I'm going out on a limb and predicting:1) Successful launch2) S1 RTLS 3) This S1 is the first one to fly twice
Quote from: wannamoonbase on 03/10/2016 04:11 pmI'm going out on a limb and predicting:1) Successful launch2) S1 RTLS 3) This S1 is the first one to fly twiceI think you get two out of three here. IIRC, the second returned stage goes to McGregor for qualification testing. The next after that is my bet for flying twice (and maybe three times -- SES both times).
Steak through the heart and you're to blame, you give lunch a bad name! It's like they wrote the song about Falcon's troubled relationship with a barge...
Quote from: kevin-rf on 03/11/2016 03:30 pmSteak through the heart and you're to blame, you give lunch a bad name! It's like they wrote the song about Falcon's troubled relationship with a barge...I don't think its troubled, I think they are a fiery, intense couple that have a dramatic chemistry when they get together!
How many successful launches do think it will take before SpaceX stops hiding behind the CRS-7 failure and releases the patch to the general public.
I hope to observe this launch airborne in my small plane on April 4th. I need a cameraman to try and take video, hard to fly the plane and shoot decent video at the same time. I will have a fixed GoPro running plus a Nikon with a 300mm lens, plus additional cameras such as iPhones etc. Plan to depart Maryland early in the day April 4th, it's about 6 hours flying time to get to FL, call it 9 hours clock time. Planning a 6am to 7am departure, so expect to arrive at a TBD local airport about 3pm - 4pm. Launch is scheduled for roughly 6:30pm local EDT, so I figure on wheels up at about 6pm and climbing to about 8000 feet. If time permits, may do a practice / recce flight before the launch time.The plane is a 1965 Mooney M20C.Anybody interested? PM or email me and I will send my phone number and we can discuss further planning details.Arguably this should be in a launch viewing thread, but there doesn't seem to be one yet for this launch. Mods, feel free to move it over when one starts up.
I hope to observe this launch airborne in my small plane on April 4th.