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Re: SpaceX launch
« Reply #101 on: March 23, 2017, 12:50:22 PM »
Why not.
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« Reply #102 on: March 23, 2017, 01:12:44 PM »
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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« Reply #103 on: March 23, 2017, 01:34:44 PM »
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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« Reply #104 on: March 23, 2017, 11:38:44 PM »
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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« Reply #105 on: March 29, 2017, 12:36:48 AM »
Launch still scheduled for tomorrow? Time window?


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« Reply #106 on: March 30, 2017, 12:29:46 PM »
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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« Reply #107 on: March 30, 2017, 12:38:59 PM »
Was that you on the sound bite they played on the news today?


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« Reply #108 on: March 30, 2017, 01:25:10 PM »
Very cool! Sending it to some friends with kids who may be interested in seeing it too.

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« Reply #109 on: March 30, 2017, 01:36:42 PM »
Was that you on the sound bite they played on the news today?


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« Reply #110 on: March 30, 2017, 01:40:08 PM »
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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« Reply #111 on: March 30, 2017, 03:30:00 PM »
Sorry.....this is what I keep thinking of.... :rolleyes:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4L0VaEsyyY


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« Reply #112 on: March 30, 2017, 05:30:00 PM »
T- 1 hour  all is looking good

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« Reply #113 on: March 30, 2017, 06:01:04 PM »
T- 30min

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« Reply #114 on: March 30, 2017, 06:37:55 PM »
Congrats to you all at Spacex. That was pretty cool, yet again!


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« Reply #115 on: March 30, 2017, 06:56:39 PM »
Congrats to you all at Spacex. That was pretty cool, yet again!

THIS^^^ VERY COOL!!!

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« Reply #116 on: March 30, 2017, 08:21:09 PM »
Brilliant

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« Reply #117 on: March 30, 2017, 11:52:32 PM »
Let my kids watch it. Was great. To bad the landing was blacked out.
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« Reply #118 on: March 30, 2017, 11:57:58 PM »
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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« Reply #119 on: March 31, 2017, 11:01:40 AM »
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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« Reply #120 on: March 31, 2017, 09:20:18 PM »
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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« Reply #121 on: March 31, 2017, 09:34:58 PM »
 :popcorn:
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« Reply #122 on: April 03, 2017, 02:36:48 PM »
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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« Reply #123 on: April 03, 2017, 04:52:22 PM »
^^^You're not supposed to talk about Roswell...;-)
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« Reply #125 on: May 03, 2017, 11:44:36 AM »
its going to be an exciting year!!!!!!!!

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« Reply #126 on: May 03, 2017, 01:27:07 PM »
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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« Reply #127 on: May 03, 2017, 01:49:41 PM »
we do have Seattle group, I work with them all the time
 

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« Reply #128 on: May 03, 2017, 02:45:06 PM »
Shot you an email.
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« Reply #129 on: May 15, 2017, 10:39:40 AM »
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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« Reply #130 on: May 15, 2017, 03:11:14 PM »
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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« Reply #131 on: May 15, 2017, 06:19:10 PM »
at about 7:05 p.m. EDT webcast should start

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« Reply #132 on: May 15, 2017, 06:29:05 PM »
I heard you guys are going to have satellite internet once you get the satellites in place? 

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« Reply #133 on: May 15, 2017, 07:17:27 PM »
Phil, why no first stage recovery this time?  Watching it live with the kids
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« Reply #134 on: May 15, 2017, 07:41:40 PM »
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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« Reply #135 on: May 15, 2017, 08:10:46 PM »
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.
I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb.  I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.
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« Reply #136 on: May 15, 2017, 08:19:44 PM »
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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« Reply #137 on: May 17, 2017, 12:28:27 PM »
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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« Reply #138 on: May 17, 2017, 02:54:00 PM »
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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« Reply #139 on: May 17, 2017, 08:38:28 PM »
Cool Phil.  Is there an observation area in the Cape or do people just park on the road?
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« Reply #140 on: February 05, 2018, 04:58:04 PM »
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,

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« Reply #141 on: February 06, 2018, 04:27:11 PM »
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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« Reply #142 on: February 06, 2018, 04:43:58 PM »
Watched it live...Was moved to tears

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« Reply #143 on: February 06, 2018, 05:14:02 PM »
Local news covered it. it was like watching my kid at graduation. congrats Phillip and all you work with!
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« Reply #144 on: February 06, 2018, 05:22:55 PM »
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!!!!! 

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« Reply #145 on: February 06, 2018, 06:23:25 PM »
One can only wonder what that car will be worth someday when some salvage guy recovers it????
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« Reply #146 on: February 06, 2018, 06:42:42 PM »
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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« Reply #147 on: February 06, 2018, 06:45:23 PM »
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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« Reply #148 on: February 06, 2018, 06:53:49 PM »
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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« Reply #149 on: February 06, 2018, 08:44:01 PM »
Outstanding!  Great accomplishment for you guys!


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