Quote from: vaporcobra on 03/20/2018 12:24 amA core was spotted leaving Hawthorne last night. Would be great to know which core it is, as it would say a fair bit about 1046's status at McGregor if this core is the second Block 5 to be shipped. Thanks to Reddit /u/stcks for point this out, I've been too busy to trawl Instagram today https://www.instagram.com/p/BgfboKIB17H/Must be 1047 heading for McGregor..1046 is still on the TestStand as of yesterday, so seems they are either taking a small risk or they are pretty confident that all is well with 1046...Edit: my prediction, if this is 1047, is that this one will return to West Coast after testing.... But everything but certain, to me the most logical given current manifest...
A core was spotted leaving Hawthorne last night. Would be great to know which core it is, as it would say a fair bit about 1046's status at McGregor if this core is the second Block 5 to be shipped. Thanks to Reddit /u/stcks for point this out, I've been too busy to trawl Instagram today https://www.instagram.com/p/BgfboKIB17H/
Quote from: Jakusb on 03/21/2018 10:34 amQuote from: vaporcobra on 03/20/2018 12:24 amA core was spotted leaving Hawthorne last night. Would be great to know which core it is, as it would say a fair bit about 1046's status at McGregor if this core is the second Block 5 to be shipped. Thanks to Reddit /u/stcks for point this out, I've been too busy to trawl Instagram today https://www.instagram.com/p/BgfboKIB17H/Must be 1047 heading for McGregor..1046 is still on the TestStand as of yesterday, so seems they are either taking a small risk or they are pretty confident that all is well with 1046...Edit: my prediction, if this is 1047, is that this one will return to West Coast after testing.... But everything but certain, to me the most logical given current manifest... What makes you predict B1047 will go back West after acceptance testing at McGregor?
Quote from: ChrisGebhardt on 03/21/2018 05:10 pmQuote from: Jakusb on 03/21/2018 10:34 amQuote from: vaporcobra on 03/20/2018 12:24 amA core was spotted leaving Hawthorne last night. Would be great to know which core it is, as it would say a fair bit about 1046's status at McGregor if this core is the second Block 5 to be shipped. Thanks to Reddit /u/stcks for point this out, I've been too busy to trawl Instagram today https://www.instagram.com/p/BgfboKIB17H/Must be 1047 heading for McGregor..1046 is still on the TestStand as of yesterday, so seems they are either taking a small risk or they are pretty confident that all is well with 1046...Edit: my prediction, if this is 1047, is that this one will return to West Coast after testing.... But everything but certain, to me the most logical given current manifest... What makes you predict B1047 will go back West after acceptance testing at McGregor?A number of things. L2 side I maintain an FPIP overlay with potential future core assignments. I have 1047 linked to IridiumNext-7. I have 1043-2 linked to IridiumNext-6 (despite reports it is to fly on new core). The first Block-5 to East coast, the second to West coast, seems also a nice balance. Also after 1043-2, they are out of cores on West coast, so a new core will be rehired, unless a used core is transported again from East to West. I find this unlikely. And I have all but 1042 already linked to a second mission each. All on East coast. All and all to me 1047 for IridiumNext-7 feels most likely scenario for now.
Except Iridium has been quite vocal about their likeliness to use flight-proven cores for schedule assurance.
Matt Desch is in discussions on this being Block 5, and if it is it will be a reflown Block 5https://twitter.com/IridiumBoss/status/976575188614762496
There you have it. Quote from: Craig_VG on 03/21/2018 08:51 pmMatt Desch is in discussions on this being Block 5, and if it is it will be a reflown Block 5https://twitter.com/IridiumBoss/status/976575188614762496
Quote from: cppetrie on 03/21/2018 09:01 pmThere you have it. Quote from: Craig_VG on 03/21/2018 08:51 pmMatt Desch is in discussions on this being Block 5, and if it is it will be a reflown Block 5https://twitter.com/IridiumBoss/status/976575188614762496Matt Desch said that it would NOT be block 5.He also said it would be flight-proven.
Matt Desch is a riot. I could buy stock just to support the jokes.
Not exactly a "spotting", but Commercial Crew update shows B1051 being used for DM-1 mission, tanks are in vertical integration stage (getting COPVs installed).
Quote from: gongora on 03/26/2018 06:26 pmNot exactly a "spotting", but Commercial Crew update shows B1051 being used for DM-1 mission, tanks are in vertical integration stage (getting COPVs installed).That is an odd comment. As far as I was aware there is no vertical integration stage; everything is done horizontal.
Quote from: JBF on 03/26/2018 06:54 pmQuote from: gongora on 03/26/2018 06:26 pmNot exactly a "spotting", but Commercial Crew update shows B1051 being used for DM-1 mission, tanks are in vertical integration stage (getting COPVs installed).That is an odd comment. As far as I was aware there is no vertical integration stage; everything is done horizontal.I don't know that much about the manufacturing process, but when we get views of the Falcon production line there are always tanks off to the side in a vertical orientation (before the RP-1 and LOX tanks are joined).
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXLounge/comments/886otv/saw_this_used_stage_outside_lc39a_today/Flown booster sitting outside of 39a as of yesterday, Not sure which one it may be, definitely a GTO core though.... (NOT MY POST)