Quote from: cscott on 10/26/2017 03:56 pmFWIW the document indicates no significant harrassment of marine mammals from ASDS landings. So even if landings are limited during harbor pup season, it would only be RTLS that would be affected. The core wouldn't be expended.Yeah, the harassment occurs mainly to animals that are on the beach and scared into the water by the sonic booms and landing burn noise.
FWIW the document indicates no significant harrassment of marine mammals from ASDS landings. So even if landings are limited during harbor pup season, it would only be RTLS that would be affected. The core wouldn't be expended.
During our remote camera setup next to the Iridium launch pad two weeks ago, we noticed a team down the slope, setting up 6 microphones stands. Not sure if this is part of ongoing sound data collection for RSTL...
Nice photo from Shorealone Films flickr shots prior to the Iridium 3 launch
VAFB have just posted findings of no significant impact for SpaceX landing boosters at VAFB (attached). The FONSI assessment is dated April 2016, with a supplemental Iridium update dated September 2016.
RTLS AT VANDENBERG!!!!!WOOHOO!1202-EX-ST-2018 https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=85873&RequestTimeout=1000
SpaceX may finally land one of its rockets on the California coast later this yearFinally: a land landing at VandenbergBy Loren Grush@lorengrush Jul 6, 2018, 11:42am EDTAfter mastering its rocket landings on the Florida coast, SpaceX wants to try the same trick in California. The company recently filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to land one of its Falcon 9 rockets on ground at Vandenberg Air Force Base in southern California, following a launch from the facility there. If that happens, it’ll be the first time that SpaceX has done a land landing on the West Coast.
Hiya. Sorry for the level 10 newb question, but is the new VAFB landing zone visible from a publicly accessible location (on the off-chance there's no fog?) Any permits or permissions needed or does one just show up? Thanks!
SpaceX has an FCC experimental permit that gets renewed annually for launch vehicle RF checkouts. They added the new landing zone to the permit this time:0 Vandenberg AFB California North 34 38 0 West 120 36 57 LZ-4 SANTA BARBARA I don't know if "LZ-4" is official or if someone needed to get their paperwork done and made it up on the fly.
Are both landing pads at the Cape considered LZ-1, or are they separately LZ-1 and LZ-2?