insert_name Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 They got clear footage from the first stage all the way to the landing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Woot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Bullseye! Was it just me or was that like the slowest landing ever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 IT LANDED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 That boostback burn was really short, wasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 It went from being in space to the ocean so fast. It never gets old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 12 minutes ago, DAL59 said: What is that ring shaped debris at the engine after every sep? It’s a stiffener for the engine bell until it’s running. I hear it’s so flimsy you could seriously damage it with a hammer on the ground. Once the engine is burning, the bell sort of “inflates” and the pressure holds it rigid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSlash27 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Maybe it was just me, but I had to switch to an alternate live feed because the video quality was so awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Looking at the graphic it‘s kinda crazy to me how close to the coast the first stage lands. Poor upper stage has to do all the work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypher_00 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Just now, DAL59 said: It went from being in space to the ocean so fast. It never gets old. Yeah I am still amazed every time they pull this off such accuracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 The music has speeches about space mixed in sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaff Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Bullseye! Was it just me or was that like the slowest landing ever? Doesn’t this mission have silly margins because TESS is so small? perhaps they just burned single engine to land for longer at lower throttle? also are they recovering fairings? Or at least landing them? Edited April 18, 2018 by Jaff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HebaruSan Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 How long till the new exoplanet discoveries start rolling in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reactordrone Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, GoSlash27 said: Maybe it was just me, but I had to switch to an alternate live feed because the video quality was so awful. Yeah, mine started on 240. had to manually switch it to 1080. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 1 minute ago, Jaff said: also are they recovering fairings? Or at least landing them? Well it is guaranteed that they will land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 1 minute ago, Canopus said: that they will land. or sea, more likely 4 minutes ago, Jaff said: also are they recovering fairings? Or at least landing them? We'll just have to wait and sea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypher_00 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) I am not sure about recovery but if you put the stream at -13:50 and look at the 1st stage cam i swear i can see one half fairing falling down through the sky... edit: sorry not sure about the time in the stream because its still running but its right after she says something about the turbo pump still running good.. edit2: It's at T+ 6:13 mission time... Edited April 18, 2018 by cypher_00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) On 19/04/2018 at 1:01 AM, CatastrophicFailure said: Bullseye! Was it just me or was that like the slowest landing ever? Yeah, I also noticed that. As @Jaff said, it probably had a lot of fuel since the payload is >1mT. Effing mobile version of the forum doesn't allow me to delete accidental quote. Edited April 20, 2018 by Val Deleted accidental quote for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Feed is back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 19 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: It’s a stiffener for the engine bell until it’s running. I hear it’s so flimsy you could seriously damage it with a hammer on the ground. Once the engine is burning, the bell sort of “inflates” and the pressure holds it rigid. I think you could damage that thing with a good punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuyNamedAlan Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 at school so i cant watch the webcast. what did i miss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperFastJellyfish Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, TheGuyNamedAlan said: at school so i cant watch the webcast. what did i miss? SpaceX was bought out by ULA! Edited April 18, 2018 by SuperFastJellyfish kidding :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 1 minute ago, TheGuyNamedAlan said: at school so i cant watch the webcast. what did i miss? nothing much out of the ordinary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 1 minute ago, TheGuyNamedAlan said: at school so i cant watch the webcast. what did i miss? Successful launch and barge landing, stage 2 will restart soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuyNamedAlan Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Just now, SuperFastJellyfish said: SpaceX was bought out by ULA! what? Just now, cubinator said: Successful launch and barge landing, stage 2 will restart soon this a new booster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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