Arcturusvfx Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Has yet to get routine............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Just now, Combatsmithen said: Yeah i saw that wasp lol Yeah, it was really interested in the camera. Stage 2 has crossed the mid-Atlantic ridge! It's amazing how fast these things go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceXray Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) This: I thought I was playing KSP for a moment there. Edited May 27, 2016 by SpaceXray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjee10 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Still fills me with joy seeing that thing standing there after the flames clear. Absolutely majestic. Have to fight the urge to cheer loudly every time so I don't wake my flatmates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 *posts reply* *5 new replies* (show replies) *reads replies* *writes post about new reply* *you have 3 new replies* (show replies) *adds more to said post* *writes random text* *realizes implications of landing* *finally shuts up and posts* Go Elon Musk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wumpus Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Just now, Arcturusvfx said: Has yet to get routine............ Four for the last five, and the failure could be seen to land before the leg collapsed. Anyone know what the payload is? All I see is Thaicom 8, and "supersyncronos" (which I take to mean a circular GSO around the equator). Is it more massive than the last one (which was expected to punch another hole in "Of Course I Still Love You")? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA_Reentry Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) Thaicom 8, a geosync coms sat providing comms relay for thailand and indonesia (i think indonesia) God if this isn't the most painful wait ever! Only 47K watching the livestream! Why?! Also, the music is great Edited May 27, 2016 by EVA_Reentry/Strangelove II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatsmithen Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 1 hour ago, Ultimate Steve said: *posts reply* *5 new replies* (show replies) *reads replies* *writes post about new reply* *you have 3 new replies* (show replies) *adds more to said post* *writes random text* *realizes implications of landing* *finally shuts up and posts* Go Elon Musk! YEP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Quick peek at Wikipedia failed to find the mass of the bird. But i would assume it's lighter than the previous payload, thus requiring less fuel from the 1 stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Woooooooooooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) It said India, Africa, and somewhere else. So, yeah. I was just about to write about the new replies, but then another reply came up. Now, there are 3! The amount of SpaceX hype has reached new levels! EDIT: 3 more new posts one second after I posted this! Edited May 27, 2016 by Ultimate Steve Moar Posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA_Reentry Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Only 38K now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptRichardson Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 1 minute ago, Scotius said: Quick peek at Wikipedia failed to find the mass of the bird. But i would assume it's lighter than the previous payload, thus requiring less fuel from the 1 stage. Mass was three tons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotengineer Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Here is the tweet for those who didn't see the landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 1 minute ago, EVA_Reentry/Strangelove II said: Only 38K now... Well, most exciting part is over now The most important part - placing the sat in the proper orbit IS routine. So people trickle out already. In Europe its around the midnight already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA_Reentry Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 The wiki article must be changing every sec! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Just now, Robotengineer said: Here is the tweet for those who didn't see the landing. Wow, really concise. Don't they realize the importance of what they're doing? Never mind, the person who wrote it was probably too busy partying to bother writing a better post. Look how excited they are, there isn't even any punctuation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Just now, EVA_Reentry/Strangelove II said: The wiki article must be changing every sec! I know! After the first landing (CRS 8?) I checked the Wikipedia article about five minutes later. It was already updated. Also, EVEN MOAR REPLIES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wumpus Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 You know you play too much KSP when you instantly hear the "KSP space music" when looking at spacex's orbital diagram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA_Reentry Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 S2 Restart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) Firing second stage again. Edit: Looks like it's into it's transfer orbit. The satellite will do the GEO insertion, I suppose? Edited May 27, 2016 by cubinator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA_Reentry Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 S2 SECO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerbart Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Looks good. Worst case scenario for SpaceX: nailing the landing and borking the deployment. Would be really bad PR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 What are the sparklike objects that flew about the engine after cutoff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, cubinator said: Firing second stage again. Edit: Looks like it's into it's transfer orbit. The satellite will do the GEO insertion, I suppose? The satellite usually does its own insertion, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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