Author Topic: LIVE: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Maiden Flight - June 4, 2010 (Read 499359 times)

gladiator1332 · « **Reply #820 on:** 06/04/2010 09:11 pm »

From Jeff Foust:

Musk starts telecon, calls it one of the best days of his life.

Musk: launch success "bodes well for the Obama plan".

gladiator1332 · « **Reply #821 on:** 06/04/2010 09:13 pm »

Musk: 1st stage broke up on reentry, recovering fragments. Notes this not primary objective of flight.

mmeijeri · « **Reply #822 on:** 06/04/2010 09:13 pm »

Quote from: lbiderman on 06/04/2010 09:03 pm

In Tweeter, NASA Watch informs that the first stage hit the water pretty hard, and there is a debris field. For those interested, the location of the impact is 32° 07´ N 69° 15´ W.

A pity, it would have looked awesome in a museum.

gladiator1332 · « **Reply #823 on:** 06/04/2010 09:14 pm »

Musk says next Falcon 9 launch "sometime this summer".

corrodedNut · « **Reply #824 on:** 06/04/2010 09:14 pm »

SpaceX video is up!

http://spacex.com/multimedia/videos.php?id=51

jcm · « **Reply #825 on:** 06/04/2010 09:14 pm »

Space-Track elements imply 235 x 276 km x 34.5 deg. International Designation 2010-026A. Way to go, SpaceX!

gladiator1332 · « **Reply #826 on:** 06/04/2010 09:15 pm »

Musk: "a little more roll than expected" in 2nd stage, but didn't affect performance.

gladiator1332 · « **Reply #827 on:** 06/04/2010 09:17 pm »

Musk: initial abort due to an igniter on engine 3. Looked at data, concluded they were too conservative in constraints.

Musk: happy with 2nd stage engine; skirt extender worked well, cooler than expected.

tobi453 · « **Reply #828 on:** 06/04/2010 09:19 pm »

Quote from: jcm on 06/04/2010 09:14 pm

Space-Track elements imply 235 x 276 km x 34.5 deg. International Designation 2010-026A. Way to go, SpaceX!

That is more than 1% difference from 250km circular. So who is right?

Space Pete · « **Reply #829 on:** 06/04/2010 09:19 pm »

BBC News: "SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket enjoys successful maiden flight".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10209704.stm

Statement from Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Ranking Member Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas).
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=fb9309a5-4ec4-4a2b-a718-0aa26935f82d

Davidgojr · « **Reply #830 on:** 06/04/2010 09:20 pm »

NASA TV video showing the launch from some new camera angles:

gladiator1332 · « **Reply #831 on:** 06/04/2010 09:20 pm »

Musk asked about Hutchison comments. Musk: "why is she trying to hurt a Texas company?" (They test their engines there.)

ugordan · « **Reply #832 on:** 06/04/2010 09:21 pm »

Quote from: tobi453 on 06/04/2010 09:19 pm

Quote from: jcm on 06/04/2010 09:14 pm
Space-Track elements imply 235 x 276 km x 34.5 deg. International Designation 2010-026A. Way to go, SpaceX!

That is more than 1% difference from 250km circular. So who is right?

Might be changed parameters after 2nd stage propellant blowdown. Or might be the original numbers were guidance calculated values.

gladiator1332 · « **Reply #833 on:** 06/04/2010 09:25 pm »

Musk: we'll be announcing a number of major launch contracts soon, some of which signed before the launch.

Musk asked how he planned to celebrate. "With a lot of margaritas."

mr_magoo · « **Reply #834 on:** 06/04/2010 09:27 pm »

Quote from: gladiator1332 on 06/04/2010 09:20 pm

Musk asked about Hutchison comments. Musk: "why is she trying to hurt a Texas company?" (They test their engines there.)

A wicked response.

Space Pete · « **Reply #835 on:** 06/04/2010 09:28 pm »

Some launch photos from the KSC MOCOP Twitter account (http://twitter.com/KSC_MOCOP).

Image 1 hi-res: http://twitpic.com/1twaa2/full

Image 2 hi-res: Not available.

Mark Max Q · « **Reply #836 on:** 06/04/2010 09:29 pm »

Quote from: mr_magoo on 06/04/2010 09:27 pm

Quote from: gladiator1332 on 06/04/2010 09:20 pm
Musk asked about Hutchison comments. Musk: "why is she trying to hurt a Texas company?" (They test their engines there.)

A wicked response.

Not really. A company with 20 people who test the engines compares to Obama's plan to kill HSF which will destroy thousands of jobs in Houston.