Brotoro Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Liftoff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Go, baby, go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racescort666 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Nice little vapor cone there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Liftoff! And Max Q MECO and stage separation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 This doesn't ever get old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Looked like the fairing tumbling through stage 1 view. Or may be just stuff coming off stage 1 Entry burn Video from stage one seems spottier than usual. Landed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Landed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 I do love me a nice booster landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) That precision though. Bullseye. Edited November 15, 2018 by sh1pman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 1 minute ago, sh1pman said: That precision though. Bullseye. Pretty darn close, yeah. It makes the whole "land the BFB on the launch clamps" thing seem not quite so impossible. I guess if you spend several years landing dozens of rockets, you get pretty good at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, IncongruousGoat said: Pretty darn close, yeah. It makes the whole "land the BFB on the launch clamps" thing seem not quite so impossible. I guess if you spend several years landing dozens of rockets, you get pretty good at it. Is there any chance they're going to try it with a F9 first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 How was the video of the landing? Choppy as usual, or better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Just now, Spaceception said: Is there any chance they're going to try it with a F9 first? No, for several reasons. First, the F9 launch clamps are actual clamps that hold the rocket from the side over the flame trench - it's not mechanically possible to land on them, and even if it were the strongback would get in the way. Second, however, the BFR's descent guidance is supposed to be more sophisticated than that of F9. It's likely that it'll have extra control authority that the F9 lacks, to allow it to land on the launch clamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Just now, IncongruousGoat said: No, for several reasons. First, the F9 launch clamps are actual clamps that hold the rocket from the side over the flame trench - it's not mechanically possible to land on them, and even if it were the strongback would get in the way. Second, however, the BFR's descent guidance is supposed to be more sophisticated than that of F9. It's likely that it'll have extra control authority that the F9 lacks, to allow it to land on the launch clamps. Damn, okay. Here's hoping to more pad landings then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: How was the video of the landing? Choppy as usual, or better? Almost nonexistent, lol It’s high in space, then blackout, then it’s landed. Edited November 15, 2018 by sh1pman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) what is that gray line in front of the craft? Behind is clearly the "history" of the trajectory, but blue is the predicted path, isn't it? Edit: Now it's gone... Edited November 15, 2018 by Delay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Payload deployed. Successful mission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serpens Solidus Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Great day for november Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) Huh. First SpaceX launch in the month of November, ever. That's interesting. Also (unless I'm forgetting something) that might makes this the first year in which SpaceX had at least one launch in every month, assuming the launch schedule holds. Wonder how long it'll be till we get to one launch in each week... Edited November 15, 2018 by IncongruousGoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serpens Solidus Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 @Delay I think blue was the current trajectory, and grey the planned trajectory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 1 minute ago, IncongruousGoat said: Wonder how long it'll be till we get to one launch in each week... I think we'll need them flying their own Starlink missions for anything like that. They've cleared their backlog, so launch cadence is supposed to decrease a little (other than any internal launches they add for themselves). Since Musk mentioned the BFS reentry testbed project launching in June, 2019, I assume that they will use Starlink as the payload. The changes in S2 might be nominal, but I'd imagine any change might spook paying customers until it is demonstrated as safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 4 minutes ago, tater said: I think we'll need them flying their own Starlink missions for anything like that. They've cleared their backlog, so launch cadence is supposed to decrease a little (other than any internal launches they add for themselves). You're much more optimistic than I am. I don't think Falcon 9 will ever get to those kinds of cadences, even with Starlink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 1 minute ago, IncongruousGoat said: You're much more optimistic than I am. I don't think Falcon 9 will ever get to those kinds of cadences, even with Starlink. I wasn't really clear. I said we'd need them to be doing that---I don't actually think they will, honestly. I think they'll start flying some Starlinks next year, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricktoberfest Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 just got a chance to watch the launch. Was neat to see the satellite correcting it’s tumble right at the end of the webcast (at least I think that’s what happened) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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