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Originally Posted By Chokey:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_N-bk5VEAYY8gS?format=jpg&name=orig View Quote ....The more you know |
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1) Background info: Source
"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the first all-private orbital mission without any government-employed astronauts. The mission, known as Inspiration4, is organized to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The mission is commanded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, who will be joined by scientist and educator Sian Proctor, medical officer Hayley Arceneaux, and mission specialist Christopher Sembroski" 2) Launch window: 8:02 PM EDT (15 September 2021) -1:13 AM EDT on (16 September 2021) 3) Launch Site: SLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida 4) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about four hours before liftoff) b. You Tube Inspiration4 | Launch 5) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. b. Ready for launch. 6) First stage return/disposal: Ocean recovery on JRTI 7) Mission press kit: Now online here 8) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off 00:02:37 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:40 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:41 2nd stage engine starts 00:06:46 1st stage entry burn starts 00:07:30 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:51 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO) 00:09:04 1st stage entry burn starts 00:09:31 1st stage landing 00:12:09 Dragon separation |
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Falcon Heavy launch next month guys (USSF-44)
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Originally Posted By Obo2: Is that the first actual mission for it outside of probably the most expensive car commercial ever? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Obo2: Originally Posted By Neotopiaman: Falcon Heavy launch next month guys (USSF-44) Is that the first actual mission for it outside of probably the most expensive car commercial ever? I believe so. |
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Originally Posted By brich2929: Originally Posted By Obo2: Originally Posted By Neotopiaman: Falcon Heavy launch next month guys (USSF-44) Is that the first actual mission for it outside of probably the most expensive car commercial ever? I believe so. there have been 2 others, 3 total FH launches |
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I spent 5 or so minutes around 8pm trying to find the live stream before I finally paid attention to the date beneath the clock in the lower right of my screen.
I'll probably forget all about the launch tomorrow. |
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"Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb." -Dark Helmet
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Need to change time in post #1 to EDT. You have PDT listed. The post on this page is correct.
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Originally Posted By Chokey: there have been 2 others, 3 total FH launches View Quote First classified payload. I would be willing to bet that there's quite a few people in the NRO and related bureaucracies who want nothing to do with Elon. But they have no other option since ULA is being hobbled by its own moronic rules, Boeing can't get its shit together, Rocket Lab is still too small and Blue Origin is... |
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"Is it still larping when you actually chop someone with a battle axe?" Tacocat
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: My details may not be correct but I believe that this mission will have both first stages recovered by ASDS ships. JRTI and ASOG. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: Originally Posted By Neotopiaman: Falcon Heavy launch next month guys (USSF-44) My details may not be correct but I believe that this mission will have both first stages recovered by ASDS ships. JRTI and ASOG. Is the central core being expended? |
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The world is full of nice people. If you cannot find one, try to be one!
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Originally Posted By Neotopiaman: Yes, it's a large, high energy direct-to-GEO mission View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Neotopiaman: Originally Posted By DK-Prof: Is the central core being expended? Yes, it's a large, high energy direct-to-GEO mission Cool. |
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The world is full of nice people. If you cannot find one, try to be one!
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: My details may not be correct but I believe that this mission will have both first stages recovered by ASDS ships. JRTI and ASOG. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: Originally Posted By Neotopiaman: Falcon Heavy launch next month guys (USSF-44) My details may not be correct but I believe that this mission will have both first stages recovered by ASDS ships. JRTI and ASOG. That will be badass. I hope they are close enough to be in the same camera view. |
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“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a 10mm at your side, kid.”
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Getting a little misty in here for me. I really hope this goes smoothly.
It would be REALLY bad if one of those Tesla cars crashes on auto-pilot. |
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Everywhere we go, we are surrounded by people who stumble through life dependent upon the vigilance and/or kindness of others. - Zardoz
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Ashli Babbitt- 1/6/2021 RIP
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Still strikes me as incredible that they don't give those things a hell of a power washing before sending them up again. Especially when they are carrying people.
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"Is it still larping when you actually chop someone with a battle axe?" Tacocat
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Originally Posted By Lagtime: Does the F9 have a better safety record than the Tesla? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Lagtime: Originally Posted By California_Kid: Getting a little misty in here for me. I really hope this goes smoothly. It would be REALLY bad if one of those Tesla cars crashes on auto-pilot. Does the F9 have a better safety record than the Tesla? Nobody has yet been killed by a Falcon 9 rocket malfunction. I'll just leave it at that. |
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Everywhere we go, we are surrounded by people who stumble through life dependent upon the vigilance and/or kindness of others. - Zardoz
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Originally Posted By California_Kid: Nobody has yet been killed by a Falcon 9 rocket malfunction. I'll just leave it at that. View Quote There's what, like a million Tesla's on the road by now? Only 2 or 3 Dragon capsules? I can't believe they came up with solar panels that can survive reentry. |
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"Is it still larping when you actually chop someone with a battle axe?" Tacocat
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T - 3:45 hours
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Has Bezos filed a lawsuit to stop this manned launch yet?
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Originally Posted By Hesperus: Still strikes me as incredible that they don't give those things a hell of a power washing before sending them up again. Especially when they are carrying people. View Quote The guys at the Cape get kind of butt hurt when that gets mentioned, they wear a dirty booster like a badge of honor. Kind of a superstition thing for them. |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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"Is it still larping when you actually chop someone with a battle axe?" Tacocat
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: The guys at the Cape get kind of butt hurt when that gets mentioned, they wear a dirty booster like a badge of honor. Kind of a superstition thing for them. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Dagger41: Originally Posted By Hesperus: Still strikes me as incredible that they don't give those things a hell of a power washing before sending them up again. Especially when they are carrying people. The guys at the Cape get kind of butt hurt when that gets mentioned, they wear a dirty booster like a badge of honor. Kind of a superstition thing for them. That's not dirt. That's "seasoning." |
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Everywhere we go, we are surrounded by people who stumble through life dependent upon the vigilance and/or kindness of others. - Zardoz
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Originally Posted By Hesperus: Still strikes me as incredible that they don't give those things a hell of a power washing before sending them up again. Especially when they are carrying people. View Quote I wouldn't do anything physical to them that didn't have solid technical reasons for doing it. |
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Never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be. - Adm James Stockdale
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GD is talented. If you are butt hurtable, someone will hurt your butt. . - 74novaman
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Originally Posted By Hesperus: Still strikes me as incredible that they don't give those things a hell of a power washing before sending them up again. Especially when they are carrying people. View Quote OTOH, leaving them unwashed makes it very obvious that they're reusable - even to the casual observer who may not be aware of it. There's some PR benefit in that. |
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LIBERTY TRUMPS BUTT-HURT
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Everywhere we go, we are surrounded by people who stumble through life dependent upon the vigilance and/or kindness of others. - Zardoz
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Originally Posted By Skibane: OTOH, leaving them unwashed makes it very obvious that they're reusable - even to the casual observer who may not be aware of it. There's some PR benefit in that. View Quote I seem to recall a satire headline saying that SpaceX had a brand new booster going into service, but they would 'dirty it up' at the customers request. |
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"Is it still larping when you actually chop someone with a battle axe?" Tacocat
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Everyday Astronaut's stream for the launch
[LIVE 3 MILES AWAY!!!] Watch SpaceX launch 4 civilians into orbit for Inspiration 4!!! |
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Breaker of Threads
“An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." - Lt.Col. Jeff Cooper Cheesecake OG. Cold War 1, 2, 3, and 4. Foreign War 1. |
Didn’t know they were going that high of an orbit
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Seriously... unTex the Mex..
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People along the US east coast should watch outside for the rocket ascent and the re-entry burn of the first stage.
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wow that is a high orbit. didnt realize dragon had the capability of that.
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Getting closer
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FREE SYLVAN
Call sign: Rhino It’s not OK to be a Communist. |
crew access arm retracting
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35 minutes
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T-20 minutes
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Luke 22:36
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Hayley Arceneaux is Star Trek. "I want to be Bones, I'm the medical officer."
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