SpaceX Falcon 9 FT launch - CRS-10 - LC-39A

[ohmman]

Yes, aside from the web stream starts and stutters (at least here at my house), it was a great launch and landing. Woke my 10 year old up at 6:30am to watch and he says it was totally worth it.

 

[HVM]

 

[Nikxice]

Congrats to the team at SpaceX! A beautiful new beginning off of Pad 39A. Put us one step closer to the unfolding duel between Falcon Heavy and the SLS over on Pad 39B.

 

[doug]

Pretty awesome launch and landing, along with so-far flawless operation of Dragon.

Seemed like the weather was awesome yesterday, though, compared to today's cloudiness.

 

[Yonki]

Does anyone know what the objects were at 36:05 (CRS-10 MISSION | SpaceX) that the first stage passed by / barely missed on the way down?

 

[doug]

Does anyone know what the objects were at 36:05 (CRS-10 MISSION | SpaceX) that the first stage passed by / barely missed on the way down?

Frost and/or soot breaking off from the lower part of the rocket.

 

[HVM]

Does anyone know what the objects were at 36:05 (CRS-10 MISSION | SpaceX) that the first stage passed by / barely missed on the way down?

Common enemy of EVs and space flight ICE. (from rocket...)

 

[Super_Popular]

It was epic.

 

[Yonki]

Frost and/or soot breaking off from the lower part of the rocket.

Maybe it was just an optical illusion, but they seemed to appear from far below the rocket.

 

[doug]

Maybe it was just an optical illusion, but they seemed to appear from far below the rocket.

Yeah, that's just due to the optics. You know it came from the rocket itself because of the small difference in relative velocity.

 

[Grendal]

Congratulations so far SpaceX. I expect the rest to go nominally over the next couple days. Perfect launch, separation, landing, second stage burn, orbit, and dragon deployment were all nominal. Sadly, the video was weak for launch and landing but you can't have everything.

Seeing the entire booster flight live was awesome though.

Happily I got to see it all as I was boarding.

 

[Bgarret]

1st Stage landing from drone camera:

 

[NikeWings]

1st Stage landing from drone camera:

And I've been hitting repeat after repeat on this angle too.
Twitter

 

[larmor]

1st Stage landing from drone camera:

Maybe overlay with Benny Hill/yakity sax (sp?)

 

[doug]

Maybe overlay with Benny Hill/yakity sax (sp?)

I prefer the theme to Thunderbirds.

 

[ohmman]

From the NYTimes:

The rocket launched Sunday carried Sage III, an instrument to be installed on the space station to measure levels of ozone, aerosols and dust in the Earth’s atmosphere for at least three years. It is latest in a series of instruments that have made similar measurements since the late 1970s.

Another instrument will track lightning. The cargo capsule is also carrying a demonstration project to test autopilot navigation technologies for eventual use by robotic spacecraft to repair satellites.

A couple of notes. First, I read that they were installing track lighting in the ISS before re-reading it. Second, I wonder if the autopilot is AP v2.

Sorry.

 

[YellyYeti]

It was tough getting up again early on a weekend morning, but we were all glad we did. The kids really enjoyed the roar of the rocket during takeoff and the double sonic boom (loud!) at landing. We'll definitely drive over again, probably when the Falcon Heavy launches, by then we'll have the X! We will probably go to Jetty Park, while the Exploration Tower was neat, I think the highlight will be the two side boosters landing near simultaneously, and I think that is the closest you can get without a base pass.

 

[Model 3]

Maybe overlay with Benny Hill/yakity sax (sp?)

No no, - this is the only right overlay for that:

 

[Bgarret]

It was tough getting up again early on a weekend morning, but we were all glad we did. The kids really enjoyed the roar of the rocket during takeoff and the double sonic boom (loud!) at landing. We'll definitely drive over again, probably when the Falcon Heavy launches, by then we'll have the X! We will probably go to Jetty Park, while the Exploration Tower was neat, I think the highlight will be the two side boosters landing near simultaneously, and I think that is the closest you can get without a base pass.

Falcon Heavy sounds like an opportunity for a Tesla road trip and get together.

 

[Grendal]

Does anyone know what the objects were at 36:05 (CRS-10 MISSION | SpaceX) that the first stage passed by / barely missed on the way down?

I believe you saw the nosecap fall away from the rocket. That happened at 17:48 of the technical webcast.

Here's a fun video that shows the original NASA Apollo launch clock: