REAL MAN TRUCKWORKS & SURVIVAL
GENERAL TOPICS => D.O.T. => Topic started by: wilsonphil on December 21, 2015, 06:48:06 PM
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http://original.livestream.com/spaceflightnow
All, if you have time and are close to the computer there is a good chance this will go tonight 830EST, it will be kind of history making if all goes to plan, the first stage will be returning and landing on a pad close to where it took off. If you have kids it should be a great opportunity for them to see history (if all goes to plan)!
they don't start streaming until 30min before launch
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I heard this on the radio, thanks for the link. We will be watching!
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T-50min
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T-35 min
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Loading propellant
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T-20 spaceflightnow is live
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T-10
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Not sure where you were involved but a congratulations is in order I believe. That was pretty cool.
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We made history tonight
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thanks for posting the link
space is the place
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We made history tonight
Glad I got to watch it.
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for those who missed it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCBE8ocOkAQ
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It is really great to see it be successful. Made in "Merica with engineering that is local.
I think one of our biggest embarrassments as a nation in the last 20 years is being dependent on Russia for our space program. SpaceX and Bezos takes it a step further.
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Hats off to SpaceX and American ingenuity!
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That 1st stage coming back in for a landing was intense. It's like something out of a scifi movie, firing retro rockets and all that. Very cool moment.
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That 1st stage coming back in for a landing was intense. It's like something out of a scifi movie, firing retro rockets and all that. Very cool moment.
I agree. That was amazing to say the least. One can only imagine the engineering behind that feat.
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That 1st stage coming back in for a landing was intense. It's like something out of a scifi movie, firing retro rockets and all that. Very cool moment.
And THAT is what is very different with this company and rocket. I don't think that has been done before.
Did you see the vid where they launched the falcon 9 first stage only and slowly climbed to 1000M altitude, then hovered it for awhile, then descended it for a spot on landing back on the pad?
Amazing!
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Hey Don that is called the "grasshopper" it was kind of destroyed when the engine failed during one of the tests
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O5bTbVbe4e4
At almost min 34 listen, this shows how bad the media has gotten, CNN said "everyone started chanting". They forgot to say everyone was shouting USA, USA!!!
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Liberals are enemies of freedom and good and truth.
And they prove it at every turn.
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Hey Don that is called the "grasshopper" it was kind of destroyed when the engine failed during one of the tests
Copy, Phil
I'm somewhat ignorant of this new growth industry
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I have to research that "vacuum engine".
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Hey Don that is called the "grasshopper" it was kind of destroyed when the engine failed during one of the tests
Copy, Phil
I'm somewhat ignorant of this new growth industry
What would you like to know. Nothing new in the technology just how it's applied and how things are built.
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I have to research that "vacuum engine".
It's just called M-vac because that's the environment it operates in.
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So Phil, are you the proverbial "Rocket Scientist?" :)
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No I'm just a redneck with a third grade education but I have been accused of having more than one brain cell And I build rockets for a living.
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It's just called M-vac because that's the environment it operates in.
Thanks. I thought for some reason that it was something ...uhh....else. lol
So you are a part of this whole spacex thang?
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No I'm just a redneck with a third grade education but I have been accused of having more than one brain cell And I build rockets for a living.
OK, copy that
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No I'm just a redneck with a third grade education but I have been accused of having more than one brain cell And I build rockets for a living.
Every time someone here tries to over-complicate things here we tell them "we're not building rockets". If you don't mind, I'll just start telling them "we're not wilsonphillin' it here".
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It's just called M-vac because that's the environment it operates in.
Thanks. I thought for some reason that it was something ...uhh....else. lol
So you are a part of this whole spacex thang?
Where the name M-Vac comes from is Merlin(name of engine) and Vac (vacuum of space). Yes I am a part of SpaceX I am the grandpa in my group and I'm considered young in Aerospace years.
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It's just called M-vac because that's the environment it operates in.
Thanks. I thought for some reason that it was something ...uhh....else. lol
So you are a part of this whole spacex thang?
Where the name M-Vac comes from is Merlin(name of engine) and Vac (vacuum of space). Yes I am a part of SpaceX I am the grandpa in my group and I'm considered young in Aerospace years.
So by grandpa you're the oldest by probably ten years or so, possibly even less because college grads today seem confused about age and wisdom. But youngest in aerospace years meaning you're somewhat new to the industry? Because when I first read it I was confused as how you can be a young grandpa. Fascinating accomplishment for space x and all involved though, even if somehow or another you have managed to be old and young all at the same time :)
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Well Mr Phil, congrats on what you and your "kids" have done.
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It's just called M-vac because that's the environment it operates in.
Thanks. I thought for some reason that it was something ...uhh....else. lol
So you are a part of this whole spacex thang?
Where the name M-Vac comes from is Merlin(name of engine) and Vac (vacuum of space). Yes I am a part of SpaceX I am the grandpa in my group and I'm considered young in Aerospace years.
So by grandpa you're the oldest by probably ten years or so, possibly even less because college grads today seem confused about age and wisdom. But youngest in aerospace years meaning you're somewhat new to the industry? Because when I first read it I was confused as how you can be a young grandpa. Fascinating accomplishment for space x and all involved though, even if somehow or another you have managed to be old and young all at the same time :)
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Well it depends on how you want to look at it, most of the "children" are either fresh outs (4 year) or have their masters and a few have Doctorate so in a lot of cases I have been in Aviation/Aerospace longer than they have been alive so it averages that most are anywhere between 10-25 years younger than me. I have been around Airplanes my entire life, but my career in aerospace really started in 1998, I don't count my Military time and Pilot time as Aerospace. So in the Aerospace/Aviation you have a 50year time frame to be somewhat effective that's why they call me Uncle or Grandpa. Uncle to my face, Grandpa behind my back.
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Well Mr Phil, congrats on what you and your "kids" have done.
It is great to work for this company, you can get so much done and your not hamstrung by all the BS. They could care lees about what school you went too all they care about is "CAN YOU GET THE JOB DONE"
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A recap of the last launch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANv5UfZsvZQ
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Quite the re-cap and accomplishment! Amazing what can happen without governmental interference!
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If all goes well we are trying again this afternoon, also be attempting a barge landing of the first stage. 15:35 EST as of right now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muDPSyO7-A0
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I hope it all works as planned
What sea state can that rocket handle? Not much I'm guessing
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T-minus 30min
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I have the window open with bated breath.
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It just went from 2 people watching to like 5000+ in 30 seconds!
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OK we are doing this again, 2030hrs for you east coast guys, 1730 for the west.
https://www.youtube.com/user/spacexchannel
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh8V0COrrzE
best parts are 26:45 and the really good stuff starts at 35:31
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Phil,
That is pretty cool. How does the falcon 9 stay attached to its landing boat, and is that boat remote controlled? I see it said something about autonomous drone or some such. Also, is this the first successful landing on the water like that?
Was the launch in FL?
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Basically what is do is we run over after the rocket has been secured and we have big steel shoes that go over the landing foot and we weld that to the barge. Yes the barge is a drone ship, and it was the first time we kept it upright. We have hit the barge every time we have tried, just a little too hard in most cases! We launched out of the Cape, the ship is 200miles off the coast.
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Basically what is do is we run over after the rocket has been secured and we have big steel shoes that go over the landing foot and we weld that to the barge. Yes the barge is a drone ship, and it was the first time we kept it upright. We have hit the barge every time we have tried, just a little too hard in most cases! We launched out of the Cape, the ship is 200miles off the coast.
The boat landing was indeed impressive. Seems the brainiacs at the company are getting things dialed in and fine tuned. Thanks for sharing. Look forward to seeing another one.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=tU1b1H2EWU4&app=desktop
Kind of a recap from concept to success.
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I can't tell you how proud I am of SpaceX and the people that work there. So many incremental accomplishments over the years. Much to look forward to as well.
I have a nephew in law that works at SpaceX and he loves it. They moved from Ohio to Austin for the job and couldn't be happier.
Our government space program has been a national embarrassment for years depending on Russia to launch our astronauts to the space station. The private sector has stepped up and are bringing it back. ;D
I am old enough to remember sitting in front of the black and white TV watching the first moon landing live with Walter Cronkite narration getting in the way. You want to talk about inspiring kids to go into science/technology/math... that was a moment. Hopefully SpaceX is bringing that back as well.
Great stuff!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY4bFENIODI&feature=youtu.be
so you don't have to watch for four hours a short vid compressed down to three min, inflatable habitat that was delivered to ISS is what your looking at
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Way cool stuff there!
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https://www.youtube.com/user/spacexchannel
we are launching again tonight 01:21 EST
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and our latest landing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jEz03Z8azc
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That landing is so cool.
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One of the coolest vids I've ever seen.
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Looks like they've got it dialed in!
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We have always done real well at bring down spot on, even when we didn't have a barge to land them on. we will be re-flying one of the ones we have brought back later this year, but the big news is going to be the Falcon Heavy at the end of this year, along with the Crew Dragon and Red Dragon lots going on guys!!!!!!
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Another launch and a LAND landing this time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCCyVCvN2bo
if you have about 30min to spare!
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that is an awesome pic there!
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pretty cool.
so how much of this elon musk drama effecting your guys work?
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex
if you have some time to kill so new picture of the latest launch and return.
And of course the Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OERDIFnFvHs
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pretty cool.
so how much of this elon musk drama effecting your guys work?
as long as we are successful in what we do not at all.
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http://www.king5.com/news/explosion-rocks-spacex-launch-site-in-florida-during-test-1/312443866
Yikes! Praying that everyone is ok.
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The upside is that it was a Facebook satellite.
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https://youtu.be/0qo78R_yYFA
time to build more rockets!
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https://youtu.be/0qo78R_yYFA
time to build more rockets!
More?
Well, what happened to the other ones you guys built?
Lose em' somewhere?
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nope now we just have to build bigger ones! and more of them.
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That is a very cool video.
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Two questions.... What is the anticipated travel time? Are they going to let you bring your Ramcharger?
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Awesome video!
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Two questions.... What is the anticipated travel time? Are they going to let you bring your Ramcharger? ![](http://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji12.png)
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DOT alert....
I'm going to pretend that I'm smart, and that I'm Phil for a moment....a famous rocket scientist.
If we take the distance to Mars which is 34,000,000 miles (rounding numbers here) and divide that by the speed of the craft in the video, of 63,000mph, we come up with roughly 540 hrs, divided by 24 hrs in a day, and we come up with approximately 24 1/2 days travel time. ya might wanna take something to read :)
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Well, you are not taking into account a few things. First it will take a little time to accelerate to 63000mph. And then a little ways out you have to start braking so you don't go flying past your target. Lastly there is this thing called orbital mechanics, so every two years we are closest to Mars so in ideal conditions 80 to 90 days. And remember this is if you are burning fuel the whole way otherwise it's a nice 9 month journey!!!
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And I'm not famous and I only completed the third grade, but I sure do like thinks that make smoke and fire!
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DOT alert....
I'm going to pretend that I'm smart, and that I'm Phil for a moment....a famous rocket scientist.
If we take the distance to Mars which is 34,000,000 miles (rounding numbers here) and divide that by the speed of the craft in the video, of 63,000mph, we come up with roughly 540 hrs, divided by 24 hrs in a day, and we come up with approximately 24 1/2 days travel time. ya might wanna take something to read :)
Ken, I'd give you a rocket scientist badge for a day, that's some pretty good thinkings!
Well, you are not taking into account a few things. First it will take a little time to accelerate to 63000mph. And then a little ways out you have to start braking so you don't go flying past your target. Lastly there is this thing called orbital mechanics, so every two years we are closest to Mars so in ideal conditions 80 to 90 days. And remember this is if you are burning fuel the whole way otherwise it's a nice 9 month journey!!!
9 months just drifting! Oh man that would be a long trip. Sure is fascinating none the less. Guess I'm in the wrong field of work, considering once this gets rolling there is going to be a need for many different fields of study to be employed.
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I was taking note of that 63,000mph number
We accelerate things to what, 18,000 mph for orbit and 25,000 mph to escape orbit???
63K is a much higher number...So I was wondering how exactly we did that without having to build a rocket a thousand feet tall and half a mile in diameter just to carry all the fuel.
I think in 2008 the earth passed within 34,000,000 miles of Mars, but that won't happen again for a long time. Typically the distances are much greater, meaning more time. I always thought travel time was around 9 months give or take for one way to the red planet...
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Dang I wasn't even close!
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I thought it was MPS (meters per second)? crazy fast!
Now kph would just be 39000mph.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WimRhydggo
a little less in one hour, if weather holds winds are building but it might be OK.
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Ok so far so good, first stage made it home in about 40 min we see if we make payday.
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That is really a pretty cool feat to watch. The main rocket doing its landing dance towards a floating barge in the Atlantic!
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Outstanding! Glad it went so well.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jre7HBR0gdk
6 min away, The landing is 10 min after liftoff
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That was a cool landing video. Guess non of those talking are you?
Hopefully with the new Admin we will see more of this. Things like this is why we have such a great country, the people step in to a job that needs to be done regardless of being dragged down by the last 8 years.
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Its been a very long road to get were we are now, lots of haters from everywhere.
I am very limited what I can say publicly but if there is ever a Real-Man gathering I can give you a much more in-depth details. I might be up you way next month JR.
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Sweet
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Awesome progress Mr Phil. Great video.
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National news up here in WA. Nothing but love on King 5. Well done.
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A source of national pride once again. Great job!
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Finally had time to have a watch.
So cool what's happening here.
Thanks for sharing Phil!
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Phil is a bit of a mystery to me
The same guy shoots expensive stuff into orbit, then lands part of it back on the very launch pad from which it departed...Also messes with 18th century Dodge Ramchargers with steam engines.
I just don't see the connection. Unless its related to the principal that neither should actually work???
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Not much mystery with me, just a semi-educated red neck that made it thru the third grade. I try to never forget how far we have come with technology and always try to learn from the failures.
Someday I might have to go back to pulling a plow with a horse, but I need to remember/know how to make the iron/steel/bronze to make the plow.
As a society we can regress real fast and so much basic knowledge is not taught now, I’m not one of the doom and gloom people but I try to be prepared.
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Not much mystery with me, just a semi-educated red neck that made it thru the third grade. I try to never forget how far we have come with technology and always try to learn from the failures.
Someday I might have to go back to pulling a plow with a horse, but I need to remember/know how to make the iron/steel/bronze to make the plow.
As a society we can regress real fast and so much basic knowledge is not taught now, I’m not one of the doom and gloom people but I try to be prepared.
Definition of wisdom^^^^^
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So I watched this and I'm kind of puzzled....you like to shoot guns and you're a reloader so you pick up the shells....is that about it? :huh:
:grin: Just messing with you......VERY VERY cool! THAT was very great to watch!
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http://www.space.com/36014-spacex-dragon-crew-life-support-test.html
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and if any of you are up at 0130 EST weather is not looking the best right now.
http://www.spacex.com/webcast
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That is cool. So NASA has a hand in it but it is your craft. Hopefully this continues with the new admin.
I will be up then, just 2230 here.
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No NASA is the end user and we kind of have to make them happy
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14 min to liftoff
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Sweet launch. Glad to see everything is going well. :laugh:
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Proof that innovation and pushing the envelope is not the sole domain of the government. Nice!
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I watched until the glide segment. Sure that cone is 10 ft?
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So what's this about? Real story or not?
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2017/03/22/spacex-equipment-spotted-port-canaveral-florida-falcon9-reddit-drone-ship-ses10-kennedy-space-center/99457762/
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Why not.
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Automation is the future Boys, cant comment on items that have not be publicly announced.
But next week we will make history in a big way, for those of you that have kids I highly encourage you to let them watch the launch and landing of the mission next week scheduled right now for March 29.
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Cool! The Drudge click through headline said "Mysterious equipment spotted on SPACEX drone ship" and I wondered if it was something bizarre or just something pretty neat (whether you could discuss or not). Looking forward to seeing how this evolves. I like that private companies are doing this. I think private enterprise is usually much better faster cheaper than government bureaucracies at getting stuff done like this.
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Phil. Will definitely have the kid watch next week. What do you think about the recent NASA budget news? Too little too late? Love SpaceX
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Launch still scheduled for tomorrow? Time window?
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OK, everything is looking good so far for todays mission. If you do have kids please try to encourage them to watch, there is lots going on with this mission. This will be the first re-flight of a flown rocket in history and we are attempting to bring it back again. Launch window opens up at 18:30EST (15:27PST) TODAY
http://www.spacex.com/webcast
http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/finalses10presskit.pdf
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Was that you on the sound bite they played on the news today?
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Very cool! Sending it to some friends with kids who may be interested in seeing it too.
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Was that you on the sound bite they played on the news today?
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Negative, I am a worker bee!
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Third picture blue smock, might be someone you know
http://www.space.com/36014-spacex-dragon-crew-life-support-test.html
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Sorry.....this is what I keep thinking of.... :rolleyes:
:laugh:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4L0VaEsyyY
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T- 1 hour all is looking good
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T- 30min
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Congrats to you all at Spacex. That was pretty cool, yet again!
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Congrats to you all at Spacex. That was pretty cool, yet again!
THIS^^^ VERY COOL!!!
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Brilliant
We win again!
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Let my kids watch it. Was great. To bad the landing was blacked out.
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Let my kids watch it. Was great. To bad the landing was blacked out.
They do that to fake it!
A Chinook is hovering nearby with a painted up falcon 9 first stage. The pilot, a handsome devil, sets the booster on the barge and then flies off
I think they used Chinooks to fake the moon landings too!
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Let my kids watch it. Was great. To bad the landing was blacked out.
They do that to fake it!
A Chinook is hovering nearby with a painted up falcon 9 first stage. The pilot, a handsome devil, sets the booster on the barge and then flies off
I think they used Chinooks to fake the moon landings too!
Sure would create more than enough dust or mess of the air in screen!
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Let my kids watch it. Was great. To bad the landing was blacked out.
They do that to fake it!
A Chinook is hovering nearby with a painted up falcon 9 first stage. The pilot, a handsome devil, sets the booster on the barge and then flies off
I think they used Chinooks to fake the moon landings too!
Sure would create more than enough dust or mess of the air in screen!
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They're fitted with the non rotor wash blades, and the rotor muffler
Can't go into detail... ;-)
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:popcorn:
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Let my kids watch it. Was great. To bad the landing was blacked out.
They do that to fake it!
A Chinook is hovering nearby with a painted up falcon 9 first stage. The pilot, a handsome devil, sets the booster on the barge and then flies off
I think they used Chinooks to fake the moon landings too!
Now Don why would you spread this type of propaganda about the world as we know it, the last time we tried the Chinook the rotor mufflers came off and you had to engage the anti-gravity system we got off the alien space craft in Roswell. Everyone knows we are using the Skycrane for all these deception video's.
How many times do I have to tell you, the first rule of deception club is to NEVER talk about deception club!!! and the earth is still flat!
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^^^You're not supposed to talk about Roswell...;-)
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Congratulations once again!
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/wonder/watch-spacex-land-its-10th-successful-rocket-after-launching-a-top-secret-government-satellite-into-space/vi-BBAAfaj
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its going to be an exciting year!!!!!!!!
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I wish I could find the pic of me, Sam and Sophie all wearing the occupy mars shirts. we all woke up at different times, didn't see each other in the morning and all chose the same shirt, so the wife had to get a pic, and oh, and Sam has stolen my "Remove before flight" tag. As a 19 year old, I really like seeing him so interested in your company's ventures. we spent an entire flight from Phoenix to SF with Sam sitting next to EM's private pilot. Very cool stories and inspiring. Too bad he can't intern for you guys, it'd be nice if you had Seattle roots.
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we do have Seattle group, I work with them all the time
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Shot you an email.
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Just saw a small video of the static booster test for the Heavy. Not sure how old it is...
Pretty cool year ahead I'd say.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynMYE64IEKs
Doing it again today, heaviest payload to date!
Falcon Heavy will launch later this year, most powerful since Saturn 5
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at about 7:05 p.m. EDT webcast should start
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I heard you guys are going to have satellite internet once you get the satellites in place?
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Phil, why no first stage recovery this time? Watching it live with the kids
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Reason is we burn up all the fuel, some missions we cant bring home either because of weight of payload or orbit insertion
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This is awesome. Seeing it live is as well.
Just read a bit about the customer.
I'm thinking I may have been on these when we were on the cruise back in February.
Not sure, there may be others also, but it was pretty dang good internet for the middle of the ocean.
Always love to see these updates.
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Phil when is the next launch? I was considering taking the girls to see a launch live. (I'd like to see it too!) We take space travel for granted.
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TRN, I cant say much about launch dates until they are publicly announced, best recommendation I can give is keep an eye on the Spacex.com website, we are building a launch complex in Texas so you should have to travel very far. But the Cape or Vandenberg would be the best bets if you want to watch one soon.
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If anyone is really interested in how far we have come, please take a few min to read this interview given buy Tom Muller.
https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/6b043z/tom_mueller_interview_speech_skype_call_02_may/dhiygzm/
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Cool Phil. Is there an observation area in the Cape or do people just park on the road?
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Well things have been very busy of the last few months, if anyone has time tomorrow and things stay on tract around 1030PST ish we are going to try to fire this off and send a Tesla to mars,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk338VXcb24
ENJOY.
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History was made today,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLOZPoVV04A min 37 is were the fun starts
I will post up more, fantastic day FOR THE USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Watched it live...Was moved to tears
Magnificent!
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Local news covered it. it was like watching my kid at graduation. congrats Phillip and all you work with!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_IV_Heavy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_Heavy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBr2kKAHN6M
Just please remember everything you watched today is already obsolete!!!!!!!!
Now all eyes on CREW mission!!!!!
Fantastic Day for the USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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One can only wonder what that car will be worth someday when some salvage guy recovers it????
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Haven’t you ever watched Star Trek? We’ll have replicators & wont recycle anything...... :popcorn:
Oh way to go USA! :likebutton:
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loved the screen on the car dash. "Don't Panic"
Yeah, some cro-magnon alien in another world will see that thing land and start worshiping it......
Of course I don't believe God created other beings on other planets, but it makes for a good story.
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Saturn V was 4X larger....wow. Gives perspective to what we accomplished when $ was no object in the 60s.
Phil that was pretty impressive. What makes it more impressive to me is the quote from Wiki
"The Falcon Heavy was developed with private capital. No government financing was provided for its development"
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Outstanding! Great accomplishment for you guys!
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Yeah, some cro-magnon alien in another world will see that thing land and start worshiping it......
Could be a mocie.....The Aliens Must Be Crazy maybe?
Really really awesome. I love this for so many reasons....obviously the kicking butt with new tech etc, but also it just shows what motivated ppl can do and prove that the govt is not the "be all and end all" for a lot. I loved what NASA accomplished but every day you guys are taking some of the shine off that rose. Hopefully some other Americans are paying attention. Very cool! Love it!!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8wxV-lUsZg
Official Video is up.
Its been an interesting road, its about to get even more exciting, I promise unless things go way off the rails the world will be a much smaller place in 20yrs.
Even with all of this I'm glad I still know how to grow/hunt food, build things with my hands and protect friends and family if I have to!
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One can only wonder what that car will be worth someday when some salvage guy recovers it????
I was going to propose Square D, that would really throw the Aliens way off
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Video of the launch was amazing. Put it on the kitchen table while the kids were having a snack and let them watch. They were all pumped. They kept asking if it was real.
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So, as far as i can search, I can't determine whether or not the third booster made the successful barge landing? Anyone know?
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That was cool, had to watch the recording though.
Now all they needed was to have the guy wave!!
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So, as far as i can search, I can't determine whether or not the third booster made the successful barge landing? Anyone know?
Third booster did not make it, hit the water at about 300mph. Video to come soon. This is where your glad it did not hit the target (Drone Ship)
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I watched the recording too. I found it very impressive. Human engineering at it still very young prime. Although the bad comes with the good. We may one day be too smart for our own good. I digress. Imagine that car just hanging out in space top down cruising. HAHA
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One can only wonder what that car will be worth someday when some salvage guy recovers it????
I was going to propose Square D, that would really throw the Aliens way off
Oh snap!
Was that "shots fired"?? More like a suppressed shot....
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Watched it again and I think the thing that is most impressive is the booster landings. Its got to be easier to send it up than it is to bring it back. Keeping those things stable at low velocity is impressive.
Any footage of the center booster making what would have to be one heck of a splash?
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Is that why video was lost?
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Shockwaves and explosions tend to have negative effect on things around them!
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Shockwaves and explosions tend to have negative effect on things around them!
Yep that works!
Still think they should have had the spaceman wave!
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One can only wonder what that car will be worth someday when some salvage guy recovers it????
I was going to propose Square D, that would really throw the Aliens way off
For the Tesla car, did they strip the batteries out of it and it was just a shell basically? :grin:
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Well we know they had to let the air out of the tires or they’d have blown up
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Well we know they had to let the air out of the tires or they’d have blown up
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that is not 100% correct
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One can only wonder what that car will be worth someday when some salvage guy recovers it????
I was going to propose Square D, that would really throw the Aliens way off
For the Tesla car, did they strip the batteries out of it and it was just a shell basically? :grin:
I cannot confirm or deny such information.
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Well we know they had to let the air out of the tires or they’d have blown up
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that is not 100% correct
I would hope not, because when he gets where he’s going, he’s gonna be POd when AAA won’t clmenout and fill up his flats.
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Well we know they had to let the air out of the tires or they’d have blown up
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that is not 100% correct
Muy interesante.
I would have thought 32psi would have blown them up in the vacuum of space.
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Well we know they had to let the air out of the tires or they’d have blown up
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that is not 100% correct
Muy interesante.
I would have thought 32psi would have blown them up in the vacuum of space.
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its relative, the internal pressure increases 14.7psi from sea level. usally the air will permeate thru the rubber and over time decrease to nothing.
Now what can cause real issue is the thermal cycle the material/tires will see that could in theory do something if certain conditions are present.
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One can only wonder what that car will be worth someday when some salvage guy recovers it????
I was going to propose Square D, that would really throw the Aliens way off
For the Tesla car, did they strip the batteries out of it and it was just a shell basically? :grin:
I cannot confirm or deny such information.
^^^Look at who's getting all cryptic here^^^^^
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I loved Elon's comments about "the reason you know it's real is because it looks so fake..." I was dying. All the side comments dragging the flat earth people, bwahahahaha
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https://digg.com/video/simultaneous-landing-spacex-sonic-boom
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One can only wonder what that car will be worth someday when some salvage guy recovers it????
I was going to propose Square D, that would really throw the Aliens way off
For the Tesla car, did they strip the batteries out of it and it was just a shell basically? :grin:
I cannot confirm or deny such information.
^^^Look at who's getting all cryptic here^^^^^
The next time the Telsa will be in the vicinity of Earth looks to be 2073, and after that, not until 2260, if you try real hard Don, Square D will be under this own power! on the return trip.
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Wow. Space shots fired!
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^^^^.....and this is how Star Wars came into existence.............may the farce be with ye! :popcorn:
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Hhrrmm, pithy he is!
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Wow. Space shots fired!
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I just ignore it...not a real threat!
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^^^^ in the voice of a storm trooper, “nothing to see here, move along...”
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With this one strong the farce is ^^
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Ok lets not Dog pile Don and hes trying real hard!
Back to SpaceX, this why I like working for him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQbKctnnA-Y
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Must be non PC, blocked for viewing!
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Worked for me JR
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No good. Even turned my blockers off. Guess I watch to much gun stuff.
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I've never read much about him but that makes me want to....
Phil are there many non college educated people on the team?
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He is a visionary!
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I've never read much about him but that makes me want to....
Phil are there many non college educated people on the team?
A few, not a lot. The big thing is I invest a lot of time on getting people that show potential the tools and education we need them to have and then move them into Engineering if they desire that route.
Remember everything you see now is already obsolete! Even how we launch now is obsolete!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0FZIwabctw&feature=youtu.be
more in depth Heavy Mission
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Cool vid.
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Very cool. Love the SpaceX program. ‘Merica!
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https://www.space.com/41494-spacex-crew-dragon-spaceship-inside-look.html
what has been keeping me busy over the last year and will be my life for the next few months!
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That is just so COOL!!!
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sweet
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taxi. We've gotten so good at space travel we can use terms like taxi. I have vague memories of the Apollo missions, and they were anything but routine......
Too cool.
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That is cool. I was wondering about "escape" and it was answered.
Funny how boeing is around too and theirs looks like Apollo.
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Taxi is pretty correct, in some of the corner cases you could be in the capsule for days.
Just remember what you see here is already obsolete, when BFR comes on line the day of land launched rockets will come to an end and word travel will be done in minutes not hours like now!
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https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1040397262248005632
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I hope to see the day I could afford a ride. That would be the entire bucket list!
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Oh sure, you giving any hints?
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Sir Richard Branson and Elon are gonna smoke some weed together and take a trip....get it?
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... sitting on rocket rides in front of the grocery store singing dark side of the moon?
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... sitting on rocket rides in front of the grocery store singing dark side of the moon?
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^^^ Kens perfect date with Hildabeast!
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Talk about "LOST IN SPACE" :rolleyes:
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What I really like about Ken is his frame of reference growing up seems parallel to mine......I was always looking for change on the ground so I didn’t have to beg to ride the horse outside the grocery store.....might have been grabbed by the hair for slipping in a second coin for an unauthorized re-ride a time or two! :laugh:
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So this Fri around midnight PST we are scheduled to launch Crew Dragon, thats 3am EST for the east coat clowns.
If possible please try to watch and if you have kids it will be historic for them to see, if all goes to plan the USA will be able to fly US astronauts on a USA made capsule and rocket to ISS. This flight will be a dry run no people on board.
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Is this live broadcast on youtube or where? (for us southern clowns....)
Looking forward to our people not having to hitch a ride with the Russians....
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Hmm, wonder why the shuttle program was stopped?
Yes it will be good to have our men on our ships!
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I will post links Friday afternoon so all can watch!
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Hmm, wonder why the shuttle program was stopped?
I think it was because Obummer wanted NASA to focus on muslim outreach....
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Definitely watch. Drag my kid also. I can't express how great it is to see AMERICAN technology back on US soil instead of hemorrhaging dollars to Russia.
Good job Phil![](http://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji631.png)
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I will post links Friday afternoon so all can watch!
Awesome! Any firsts with this launch? Seems like you guys are getting them pretty regularly.
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I will post links Friday afternoon so all can watch!
Awesome! Any firsts with this launch? Seems like you guys are getting them pretty regularly.
Not so much just how we build things
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https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive
https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/02/28/spacexs-crew-dragon-rolls-out-for-test-flight/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZL0tbOZYhE
https://www.spacex.com/webcast
so choices for viewing tomorrow night
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OK boys a little less than 12hrs to go!! we are vertical on the pad!
https://twitter.com/DigitalGlobe/status/1101267694689681408
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Cool
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T Minus 2 hours
https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/crew_demo-1_press_kit.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/ccp-press-kit/main.html
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T-minus 30min
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Been a while since I stayed up this late. Pretty cool.
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The USA space program is back in business,
Dragon is go and very healthy we dock tomorrow!
Mission could not of went smoother!!!
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Congrats! Musk deserves another bong hit ;-0
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Congrats! Musk deserves another bong hit ;-0
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:popcorn: ^^^^^^
Congrats!
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Well Done!
America first
(Not American government, but American exceptionalism!)
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It has been a CRAZY ride I have been here almost 7yrs now I was hired specifically to help build the life support systems(got sucked into other things along the way)and it was reliving to see all the systems and components that so much time and effort had been invested work as designed!
A even greater appreciation of the people in the 50's and 60's that did everything with slide rule, pencil and paper. really amazing what was build not so much the spacecraft but also the infrastructure to make it all happen.
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Did, or have you, ever gotten to go to the launch in person?
It was worth staying up late for last night. 'Merica !!
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Yes many times for Commercial payload and Cargo Dragon launches.
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It has been a CRAZY ride I have been here almost 7yrs now I was hired specifically to help build the life support systems(got sucked into other things along the way)and it was reliving to see all the systems and components that so much time and effort had been invested work as designed!
A even greater appreciation of the people in the 50's and 60's that did everything with slide rule, pencil and paper. really amazing what was build not so much the spacecraft but also the infrastructure to make it all happen.
Isn’t that the truth!? More computing power in our phone and cars than Apollo or Spaceshuttle
Life support systems is a pretty heavy burden. Not that any of the other systems aren’t though.
Congrats again
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Yes many times for Commercial payload and Cargo Dragon launches.
That's awesome. Like Charles said, you are an important piece of the puzzle.
Good for you Phil.
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I fell asleep, is there a link to the launch.
Good work all!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-klrNr0g8Q
and if you can wake at 0300PST you can watch the docking to ISS
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Thx for the link.
Like the lone dummy in there, good 1st stage recovery.
0300? Guess I will watch the video.
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Another huge milestone! :) Crew Capsule arrives at ISS. Very successful. Nice job Phil!
https://www.theepochtimes.com/spacexs-new-crew-capsule-aces-space-station-docking_2822578.html
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OK boys, tomorrow is the day we bring this home. This will be the real test and if something will go wrong it will be during this phase of operations, coverage begins tomorrow at 0415PST I will post links later today.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/nasa/comments/aycswo/dragon_docking_timelapse/?st=JSZ96TVM&sh=0306697d
as alwasy the comments are the most entertaining, but everyone knows we do all of this work up in a studio in Burbank!
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Good stuff Phil. Life support all green? Did you run failure sims on this run?
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Dragon is green, all tests have been going smoothly!
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I really appreciate you posting all of this up. I'm not into this type of stuff (enough to actually look) but I really find it interesting and grateful we have you on here! :likebutton:
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https://www.space.com/17933-nasa-television-webcasts-live-space-tv.html
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Glad to be here on this site with an excellent group of people and I wish I could share more but as I am sure most of you are aware I have to follow big boy rules.
For tomorrow for those who want to watch,
https://www.spacex.com/webcast
https://www.nasa.gov/ coverage starts at 0200EST
And like TRN I am a true redneck with a third grade education! AND i dont mind to have to lock my own hubs and if my driveway gets wet I will still park my truck there!
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ROFL. if you saw my new truck today.....filthy...my ostrich driving loafers are taking a beating....
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Thanks for posting the dragon crew return links! I was reading some articles about this earlier today. I’ll be watching the return
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We are undocked and starting the return trip home.
All systems are nominal!
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https://www.spacex.com/webcast
starts at 0730ET
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Nice splashdown!!
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Almost to the second.
Outstanding!
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Beautiful! :beercheers:
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What was the velocity at touch down? 4.5m/s or so?
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasakennedy/sets/72157702864859562
Nasa just released some really good pictures.
TRN, cant confirm numbers unfortunately.
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Good stuff. Understood
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Yep, that’s cool!! When’s the next one ???
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXMGu2d8c8g
heavy launch 5min
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we did all three returned home
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Congrats. Getting more frequent
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That was cool, just showed my youngest.
Split screen was perfect
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Phil, Can we get our LEO Broadband internet now? :popcorn:
https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/27/fcc-clears-spacex-starlink-internet-satellites/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT366GiQkP0
Here we go boys, if this goes well things for this country will get a whole lot better!!!!!
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Well just not tonight
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You are such a tease Phil! LOL :popcorn:
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Ok for real this time (i hope)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riBaVeDTEWI
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How many times do they intend to re-use each falcon? This was the third landing for this one they said and it made me think, is there a service life expectancy on these things.
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Each Falcon is engineered/qualified for 10 flights
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That will take a while!!!
Another question, this starlink system doesn't have any kind of propulsion system, how will they know what will be covered? Are they expected to fan out only a certain distance and cover a specific area? Like a geo-stationary satellite
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I think in the video it said that Superman was supposed to push them around. :)
Actually they have an impulse propulsion system that uses electricity and krypton gas. Make more sense now? Me neither, but it sounds like something that should be on a satellite/spacecraft.
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Well without boring you guys with rocket/RCS/different types and ways of maneuvering spacecraft. You also have reaction wheels, cold jet thrusters that are just glorified blow guns. What is used on a given spacecraft comes down to how complex do you need and how long will the spacecraft be in orbit.
In reality Starlink bird units will have a very short life by design.
Most GEO birds that are launched have a service life of 10-13 yrs and weight 15K lbs or more and 50% of that weight is fuel which 90% of the fuel is used during the apogee burn the remaining 10% is used for station keeping. Usually an apogee motor(bi-prop) is rated for 100lbs of thrust.
I have worked some really cool projects over the years RAM/SCRAM capable of Mach 3-5 and all the way down to .25lb thrusters. One of the more memorable was LEAP Low orbit Excto Astrotospheric Projectile, that was so much fun and really cutting edge technology, now I look back at that and say what a dinosaur but what we built with the tools we had is really amazing.
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Yea that’s interesting! Will be crazy when they succeed with the intended goal of starlink.
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Phil,
I still get chills every time I watch a launch. I think it goes back to me as a kid watching the Apollo missions take off.
Very cool how they are deploying the 60 Satellites. "like a deck of cards fanning out". So are they basically on the orbit path and then one by one will put on the brakes to settle in to their stationary position? I guess I am assuming they will all be on the same orbit but maybe they would be. More of a mesh?
Either way congrats! Love hearing the crowd cheer in the control room at each milestone during the launch. We don't get to do that where I work.. :sad:
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These can be seen with the naked eye, I will get some time for those of us in the USA in the correct area!
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These can be seen with the naked eye, I will get some time for those of us in the USA in the correct area!
Well that’s cool!
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https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/07/26/spacexs-starship-prototype-aces-first-untethered-hop-test/
New rocket!!
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I'm fully nerded out Phil. Awesome work as always!
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the engine is 3D printed and the, the rest of the rocket is good ol SS and was built in less than 6 months, for the other nerds out there
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And in case any of you are wondering where this will go, how we learned to land falcon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGimzB5QM1M
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Started out with something like this I bet
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That video and view was flat out cool.
Been looking at 3d Printers.
That was me as a kid! Now my oldest boy. :cool:
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if you are serious about getting one I recommend this unit, very good unit lots of support I have 2ea on my desk at work and one at home.
https://www.prusa3d.com/
MK3S you can buy in in a kit form or assembled. Dont mess around just get this UNLESS you plan on making bigger parts
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Now that is about the neatest thing I have seen as far as latest technology in the past decade or so.
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That's 2 votes for the Prusa. Buddy in scouts has one and recommended the same. Has a small one said I can try out, he just upgraded.
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Yep, this is cool stuff. My kids love watching the rockets land themselves.
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Cool stuff as always Phil.
With the 50th anniversary of the Apollo last week, I was watching a lot of documentaries and man, those guys had balls to get on board one of those things with such relatively primitive technology.
I sometimes forget how much of the quest to get to the moon was a race with the Russians.
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Boys this planet just got a whole lot smaller today.
https://youtu.be/bYb3bfA6_sQ
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Boys this planet just got a whole lot smaller today.
https://youtu.be/bYb3bfA6_sQ
What’s the significance here? I must have missed something. Is this thing going to be some kind of teleporter?
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Thats at the south texas facility from a month ago or so right?
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Thats at the south texas facility from a month ago or so right?
This flight happened yesterday, it was the very first flight of the Raptor engine. Yes it was south Texas.
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Boys this planet just got a whole lot smaller today.
https://youtu.be/bYb3bfA6_sQ
What’s the significance here? I must have missed something. Is this thing going to be some kind of teleporter?
This is the future, all the current product we have is already obsolete Falcon and Dragon are ready for gate guard statu. This engine is methane fueled and mostly 3D printed. Ultimately this will go to Mars. But we plan to build a planet hopper version think carry C5 level cargo ANYWHERE in the world in 90 min. We built this in 6 months BTW. The real version will be LARGER and lots more power.
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Thats at the south texas facility from a month ago or so right?
This flight happened yesterday, it was the very first flight of the Raptor engine. Yes it was south Texas.
So the other one was tethered test?
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3d printed from what?
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6 months!!! Holy cow that’s insane.
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3d printed from what?
Parts can be 3D printed in a variety of metals now. Basically a robotic welder that lays weld bead on top of weld bead to build a structure. They can make a very strong structure per its weight because material only needs to be placed where it is required for strength.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2szk5MItRA
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So much for CNC,,,,,,,,
Well it is, but in reverse.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOpMrVnjYeY
Later today the boss man should be giving a talk, if you have the time this should be interesting.
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https://www.spacex.com/starship
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I get chills looking at that stuff!
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So Phil what is the significance of the south Texas sites?
Is it the location relative to the equator or some other factor that makes South Texas a viable spot for. Testing and launching?
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So Phil what is the significance of the south Texas sites?
Is it the location relative to the equator or some other factor that makes South Texas a viable spot for. Testing and launching?
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Is it cheap to test there maybe?
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Sure cost has a lot to do with it as location.
So who's going first?
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So Phil what is the significance of the south Texas sites?
Is it the location relative to the equator or some other factor that makes South Texas a viable spot for. Testing and launching?
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It comes down to location on both fronts, about as far south as we can go in the continental US AND if the rocket blows or we blow it for malfunction then it rains down parts in the gulf of Mexico
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NLQ4bO-f58
Our competion at work, FF to 24:50 for the action, notice the brown clowd
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Phil,
Just guessing but is the brown cloud due to solid rocket fuel vs liquid? Or can you not say the importance of the brown cloud. :popcorn:
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Most RCS(Reaction Control Systems) thrusters are what is known as Biprop, a fuel and an oxidizer. Typically for Fuel Hydrzine, MMH, N2H4 and then NTO Nitrogen Tetroxide, N2O4 so the Hydrizine and NTO are hypergolic (burn when come in contact) so in VERY basic terms you spray the two at one another into a chamber that burning mixture goes out thru a orifice and you make thrust.
The big brown cloud you see is the NTO, your life expectancy is pretty short after a couple breaths as the NTO breaks down to Nitric Acid in your lungs so you drown on your own fluids. The hydrazine attacks the central nervous system it wont kill you right away but your days a numbered as long term exposure is what dose you in. Your body cannot process the Hydzine so it just rides around in you system until it gives you cancer or some other problem. I hate to think how many years i have shaved off my life!!!!
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Most RCS(Reaction Control Systems) thrusters are what is known as Biprop, a fuel and an oxidizer. Typically for Fuel Hydrzine, MMH, N2H4 and then NTO Nitrogen Tetroxide, N2O4 so the Hydrizine and NTO are hypergolic (burn when come in contact) so in VERY basic terms you spray the two at one another into a chamber that burning mixture goes out thru a orifice and you make thrust.
The big brown cloud you see is the NTO, your life expectancy is pretty short after a couple breaths as the NTO breaks down to Nitric Acid in your lungs so you drown on your own fluids. The hydrazine attacks the central nervous system it wont kill you right away but your days a numbered as long term exposure is what dose you in. Your body cannot process the Hydzine so it just rides around in you system until it gives you cancer or some other problem. I hate to think how many years i have shaved off my life!!!!
Yikes. Check. Stay away from NTO and Hydrazine.
How does that propellant differ from the SpaceX fuel?
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Didn't the Nazi war machine have problems with hydrazine when fuelling the rockets they flew during WW2. I believe that fuel was hyopgolic as well. First used in the manned comet, then the V2 as well...Do I have that right?
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Didn't the Nazi war machine have problems with hydrazine when fuelling the rockets they flew during WW2. I believe that fuel was hyopgolic as well. First used in the manned comet, then the V2 as well...Do I have that right?
Negative, they were using ethanol Among other things that didn't play nice with people and equipment, it was liquid fuel LOX and ethanol. Of note the V2 was a copy of Goddard's design the Germans just copied the design for the info they got off the patent they got a copy of the patent from the US patent office.
Hydrazine didn't start to be used in space applications until the 50's, made by Olin(Winchester). The French are the ones that came up with a very weak from of Hydrazine in the 1800's, they developed it to use as fungicide for grapes but it has a great secondary feature as it breaks down it forms ammonia which is a great fertilizer.
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more to come on this if anyone is interested
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OK, copy that
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more to come on this if anyone is interested
I was pretty freakin' stoked to find my "Occupy Mars" t-shirt Sunday when I had to get behind the dryer to fix the vent. You have my attention sir.
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Count me in as always interested in what you post Phil! :beercheers:
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Phil is the cliff Clavin of space travel. I’m totally in for more history lessons. Fascinating stuff!!
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Phil,
Not sure if you follow this stuff but what I find amazing is that after hurling through space for 42 years it is still working and sending back data.
This was created when they had rooms full of computers that equal the computing power that we have on our wrist now.
I wonder if the stuff we are making today will have the same resilience.
(link took me to an error/repair screen)
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ok back to real space work,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIDuv0Ta0XQ
This is the second launch of 60ea Spacex built birds, to date 120ea have been launched
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All is looking good for this morning
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T-minus 10min
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Still get chills watching it! :likebutton:
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From this morning, pretty fitting on veterans day
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An actual booster rocket on its 4th flight!
SpaceX is setting records with each launch.
Incredible is a word that doesn't seem adequate to describe all of this!
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+ the payload fairing was a refly also.
BUT the best part of the day is watching the satellites fly over the factory where it was all built about 12 hours later. Really cool to see them go shooting by. Pictures to come!
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This is so cool. :likebutton:
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From last nights pass over Hawthorne
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cool timelapse
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhrkdHshb3E
If you have time tomorrow and the weather holds, please try to watch this as it will be a first for the USA space program.
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And it will probably hit orbit correctly unlike Boeing....just sayin
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This launch will never make orbit, this is the test of our IFA (in flight abort) so we will blow up the first stage and demonstrate the capsule can get away and return every alive.
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Did you say, "Blow up" something?
Yea, something I can sink ma teeth into! :evil:
So you do have ex-Armee Rangers werkin for the Space X'ers! :likebutton:
Hooah!
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I surmised as much..Was a poor attempt at throwing shade at Boeing and their latest failure.
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If you didnt get to see it,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhrkdHshb3E
Lots of hard work to get to this point.
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Just watched the live launch and test. Complete success!
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Next up is people, then no more Russian money.
AND we are launching another 60 satellites tomorrow if all goes well.
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Congrats Phil. That engineer narrator’s voice reminds me of the guy on Motor Trend
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You guys seem to have a good lead on the Boeing at this point
Congrats for the SX team!
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It not that Boeing dose bad engineering but they are a perfect example of what happens when you farm many aspects of a program out to different groups and companies and rely on them to deliver a good product.
Reason you dont see that happen with SpaceX is we do 90% of everything ourselves.
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I get feedback from someone in the (pilot) industry the whole issue was trying to fix a problem that was not there. Old system worked fine and would have on the new Max. Sensors not needed and fed to system that overroad the pilots input.
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So just witnessed the weirdest thing.
I’m hopin Phil will confirm the launch of 60 new satellites.
Was out dumping the ash pail and a satellite caugh my eye.
Then another shortly behind.
Then another, then like 20-30-40 more. Had time to get a look at a line of satellites all the way to the horizon, holler at mama to come out, and her to see as well.
All in a row, neatly and evenly spaced, far as the eye could see, all on about he same trajectory.
Got cold without a coat but t here was many of them.
Danged if it wasn’t one of the coolest things I’ve seen in the sky.
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That is so cool, glad you were able to pick them out. Who says living way up there doesn't have advantages.
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So just witnessed the weirdest thing.
I’m hopin Phil will confirm the launch of 60 new satellites.
Was out dumping the ash pail and a satellite caugh my eye.
Then another shortly behind.
Then another, then like 20-30-40 more. Had time to get a look at a line of satellites all the way to the horizon, holler at mama to come out, and her to see as well.
All in a row, neatly and evenly spaced, far as the eye could see, all on about he same trajectory.
Got cold without a coat but t here was many of them.
Danged if it wasn’t one of the coolest things I’ve seen in the sky.
Yes what you are seeing was the last group of 60 we put up a couple weeks ago, in a couple more weeks you wont see them like that anymore. But dont worry we are putting up 60 more on Monday if the weather holds. BTW SpaceX is now the largest operator of satellites in the world now.
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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32346/the-air-force-and-spacex-are-teaming-up-for-a-massive-live-fire-exercise
Very exciting times right now
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a literal "sky-net" :likebutton:
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Where can I get my "pizza box" receiver :popcorn:
I would love 3.6ms Latency between here and Germany!
It really is amazing that all of this exciting stuff is going on and you rarely see anything in the press about it.
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Coming Very Soon, well the press is something we will not talk about there.
We are living in exciting times!!
for those of you that are in Texas or will be in Texas.
https://spacecenter.org/spacex/
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https://www.nasa.gov/specials/dm2/
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I read about that earlier, exciting stuff
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SpaceX now firmly entrenched in the defense contractor/governmental complex
The outright brilliance and vision of Elon Musk is staggering.
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Must be the weed. His is probably better than what I had in high school.
Seriously though makes me want to stand up and shout ‘Merica!
About time we stopped relying on Russia. Now to deal with the Chicoms
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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-names-companies-to-develop-human-landers-for-artemis-moon-missions
More work is a good thing.
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A very good thing! :likebutton:
We need to take it all away from the Russian's and never use them again.
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Milestone stuff!
But, like everything the "X" has done is milestone!
I wonder who the first gal will be?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ZNgremZ4U
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its going to be an interesting year
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its going to be an interesting year
In more ways than one!
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As of right now we are still a go for 05/27 but the weather in not looking real good.
If any of you have your kids at home please try to have them watch the launch, the USA is back in business of putting our own Astronauts in orbit on USA built and designed rockets.
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Yes! About time!
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I’ll have them all watching, they love the SpaceX videos and this is monumental!!!
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We too will be watching as a family!
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Thanks for the heads up
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I hope the weather cooperates! Looking forward to watching. It really is about time this was brought back to USA soil! :likebutton:
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We are still targeting 1633EST tomorrow, weather is tracking better. If tomorrow is canceled then we will try again Saturday or Sunday.
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0333 pt, not for me, but there will be vids and hope it goes well.
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0333 pt, not for me, but there will be vids and hope it goes well.
1333 for you JR, that’s 1:33 PM
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Weather is 50/50 but we are still a go one hour to launch.
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doh,,,,,,,,
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Scrub! Crap!
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Yeah, had it on big screen and PC. Guess the cloud cause a electrical issue.
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Let’s hope for a weekend launch. No work to get in the way
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I bet if that had been a military launch those guys would be circling the earth right now. But given the visibility this launch has with a private company doing America's first launch after the Obama space crushin' years, I suspect the safety nazis are in full control. But if we needed those guys and payload in orbit it would have made it. Hat's off to SpaceX and the folks in NASA who allowed this marriage to take place. It is the future for sure.
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You would be correct. This mission belongs to NASA so ultimately it’s 100% their call if we launch or not.
IMO LEO will be abandoned by NASA and it will mostly be commercial investment. I predict rocket travel with become like airline travel in our lifetimes and cell phones will go the way of land lines.
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Cell phones? I can satellite or even a watch setup but we are to addicted to being connected. How is the next step?
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https://www.starlink.com/
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Still have to talk on something. I like the new stuff but I fear tracking users and so on is getting closer.
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Yes it will be like a sat phone. It’s not getting close it is already here JR if they really want to track you they will warrant or not.
This will just bring it to the global level.
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Sat phones have been here for a long time, cell too. Just getting easier to put a sat up vs a cell tower every 5 miles.
Well, they still need a warrant for real tracking IHO. But with all those disclosures you sigh, who knows?
I am waiting for the first real case against drone surveillance. When I was an LEO you could not look over things/fences ect. that was not considered normal. You needed a warrant. Now they fly a drone over your prop (sat maps are diff) and they see what you are doing. Where has our privacy gone?
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Sat phones have been here for a long time, cell too. Just getting easier to put a sat up vs a cell tower every 5 miles.
Well, they still need a warrant for real tracking IHO. But with all those disclosures you sigh, who knows?
I am waiting for the first real case against drone surveillance. When I was an LEO you could not look over things/fences ect. that was not considered normal. You needed a warrant. Now they fly a drone over your prop (sat maps are diff) and they see what you are doing. Where has our privacy gone?
Privacy, essentially no longer exists. For lots of electronic reasons.
Satellites are the new cell towers. And are continuing to improve with each launch. With in a couple years there will be a satellite network that allows you to go to 90% of the globe with one provider. You will have everything your current phone has for around the same price.
The potential for starlink to overtake all communication tasks (not data storage), is through the roof. The technology is always improving, which means more data can be moved easier. At this point, it is a matter of time to when it’s available, no longer is it an IF it will happen.
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OK back to launching Americans on American built rockets from American soil.
We are still go for 322EST, (1530) launch, weather is trending go.
GO USA!!!!!!
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Carrier pigeons.
Looking forward to the launch. Normal mishap during development in boca chica?
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T minus 57 minutes. Let’s go this time!
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Good launch!!!! That was awesome!!!
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Magnificient!
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All went smoothly Dragon is healthy, Falcon is on the ship, Dragon will dock with ISS tomorrow.
Now we can retire this system and get Starship built!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This is the future,
Www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/
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My son and I watched the launch and it was spectacular. Took me back to my childhood. They should have a stream in Black and White with Walter Cronkite dubbed in. Lol.
I am truly jealous of Yusaku Maezawa.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4xBFHjkUvw
We are doing it again tonight 60ea more starlinks
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Who plays traffic controller for leo? Is there any liability if someone put an objects in leo and it collided with someone else’s stuff?
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Well not really, everybody tracks everybody. It’s pretty amazing what we can track and what we know is up ther and where it is.
Not so much in LEO, but almost all commercial units are underwritten but the space insurance industry is a whole different animal.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QbM7Vsz3kg
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I'm supportin' the team!
Visited the kennedy space launch complex last week.
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Don,
First dont buy that thru them let em know what you want.
Second you should of told me you were going to be down I could of given you a tour.
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Don,
First dont buy that thru them let em know what you want.
Second you should of told me you were going to be down I could of given you a tour.
PHIL, I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN THE TEXAS LOCATION.
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Ive been everywhere over the last six months, Florida, Texas, Washington and the list goes on its been enlightening to say the least.
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Ive been everywhere over the last six months, Florida, Texas, Washington and the list goes on its been enlightening to say the least.
Did that enlightenment happen in Washington by chance? :tongue:
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he's had plenty of opportunity for "enlightenment" before he left commifornia, lol
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Crew return in about six hours, if you have kids please try to watch.
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Will do Phil!
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https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive
https://www.spacex.com/launches/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSJIQftoxeU
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20min to splashdown
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Congrats Phil! Very cool
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Awesome experience watching this with the kids today. Congrats to the entire team!!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYAi2JJItgY
and single engine, that is 3d printed
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1HA9LlFNM0
much better view
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That is cool. Is that for heavy lift?
How come we don't land men like the regular craft vs splashdown? Long term safety?
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JR, this is for Starship. This is what is replacing the Falcon rocket and dragon capsule.
Well originally the capsule was supposed to land propulsivly BUT due to technical reasons it wasn't done. lets just say it was not good times and leave it at that.
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I understand. Err on safety and known tech vs having a accident.
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https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-starship-heat-shield-prototype-robots/
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I can only imagine what it might be like working within such a forward looking company like (take your pick) Tesla, Space-X, some other less known division of Elon's which is poised to set new benchmarks.
Too early to say, but will Elon be the 21st century equivalent of Nicola Tesla and Edison combined?
Will he be the driving force behind man's first landing on Mars and asteroids?
Its downright exciting to watch this unfold.
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Will he be the first guy to smoke weed in space?
Someone’s gotta do it....
But yeah. Can do spirit and lots of imagination is the American way
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Imagine getting drunk/wasted in zero gravity
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I bet I’d barf
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Watching the SpaceX launch this morning, Nice landing! :likebutton:
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https://www.spacex.com/
three hours until we fly 4 more up to ISS.
Soon we will have both types of Dragons docked at ISS
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I have the alarm set!
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T- 2hrs 45min
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T -2 hrs
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Watching now, hatch seal issue. T-1:49
Resolved T-1:27
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY628jRd6gM
Falcon Heavy, recovery will be good to see as both outers come down together.
Center core feeds the fishes
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY628jRd6gM
Falcon Heavy, recovery will be good to see as both outers come down together.
Center core feeds the fishes
As always...WOW!
The thought that a private company is able to do this, and do it so well is awesome, it truly is!
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Watching the grid guidance and booster landing is what I enjoy the most.
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Meh that’s nothin. His biggest challenge is fixing Twitter
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Meh that’s nothin. His biggest challenge is fixing Twitter
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I heard he gave notice to many upper guys who checked the "blue box".
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfxyF1_Ylkk
Falcon Heavy in a little less than one hour.
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Secret Squirrel stuff today.
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So this morning we have launched our 200th Falcon 9 mission, we have come a long way since 2010.
Phone service is right around the corner!
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So after 3.5yrs we are going to try to fly this pig, if we don't get sued and have an injunction leveled against SpaceX the launch date 04/17 0700CST.
Most powerful rocket ever built! If it happens try to have your kids watch, it will be quite the show!
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I finally subscribed to the SX channel. Not everything is for me, but I enjoy most.
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I've been watching closely. Can't wait!
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Trying again 1.5 hrs
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Was able to catch it this time!
Too cool!
Big step forward even with the "Rapid Unplanned Disassembly"
Thanks for keeping us in the loop Phil.
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I would not call that a failure.
Space X just lifted the heaviest thing mankind has ever lifted off this planet.
That is really what this historic flight was about, and it was successful.
It is ashamed to mar this momentous accomplishment with the costly loss of the second stage vehicle.
But
Both component parts were scheduled/planned to be lost during this flight anyway
Congrats again, Space X!
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I would not call that a failure.
Space X just lifted the heaviest thing mankind has ever lifted off this planet.
That is really what this historic flight was about, and it was successful.
It is ashamed to mar this momentous accomplishment with the costly loss of the second stage vehicle.
But
Both component parts were scheduled/planned to be lost during this flight anyway
Congrats again, Space X!
Totally agree.
Their only goal was to clear the tower, so mission accomplished!
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Oops, nice NPD.
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AND THE WORLD JUST GOT A LOT SMALLER.
Most powerful rocket ever built!
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Phil, what is the fuel consumption of that thing?
Gallons per second?
Pounds per second/minute?
Oh, and all 33 Raptor engines fired this time!
Congrats SpaceX!
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That was an Amazing flight.
Booster rud was quite photogenic as well.
My biggest issue was watching the SpaceX and NSF live feeds at the same time.
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And we are orbital!!!!!
not ideal reentry but we learned LOTS AND LOTS
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1768283993143652764?s=20
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Long as there is no unplanned event,,,,
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Some pictures for your enjoyment.
Also on this mission it was the FIRST time in human spaceflight we were able film plasma effect during reentry!
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^^^^^^^Incredible!!!!!!!!!!!
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Putting Boca Chica on the map!
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Curious about the endstate of both the booster and the starship sections. The last velocity I saw at 1km altitude of the booster was approximately 600mph, so that for sure turned into small pieces of scrap (Sad eyes emoji)
But the starship itself was still cooking well over mach 10 when the data stream ended. Did it survive to contact with the water or break up during low re-entry?
I am so much wanting SpaceX to be successful...Huge fan here!