StupidAndy Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 4 hours ago, Ultimate Steve said: 4:30 in the morning? Ugh... I'd love to, but I don't think my parents are going to like that with me being late to school basically all of last week (even if it was only by about ten seconds). isn't it Columbus day? or is that only a non-schoolday thing in the US? or parts of the US? problem for me is I'm lazy and don't want to get up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ultimate Steve Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 41 minutes ago, StupidAndy said: isn't it Columbus day? or is that only a non-schoolday thing in the US? or parts of the US? problem for me is I'm lazy and don't want to get up Unfortunately my school doesn't let out tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 My kids have school tomorrow as well. Luckily it's at 6:37 our time. Coffee and a rocket launch. Breakfast of champions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 11:37am my time apparently. May have to take an early lunch break and see if I can watch this from work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEpicSquared Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 14:37 for me. That’s usually during school time, but I’m sick, so I’m not at school. For some reason, every time a launch is scheduled during school hours, I’m either sick or I can watch it during the lesson without the teacher noticing or there’s a holiday. Odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Oh. I'm stupid. I'm in the CST time zone and to convert from EST (which the times are always in on SFN) you subtract an hour, but I read the California time instead of the Florida time. Time to go back to bed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliverm001x Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Fifteen more minutes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Logged into my work PC and opened the webcast during the opening credits; perfect timing! This is a new booster, correct? The grid fins are white so they must be aluminum, not titanium. I guess they are from the stockpile. Is this Block 3, Block 4, or Block 3/4? It's so weird that all the SpaceX media images and mockups have black legs but all the rockets so far have had white legs. The LOX vent from S2 seems much more intermittent than usual. Ah, confirmed. "These are the aluminum grid fins; we are using these today instead of titanium because the return is less extreme than a geostationary transfer launch." I wonder if they are still manufacturing the Al ones, then. I don't remember the ten deployment points being individually indicated on the launch sequence at the bottom for Iridium I or II. I think he said that even though this is a droneship landing, it'll still have a boostback burn. I don't see it on the sequence at the bottom, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 One minute to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 T-30! Nominal liftoff! Foggy view from the ground. Passed Mach 1. Really weird view from below through the fog...the plume keeps fading in and out of view as the cloudbank alternately thickens and thins. Looked like normal flames for a bit. Underexpansion clearly visible. T+2:29, MECO and S2 startup! Boostback ignition at just under T+3 minutes. Really eerie night view of the plume around the boostback burn. Fairing jettison! S1 apogee at T+4:00 at 107 km. I can come back and get a pretty good idea of the horizontal speed component by comparing the change in altitude over time to the change in overall speed over time. Entry burn ignition. 1, then 3, then cutoff; brief glimpse of the grid fins in the glare from the entry burn plume. Wondering what kind of droneship view we'll get with how dark it is. T+6:55, landing burn ignition! Plume coming through clouds is fantastic. I see the droneship! Legs out! And down! Falcon has landed! Gorgeous view of the landing with only a momentary pause from the link on JRTI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 (edited) T+9:30. SECO, good orbit on S2. Entering 41-minute coast. Edited October 9, 2017 by sevenperforce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Liftoff and landing in the dark were different...but quite interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Never get tired of watching these land!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 A very nice shot of S1 dropping through the clouds onto JRTI, too bad the video cut out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi1291 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 That landing was a bit scary, with the barge appearing from total darkness and short signal loss!But it looked pretty cool Also, how many LOX ports/valves does that strongback have? they are really spilling that stuff everywhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racescort666 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 On 10/7/2017 at 1:50 PM, magnemoe said: This, and its seen an lot in large projects like road construction too, in the military far more, B1 bomber used parts from 45 states or something, hardly economical but an way to spread the pork around. Wonder if this is how pulled port was invented On the other hand military is not ruled by purely economical needs, the US keeps the M1 tank production line alive, not because they need more M1 but because if they shut if down they lose the ability to make tanks. Recreating it because they need an M1 replacement in 2029 would be harder. It's also worth noting that the military has a habit of throwing contractors a bone when they aren't doing well. Ben Rich talks a little bit about it in Skunkworks but once you realize it happens the pieces fall into place for several projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Ahh, I made a mistake, meant overall. But still awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Shoot! Missed it by just a few minutes! Gotta love school fam. Happends to me all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Second stage restart and SECO2 confirmed. Prepping for sat deployment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketthrust Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 5 hours ago, TheEpicSquared said: 14:37 for me. That’s usually during school time, but I’m sick, so I’m not at school. For some reason, every time a launch is scheduled during school hours, I’m either sick or I can watch it during the lesson without the teacher noticing or there’s a holiday. Odd. I watched it during US History, my teacher didn't notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 (edited) For some reason the school wifi is letting me watch deployment (!) but I misses the second burn of the second stage by five seconds and its not letting me rewind the livestream. EDIT: Our school wifi is so great! It's almost letting me watch the deployment in glorious 144p! Edited October 9, 2017 by Ultimate Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 The little tufts of frozen oxygen at the bottom of the second stage were interesting. The view of the satellites separating and being visible in a big spiral pattern in the distance was beautiful. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Augustus_ Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I didn't wake up until 20 minutes after the launch...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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