Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 - Iridium NEXT - Jan 14, 2017 (17:54 UTC)- UPDATES  (Read 221645 times)

Offline FutureSpaceTourist

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F9/Iridium: Iridium reports acquisition of signal from all 10 satellites

https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/820351970435276800
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Congratz SpaceX and all involved.  Great coverage all around. (NSF and webcasts)

Here is to a great 2017: Many more landings, 1st reused core, Falcon Heavy.

Clear that manifest!

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Welcome back to space Falcon! 8) Congrats to SpaceX, Iridium and to many more behind the scene... :)
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Congrats to all SpaceX teams! Great success! RTF as we all hoped for.
Please continue this way at least whole 2017 and beyond. :)

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Congratulations to SpaceX, Iridium, and everyone else involved!

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Way to go, SpaceX and Iridium!  Welcome back to the fold!

Now, let's nail that every other week launch cadence you keep talking about!

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Congratulations to SpaceX, Iridium, Thales Alenia and the Western Range ... Well done! Good luck to the fine folks of "DockX" with the still-new West Coast booster recovery and return operations!

And of course, congratulations as well to the poor, long-suffering JRtI on FINALLY catching a Falcon.
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Congrats to SpaceX and everyone involved with this picture perfect launch! It is great to see them back in the game!

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Damn.. It looked in the graphics like the satellites would be flying almost right above me on the next orbit. But it's overcast and I don't know if they would be in the sunlight anyways..  It would have been soooo cool to see a group of 10 dots (or 11 if the second stage is still with them) fly past.

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So, so excited - finally breathing again! Thanks for all the great vibes - I felt it!  All 10 sats deployed; good orbit; good telemetry! WOW

https://twitter.com/iridiumboss/status/820354888198541312

So a happy customer  8)
« Last Edit: 01/14/2017 06:42 pm by FutureSpaceTourist »

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Great to see this today!  Congrats all around.  :)

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Huge congrats to SpaceX - way to go!

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Congratulations to SpaceX and Iridium! Welcome back (again)!
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Congratulations to SpaceX on the successful return to flight!

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Congratulations SpaceX.  Back in the air, and space, and flying again.

And don't forget landings too.

Awesome vision to get the launch vehicles back.  Awesome execution!
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More nervous then usual watching the launch , but it went flawless.
The uninterrupted live feed all the way from space to the drone ship was a nice bonus  8)
Congratz SpaceX , really hoping you have a good year.

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Congrats to SpaceX on the successful launch and landing. Great way to start off the new year.  :D Hoping for many more successes in the next 11 months.
I cheer for both NASA and commercial space. For SLS, Orion, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Dragon, Starship/SH, Starliner, Cygnus and all the rest!
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Congrats to all involved, especially SpaceX! A great return to flight, yet again.

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Congrats to SpaceX and Iridium! Also, fantastic coverage everyone.
« Last Edit: 01/14/2017 07:49 pm by Semmel »

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Congratulations to all involved in their successful return to flight.

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