thoughts on what this tweet means? https://twitter.com/jbtaylor/status/864281417185808384Quote This video we are about to post.... Wow!jb
This video we are about to post.... Wow!
I'm not familiar with techno music, but I notice that the SpaceX webcasts always feature the music of Test Shot Starfish. Could that be a SpaceX employee? If that's an established artist, I apologize for my ignorance. Like I said, I don't follow techno music.
Quote from: rickl on 05/16/2017 02:29 amI'm not familiar with techno music, but I notice that the SpaceX webcasts always feature the music of Test Shot Starfish. Could that be a SpaceX employee? If that's an established artist, I apologize for my ignorance. Like I said, I don't follow techno music.Well, that was easy -- enjoy!http://testshotstarfish.com/https://soundcloud.com/testshotstarfishhttps://www.amazon.com/Test-Shot-Starfish-EP/dp/B00008OD8T(lots more links came up ... these are just the first three)
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/test-shot-starfish-mn0000814355Multimedia duo Kyle Schember and Ryan Stuit met in 1999 in Los Angeles on a film set and, in addition to their own work, have since contributed audio to several television programs, commercials, and other video. They have also done remixes for Coldplay, Gus Gus, and Snoop Dogg and contributed work to such high-profile clients as Showtime, ESPN, Toyota, and the National Football League. Their own recordings arrived as an EP in 2003 and a self-titled full-length in summer 2005.
Quote from: jabe on 05/16/2017 01:09 amthoughts on what this tweet means? https://twitter.com/jbtaylor/status/864281417185808384Quote This video we are about to post.... Wow!jbHe's just told me he meant the launch hightlights video. Yeah, everyone else thought he meant the video that got the SpaceXer's ooh and ahh'ing - which was the booster death cam.
We're just a bunch of sickos here, wanting to watch rocket snuff films.
And in today's Space News:A SpaceX first stage has actually FAILED to land, being destroyed in an orgy of Aerodynamic forces during reentry!Space enthusiasts all around the globe will have a day of mourning for the valiant lost soul stage.Rocket Rights advocates are staging marches and petitions to ban such a return to the Cruel Old Days when a rocket's life was only worth 2.5 minutes.Disclaimer: The above statement is made is jest, call it sarcasm if you will. It does reflect my feelings though.
That is why the crowd at Hawthorne is obsessed with the first stage. They don't care about the primary mission of delivering satellites or launching probes beyond Earth. They are more interested in booster recovery.
It occurred to me just now what the most important reason is for taking down the RSS at 39A.....it blocks the view on the SFN feed.
Quote from: baldusi on 05/16/2017 08:10 pmQuote from: Targeteer on 05/16/2017 04:20 pm42698 INMARSAT 5-F4 2017-025A 1401.67min 24.50deg 69839km 381km 42699 FALCON 9 R/B 2017-025B 1410.43min 24.47deg 70181km 384kmRoughly a 1,570m/s deficit to GTO. That's almost Zenit-3SLB/Proton-M/Briz-M performance.Those have more stages too. Not bad for kerolox 2 stage.
Quote from: Targeteer on 05/16/2017 04:20 pm42698 INMARSAT 5-F4 2017-025A 1401.67min 24.50deg 69839km 381km 42699 FALCON 9 R/B 2017-025B 1410.43min 24.47deg 70181km 384kmRoughly a 1,570m/s deficit to GTO. That's almost Zenit-3SLB/Proton-M/Briz-M performance.
42698 INMARSAT 5-F4 2017-025A 1401.67min 24.50deg 69839km 381km 42699 FALCON 9 R/B 2017-025B 1410.43min 24.47deg 70181km 384km
Quote from: cppetrie on 05/15/2017 07:42 pmIt occurred to me just now what the most important reason is for taking down the RSS at 39A.....it blocks the view on the SFN feed.That is a problem. Anyone else willing to volunteer on the weekends? I think NSF could bring the thing down in a month as long as we dispensed with haughty luxuries like "safety equipment" and "structural loads"!
Quote from: Craftyatom on 05/17/2017 04:31 amQuote from: cppetrie on 05/15/2017 07:42 pmIt occurred to me just now what the most important reason is for taking down the RSS at 39A.....it blocks the view on the SFN feed.That is a problem. Anyone else willing to volunteer on the weekends? I think NSF could bring the thing down in a month as long as we dispensed with haughty luxuries like "safety equipment" and "structural loads"!They could pay us in SpaceX Lanyards and used cups.