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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #20 on: 07/18/2017 06:08 am »
Spotted in 29 Palms, CA on July 14th. Not sure which direction it's heading.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWgfTAunD_s/

Edit: Definitely heading West to Vandy.
« Last Edit: 07/18/2017 04:31 pm by vaporcobra »

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #21 on: 07/18/2017 08:47 am »
Nope. West to Vandenberg.

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #22 on: 07/21/2017 04:09 pm »
@Facebook SpaceX fan page photos of inside HIF-39A.
3 cores visible with 1 core (used) seemingly being lifted on transporter. 1 of the other cores is FH Demo side core. The 3rd likely also..
Maybe they are about to start some integration tests with all 3 FH Demo cores?

Anyone with more insight?

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #23 on: 07/21/2017 04:27 pm »
@Facebook SpaceX fan page photos of inside HIF-39A.
3 cores visible with 1 core (used) seemingly being lifted on transporter. 1 of the other cores is FH Demo side core. The 3rd likely also..
Maybe they are about to start some integration tests with all 3 FH Demo cores?

Anyone with more insight?

Here are the images. FB link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/spacexgroup/permalink/10155651551926318/

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #24 on: 07/21/2017 04:29 pm »
@Facebook SpaceX fan page photos of inside HIF-39A.
3 cores visible with 1 core (used) seemingly being lifted on transporter. 1 of the other cores is FH Demo side core. The 3rd likely also..
Maybe they are about to start some integration tests with all 3 FH Demo cores?

Anyone with more insight?

The one being lifted isn’t used, it’s 1033. You can see all the extra side booster attachment hardware on the interstage and octaweb wrapped in pink.

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #25 on: 07/21/2017 04:32 pm »
@Facebook SpaceX fan page photos of inside HIF-39A.
3 cores visible with 1 core (used) seemingly being lifted on transporter. 1 of the other cores is FH Demo side core. The 3rd likely also..
Maybe they are about to start some integration tests with all 3 FH Demo cores?

Anyone with more insight?

The one being lifted isn’t used, it’s 1033. You can see all the extra side booster attachment hardware on the interstage and octaweb wrapped in pink.

1033 is the FH demo center core, right?

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #26 on: 07/21/2017 04:38 pm »
Love the FH shirt on the worker.

So, 1033 was stored somewhere else? The reason for the question is guessing that the they would normally unload off the truck not the transporter. The transporter only is used to move stages locally.

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #27 on: 07/21/2017 04:42 pm »
@Facebook SpaceX fan page photos of inside HIF-39A.
3 cores visible with 1 core (used) seemingly being lifted on transporter. 1 of the other cores is FH Demo side core. The 3rd likely also..
Maybe they are about to start some integration tests with all 3 FH Demo cores?

Anyone with more insight?

The one being lifted isn’t used, it’s 1033. You can see all the extra side booster attachment hardware on the interstage and octaweb wrapped in pink.

1033 is the FH demo center core, right?

Yes! 1033 arriving it is!

So all 3 FH Demo cores are now in HIF-39A! Nice!

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #28 on: 07/21/2017 04:42 pm »
Love the FH shirt on the worker.

So, 1033 was stored somewhere else? The reason for the question is guessing that the they would normally unload off the truck not the transporter. The transporter only is used to move stages locally.

Looks to me like they installed all that separation hardware somewhere like Hangar AO or even SLC-40, then wrapped up the sensitive bits in pink (just like 1029) and transported it to 39A for fit checks.

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #29 on: 07/21/2017 04:50 pm »
Love the FH shirt on the worker.

So, 1033 was stored somewhere else? The reason for the question is guessing that the they would normally unload off the truck not the transporter. The transporter only is used to move stages locally.

Looks to me like they installed all that separation hardware somewhere like Hangar AO or even SLC-40...

So are they using 40's HIF as a warehouse/preparation facility until it's back online?

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #30 on: 07/21/2017 04:52 pm »
Love the FH shirt on the worker.

So, 1033 was stored somewhere else? The reason for the question is guessing that the they would normally unload off the truck not the transporter. The transporter only is used to move stages locally.

Looks to me like they installed all that separation hardware somewhere like Hangar AO or even SLC-40...

So are they using 40's HIF as a warehouse/preparation facility until it's back online?

We pretty sure that’s where they refurbished 1029.2. It survived Amos-6 almost entirely unscathed, and it’s large enough for at least one full F9, so I don’t see why they wouldn’t be using it for core storage or new SLC-40 hardware preparation.

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #32 on: 08/02/2017 11:17 am »
In the rain yesterday, @SpaceX moving a wrapped Falcon 9 into the hangar at Pad 39A.

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #33 on: 08/03/2017 07:06 pm »
3 cores to identify. 1 @ Hawthorne, 2 @ CCAFS. (https://redd.it/6rehnb)
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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #34 on: 08/04/2017 02:49 pm »
3 cores to identify. 1 @ Hawthorne, 2 @ CCAFS. (https://redd.it/6rehnb)

Currently publicly assumed/deducted through 101-Dalmation Techniques...:
- 1036 @Hawthorne for refurb... WhoopWhoop.. I asked IridiumBoss if this core might be re-used for IridiumNext-4 ;)
- 1029-2 retired @Hangar AO CCAFS
- 1032 retired/long term storage (for now) @Hangar AO CCAFS

- 1038 @VAFB
- 1039 @HIF-39A
- 1040 @McGregor

And of course the most complete overview in L2 dedicated thread

Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #35 on: 08/12/2017 08:53 pm »
An employee on Reddit has said that the core for SES-11 was seen heading towards McGregor today for a static fire in the near future. It seems it was coming from the Cape as expected.
« Last Edit: 08/12/2017 08:54 pm by tvg98 »

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #36 on: 08/15/2017 07:51 am »
Posted yesterday lunchtime Cape time:

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Just passed a big ass booster coming into the Cape. Next up! #NASAsocial

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #37 on: 08/16/2017 01:18 pm »
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Just saw an F9 booster headed west on I-10 in New Mexico today.  I was too slow with the camera but my guess was it was headed to Texas for testing?  Can anyone confirm?

:Edit this occurred around 2PM. 
Also,. I was headed West.  The booster was headed East.

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #38 on: 08/19/2017 07:12 am »
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Just saw an F9 booster headed west on I-10 in New Mexico today.  I was too slow with the camera but my guess was it was headed to Texas for testing?  Can anyone confirm?

:Edit this occurred around 2PM. 
Also,. I was headed West.  The booster was headed East.


Must have been this booster, taken on 14 August:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXwZFZ_lDHz/

« Last Edit: 08/19/2017 07:15 am by Ronsmytheiii »

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #39 on: 08/20/2017 07:46 pm »
1029.2 definitely didn't stop in McGregor after Iridium-1. We have one report of 1031.2 returning to McGregor from someone who claims to be an employee, but that's about it.

In related news, 1025.2 was finally just spotted heading east west towards McGregor for its post-conversion firing.

Edit: east --> west
« Last Edit: 08/20/2017 09:10 pm by Chris Bergin »

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