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Does the first stage look a little crooked on the landing pad? Or is that a forced perspective type thing?
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Nice way to enjoy a cup of coffee!
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Seriously... unTex the Mex..
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Some cores were crushed I believe. But that is why they have the crush cores. A little bit hard of a landing? No biggie.
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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.
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This never gets old.
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"He was seeing the enormity of the smallness of the enemy who was destroying the world.[...] If this is what has beaten us, he thought, the guilt is ours." - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
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"Is it still larping when you actually chop someone with a battle axe?" Tacocat
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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? View Quote 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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"Is it still larping when you actually chop someone with a battle axe?" Tacocat
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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 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 |
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Hopefully the weather is good.
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Starlink Mission |
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This never gets old.
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I'm usually mistaken for being absent.
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nailed it
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Nailed it!
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Looked like a little more of a plop than normal on the landing but it's there.
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“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a 10mm at your side, kid.”
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That may be the first time that I have seen the shock absorber action of the legs at landing.
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Which three engines light on the reentry burn? Middle and two opposing ones?
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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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"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 ~ |
Twelve recoveries of this booster and 114 total recoveries.
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"If It Has Tits, Wheels, or a CPU, it's gonna cause you Problems".
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I missed it. These guys are all over the place right now, I'm sure they had a great view.
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Another perfect mission.
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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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Originally Posted By TacticalGarand44: Man, that's a great shot. Is it real, or a photoshop? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By TacticalGarand44: 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 |
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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?" |
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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. |
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The launch forecast shows TWO Starlink launches on 8 May 2022.
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Safe journey home AX-1.
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NRA Benefactor Life
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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 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 |
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T-35 minutes. ... propellant load occurring
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And it's off!
Nominal orbit insertion and the booster stuck the landing, again. |
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"Is it still larping when you actually chop someone with a battle axe?" Tacocat
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The interview with Harrison Schmitt at about T +18:00 on the webcast was a really nice touch.
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Missed it. It did wake us up though.
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Scroll back to 3:53 A.M. and you'll see what a night launch at Port Canaveral looks like.
ARCHIVE: Space Coast Live |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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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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Originally Posted By TacticalGarand44: 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. View Quote When that day comes humanity shall ride eternal. Mad Max: Fury Road -- "You Shall Ride Eternal" Shiny and chrome. |
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"Is it still larping when you actually chop someone with a battle axe?" Tacocat
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webcast is live for Approach and Docking, docking is scheduled for about 7:40pm
Crew-4 Mission | Approach and Docking |
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Perfect mission so far as Dragon nears docking.
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We're pretty close to docking.
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