Quote from: Michael Baylor on 10/26/2017 07:54 pmThey are still in port.That's potentially sad news, splashing a new one, rather than a block 3... If true though, while sad, it is the right thing to do for the customer
They are still in port.
Quote from: Lar on 10/26/2017 08:26 pmQuote from: Michael Baylor on 10/26/2017 07:54 pmThey are still in port.That's potentially sad news, splashing a new one, rather than a block 3... If true though, while sad, it is the right thing to do for the customerThey still have some time left AFAIK, might be rushing to finish up repairs
If they do a partial boost-back burn to return near the coast, the droneship won't take too much time to get positioned.
Quote from: king1999 on 10/26/2017 08:51 pmIf they do a partial boost-back burn to return near the coast, the droneship won't take too much time to get positioned.Nod. I wonder how much time they need to reconfigure things or if they have already calculated 5 or 10 different parameter loads for different landing points or even expendable with different things tested or ?
Taken by VIP-badged guests at KSC earlier today! No obvious TEL changes that I can see.
Looks like the wings at the top of the TEL have been removed.
Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 10/29/2017 07:30 amLooks like the wings at the top of the TEL have been removed.I see them wrapped around the top of the rocket.
Quote from: rockets4life97 on 10/29/2017 01:12 pmQuote from: Steven Pietrobon on 10/29/2017 07:30 amLooks like the wings at the top of the TEL have been removed.I see them wrapped around the top of the rocket.No - those are the stabilizer arms. But I do think the wings are still there, just very hard to make out
Does this Falcon 9 have titanium grid fins? If not, how many more flights until they have used up there supply of aluminium fins?
When will they post the webcast? The launch is supposed to be tomorrow. They seem to be getting later and later on posting.
Quote from: spacenut on 10/29/2017 08:35 pmWhen will they post the webcast? The launch is supposed to be tomorrow. They seem to be getting later and later on posting. I'm guessing about 12 hours before launch is when SpaceX will post the webcast.Technically, it's when they begin promoting the upcoming webcast.
Quote from: ZachS09 on 10/29/2017 08:39 pmQuote from: spacenut on 10/29/2017 08:35 pmWhen will they post the webcast? The launch is supposed to be tomorrow. They seem to be getting later and later on posting. I'm guessing about 12 hours before launch is when SpaceX will post the webcast.Technically, it's when they begin promoting the upcoming webcast.Normally SpaceX don't update the webcast page on their website until after the vehicle is vertical on the pad, as they like use a photo showing the pad with the vehicle in launch position on their frontpage.
I'm assuming that whoever posted it accidentally put "10:34 UTC" without specifying PM (since the listed time is 12 hours before the actual time), and that the actual launch time hasn't changed.
The primary launch window opens on Monday, October 30 at 3:34 p.m. EDT, or 19:34 UTC and closes at 5:58 p.m. EDT, or 21:58 UTC.A backup launch window opens on Tuesday, October 31 at 3:34 p.m. EDT, or 19:34 UTC and closes at 5:58 p.m. EDT, or 21:58 UTC
SpaceX photos