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02-05-2018, 02:49 PM #1
Elon Musk Falcon Heavy to launch tomorrow 6 Feb 2018
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/h...-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.
Rob
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02-05-2018 02:49 PM # ADS
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02-05-2018, 03:07 PM #2
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!
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02-06-2018, 08:23 AM #3
A little over two hours...
http://www.spacex.com/webcast
https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/2...-members-only/
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02-06-2018, 12:09 PM #4
1:45pm MST....looking good...
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02-06-2018, 12:55 PM #5
That was nothing short of Totally Awesome!!!!
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02-06-2018, 12:59 PM #6
Wow!
I thought the two side boosters were supposed to be 15 seconds apart for landing, but landing them together was just great!
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02-06-2018, 01:00 PM #7
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!
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02-06-2018, 01:03 PM #8
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...
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02-06-2018, 01:07 PM #9
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...
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02-06-2018, 01:30 PM #10
I remember seeing the first rocket landing, I thought it was fake, impossible.
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02-06-2018, 01:40 PM #11
That simul-landing, though! What a time to be alive!
Suddenly NASA looks old and out of date...It's only "science" if it supports the narrative.
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02-06-2018, 01:49 PM #12
Great day for Space X
Was fun to watch.
Landing the boosters was incredible.I'm not Spartacus
It'll come back.
Professional Mangler of Grammar
Guns don't kill people--Static Ropes Do!!
Who Is John Galt?
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02-06-2018, 01:50 PM #13
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02-06-2018, 02:43 PM #14
Here's the car:
https://youtu.be/aBr2kKAHN6M
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02-06-2018, 02:53 PM #15
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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02-06-2018, 03:12 PM #16
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...
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02-10-2018, 05:48 AM #17
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...
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02-10-2018, 06:32 AM #18
posted elsewhere but belonged here.
I'm not Spartacus
It'll come back.
Professional Mangler of Grammar
Guns don't kill people--Static Ropes Do!!
Who Is John Galt?
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