretty weak , good chance it will go tonight. Bit of high OVC but that's a bit of a plus, with that the light from a night launch get's reflected back towards the ground and it really intensifies the illumination. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
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"Beginning with the CRS-21 mission late this year, the new Dragon 2 cargo capsules will splash down under parachutes in the Atlantic Ocean east of Florida, rather than the current recovery zone in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California, SpaceX officials said last year."
Source Awesome. Some people may get to see or hear re-entry. |
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople:
"Beginning with the CRS-21 mission late this year, the new Dragon 2 cargo capsules will splash down under parachutes in the Atlantic Ocean east of Florida, rather than the current recovery zone in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California, SpaceX officials said last year." Source Awesome. Some people may get to see or hear re-entry. View Quote Would be nice to hear them again ! |
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Originally Posted By Dagger41:
I have been here for a couple of Shuttle landings, the double sonic booms were amazing. Would be nice to hear them again ! View Quote I saw the shuttle launch the Hubble way back when. I will always appreciate that opportunity. I was but a wee lad, just learning to really tie one on. |
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Originally Posted By JoseCuervo: Were those vacation visits? I saw the shuttle launch the Hubble way back when. I will always appreciate that opportunity. I was but a wee lad, just learning to really tie one on. View Quote Since my wife grew up here and is a bit of a space nut also, we traveled back here a lot and planned around launches, landings and events. We have a lot of family here. |
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Originally Posted By Dagger41:
Yes. Since my wife grew up here and is a bit of a space nut also, we traveled back here a lot and planned around launches, landings and events. We have a lot of family here. View Quote If you feel like it, tell us what you did with the dealership / car lot. Some stories go way back at this point. |
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NASA TV going live in 5 minutes.
Youtube link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg&feature=emb_logo |
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