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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 (F9-B1021) OCISLY return to Cape Coverage
« Reply #60 on: 04/04/2017 10:58 am »
Now live on periscope:

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Alicia (SpaceGal)‏ @murphypak 1m1 minute ago

🚀❤️🚀👀SpaceX OCISLY with first reusable rocket arrival  into Port Canaveral as sun rises  🚀❤️🚀👀💯

https://twitter.com/murphypak/status/849213936616574979

https://www.pscp.tv/murphypak/1ypJdXgXMOoJW

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 (F9-B1021) OCISLY return to Cape Coverage
« Reply #62 on: 04/04/2017 11:01 am »
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SES10: 1st reflown Falcon 9 booster now entering Port Canaveral atop SpaceX droneship

https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/849214955282944000

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 (F9-B1021) OCISLY return to Cape Coverage
« Reply #64 on: 04/04/2017 11:09 am »
She's looking a bit toasty ...

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Michael Seeley‏ @Mike_Seeley 1m1 minute ago

Welcome 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


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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 (F9-B1021) OCISLY return to Cape Coverage
« Reply #65 on: 04/04/2017 11:13 am »
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@SpaceX #SES10 coming in to an audience

https://twitter.com/mumomegan/status/849217753999450117

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She'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?
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 (F9-B1021) OCISLY return to Cape Coverage
« Reply #67 on: 04/04/2017 11:18 am »
Beautiful shots at sunrise:

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F9/SES10:

https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/849219233892487168

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 (F9-B1021) OCISLY return to Cape Coverage
« Reply #68 on: 04/04/2017 11:20 am »
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?

It might not be surprising if they did.

Would expect the crane to be connected first though.



Port Canaveral web cam resolutely turned away from the ASDS arrival ::)
« Last Edit: 04/04/2017 11:20 am by vanoord »

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 (F9-B1021) OCISLY return to Cape Coverage
« Reply #69 on: 04/04/2017 11:23 am »
She'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?

The claim the robot was going to be used was just just some space site, SFN I think, guessing. It's a few months away.
« Last Edit: 04/04/2017 11:23 am by Paul Howard »

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 (F9-B1021) OCISLY return to Cape Coverage
« Reply #71 on: 04/04/2017 11:30 am »
Port Canaveral web cam resolutely turned away from the ASDS arrival ::)

Just as the Falcon 9 was towed into view the webcam was whipped away.

Whoever operates these cameras seems to have little understanding about the connection between page views and advertising revenue...  (and yes, I know the background to this!).

Anyway, thank you to Alicia Murphy for some great views - https://www.pscp.tv/murphypak/1ypJdXgXMOoJW

(Edited)   According to MarineTraffic, the tugs assisting the ASDS are 'Eagle' and 'Christine S' - although a bit of me wonders why they don't just lower the Thrustmaster pods and let OCISLY dock itself  :D
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 (F9-B1021) OCISLY return to Cape Coverage
« Reply #72 on: 04/04/2017 11:37 am »
She's looking a bit toasty ...

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Michael Seeley‏ @Mike_Seeley 1m1 minute ago

Welcome 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

This picture nicely shows the blackened area above one of the grid fins, where the charred TPS deposited onto the booster!

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 (F9-B1021) OCISLY return to Cape Coverage
« Reply #73 on: 04/04/2017 11:54 am »
Is anyone else's feed from Alicia start-stop? I trying to debug if at my end, thanks.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 (F9-B1021) OCISLY return to Cape Coverage
« Reply #74 on: 04/04/2017 11:54 am »
John Kraus again with amazing pictures:

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John Kraus‏ @johnkrausphotos 1m1 minute ago

Sunrise return of #Falcon9 B1021 after successful #SES10 mission and droneship landing.

https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/849227559963381762

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She's looking a bit toasty ...

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Michael Seeley‏ @Mike_Seeley 1m1 minute ago

Welcome 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

This picture nicely shows the blackened area above one of the grid fins, where the charred TPS deposited onto the booster!
Given the visual evidence of spot burn-through we've seen on at least one returned core, and Elon's comments about fins "on fire", I wouldn't be surprised if those deposits contain metallic aluminum droplets eroded from hotspots on the fin surface and deposited downstream with the charred ablalator.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 (F9-B1021) OCISLY return to Cape Coverage
« Reply #76 on: 04/04/2017 11:57 am »
Is 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.

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 (F9-B1021) OCISLY return to Cape Coverage
« Reply #77 on: 04/04/2017 12:02 pm »
Is 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.
Works great now, thank you! :)
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 (F9-B1021) OCISLY return to Cape Coverage
« Reply #78 on: 04/04/2017 12:51 pm »
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Welcome back again, #Falcon9! #SES10 #OCISLY

https://twitter.com/ExploreSpaceKSC/status/849242632803016704

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 (F9-B1021) OCISLY return to Cape Coverage
« Reply #79 on: 04/04/2017 12:55 pm »
Thank you Alicia for the great video and for enduring physical pain trying to get the zoom shots for us! :)
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