Delay Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 And we're going live! John's back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 And we actually have a liftoff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Farewell, B1047.3, we hardly knew ye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 What's that blue flash near the engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 AMOS doesn't use ion drives, does it!? Because that's no nozzle I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Xd the great Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, Delay said: AMOS doesn't use ion drives, does it!? Because that's no nozzle I've ever seen. No, it has no propulsion. Maybe leakage of hydraulic fluid? Or TEA-TAB going haywire? Edited August 6, 2019 by Xd the great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Bit o' spin on the payload there, assuming that's intentional... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, Delay said: AMOS doesn't use ion drives, does it!? Because that's no nozzle I've ever seen. It's a dark liquid fuel nozzle in the very middle, surrounded by something white. (Probably the mount plate, underneath above behind which are fuel tanks.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Yee yee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: Yee yee! Isn't that only half of a fairing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, mikegarrison said: Isn't that only half of a fairing? Yeah. I don't think they're equipped to catch both halves yet. I wish I could watch it, but it just jumped around and says the media cannot be displayed, as if the file's been corrupted. Edited August 7, 2019 by Geonovast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightside Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, Geonovast said: Yeah. I don't think they're equipped to catch both halves yet. I wish I could watch it, but it just jumped around and says the media cannot be displayed, as if the file's been corrupted. Video works for me. And it looked great. I guess catching fairings is a thing now ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheif Operations Director Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 That was so cool to see in person. It took about a minute for the sound to hit me but when it did I was surprised just how loud it was from so far away. I was surprised they launched the weather was crazy at KSC today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolotiyeruki Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I seem to recall in earlier F9 flights, the strongback pulled away from the rocket some time before launch. This time, however, it didn't let go until liftoff. Is it A) me mis-remembering, B) something new, or C) something they've been doing for a while that I haven't noticed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Ultimate Steve said: Yee yee! That was a nice catch! 2 hours ago, mikegarrison said: Isn't that only half of a fairing? I’m a fairing half full kinda guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Delay said: AMOS doesn't use ion drives, does it!? Because that's no nozzle I've ever seen. 3 hours ago, Xd the great said: No, [AMOS] has no propulsion. It's a very rare satellite that has no propulsion. AMOS-17 is on a Boeing 702MP bus. The 702MP has both a xenon ion thrust system and also a bipropellant rocket motor. Edited August 7, 2019 by mikegarrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 32 minutes ago, zolotiyeruki said: I seem to recall in earlier F9 flights, the strongback pulled away from the rocket some time before launch. This time, however, it didn't let go until liftoff. Is it A) me mis-remembering, B) something new, or C) something they've been doing for a while that I haven't noticed? C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 22 minutes ago, zolotiyeruki said: I seem to recall in earlier F9 flights, the strongback pulled away from the rocket some time before launch. This time, however, it didn't let go until liftoff. Is it A) me mis-remembering, B) something new, or C) something they've been doing for a while that I haven't noticed? Option C, but only for launches out of LC-39A and SLC-40. Vandenberg AFB (SLC-4E) still has the old strongback. They've been doing this for a few years now, if memory serves. According to SpaceX, it's safer this way since the strongback supports the rocket on the pad right up until liftoff. Also, it looks much more awesome, which I'm sure must have factored into it at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Congrats to SpaceX for a successful launch! And a moment of silence for B1047... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) Please, can anyone of locals ask Musk to run a lunar rover just to realize the maximum distance a rover can pass? He will anyway need this. None of the lunar/martian ones could exceed ~40 km limit. So, can we realistically plan a trip around, say, Olympus Mons or along the Nergal Valley? Or the base will look like a junkyard for cars? Edited August 7, 2019 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 hour ago, kerbiloid said: Please, can anyone of locals ask Musk to run a lunar rover just to realize the maximum distance a rover can pass? He will anyway need this. None of the lunar/martian ones could exceed ~40 km limit. So, can we realistically plan a trip around, say, Olympus Mons or along the Nergal Valley? Or the base will look like a junkyard for cars? No actual range limits on rovers since they are solar powered or RTG in one case. This also makes them slow as you don't have much power. Not so much an issue on Mars because the lightspeed lag restrict you to short steps anyway but it would be an issue for an larger moon rover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 51 minutes ago, magnemoe said: No actual range limits on rovers since they are solar powered or RTG in one case. Regolith is the limit. Holes, dusted joints, and ground traps. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 He posted this one ^^^ 4 hours after the first, works better embedded for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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