Rocket launches LIVE.

[Magilla]

Best explanation of the centre core I have seen.... "The center core, a brand new booster, attempted a landing on the Of Course I Still Love You but the rocket ran out of ignitor fluid in 2 of the 3 engines and hit the water at 300mph."

I have read these comments in other places...
It ran out of fuel.
It missed the drone ship.
Only one of 3 engines re started.

The first statement I posted fits the other 3 I have heard.

Another little factiod... The Tesla Roadster Wikipedia page has been updated to include it's new fastest speed.... 11 kilometers per second.

That's not that fast, you should see my missus driving to a sale in her Getz.

 

[BigWave]

The core evidently landed about 300m from the drone barge, but still caused it significant damage (2 thrusters) due water shock wave and shrapnel.

 

[Ramjet]

 

[Jaros]

That's POWER!!!

 

[Ramjet]

Nice video of the twin boosters with the sonic booms heard clearly. Six sonic booms. Three per booster. They made by the engines, the legs and the grid fins respectively.

[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/pa86J7Lu4wc[/video]

 

[HeadsUp]

That's POWER!!!

Bloody expensive cigarette lighter ..

 

[HeadsUp]

Does anyone know what they use for transmission of video and control systems over that massive distance through space ?

Video transmission from Mars to earth is impressive , must be one fatt Bastd of a pigeon .

 

[Jaros]

That's POWER!!!

Bloody expensive cigarette lighter ..

WHAT Eyebrows??

 

[Maldon Gold Centre]

 

[BigWave]

Seems like the Mars orbit was well over extended. Don't know how such a company as Space X could make that mistake. Certainly NASA could have checked.They never seemed to have missed.

 

[Ramjet]

Seems like the Mars orbit was well over extended. Don't know how such a company as Space X could make that mistake. Certainly NASA could have checked.They never seemed to have missed.

In fact the rate of failed missions to mars from NASA, Russia etc is very high.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_missions_to_Mars

 

[Magilla]

I don't think I would be in a hurry to jump aboard a Russian bus to Mars, their record is not that great.

 

[Jaros]

I think it's a free return trip with all meals and accomodation.

 

[Ramjet]

[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/6jAZ-qMtZUE[/video]

 

[grubstake]

The next SpaceX launch is a much smaller affair than the Falcon Heavy test and scheduled to happen in about 2 hours time.

Live vision:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p-PToD2URA

Further info:
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/2/20/17031786/spacex-falcon-9-launch-how-to-watch-musk

 

[Ramjet]

 

[grubstake]

So just after midnight for me in WA and 3:17am for the East Coast? I guess I'll watch the replay when I get up.

This is the first outing of SpaceX's recyclable fairing (nosecone), with the new 'catch ship' Mr Steven trying to manoeuvre underneath it as it parachutes towards the ocean. That should be very interesting to see, especially if it's windy in the splashdown area! If they can get it right, Falcon 9 launch costs come down even further, perhaps by almost 10%.
https://twitter.com/Teslarati/status/965668489875816449

 

[Ramjet]

So just after midnight for me in WA and 3:17am for the East Coast? I guess I'll watch the replay when I get up.

This is the first outing of SpaceX's recyclable fairing (nosecone), with the new 'catch ship' Mr Steven trying to manoeuvre underneath it as it parachutes towards the ocean. That should be very interesting to see, especially if it's windy in the splashdown area! If they can get it right, Falcon 9 launch costs come down even further, perhaps by almost 10%.
https://twitter.com/Teslarati/status/965668489875816449

Should be interesting to see the fairing fly back. They were having difficulty with the parachute, hang glider thingy. The fairing creates too much turbulence.

 

[Jaros]

Our mate Elon has really got the space game buzzing these days.

 

[Ramjet]

Our mate Elon has really got the space game buzzing these days.

So many amazing things about Elon. Yes I am a huge fan. One quote I saw today was... "It's Elon's world. The rest of us just live in it."