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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1040 on: 09/01/2016 09:23 pm »
Well, Domino's has been trying out those delivery drones. Maybe a SpaceX employee called in a Pizza delivery in preparation for Lunch...
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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1041 on: 09/01/2016 09:36 pm »
Can I make a remark that this also reminds me of Kerbal Space Program a little bit?

I mean, in a way that the rocket did not stay together after clicking the "Launch" button.
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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1042 on: 09/01/2016 11:02 pm »
Hmm.

So you wanna blame this on the Kraken? Or lack of struts?

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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1043 on: 09/01/2016 11:17 pm »
Hmm.

So you wanna blame this on the Kraken? Or lack of struts?
It's always a scrambled staging sequence for me.

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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1044 on: 09/02/2016 12:08 am »
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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1045 on: 09/02/2016 12:22 am »
After reading the discussion, it seems to me the cause is obvious. It was Florida's fault. After all, SpaceX clearly said there was an anomoly in Florida. Therefore it had nothing to do with the rocket, just the surrounding state.

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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1046 on: 09/02/2016 12:25 am »
After reading the discussion, it seems to me the cause is obvious. It was Florida's fault. After all, SpaceX clearly said there was an anomoly in Florida. Therefore it had nothing to do with the rocket, just the surrounding state.
Just some "hanging chad"...
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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1048 on: 09/02/2016 01:09 am »
After reading the discussion, it seems to me the cause is obvious. It was Florida's fault. After all, SpaceX clearly said there was an anomoly in Florida. Therefore it had nothing to do with the rocket, just the surrounding state.
No, to me its really obvious what the cause was. Ya see, rockets normally have fire coming out the bottom. In this case the fire started from the top. Ya can't have that. See, there's your problem!

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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1049 on: 09/02/2016 01:14 am »


Too soon?
If so, some moderator guidance would be appreciated...

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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1050 on: 09/02/2016 01:41 am »
thought that everyone could use sometime on the lighter side.....

A totally real conversation between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg about a rocket

https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/01/a-totally-real-conversation-between-elon-musk-and-mark-zuckerberg-about-a-rocket/
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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1051 on: 09/02/2016 02:21 am »
I'm more than appalled that with all the many postulations as to a cause of today's disaster, no one, so far, has included the ASDS on the suspect list.

Just how much do we trust those droneships, anyway?

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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1052 on: 09/02/2016 02:31 am »
After reading the discussion, it seems to me the cause is obvious. It was Florida's fault. After all, SpaceX clearly said there was an anomoly in Florida. Therefore it had nothing to do with the rocket, just the surrounding state.

Hey, easy on the Florida jokes.  Some of us moved here because of the weather.....which, um,....errr.....actually sucks today.

OK, go ahead, make Florida jokes.

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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1053 on: 09/02/2016 02:35 am »
After reading the discussion, it seems to me the cause is obvious. It was Florida's fault. After all, SpaceX clearly said there was an anomoly in Florida. Therefore it had nothing to do with the rocket, just the surrounding state.

Hey, easy on the Florida jokes.  Some of us moved here because of the weather.....which, um,....errr.....actually sucks today.

OK, go ahead, make Florida jokes.

Do you have any idea what the weather was at CCAFS area during the event? I've been searching in vain to find it.
I'm especially interested in any lightning or thunderstorm activity within 30 miles.

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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1054 on: 09/02/2016 02:41 am »
After reading the discussion, it seems to me the cause is obvious. It was Florida's fault. After all, SpaceX clearly said there was an anomoly in Florida. Therefore it had nothing to do with the rocket, just the surrounding state.

Hey, easy on the Florida jokes.  Some of us moved here because of the weather.....which, um,....errr.....actually sucks today.

OK, go ahead, make Florida jokes.

Do you have any idea what the weather was at CCAFS area during the event? I've been searching in vain to find it.
I'm especially interested in any lightning or thunderstorm activity within 30 miles.

The storm wasn't heading that way.  The rain was in a line from off our coast here in Tampa towards Jacksonville.   It was heading towards the panhandle.  I didn't see radar until after that time, and no storms looked to be in the area then.

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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1055 on: 09/02/2016 02:43 am »
The storm wasn't heading that way.  The rain was in a line from off our coast here in Tampa towards Jacksonville.   It was heading towards the panhandle.  I didn't see radar until after that time, and no storms looked to be in the area then.

Thanks!!!

BTW, I hope you aren't in the path of the hurricane. If you are, take care and be safe.

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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1056 on: 09/02/2016 03:03 am »


Too soon?
If so, some moderator guidance would be appreciated...
"Too soon?" is a punchline. If we can't smile wryly at this, that's sad.
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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1057 on: 09/02/2016 03:15 am »
I just realized burning man is currently on going. Could it be be that someone missed an edict from the event and decided to burn the rocket? Now the burning rocket all makes sense!
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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1058 on: 09/02/2016 03:31 am »
When I sent the Youtube link of the anomaly to my family, my son responded with this

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Re: The Fully and Rapidly Reusable Launch Party Thread
« Reply #1059 on: 09/02/2016 03:38 am »
See, I got it all figured out...

Y'see, Spacecom had huge problems, and AMOS-6 was a dead bird, would've never activated on orbit.  They set it to fire a rifle shot down into the second stage to blow up the booster, so they can collect on the maritime insurance.  With the payload destroyed, no one can inspect it, y'see.

It was all an insurance scam...

...obviously just kidding.  But with all the black humor in this thread, I figured it couldn't hurt... ;)
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