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e-FTW
New electron smell
Yeah, a one second burn added 135km/h (about 80mph). In one second. Quite the quick!
Too true. The RTLS landings are all incredible. Still this was awesomely close-up shot for an ASDS.
I missed the opening. I think they changed their mind and didn't go for a recapture.
Edit: The ocean was too rough for recovery.
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Well at least we got to see the sat deploy for a few seconds, but then they drifted out of frame. On the previous Starlink mission I recall the sats stayed in the frame longer and you could see them begin to separate from each other.
So far it looks like a perfect mission. Disappointing that the fairings could not be recovered due to rough sea conditions.
So far it looks like a perfect mission. Disappointing that the fairings could not be recovered due to rough sea conditions.
OK I’m clueless what’s being released.
Since they held the camera on that scene for a few seconds I was hoping there would have been some commentary.
Nikxice
Active Member
I'm pretty sure that SpaceX is still planning to recover the two fairing halves from the Atlantic. It was the attempt to "net catch" by Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief that they abandoned due to reported rough seas. Maybe we'll learn more before the day is over.
e-FTW
New electron smell
Nikxice
Active Member
Well at least you're being honest. I'm sure at some point everyone has experienced similar negative thoughts, especially with the early F9 landing attempts. Maybe you're just thinking ahead to next month's spectacular IFA? We're all hoping for CAVU conditions for that one.
I think with each reuse of any booster SpaceX further proves their reliability, which breeds confidence for the next launch. Next stop for booster B1048.4....one for the thumb!
adiggs
Well-Known Member
The thing that went into my list of amazing capabilities, after listening to some of the Everyday Astronaut and other stuff about how rocket engines actually work, is that SpaceX can turn their engine on and back off in 1 second (give or take). Maybe it's my own ignorance and in fact engines that turn off and on in a second are more the norm than not; but that struck me as being impressive.
I watched the CRS-7 launch live. It took my breath away when it slowly RUDed. So I have fears every time I watch a launch. I'm usually exercising in some way to keep my stress under control. I was doing jumping jacks during the entire ascent of the first Falcon Heavy and yelling "go-baby-go!" My stress is a lot lower on standard F9 launches these days though. SpaceX has lulled me into complacency on any normal launch. I was a little more stressed on this one since there were so many important factors involved with this particular one.
Back to the launch. It was a long wait to get to this one but it was worth it.
I believe that brief shot was from a camera inside the LOX tank. Pretty cool, we’ve seen that view before on several F9 missions.OK I’m clueless what’s being released.
No, it is genuinely impressive. It’s not as easy as SpaceX makes it appear.
I experience the same stress during every launch, but my stress level is decreasing compared to a few years ago.
During the first FH launch I was jumping up and down in my living room yelling and laughing and crying and..really I was going nuts. But in a good way.
I just edited the first post. This was the heaviest launch ever for SpaceX at 15,600 kg: which is 34,500 lbs. Nice job SpaceX.
Rex Kramer
Member
Satellite train flyover was quite the spectacle this evening. I look forward to seeing more of them every couple of weeks.
e-FTW
New electron smell
Ah crud, forget to look for that. Will search inter webs for the tracker.
Rex Kramer
Member
Might be able to catch it tomorrow evening too, although probably not as bright as tonight.
Starlink Launch 2 Placeholder - Visible Passes
Starlink Launch 2 Placeholder - Visible Passes
It was really cool.
I've never noticed a shot like that before- it looked amazing and bizarre, like Alien tech. I thought the camera was broken or I was getting a migraine...
PS and they REALLY stuck the landing- cool that the drone ship cameras work the whole way through, nowadays. Way to go , SpaceX. Now:
1. I'd like to invest, plz.
2. Would like Spacelink internet. Here in Australia, the Government signed the country up to a hopeless, slowly-rolled-out and inferior and expensive broadband service called NBN. I want to tell them to stick their jobs-for-the-boys profiteering venture up their jumpers and Google via Elon:
?SpaceXNet ?MuskWeb. Ahh: StarLink. That'll do, Pig, that'll do.....
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