And static fire complete...https://twitter.com/spacex/status/956941584259411968
Quote from: Johnnyhinbos on 01/26/2018 04:28 pmAnd static fire complete...https://twitter.com/spacex/status/956941584259411968Interesting to compare how quick and easy this F9 static fire campaign was compared to that of FH - just roll it out and fire it up the same day on the first try. I’m sure lots of folks hope flow for FH/LC-39A gets as smooth with time - or at least, smoother than it was the first time.
I made a gfycat of this static fire.https://gfycat.com/LongCheerfulFirebelliedtoadCredit: US Launch ReportThe Static Fire was 9.1 seconds long, +/- a tenth of a second.
Quote from: Nehkara on 01/26/2018 06:46 pmI made a gfycat of this static fire.https://gfycat.com/LongCheerfulFirebelliedtoadCredit: US Launch ReportThe Static Fire was 9.1 seconds long, +/- a tenth of a second.That's really long for a static fire, isn't it?
Quote from: Nehkara on 01/26/2018 06:47 pmQuote from: Nehkara on 01/26/2018 06:46 pmI made a gfycat of this static fire.https://gfycat.com/LongCheerfulFirebelliedtoadCredit: US Launch ReportThe Static Fire was 9.1 seconds long, +/- a tenth of a second.That's really long for a static fire, isn't it?Now possible because of the upgrades that were made to SLC-40.
Interesting to compare how quick and easy this F9 static fire campaign was compared to that of FH - just roll it out and fire it up the same day on the first try. I’m sure lots of folks hope flow for FH/LC-39A gets as smooth with time - or at least, smoother than it was the first time.
For all the excitement Falcon Heavy brings, SpaceX need a good run of issue-free launches for F9
While SES-16’s weight compared to other SES satellites would likely allow SpaceX to recover the booster on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship, SpaceX will likely use the expendable nature of this booster to test landing and atmospheric entry techniques while ditching the booster in the Atlantic in an effort to clear out the Block 3 Falcon 9 stock in favor of the currently operational Block 4s and soon-to-be-operational Block 5s.
Quote from: Chris G static fire articleWhile SES-16’s weight compared to other SES satellites would likely allow SpaceX to recover the booster on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship, SpaceX will likely use the expendable nature of this booster to test landing and atmospheric entry techniques while ditching the booster in the Atlantic in an effort to clear out the Block 3 Falcon 9 stock in favor of the currently operational Block 4s and soon-to-be-operational Block 5s.Did anyone else get that cognitive dissonance where the thoughts "of course boosters end up in the ocean" and "hey, stop littering!" start competing for headspace?
Quote from: Maestro19 on 01/26/2018 08:05 pmQuote from: Chris G static fire articleWhile SES-16’s weight compared to other SES satellites would likely allow SpaceX to recover the booster on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship, SpaceX will likely use the expendable nature of this booster to test landing and atmospheric entry techniques while ditching the booster in the Atlantic in an effort to clear out the Block 3 Falcon 9 stock in favor of the currently operational Block 4s and soon-to-be-operational Block 5s.Did anyone else get that cognitive dissonance where the thoughts "of course boosters end up in the ocean" and "hey, stop littering!" start competing for headspace?no, because it is insignificant
Quote from: Herb Schaltegger on 01/26/2018 04:33 pmInteresting to compare how quick and easy this F9 static fire campaign was compared to that of FH - just roll it out and fire it up the same day on the first try. I’m sure lots of folks hope flow for FH/LC-39A gets as smooth with time - or at least, smoother than it was the first time.I don't know why anyone would expect the first FH static fire campaign to be anything but slow and deliberate. There's no reason to think it is in any way indicative of how long future FH static fires will take.