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

[SMAlset]

I was crying too. History in the making and so proud of what they have accomplished. So amazing to watch. Waiting to hear on the droneship, but either way just amazing.

And way to go Spaceman, happy trails to you...literally where no man has gone before.

 

[Olle]

This was fantastic to watch, what an achievement. Congrats everyone involved!

 

[dhanson865]

Did the core land? Can't seem to find any news on it.

center core not confirmed yet, we also have a 6 hour coast (5 hour xx mins now) until the 2nd stage fires one last time to put the car into that heliocentric orbit.

 

[SMAlset]

Anyone reporting from the Feel The Heat Area?

Too bad Bowie wasn't alive to watch this . I wonder how many people around the world were tuned in to watch this...

 

[ecarfan]

I was crying and laughing at the same time. I couldn’t stay seated, I was pacing around my living room and jumping up and down. That was mind blowing. Even if the center core didn’t make it, it doesn’t really matter (but I get it did). The mission is a success even if the final 2nd stage burn doesn’t work right. The FH stayed intact and got the payload to orbit. That’s what matters.

I bet every SpaceX employee is ecstatic right now!

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Did the core land? Can't seem to find any news on it.

If they haven't said yes, it's safe to assume no.

 

[N5329K]

I was close to tears. That was.... amazing. I had my fingers crossed (both sets) the whole time. On the secondary feed let was cool to see Gwynne Shotwell jump up and cheer, and then hug people around her. What an accomplishment, even if we possibly/probably lost the center core.

On the hosted webcast, they showed the tracking of all the elements, with two parabolas falling back to the ocean... fairing halves? The label was obscured behind the label for the center core.

Probably the current track made good as the side boosters made their return burns. The arcs show where their landing points would be moment by moment, with the final points coinciding with the two landing zones
Robin

 

[FluxCap]

I was crying too. History in the making and so proud of what they have accomplished. So amazing to watch. Waiting to hear on the droneship, but either way just amazing.

And way to go Spaceman, happy trails to you...literally where no man has gone before.

This.

 

[ohmman]

Yeah, those boosters landing in concert was possibly the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life. I showed the simulation to my 11 year old son last night and he said, "do you think they'll get them to land simultaneously like that?" I cautioned that it was "very unlikely" that would happen. His school was supposed to be streaming it for the kids so I hope he felt vindicated!

 

[Skotty]

Looked like they had the same booster video on both sides. Exact same timing for everything including gas releases that you would expect to differ, appeared to land on same pad. Announcer claimed they were different, but I'm thinking not. Someone messed up the camera feeds. Trying to confirm now.

 

[JoaoD]

An unforgettable moment that is for sure! The two 1st stage boosters landing at the same time, just wow
I felt speechless during the entire stream.

 

[Trips]

That was really incredible in so many ways. I guess Elon and Tesla now has the worlds fastest, I'm sorry the Universe's fastest production car. I think they might have broke the record by about 20,000 mph.

 

[Cosmacelf]

Looked like they had the same booster video on both sides. Exact same timing for everything including gas releases that you would expect to differ, appeared to land on same pad. Announcer claimed they were different, but I'm thinking not. Someone messed up the camera feeds. Trying to confirm now.

They were the same feed. Mistake.

 

[Don TLR]

What an accomplishment for everyone involved..


I found this quote but don't know the author and it sums up what I feel Elon is about.

"In a world where CEO's are in a blind pursuit of profits at all costs, We have got Elon who does things to ensure human species survives instead of finding the greatest ROI."

 

[bmah]

Looked like they had the same booster video on both sides. Exact same timing for everything including gas releases that you would expect to differ, appeared to land on same pad. Announcer claimed they were different, but I'm thinking not. Someone messed up the camera feeds. Trying to confirm now.

I remember thinking that too as the boosters got low enough to see the pads.

Anyways...just wow. It's hard to come up with enough words to describe how awesome this event was. Congrats SpaceX!

Bruce.

 

[SMAlset]

Looked like they had the same booster video on both sides. Exact same timing for everything including gas releases that you would expect to differ, appeared to land on same pad. Announcer claimed they were different, but I'm thinking not. Someone messed up the camera feeds. Trying to confirm now.

I had the same impression and had done screen captures on my iPad pro and sure looked that way to me.

 

[larmor]

Fantastic job!!! Cannot emphasize enough coordination of all engines gimbals and maintained function through liftoff!!!

 

[SMAlset]

Just got a text from someone...if Spaceman crashes is he an uninsured motorist?

 

[Snerruc]

I was watching a feed that showed both boosters in the frame as they made final. They were close to simultaneous.

 

[Morristhecat]