Elon Musk Falcon Heavy to launch tomorrow 6 Feb 2018

[Rob L]

With Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster allegedly as payload playing Life on Mars!
1830 UTC time Feb 6th. I think that makes it 1130 in Utah. Anyway, 1330 Florida time.

One link: https://www.thesun.ie/tech/2140589/how-to-watch-spacexs-first-falcon-heavy-flight-launch-as-elon-musk-reveals-worlds-most-powerful-rocket-takes-off-tomorrow/

but lots of other links on your favourite search engine.
I have to take my hat off to him for "getting it done", as Iceaxe would say.
Musk is now reaping the financial rewards of his investments in what has been a great risk.

https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/nintchdbpict000382908891.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960

Rob

[Brian in SLC]

I used to support Titan IV launches out of LC-40...just down the beach. Those were big payloads.

Besides the launch, what will be amazing is the attempted triple landing. "Of course I still love you"...hilarious. Floating landing pad. Still hard to get my head around.

Looking forward to it. Thanks!

[Brian in SLC]

A little over two hours...

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/29/live-from-launch-pad-39a-members-only/

[Brian in SLC]

1:45pm MST....looking good...

[DirkHammergate]

That was nothing short of Totally Awesome!!!!

[Rob L]

Wow!

I thought the two side boosters were supposed to be 15 seconds apart for landing, but landing them together was just great!

[devo_stevo]

Agreed. Thanks for posting the links to the video. That was great. I watched the animation and scoffed a bit at how ambitious it was. I have to admit that seeing the two motors land like that made me smile.

Why are we launching a car to Mars? Because our boss has a lot of money and he wants to. That's why!

[Brian in SLC]

Wow...simul landing...crazy!

2 out of 3 ain't bad...

No word on the core vehicle...."of course I still love you"...well...maybe they had a spat...

[Brian in SLC]

They cut the feed off the core fairly early...my guess is no attempt was made.

Someone knows...was hoping for a twitter feed update or something...

[Sombeech]

I remember seeing the first rocket landing, I thought it was fake, impossible.

[rockgremlin]

That simul-landing, though! What a time to be alive! :eek2:



Suddenly NASA looks old and out of date...

[oldno7]

Great day for Space X

Was fun to watch.

Landing the boosters was incredible.

[DirkHammergate]

That simul-landing, though! What a time to be alive! :eek2:



Suddenly NASA looks old and out of date...

This could make that guys net worth actually soar to Mars. NASA is outdated plus funding is always an issue.

[Rob L]

Here's the car:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBr2kKAHN6M



https://youtu.be/aBr2kKAHN6M

[jman]

I work for a defense contractor and our group watched it in a conference room. It was amazing to say in the least...

About that core though...

Either way we will find out via a press conference tonight from Elon.


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[Brian in SLC]

I work for a defense contractor and our group watched it in a conference room. It was amazing to say in the least...

About that core though...

Either way we will find out via a press conference tonight from Elon.

Their live feed of the core was cut...


The video feed of the launch control folks have a voice that says, "center core landing burn has start up"...followed by "we lost the center core" about 9 seconds later.


I think it splashed into the ocean.

Which contractor? (PM if you want).

I used to support Titan IVB from ATK at CCAFS and VAFB. Good times. I kinda miss wings at Frankies and the 'gators behind our building. Still have my expired base badges...

[Iceaxe]

Meh... we took a car to the moon and drove around trying to pick up chicks back in 1971. Call me when ya got something new...

[oldno7]

posted elsewhere but belonged here.:mrgreen: