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Posted: 9/5/2024 11:39:29 PM EDT
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Falcon came over the ridge like a tiny pink comet.
Tiny pink light winked out. Tiny white light turned on. Tiny light started heading south. Neat. Best, JBR |
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Posted: 9/8/2024 10:12:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/9/2024 8:51:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/9/2024 8:54:37 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Dagger41]
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I will not be staying up for it.
Weather sucks here this week. |
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Posted: 9/10/2024 12:38:32 AM EDT
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Polaris Dawn crew is rolling to the pad.
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Posted: 9/10/2024 1:28:22 AM EDT
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Can't get the stream on X to load.
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Posted: 9/10/2024 1:33:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Plumber576: Can't get the stream on X to load. I'm using the Nasaspaceflight stream. I avoid X or Twitter or whatever as much as possible. But especially where video stuff is concerned. |
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Posted: 9/10/2024 3:27:34 AM EDT
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T minus 2 hours, launch time was delayed due to weather.
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Posted: 9/10/2024 5:15:12 AM EDT
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T minus 9 min
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Posted: 9/10/2024 5:16:52 AM EDT
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I'm up.
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Posted: 9/10/2024 5:24:42 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Chokey]
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Godspeed
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Posted: 9/10/2024 5:36:33 AM EDT
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Falcon 9 successful landing, Dragon deployed!
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Posted: 9/10/2024 5:42:01 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2024 5:55:30 AM EDT
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Thats awesome! Didn't think they would go today
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Posted: 9/10/2024 5:58:15 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2024 6:06:26 AM EDT
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Great launch. Glad they got up but I definitely prefer daylight launches.
SpaceX is badass. This mission is super cool. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/10/2024 6:09:16 AM EDT
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They are making Boeing their Bitch.
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Posted: 9/10/2024 7:07:35 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2024 7:19:16 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2024 7:32:35 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2024 7:32:58 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2024 7:36:33 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2024 7:57:29 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2024 8:12:26 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2024 8:49:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GXHQW_nXcAAXfXH?format=jpg&name=large |
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Posted: 9/10/2024 9:52:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GXHCrKrbMAA2pJi?format=jpg&name=large I wonder if that is the second stage after venting propellants. |
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Posted: 9/10/2024 11:25:58 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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"The Polaris Dawn crew will attempt the EVA from Dragon on Thursday, September 12 at 2:23 a.m. ET. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Friday, September 13 at the same time."
 SpaceX - Polaris Dawn - First Private Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) |
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Posted: 9/10/2024 11:30:09 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Posted: 9/10/2024 12:07:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2024 3:32:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
About 6200 are Starlink satellites. |
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Posted: 9/10/2024 4:13:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2024 4:30:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: I wonder if that is the second stage after venting propellants. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Originally Posted By Chokey:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GXHCrKrbMAA2pJi?format=jpg&name=large I wonder if that is the second stage after venting propellants. That’s exactly what it is. |
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Posted: 9/10/2024 7:55:09 PM EDT
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Polaris Dawn Flight Day 1 Update The Polaris Dawn crew completed their first day on-orbit, also known as Flight Day 1. After a successful launch by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:23 a.m. ET, the crew took off their spacesuits and began their multi-day mission. Shortly after liftoff, the crew began a two-day pre-breathe protocol in preparation for their anticipated spacewalk on Thursday, September 12 (Flight Day 3). During this time, Dragon’s pressure slowly lowers while oxygen levels inside the cabin increase, helping purge nitrogen from the crew’s bloodstreams. This will help lower the risk of decompression sickness (DCS) during all spacewalk operations. About two hours into Flight Day 1, the crew enjoyed their first on-orbit meals before engaging in the mission’s first science and research block and testing Starlink, which lasted about 3.5 hours. Dragon made its first pass through the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA), a region where Earth’s magnetic field is weaker, allowing more high-energy particles from space to penetrate closer to Earth. Mission control operators and the crew worked closely to monitor and respond to the vehicle’s systems across all high-apogee phases of flight, particularly through the SAA region. Mid-day, the crew settled in for their first sleep period in space, during which Dragon will perform its first apogee raising burn. Orbiting Earth higher than any humans in over 50 years, the crew will rest for about eight hours ahead of a busy day on Flight Day 2. Most excitingly, during its first orbit, Dragon reached an apogee of approximately 1,216 kilometers, making Polaris Dawn the highest Dragon mission flown to date. Following a healthy systems checkout, the crew and mission control will monitor the spacecraft ahead of the vehicle raising itself to an elliptical orbit of 190 x 1,400 kilometers at the start of Flight Day 2. |
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Posted: 9/10/2024 8:35:47 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2024 9:31:30 PM EDT
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I really really don't want a human flight to go sideways, but I'd really really like to see Dragon abort while the first stage is running.
That would be awesome. |
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Posted: 9/10/2024 9:38:14 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Hesperus]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By webtaz99: I really really don't want a human flight to go sideways, but I'd really really like to see Dragon abort while the first stage is running. That would be awesome. I don't think the Shuttle ever had to abort and that was a much more complicated machine than a Falcon 9. I think Colombia came close on the mission where they carried the Chandra X Ray Telescope to orbit. But they did make it to target velocity. If we were to see a manned mission have a failure like that Starlink launch with the leaky second stage awhile ago it could be a bit hairy. New Shepherd had a Max Q abort awhile ago. No one was aboard.  Blue Origin's New Shepard Rocket Fails After Takeoff |
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Posted: 9/10/2024 9:48:05 PM EDT
[Last Edit: DarkGray]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By webtaz99: I really really don't want a human flight to go sideways, but I'd really really like to see Dragon abort while the first stage is running. That would be awesome. Already happened during the in-flight abort test that NASA made SpaceX demo before they were allowed to fly crewed missions. NASA also required it to be done at max Q so there was no chance of saving the first stage booster. Boeing was not required to do the same...  Crew Dragon | In-Flight Escape Demonstration Recap |
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Posted: 9/10/2024 9:51:50 PM EDT
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cool video
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Posted: 9/11/2024 7:12:42 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/11/2024 8:38:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DarkGray: Already happened during the in-flight abort test that NASA made SpaceX demo before they were allowed to fly crewed missions. NASA also required it to be done at max Q so there was no chance of saving the first stage booster. Boeing was not required to do the same...  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ70N5HahDUThat feels like it was such a long time ago. Are you sure that was a NASA made them do it thing? Or was it a part of SpaceX planned development process they had submitted? |
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Posted: 9/11/2024 10:15:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RiverSwine45: That feels like it was such a long time ago. Are you sure that was a NASA made them do it thing? Or was it a part of SpaceX planned development process they had submitted? I read that it was SpaceX's plan...but my information may not be the truth. |
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Posted: 9/11/2024 10:15:38 AM EDT
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 Polaris Dawn reaches apogee |
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Posted: 9/11/2024 10:20:16 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Tao]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mcantu: it's crazy how young SpaceX employees are. doesn't look like anyone other than Musk is over 35 No one over 35 can survive the cocaine needed to work at Slave X. I watched the Dragon launch from Port Canaveral. This was one of the more spectacular because of the cloud cover. Watching the the burning propellant light up each layer of clouds as it ascended was an incredible sight. |
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Posted: 9/11/2024 12:56:26 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/11/2024 1:29:44 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Chokey]
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thanks Boeing, we couldn't have done it without you. 
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Posted: 9/11/2024 4:07:16 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 9-6
1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 21 Starlink internet, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E). The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on the drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ in the Pacific Ocean." Source 2) Launch window: 6:45 - 9:49 PM PDT (12 September 2024). 3) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California 4) Launch direction: Southeasterly 5) Webcast viewing options:  SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 9-6 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base - Space Affairs Live 6) Observation comments: Assuming that the first launch time is 6:45 PM PDT, the second stage in sunlit until at least second stage cutoff. All the remaining launch times will have the second stage not be sunlit. I use the sun at least 6 degrees below the horizon to start local visibility. In El Paso TX we have these possible visibility points: 7:48:15 PM MDT 282/0 (Azimuth/elevation) 7:51:05 PM MDT 257/6 3 degrees below Venus 7:52:00 PM MDT 243/7 For Albuquerque: 7:49:20 PM MDT 256/2.5 5.5 degrees below Venus 7:51:00 PM MDT 239/4 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. Lindsay C + OCISLY departed PoLB on Sep 10 @ 5:42am PT / 8:42am ET  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com Go Beyond departed PoLB on Sep 10 @ 7:12am PT / 10:12am ET  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellites: Previously provided c. Ready for launch: Not found d. Navigation warning:  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recovery on drone ship OCISLY 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:01:07 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:26 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:30 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:36 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:02 Fairing deployment 00:06:06 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:28 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:50 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:12 1st stage landing 00:08:40 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:53:55 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:53:56 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:00:48 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit destination: 269 kilometers perigee x 279 kilometers apogee, 53.16 degree inclination |
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Posted: 9/11/2024 4:16:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Tao: No one over 35 can survive the cocaine needed to work at Slave X. I watched the Dragon launch from Port Canaveral. This was one of the more spectacular because of the cloud cover. Watching the the burning propellant light up each layer of clouds as it ascended was an incredible sight. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Tao: Originally Posted By mcantu: it's crazy how young SpaceX employees are. doesn't look like anyone other than Musk is over 35 No one over 35 can survive the cocaine needed to work at Slave X. I watched the Dragon launch from Port Canaveral. This was one of the more spectacular because of the cloud cover. Watching the the burning propellant light up each layer of clouds as it ascended was an incredible sight. I didn't feel like a slave when I worked there. What site were you at? |
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Posted: 9/11/2024 5:55:15 PM EDT
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video
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Posted: 9/11/2024 7:04:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 9-6 1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 20 Starlink internet, 2) Launch window: 7:47 PM PDT (11 September 2024). 3) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California 4) Launch direction: Southeasterly 5) Webcast viewing options: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1s13TgnWIk6) Observation comments: 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. Source: NASASpaceFlight.com Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellites: Previously provided c. Ready for launch: Not found d. Navigation warning: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/assets/61383.0/2313057.jpg Source: NASASpaceFlight.com 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recovery on drone ship OCISLY 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:01:07 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:25 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:28 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:35 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:02 Fairing deployment 00:06:01 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:27 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:49 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:12 1st stage landing 00:08:39 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:52:20 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:52:21 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 00:59:14 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit destination: 269 kilometers perigee x 279 kilometers apogee, 53.16 degree inclination It looks like this one is scrubbed until (possibly) tomorrow. Probably an issue with high-altitude winds. |
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Posted: 9/11/2024 8:58:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By California_Kid: It looks like this one is scrubbed until (possibly) tomorrow. Probably an issue with high-altitude winds. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By California_Kid: It looks like this one is scrubbed until (possibly) tomorrow. Probably an issue with high-altitude winds. Thanks C_K for that. I was hoping for a nice jellyfish view, a half hour after dark. Tomorrow will be before sunset (when the launch window opens, at least), but still should be a nice viewing. Launch time: Window opens 6:45 p.m. PDT (9:45 p.m. EDT, 0145 UTC) I had no idea until I happened upon seeing a launch that I could see them from my house. I should always be able to see them as V-Berg launches are always nearly due south. 
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