CatastrophicFailure Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Aaaaaand question answered: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) One week until Falcon Heavy! And then I can finish and share my song! Gonna have to make a Youtube account probably... Edited January 30, 2018 by cubinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 https://www.instagram.com/p/BemBlnSAACd/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 @insert_name That is really, really cool. Anyone know the last time two rockets were upright on the pad at the same time at the Cape (or at any other launch site for that matter)? It's probably less time than I'm imagining, but still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Last time two sibling rockets were on the pad, was probably Gemini. Any two... unsure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Phil Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 14 minutes ago, tater said: Last time two sibling rockets were on the pad, was probably Gemini. Any two... unsure. I know Shuttle did it at least once... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Space_shuttles_Atlantis_(STS-125)_and_Endeavour_(STS-400)_on_launch_pads.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 3 minutes ago, Bill Phil said: I know Shuttle did it at least once... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Space_shuttles_Atlantis_(STS-125)_and_Endeavour_(STS-400)_on_launch_pads.jpg That is awesome. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 *stares* Wait... so does this mean the Heavy will do The Roll after liftoff?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 4 hours ago, tater said: That is awesome. That's how it was expected to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 5 hours ago, Bill Phil said: I know Shuttle did it at least once... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Space_shuttles_Atlantis_(STS-125)_and_Endeavour_(STS-400)_on_launch_pads.jpg I believe I was there in July 2001 when it happened the time before. I recall because the guide said it was unusual. I also recall getting annoyed at her for not having heard of the Enterprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 10 hours ago, tater said: That is awesome. Reveal hidden contents WOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sh1pman Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 SpaceX seeking up to $5 million more in spaceport funding from state. http://www.512tech.com/technology/spacex-seeking-million-more-spaceport-funding-from-state/MNN7phFcEsJnzzwy22IQ6N/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.50calBMG Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 12 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Wait... so does this mean the Heavy will do The Roll after liftoff?? I really hope so, but all the animations have showed it horizontally aligned on its way up. Not really too surprising, not with how tough SpaceX builds their rockets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) Edited January 31, 2018 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 3 hours ago, .50calBMG said: I really hope so, but all the animations have showed it horizontally aligned on its way up. Not really too surprising, not with how tough SpaceX builds their rockets. Right, but if you look at the pad (I hadn’t before), the flame trench and TEL are aligned north-south... so if the FH is going to fly horizontally aligned, it’ll have to do a 90°-ish roll. Maybe the F9 does this already, but it’s a lot harder to spot on a single stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Actually on the site: (Sorry for the pitiful quality of the phone) The sky is pretty clear right now, but there is some nice wind gusts, and a good number of cumulus are coming from the East-South-East. Let’s hope it will not change anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Kerman Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Will they land the first stage again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Julien Kerman said: Will they land the first stage again? No, this launch is expendable. Of Course I Still Love You could not recover the stage, get back, then be back out for FH. In addition, it's an old booster. Edited January 31, 2018 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Julien Kerman said: Will they land the first stage again? EDITS No. In the pics @tater shared, you can see the grid fins/landing legs, but it's not being landed, I think this will be it's 3rd relaunch judging by the 'sooty' look of the booster, am I correct? Edited January 31, 2018 by Spaceception I'm dumb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 17 minutes ago, Spaceception said: EDITS No. In the pics @tater shared, you can see the grid fins/landing legs, but it's not being landed, I think this will be it's 3rd relaunch judging by the 'sooty' look of the booster, am I correct? It is the second launch, not the third. The Block 3 and 4 boosters can't really be used for more than 1 reflight without extensive refurbishment. Block 5 will be a lot better in this regard They aren't washing the boosters at all now, though they do clean off the soot in lines to do weld inspections. It has landing legs and grid fins for re-entry and controlled propulsive splashdown, but it will not be recovered. My guess is that they'll use this flight to test their recovery margins with a shorter entry burn, just to see what performance improvements they have. The last few tonnes of fuel are always worth the most, from a dV perspective, so if they show that even a Block 3-4 booster can handle a 50% shorter entry burn and still touch down safely, that's a few tonnes of extra fuel they can push into the upper stage before separation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbinorbiter Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Iz live and its my first launch in 1080p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Funky music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) My phone just pinged, are we live??? Oh, there it is... FYI, weather here is gorgeous for a launch!!! Edited January 31, 2018 by Just Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Just now, Just Jim said: My phone just pinged, are we live??? Yep, still only music though. Do you think they'll talk about the FH in this stream? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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