ELSBETH III re-appeared within the range of the MarineTraffic system at:Time: 2017-04-02 07:04 UTCPosition: 28.01466, -76.84026Speed/Course: 4.4 knots / 261°
Pictures of the recovered fairing being returned to port now on the ASDS support ship activities thread:http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=38111.0Fairing is under a large tarpaulin but there are some glimpes around the edges.
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 04/03/2017 12:09 pmPictures of the recovered fairing being returned to port now on the ASDS support ship activities thread:http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=38111.0Fairing is under a large tarpaulin but there are some glimpes around the edges.The first of those photos shows what looks like some obvious tearing around the edges of what would be be fairing half separation plane. Not sure if that's repairable type damage in the context of reuse someday or not. Still an impressive feat to recover something so large essential intact.
I don't see a crane on the recovery vessel so likely this was dragged onto the deck. Could be some damage from that also. Did I hear that the chute didn't open fully or something? That would mean the fairing also impacted the sea a lot harder than they liked. Still this is progress!
Elsbeth III now tracking on https://www.vesselfinder.comLast report: Apr 03, 2017 17:22 UTCShip type:TugFlag:Flag of USA USADestination:PORT CANAVERALETA:Apr 03, 18:00Lat/Lon:28.15088 N/79.8252 WCourse/Speed: 294.4 ° / 4.1 kn.
Go Quest now tracking on https://www.marinetraffic.comAt current speed,appears will make port in approximately 2.5h.Current time-15:45 EDT (19:45 UTC)
Any theories on the speed discrepancies? Go Quest going to get the champagne and run back out to Elsbeth III (I crack up at "9.8 knots" and "really opened up the throttles" appearing in the same post but for a work boat that's fast I guess...)
Go quest is heading in now just got cleared
Go Quest just informed pilot that Elsbeth III will be "arriving in the morning and will contact with a time later"Dont know if morning means after midnight or sunrise.
They are putting cap on to lift it off now on crane!
Quote from: Scylla on 04/03/2017 09:23 pmGo Quest just informed pilot that Elsbeth III will be "arriving in the morning and will contact with a time later"Dont know if morning means after midnight or sunrise.According to vesselfinder.com Elsbeth III is now practically stationary.
Go Quest dropped some people off and is heading back out to the barge. No ETA given
Alicia (SpaceGal) @murphypak 1m1 minute ago🚀❤️🚀👀SpaceX OCISLY with first reusable rocket arrival into Port Canaveral as sun rises 🚀❤️🚀👀💯
SES10: 1st reflown Falcon 9 booster now entering Port Canaveral atop SpaceX droneship
Michael Seeley @Mike_Seeley 1m1 minute agoWelcome home, #CRS8 / #SES10, as the #OCISLY delivers the now twice launch and landed #SpaceX #Falcon9 1st stage to Port Canaveral.
Val Phillips @mumomegan 1m1 minute ago@SpaceX #SES10 coming in to an audience
She's looking a bit toasty ...
William Harwood @cbs_spacenews 20s21 seconds agoF9/SES10:
Look carefully, and you will also see that the Xoomba didn't get to see action, or in the end they didn't use it to hold down the stage. That's consistent with what Musk said about it, though.Now, will they try experimenting with the Xoomba after they connect the stage to the crane, or put off those experiments for another rocket?
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 04/04/2017 11:09 amShe's looking a bit toasty ...Look carefully, and you will also see that the Xoomba didn't get to see action, or in the end they didn't use it to hold down the stage. That's consistent with what Musk said about it, though.Now, will they try experimenting with the Xoomba after they connect the stage to the crane, or put off those experiments for another rocket?
Port Canaveral web cam resolutely turned away from the ASDS arrival
She's looking a bit toasty ...Quote Michael Seeley @Mike_Seeley 1m1 minute agoWelcome home, #CRS8 / #SES10, as the #OCISLY delivers the now twice launch and landed #SpaceX #Falcon9 1st stage to Port Canaveral.https://twitter.com/Mike_Seeley/status/849216873216573440
John Kraus @johnkrausphotos 1m1 minute agoSunrise return of #Falcon9 B1021 after successful #SES10 mission and droneship landing.
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 04/04/2017 11:09 amShe's looking a bit toasty ...Quote Michael Seeley @Mike_Seeley 1m1 minute agoWelcome home, #CRS8 / #SES10, as the #OCISLY delivers the now twice launch and landed #SpaceX #Falcon9 1st stage to Port Canaveral.https://twitter.com/Mike_Seeley/status/849216873216573440This picture nicely shows the blackened area above one of the grid fins, where the charred TPS deposited onto the booster!
Is anyone else's feed from Alicia start-stop? I trying to debug if at my end, thanks.
Quote from: Rocket Science on 04/04/2017 11:54 amIs anyone else's feed from Alicia start-stop? I trying to debug if at my end, thanks.No problems here, totally smooth. Using the Edge browser to watch it.
KSC Visitor ComplexVerified account @ExploreSpaceKSC 38s39 seconds agoWelcome back again, #Falcon9! #SES10 #OCISLY
Thank you Alicia for the great video and for enduring physical pain trying to get the zoom shots for us!
Michael Seeley @Mike_Seeley 5m5 minutes agoThe #OCISLY delivering the 2x "flight proven" #Falcon9 #SES10 1st stage, seen at #sunrise in Port Canaveral. Album: https://flic.kr/s/aHskXiRPCz
Weird to think that stage has been into orbit TWICE!. Takes getting used to.
Quote from: kevinof on 04/04/2017 02:11 pmWeird to think that stage has been into orbit TWICE!. Takes getting used to.Nope. Just into space twice.
https://www.pscp.tv/murphypak/1ypJdXgXMOoJW"In the future, there will be robots" (GTA Vice City)
There she is!Image screened from: http://www.visitspacecoast.com/beaches/surfspots-cams/jetty-park-surf-cam/
Did anyone note the time OCISLY docked? Feels like quicker time to lift than in the past?
Maybe we need to start a new thread, but it looks like this one was burned badly. Does anyone have a guess if this one can be refurbished to fly again? I know the grid fins are going to be changed to titanium. Titanium grid fins might be thinner than aluminum due to its far better heat resistance to lighten it some. However, the bottom seems to be burned pretty bad. I don't know if they can get 100 uses out of one.
The deck looks extra toasty. Maybe that "block 1 solution" brought back the post-landing RP-1 discharge issue.Edit to attach an image from the above link.
Quote from: Req on 04/04/2017 04:56 pmThe deck looks extra toasty. Maybe that "block 1 solution" brought back the post-landing RP-1 discharge issue.Edit to attach an image from the above link.I didn't see any flames after landing. I suspect the touch-up job on the deck hasn't been 100% each time.
Not sure I understand, "block 1 solution". Wasn't this booster upgraded to block 3?
#Falcon9 is home at Port Canaveral.
Touch up seems pretty decent if you look at pictures of the deck just before OCISLY left port, but agree that it is probably just blast damage from landing and not due to fires seen in the past. Seems to get toasty right before touchdown.
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 04/04/2017 11:09 amShe's looking a bit toasty ...Quote Michael Seeley @Mike_Seeley 1m1 minute agoWelcome home, #CRS8 / #SES10, as the #OCISLY delivers the now twice launch and landed #SpaceX #Falcon9 1st stage to Port Canaveral.https://twitter.com/Mike_Seeley/status/849216873216573440Here's another great shot by Mike and a link to a great flickr album, including some close-ups (downloading of that album is disabled - so you need to view on flickr):Quote Michael Seeley @Mike_Seeley 5m5 minutes agoThe #OCISLY delivering the 2x "flight proven" #Falcon9 #SES10 1st stage, seen at #sunrise in Port Canaveral. Album: https://flic.kr/s/aHskXiRPCzhttps://twitter.com/Mike_Seeley/status/849247156489859076Edit: hmm, I think Turner anticipated this by about 179 years. Two brave ships, being towed to their (near) final resting place
They might switch to an ablative coat that can be quickly applied and removed. Something that provides good thermal insulation, and protects the core from re-entry heating. Better ablative paint would allow them to try even hotter landing which use shorter re-entry burns, and in turn with the stronger titanium grid-fins allow them to glide and aerobrake.
Quote from: flyright on 04/04/2017 06:09 pmNot sure I understand, "block 1 solution". Wasn't this booster upgraded to block 3?I think that might be a reference back to the first stages that were recovered where there were fuel fires on deck visible in the landing footage after engine shut down.Paul
An ultra high resolution, downloadable photo by John Kraushttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1kdn8Hd3DfrOVN0dURpWmVuLVE/view...
#SpaceX #SES 10 Ready for move. SpaceX crew gets faster, more efficient with each (in this case used) booster
Quote from: DOCinCT on 04/05/2017 08:04 pmAn ultra high resolution, downloadable photo by John Kraushttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1kdn8Hd3DfrOVN0dURpWmVuLVE/view...Is the "soot" really soot from RP-1 or desublimated (depostion) PICA-X? (which is also a soot...)
Quote from: HVM on 04/05/2017 08:27 pmIs the "soot" really soot from RP-1 or desublimated (depostion) PICA-X? (which is also a soot...)There is no pica-x on the booster.
Is the "soot" really soot from RP-1 or desublimated (depostion) PICA-X? (which is also a soot...)
#SpaceX #SES 10 Still standing. Probably due to high winds.
8 days from launch to horizontal on a drone ship landing. They are speeding up.
021 now mounted onto the recently acquired Falcon transporter and on the move to a SpaceX hangar in CCAFS (one would presume). Photos courtesy of /u/aftersteveo over on /r/SpaceX. The new transporter sure looks nice https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/634gmr/b1021ses10_recovery_thread/dg0277l/
Quote from: vaporcobra on 04/08/2017 08:53 pm021 now mounted onto the recently acquired Falcon transporter and on the move to a SpaceX hangar in CCAFS (one would presume). Photos courtesy of /u/aftersteveo over on /r/SpaceX. The new transporter sure looks nice https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/634gmr/b1021ses10_recovery_thread/dg0277l/Aren't they moving it to the hanger at Pad 39-A?
Quote from: shuttlefan on 04/08/2017 09:47 pmQuote from: vaporcobra on 04/08/2017 08:53 pm021 now mounted onto the recently acquired Falcon transporter and on the move to a SpaceX hangar in CCAFS (one would presume). Photos courtesy of /u/aftersteveo over on /r/SpaceX. The new transporter sure looks nice https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/634gmr/b1021ses10_recovery_thread/dg0277l/Aren't they moving it to the hanger at Pad 39-A?They need the HIF at 39-A for ongoing launch operations. LC-40 isn't active.
Quote from: envy887 on 04/08/2017 09:52 pmQuote from: shuttlefan on 04/08/2017 09:47 pmQuote from: vaporcobra on 04/08/2017 08:53 pm021 now mounted onto the recently acquired Falcon transporter and on the move to a SpaceX hangar in CCAFS (one would presume). Photos courtesy of /u/aftersteveo over on /r/SpaceX. The new transporter sure looks nice https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/634gmr/b1021ses10_recovery_thread/dg0277l/Aren't they moving it to the hanger at Pad 39-A?They need the HIF at 39-A for ongoing launch operations. LC-40 isn't active.They could probably take it to the building at LZ-1, too, if they aren't going to fully refurbish it for another launch.
Aluminum grid fins on the first reusable Falcon 9 after its reflight. Hope someone in Cali can get shots of titanium fins when JRTI docks.