Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 Static Fire - April 30, 2012 (Read 127925 times)

Robotbeat · « **Reply #221 on:** 04/30/2012 08:14 pm »

t-60 seconds, dragon start-up

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #222 on:** 04/30/2012 08:14 pm »

T-60 seconds.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #223 on:** 04/30/2012 08:14 pm »

Passed the previous hold.

Chris-A · « **Reply #224 on:** 04/30/2012 08:15 pm »

Silmfeanor · « **Reply #225 on:** 04/30/2012 08:15 pm »

stopped venting

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #226 on:** 04/30/2012 08:15 pm »

FIRING.

Chris-A · « **Reply #227 on:** 04/30/2012 08:16 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #228 on:** 04/30/2012 08:16 pm »

arkaska · « **Reply #229 on:** 04/30/2012 08:16 pm »

Test complete

Robotbeat · « **Reply #230 on:** 04/30/2012 08:17 pm »

Looked good to me, don't know if it was for the full duration. I did see a reddish-brownish cloud, like you see for nitric acid-based rockets... is that from the hypergolic igniter?

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #231 on:** 04/30/2012 08:17 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #232 on:** 04/30/2012 08:17 pm »

Looked to be as advertised. The results will be the key.

robertross · « **Reply #233 on:** 04/30/2012 08:17 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 04/30/2012 08:17 pm

Looked to be as advertised. The results will be the key.

woo hoo!

billh · « **Reply #234 on:** 04/30/2012 08:17 pm »

You have to be a real geek to spend an hour watching TV just to see two seconds of firing...but I loved it!

butters · « **Reply #235 on:** 04/30/2012 08:18 pm »

Waiting for: "Good burn. No trim required."

ugordan · « **Reply #236 on:** 04/30/2012 08:18 pm »

Quote from: Robotbeat on 04/30/2012 08:17 pm

Looked good to me, don't know if it was for the full duration. I did see a reddish-brownish cloud, like you see for nitric acid-based rockets... is that from the hypergolic igniter?

Nah, just smoke looking browner than all the water vapor, coupled with the camera white balance setting.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #237 on:** 04/30/2012 08:18 pm »

And that'll do it for their coverage it would appear. Was fun to follow that.

neilh · « **Reply #238 on:** 04/30/2012 08:18 pm »

woot!

Maciej Olesinski · « **Reply #239 on:** 04/30/2012 08:18 pm »

Quote from: billh on 04/30/2012 08:17 pm

You have to be a real geek to spend an hour watching TV just to see two seconds of firing...but I loved it!

high 5