Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Flight 2) - COTS-1 - Launch Updates - December 8, 2010 (Read 546783 times)

Robotbeat · « **Reply #380 on:** 12/08/2010 04:14 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 12/08/2010 04:10 pm

Looking very good so far. Sources note one of the Dracos has failed - within tolerance. Internally they are seeing video at SpaceX, shame they aren't streaming it.

Interesting! It would be fascinating to see it streaming right now!

I guess it's a good thing, since it allows us to get a couple hours of work done!

Zoomer30 · « **Reply #381 on:** 12/08/2010 04:14 pm »

Did not look like an "explosion" just a fireball, explosions have shock waves and shrapnel, this was just a burn, just in a odd place.

Oh and the guy on CNN has never seen a rocket...ever....

jimvela · « **Reply #382 on:** 12/08/2010 04:18 pm »

Quote from: Zoomer30 on 12/08/2010 04:10 pm

And it was just the extension anyways, not really "needed"

It pains me to hear that...

You can get away with trimming parts off of your vehicle and then flying hours later in an experimental flight.

I guarantee you that would not happen if your payload was a $B+ NRO payload or a $500M+ NASA science spacecraft, or a $500M plus commercial (insured) comm sat.

Space Pete · « **Reply #383 on:** 12/08/2010 04:19 pm »

Quote from: SpaceXer

Dragon is in orbit, communicating with TDRSS, performing maneuvers, operations nominal.

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P-Pods have been successfully deployed.

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Stage 1 recovery—they have telemetry and radar on one of the Talon Pods—boat steaming that way.

DaveJ576 · « **Reply #384 on:** 12/08/2010 04:20 pm »

Quote from: Zoomer30 on 12/08/2010 04:14 pm

Oh and the guy on CNN has never seen a rocket...ever....

Sigh...Walter Cronkhite and Jules Bergman are rolling over in their graves right now

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #385 on:** 12/08/2010 04:20 pm »

SpaceX:

Pictures taken from inside the Dragon spacecraft as it orbits the earth.

tigerade · « **Reply #386 on:** 12/08/2010 04:21 pm »

Awesome photos!!! Curiously though, how did you get them?

jabe · « **Reply #387 on:** 12/08/2010 04:21 pm »

pics from
http://twitpic.com/3e3t01

Halidon · « **Reply #388 on:** 12/08/2010 04:22 pm »

PPods deployed successfully.

Mapperuo · « **Reply #389 on:** 12/08/2010 04:22 pm »

Quote from: tigerade on 12/08/2010 04:21 pm

Awesome photos!!! Curiously though, how did you get them?

http://twitter.com/#!/SpaceXer That twitter I would guess.

Rik HS · « **Reply #390 on:** 12/08/2010 04:23 pm »

http://twitter.com/SpaceXer

joshcryer · « **Reply #391 on:** 12/08/2010 04:23 pm »

Wow, no words...

Davidgojr · « **Reply #392 on:** 12/08/2010 04:25 pm »

Cubesats have been deployed.

Jim · « **Reply #393 on:** 12/08/2010 04:25 pm »

Quote from: butters on 12/08/2010 04:13 pm

I think this has been a bit overplayed. It wasn't as bad as the Delta IV T-0 fireballs we've seen in the past. It's definitely worth refining (as ULA seems to have done recently with Delta IV), but I doubt this caused enough damage to be the long pole in the pad flow.

No, it hasn't been over played. launch vehicles don't have fireballs on the umbilical towers

echalone · « **Reply #394 on:** 12/08/2010 04:26 pm »

Well... take that ShaceShipGOne or whatever your name was ;p just saying

Space Pete · « **Reply #395 on:** 12/08/2010 04:26 pm »

A hi-res photo of the launch + "explosion" from KSC_MOCOP via Twitter.

Malderi · « **Reply #396 on:** 12/08/2010 04:27 pm »

I don't know how many folks were watching the NASA TV feed, but during second stage flight, it didn't show the rocket cam - it showed the convoy heading to the pad. The umbilical tower was very visibly blackened for at least half the structure. The very top was still white but most of the way down was all black.

At the very least, they have a repaint to do. Still, this is the sort of reason why flights like this exist - to iron out these problems.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #397 on:** 12/08/2010 04:28 pm »

Quote from: tigerade on 12/08/2010 04:21 pm

Awesome photos!!! Curiously though, how did you get them?

SpaceX PAO e-mail members of the media.

SpacexULA · « **Reply #398 on:** 12/08/2010 04:28 pm »

Lucky for them the next launch is at least 6 months away.

clarkeo · « **Reply #399 on:** 12/08/2010 04:29 pm »

Anyone know what talon Pods are? Sounds very promising that they are receiving telemetry from the first stage still must mean that its relatively intact. Cant wait for pictures.