Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Flight 2) - COTS-1 - Launch Updates - December 8, 2010 (Read 546753 times)

Silmfeanor · « **Reply #240 on:** 12/08/2010 02:54 pm »

BEAUTIFUL IMAGE of dragon seperation!
no problem whatsoever with spin.

Just before cutoff of the webcast, it seemed the tower at the pad was blackened quite a bit

avollhar · « **Reply #241 on:** 12/08/2010 02:54 pm »

Hats off for Falcon 9 performance! Tower hose ignition aside, looked picture perfect in the video!

stockman · « **Reply #242 on:** 12/08/2010 02:54 pm »

ROCK Solid from launch to separation - Well done SpaceX on the beginning of this mission.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #243 on:** 12/08/2010 02:54 pm »

SpaceX webcast coverage ending.

That seemed to go very well! Love the little thruster reflexing to the roll. "Get back in line!"

Mapperuo · « **Reply #244 on:** 12/08/2010 02:55 pm »

Doesn't sound like we'll be getting video of the re entry live anyway.

But that was amazing! Well done Space X.

gealert · « **Reply #245 on:** 12/08/2010 02:55 pm »

Nice!!

Robotbeat · « **Reply #246 on:** 12/08/2010 02:55 pm »

SpaceXMissions
Dragon Separates from Falcon 9 and initializes propulsion
2 minutes ago via web

kraisee · « **Reply #247 on:** 12/08/2010 02:55 pm »

You could hear the excitement in the guy's voice when he confirmed successful Dragon deployment!

Major Kudos to the Space-X team. There'll be some celebrations in town here tonight...

I hope the re-entry goes as smoothly later this afternoon

Ross.

pippin · « **Reply #248 on:** 12/08/2010 02:56 pm »

Congrats. This one looked rather clean to me.

Satori · « **Reply #249 on:** 12/08/2010 02:56 pm »

Congrats to SpaceX. Very nice job!!! Waiting for recovery now...

K466 · « **Reply #250 on:** 12/08/2010 02:56 pm »

Great launch, but I had 2 problems.

My camera's ISO was (accidentally) set @3200

Thus this is best of the crappy pictures I got:

http://www.gather.com/viewImage.action?fileId=3096224746678159

Second, I got a significant 3 minute delay on NASA TV

Space Pete · « **Reply #251 on:** 12/08/2010 02:57 pm »

I'm not usually a NuSpace guy, but, Mr. Musk, THAT was awesome!

Well done!

corrodedNut · « **Reply #252 on:** 12/08/2010 02:57 pm »

Yeeaaaahhhhhhh!

Not outa the woods yet, but GO DRAGON GO!!!

gladiator1332 · « **Reply #253 on:** 12/08/2010 02:57 pm »

Looked great! Congrats to SpaceX!!!

vt_hokie · « **Reply #254 on:** 12/08/2010 02:57 pm »

That was exciting! I know it's the live update thread, but since they're in orbit now I'll just say congrats to SpaceX! Hope the capsule makes it all the way home, but just to get here is certainly quite an accomplishment.

Hauerg · « **Reply #255 on:** 12/08/2010 02:57 pm »

IIRC the tower hose was also on fire at launch #1, but not as spectacular as today.

ugordan · « **Reply #256 on:** 12/08/2010 02:58 pm »

Was forced to watch NASA cause the webcast didn't work for me so only ground tracker 1st stage flight. But damn, something *really* ignited in the tower pipes after liftoff.

thomson · « **Reply #257 on:** 12/08/2010 02:58 pm »

Congrats to the whole team! Awesome work!
I wish you Dragon behaving as spectacular as Falcon did.

Ben the Space Brit · « **Reply #258 on:** 12/08/2010 02:58 pm »

Quote from: kraisee on 12/08/2010 02:55 pm

You could hear the excitement in the guy's voice when he confirmed successful Dragon deployment!

Excitement in the voice? I heard the mission controllers cheering. With good reason too - this is, after all, a moment towards which they have all been working for some time.

I'm presuming that Dragon-1 is now go for its predicted two orbits, followed by a Draco powered de-orbit and recovery off the West Coast.

charlielowndes · « **Reply #259 on:** 12/08/2010 02:58 pm »

Beautiful, well done to all the team at SpaceX, watching with interest in the UK.