Falcon Heavy - 7&8 Reuse - Elon's Roadster Demo - LC-39A

[HankLloydRight]

Looks like it just clocked 10 million miles!

 

[HankLloydRight]

BTW, what is a "Roadster Year" going to be?

 

[rabar10]

BTW, what is a "Roadster Year" going to be?

Rough approximation, assuming current Roadster velocity is constant — 1 Roadster-year is roughly 625 million miles, 1 billion kilometers (a terameter?), or one-ten-thousandth of a light-year.

How about 53 light-minutes?

 

[thenaimis]

Rough approximation, assuming current Roadster velocity is constant — 1 Roadster-year is roughly 625 million miles, 1 billion kilometers (a terameter?), or one-ten-thousandth of a light-year.

How about 53 light-minutes?

I suspect the question is what is the orbital period of the roadster. According to wikipedia, it's 1.53 Earth years.

 

[ccutrer]

I suspect the question is what is the orbital period of the roadster. According to wikipedia, it's 1.53 Earth years.

My next question is how long is a roadster-day. Luckily Wikipedia already has our back on that, too:

By measuring changes in brightness of the tumbling car, astronomers have determined that the Roadster is rotating with a period of 4.7589 +/- 0.0060 minutes.

 

[S'toon]

The Roadster has its own Wikipedia page
Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster - Wikipedia

 

[ecarfan]

Here is information about the “Arch” drive that was placed in the Roadster now in orbit. Arch Mission Foundation Announces Our Payload On SpaceX Falcon Heavy

Pretty cool.

 

[ChrML]

Looks like it just clocked 10 million miles!

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That would be equalent to a speed of about 1.15 WPH (Warranties per Hour).

 

[Matias]

Is it known, why the third booster ran out of ignition fuel?

 

[Cosmacelf]

Is it known, why the third booster ran out of ignition fuel?

Sure, they didn't put enough in

 

[Zaxxon]

The Rebellion gets help from an unexpected ally...

 

[e-FTW]

As posted by Chris B from NSF: Chris B - NSF on Twitter

A one shot video from takeoff (I still get head to toe hairs standing on end when FH gets off the ground) to double booster landing. Finally hearing those four (4) sonic booms was extremely satisfying and had me yelling like a tool in this hotel room:

 

[MacGreiner]

As posted by Chris B from NSF: Chris B - NSF on Twitter

A one shot video from takeoff (I still get head to toe hairs standing on end when FH gets off the ground) to double booster landing. Finally hearing those four (4) sonic booms was extremely satisfying and had me yelling like a tool in this hotel room:

That was one of the few videos where the commentary actually adds positively to the event.

 

[TEG]

As posted by Chris B from NSF: Chris B - NSF on Twitter

A one shot video from takeoff (I still get head to toe hairs standing on end when FH gets off the ground) to double booster landing. Finally hearing those four (4) sonic booms was extremely satisfying and had me yelling like a tool in this hotel room:

You've got to be kidding me! Y'all !

 

[e-FTW]

Also, did I miss it or did we not get a NASA replay/feed with their massive tracking cameras? I could swear it looked like they were on the SpaceX feed when one of the cores was on screen, coming back to earth.

 

[e-FTW]

Awesome video of the boosters landing:

Just catching up. This most definitely the BEST video of the landings, because massive sonic booms. Whoooo!

 

[e-FTW]

One of the best launch audio recordings I've heard. About as close to being there as it gets.

Let me correct myself: 10 sonic booms (with echo) are better than 4. Four? Yeah, that used to be cool.

 

[Electroman]

I wish he had zoomed in a bit when the boosters touched down

 

[dhanson865]

Let me correct myself: 10 sonic booms (with echo) are better than 4. Four? Yeah, that used to be cool.

meh, I watched multiple recordings from varying distances. I heard 6 booms clearly on most and a slight stutter on the one that was closest but I'd have casually counted it as 6 as well. I don't think if you blind tested a group without telling them how many booms to expect you'd get many people to say anything other than 6.

 

[e-FTW]

Here is the best video of the launch. I would even say it was better than the broadcast. Very cool.

Ok, this is as close as you can get to the NASA tracking cameras I've seen on this thread so far. Pretty awesome, and a great zoomed view of an incoming booster.
I thinking these are the three videos I could watch in a loop if I ever get banished to a desert island with only 3 videos.