Quote from: macpacheco on 05/26/2016 08:11 pmSpaceX isn't going to reuse a single engine.That's NOT how it works.Rockets are engineered. Tested before flight.You don't introduce a higher risk item and see if that works.Its not enough to see if it works.It has to work with sufficient margins.Just because a Falcon 9 rocket can loose an engine, doesn't make it OK to loose an engine and the other 8 make up for the lost thrust.For instance if SpaceX has engine losses it will impact SpaceX reputation in front of DoD and NASA for crew and other high value payload launches.SpaceX will do ALL of their homework. When they fly reused engines, it will be the whole reused first stage, with whatever refurb needed. SpaceX isn't going to launch unless they expect a fully successful launch, all 9 engines perform perfectly throughout the whole flight.Thats your opinion, not a fact.And it is simply not true that SpaceX could not reuse an engine and expect it to be fully succesful. After all, thats the whole point of requalification. You test your used engine to make sure it is as good as the new ones. Thus, you do not expect to lose an engine, and there is no higher risk, if your qualification is stringent enough.
SpaceX isn't going to reuse a single engine.That's NOT how it works.Rockets are engineered. Tested before flight.You don't introduce a higher risk item and see if that works.Its not enough to see if it works.It has to work with sufficient margins.Just because a Falcon 9 rocket can loose an engine, doesn't make it OK to loose an engine and the other 8 make up for the lost thrust.For instance if SpaceX has engine losses it will impact SpaceX reputation in front of DoD and NASA for crew and other high value payload launches.SpaceX will do ALL of their homework. When they fly reused engines, it will be the whole reused first stage, with whatever refurb needed. SpaceX isn't going to launch unless they expect a fully successful launch, all 9 engines perform perfectly throughout the whole flight.
I the webcast countdown to start of the launch window or beginning of webcast ? 34 minutes to go right now.
Launch team finalizing review of vehicle data and check outs. Will move T-0 into the 2 hour window
Quote from: macpacheco on 05/26/2016 09:05 pmI the webcast countdown to start of the launch window or beginning of webcast ? 34 minutes to go right now.To launch window. The show starts about 20-15 minutes before that time.
I thought the launch was scheduled for 5:40. And I thought there was no window, so it had to launch at 5:40 or no launch today. Or am I wrong (extremely likely, given my track record)?
Anyone else having trouble with the live stream? I'm behind a VPN in China so that might have something to do with it.
Seeing a craft directly off the Cape right now: http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-80.6/centery:28.5/zoom:10
There is a picture of venting on the Update thread. So does that mean that they have in fact loaded prop (or are loading it)?