have we had confirmation of a expendable booster or if a landing attempt will be made?
Quote from: RocketLover0119 on 01/16/2018 10:42 pmhave we had confirmation of a expendable booster or if a landing attempt will be made?With a launch mass of 6092 kg we can pretty well rule out recovery.
Here's another image:https://www.instagram.com/p/BeqUynglBOy/Edit: Most Likely Hispasat 30 Core
That could be on the hairy edge of what a Block 5 can do with downrange landing. Block 4 could to do it to subsync, but I think SpaceX is making up for delays by offering the best transfer orbit performance available which means expendable.
SpaceflightNow has a NET than 2/22
With PAZ now delayed, we're going to find out (although not for the first time) how well SpaceX coordinates launch work on both east and west pads at the same time!
Quote from: DecoLV on 02/18/2018 04:14 amWith PAZ now delayed, we're going to find out (although not for the first time) how well SpaceX coordinates launch work on both east and west pads at the same time!Has PAZ slipped to the 25th now?
B1044.1 is *supposed* to be lofting a spacecraft so heavy it negates a safe landing of the booster, but visual observations note fins and landing legs.Could be another "very high retrothrust landing" test
Falcon 9 preparing for static fire test at SLC-40 before the Hispasat 30W-6 mission - https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/02/falcon-9-static-fire-slc-40-hispasat-30w-6/ - By Ian Atkinson.
I can't remember the source right now, but I seem to recall reading something in the not too distant past about how the SpaceX operations cause some of the CCAFS industrial area to be evacuated so they might shift some operations later in the day? Does that ring a bell for anyone or am I just making it up? (This is in regards to the late window for the static fire.)
In the future, the rockets may target another local landing site: a proposed pad at Kennedy Space Center that is the subject of early discussions between the Air Force, NASA and Space Florida.The goal would be to lessen the burden landings impose on the Cape’s nearby industrial area, which workers must evacuate for hours during some missions.
Quote from: gongora on 02/20/2018 10:15 pmI can't remember the source right now, but I seem to recall reading something in the not too distant past about how the SpaceX operations cause some of the CCAFS industrial area to be evacuated so they might shift some operations later in the day? Does that ring a bell for anyone or am I just making it up? (This is in regards to the late window for the static fire.)QuoteIn the future, the rockets may target another local landing site: a proposed pad at Kennedy Space Center that is the subject of early discussions between the Air Force, NASA and Space Florida.The goal would be to lessen the burden landings impose on the Cape’s nearby industrial area, which workers must evacuate for hours during some missions.https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2017/12/12/nasa-spacex-talks-falcon-rocket-landing-zone-ksc/945993001/