Aethon Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 Interesting. Did anyone catch the video of the LAS engine test above before it was taken down? At the beginning and end it said something like Property of the Department of Defense. Not to be released to foreign nationals, and now it's gone and the entire article has been taken down and rewritten. Do I need a space lawyer? Pecan, who do I call when smiling but alert jackbooted thugs kick my door down and drag me away kicking and screaming?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethon Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 SLS booster hot fire test today. Watch live on NASA TV. 11 am EST. (Coverage starting as I make this post.)http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#.VQBYXfnF-Yd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hcube Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 SLS booster hot fire test today. Watch live on NASA TV. 11 am EST. (Coverage starting as I make this post.)http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#.VQBYXfnF-YdNooooo i'm missing it right now :/ I hope that the video will be available later, after the live coverage !Thanks for the info anyway ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethon Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 In case you missed it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Fa_SJf3zsShort version Information about the test. Pre launch coverage. T-50 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketPilot573 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 SpaceX just confirmed the new Falcon landing site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdad84 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 So, when's the next launch. Regardless of landing attempt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airlock Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) So, when's the next launch. Regardless of landing attempt?TurkmenSat 1 on Saturday http://spacexstats.com/mission.php?launch=22Edit: Regarding landings: Edited March 16, 2015 by Airlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryten Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Turkmensat, NET 21st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgey Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 So when was the pad abort test ment to take place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwind Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Sometime in late 2013. Hasn't happened yet, though And SpaceX is still not publishing any exact dates, only hopes and dreams (currently "hoping" for late March/early April). In other words: we will know for sure after it was performed, but until then it's sort of moot to talk about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frida Space Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Just in: "SpaceX's next launch with a European-built communications satellite has been delayed to no earlier than March 28 to study a problem with a helium pressurization system on the Falcon 9 rocket" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frida Space Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/578160919345111040@pbdes: SpaceX likely won't launch next (commercial Turkmenistan telecom sat) until 1st half of April as it works launcher/helium tank issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airlock Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/578160919345111040@pbdes: SpaceX likely won't launch next (commercial Turkmenistan telecom sat) until 1st half of April as it works launcher/helium tank issues.CRS-6 is still on track. Edited March 18, 2015 by Airlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwind Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) Edited March 18, 2015 by Streetwind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airlock Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Hopefully this won't push the pad abort test back any further.EDIThttp://www.americaspace.com/?page_id=56094Launch of TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral AFB, FL launch complex SLC-40Launch scheduled for 24 Apr 15 20:04:00 GMTLocal Time : 24 Apr 15 16:04:00 EDT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airlock Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 This information isn't explicitly new. It's been hinted at over the past few months by SpaceX's COO and several other individuals IIRC. Nice to have confirmation, however. Spaceport America set for SpaceX reusability testingSpaceX’s reusability aspirations will receive further testing at Spaceport America, in the shape of the first successfully recovered Falcon 9 first stage. The New Mexico spaceport will host the recovered booster – potentially the core stage from the upcoming CRS-6 mission, if recovered – for an additional flight to find hardware limits, paving the way for the first full reuse of a stage during a future launch in 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirocco Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Didn't want to start a new thread over this so I guess I'll bump this one: next recovery attempt is on CRS-6, right? The one scheduled for 10th of April?Is it hype time now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meithan Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Didn't want to start a new thread over this so I guess I'll bump this one: next recovery attempt is on CRS-6, right? The one scheduled for 10th of April?So it seems, except it just got delayed to April 13th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethon Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Results from the heat shield test.http://www.universetoday.com/119392/the-orions-heat-shield-gets-a-scorching-on-re-entry/ Edited April 4, 2015 by Aethon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motokid600 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Looks like she got a little toasty. Those pegs... Where they there during reentry? They lool like they were just put on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibb31 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 The pegs were added after landing for transport. The little holes with labels are pieces that were sampled from the heatshield for analysis. The scortch make in the middle look like places where the outer layer was completely ablated away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airlock Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman703 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Rockets in the factory are always so pretty... lets hope the weather holds for a good landing on ASDS this time. I want to see history made! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I want to see history made!Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdad84 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I want to see history made!On the same day ULA is announcing their new rocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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