CatastrophicFailure Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Woohoo, launch time! Also, found this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Just now, CatastrophicFailure said: Woohoo, launch time! Also, found this... Great! Isn't the Ariane 5/6 a more reliable rocket though? The FH is cool, but shouldn't they launch using something that's had more than one flight for such an expensive payload? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Music on. (launch time slip was all of 3 minutes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, tater said: Music on. (launch time slip was all of 3 minutes) mirror? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Just now, DAL59 said: Great! Isn't the Ariane 5/6 a more reliable rocket though? The FH is cool, but shouldn't they launch using something that's had more than one flight for such an expensive payload? It isn't big enough. Launching Clipper on an Ariane 5/6 would necessitate using several gravity assists to get to Jupiter, including a Venus assist. This would then require re-designing Clipper to handle the thermal environment of the inner solar system. Plus, Clipper isn't flying for another 5 years or so, which gives FH plenty of time to rack up successful flights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, DAL59 said: Great! Isn't the Ariane 5/6 a more reliable rocket though? The FH is cool, but shouldn't they launch using something that's had more than one flight for such an expensive payload? 2/3 of the Falcon Heavy was already flight-proven, wasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 1 minute ago, IncongruousGoat said: several gravity assists to get to Jupiter, including a Venus assist. Why not a Mars assist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Coverage is live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Just now, DAL59 said: Why not a Mars assist? The same reason no mission has ever used a Mars assist (to my knowledge), and the same reason almost nobody assists off of Duna in KSP - it's too small, and the velocity gain is too low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) LIVE VIDEO FROM MR. STEVEN!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!11ONE ONE No live video when the landing happens though. Edited December 3, 2018 by cubinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, cubinator said: 2/3 of the Falcon Heavy was already flight-proven, wasn't it? Besides, it should have flown a few more times by then. Meanwhile, more Mr. Steven views Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemp Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Beautiful shot of Mr. Steven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, cubinator said: LIVE VIDEO FROM MR. STEVEN!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!11ONE ONE No live video when the landing happens though. Sounds really interesting, keep me posted if anything else interesting happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 1 minute ago, Ultimate Steve said: Sounds really interesting, keep me posted if anything else interesting happens. Sounds like the status from that will come over Twitter again... Booster is extra sooty today, and there are 64 satellites in the fairing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 The LOX boiloff looks extra cool against the "extra-sooty" first stage @Ultimate Steve, the video @tater just posted was on the webcast, just fyi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 There goes the strongback retracting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 20 minutes ago, DAL59 said: Great! Isn't the Ariane 5/6 a more reliable rocket though? The FH is cool, but shouldn't they launch using something that's had more than one flight for such an expensive payload? What the others have said, but I think you’re thinking James Webb. Europa Clipper is (currently) scheduled to launch on SLS. Needs a big rocket. Go, you dirty, schizophrenic thing, go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Nice video. Clear skies. Onboard video is good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Dat coastline, doe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Sounds like updates on the fairing will be shared in the webcast. That shot of S1 pulling away tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Excellent staging video. Fairing sep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Just now, cubinator said: Sounds like updates on the fairing will be shared in the webcast. That shot of S1 pulling away tho That's going to be entertaining when I am able to watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Catch it! Catch it! Catch it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Earth is absolutely beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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