OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!

[AS-503]

Jim also posted...

IIRC, "Looks like NASA just got a Delta II replacement"

On the Falcon 9 flight 1 ascent.

[jimvela]

Can you paste here these "several nice words", I would be very glad to read them !

"GO BABY GO" during F9 flight 1. (Later deleted. )

Yeah, that one is a CLASSIC!

You just can't love exploration and find yourself not rooting for a rocket launch to succeed.

Time for me to go crack open another bottle of wine from my last VAFB trip last year and toast a successful SpaceX launch and dragon FD1.

Go, dragon, go!
 

[Jim]

This question is for Jim.  I'm Dave Porter, with Rocket Armchairists National.  Today was an emotional day for a lot of people - can you please give us your thoughts on the day's events?  Were you following the launch?  If so, how did you feel as key milestones were met?

*microphone in face*

I thought about this awhile while reading through all today's posts.

1.  I was up for the first attempt.
2.  I debated last night whether to wake for the launch and decided not to, since I had work and was traveling today.*
3.  However I did not prevent me from acknowledging the rumbling that woke up last nite with a smile
4.  It wasnt the first launch of an F9 or Dragon
5.  There will be other launches
6.  I remember the launch of Apollo 8 & 11 and all the others.
7.  In the days before cable, I gathered my family's 3 TV's to watch the 3 major networks coverage of STS-1 which much more risky and historical.
8.  I saw STS-26 in person
9.  I worked on the first Titan IV launch
10. I supported the first flight and 15 of 17 missions of a commercially developed payload (Spacehab).  So I know what is like to be the newcomer on the block and dealing with heavy weights
10.5. I saw the first launches of Atlas II, Delta II, Atlas V and Delta IV.
11.  I supported The MER launches and was on console for launch
12. I supported MSL since the start of launch vehicle integration, 8 years ago.
13.  I supported Juno and STSS demo and gave the spacecraft "Go" on the countdown net after start of terminal count.

So on my scale of historic launches, this wasn't near the top

*. I saved all the missions posts so I could read them all tonite.

[krytek]

Looks like Elon is having a good week.
The Model S got certified 5 stars in all categories and is ready to start being delivered to customers.
Looks like the SpaceX and Tesla teams have similar enthusiasm.
(that's the first production chassis).

[punder]

Party thread or not, I won't be having people acting like Billy Big Bollocks from behind a PC screen.

Lighten the mood from this point onwards.

You know, nobody says "lighten the mood" when one self-important poster routinely bullies anyone who dares to have a different opinion from his.

I have no cred here, and this guy's an old hand with a track record.  But I don't think giving him free rein to be the schoolyard bully is a very friendly policy.  I mean, come on, jumping on people for enthusing about SpaceX... on the SpaceX party thread?

Fine.  Let the "poor baby" ripostes begin...

[oiorionsbelt]

This question is for Jim.  I'm Dave Porter, with Rocket Armchairists National.  Today was an emotional day for a lot of people - can you please give us your thoughts on the day's events?  Were you following the launch?  If so, how did you feel as key milestones were met?

*microphone in face*

I thought about this awhile while reading through all today's posts.

1.  I was up for the first attempt.
2.  I debated last night whether to wake for the launch and decided not to, since I had work and was traveling today.
3.  However I did not prevent me from acknowledging the rumbling that woke up last nite with a smile
4.  It wasnt the first launch of an F9 or Dragon
5.  There will be other launches
6.  I remember the launch of Apollo 8 & 11 and all the others.
7.  In the days before cable, I gathered my family's 3 TV's to watch the 3 major networks coverage of STS-1 which much more risky and historical.
8.  I saw STS-26 in person
9.  I worked on the first Titan IV launch
10. I supported the first flight and 15 of 17 missions of a commercially developed payload (Spacehab).  So I know what is like to be the newcomer on the block and dealing heavy weights
10.5. I saw the first launches of Atlas II, Delta II, Atlas V and Delta IV.
11.  I supported The MER launches and was on console for launch
12. I supported MSL since the start of launch vehicle integration, 8 years ago.
13.  I supported Juno and STSS demo and gave the spacecraft "Go" on the countdown net after start of terminal count.

So on my scale of historic launches, this wasn't near the top

You're younger than I thought 

[Jim]

And what about unfairness, subjectivity and bias?

That is what I try to bring to the table, because all those apply to Spacex amazing people

[mr. mark]

I think we need to respect what Chris said about knocking this off. Chris has given a lot to make this site what it is. Let's respect him on this. 

[simonbp]

The real reason.

[beancounter]

And what about unfairness, subjectivity and bias?

That is what I try to bring to the table, because all those apply to Spacex amazing people

Appreciate the experience you bring to the site Jim.  I've had differences of opinion with you however people can have that and still be respectful.
You sound about as young as myself and I'd have traded places with you given the chance.  Wrong side of the world however.  Still great to be able to watch it all live over the web unlike Apollo.
Cheers.

[Robert Thompson]

Alternate caption, "That's not Justin Bieber!"

[friendly3]

And what about unfairness, subjectivity and bias?

That is what I try to bring to the table, because all those apply to Spacex amazing people

Not only to SpaceX amazing peoples, to SpaceX bashers too.
But I don't care, there are a lot of enthusiastic people here, and that's all I need to be happy 

[Antares]

I'm with the guy with the folded arms.  The mission ain't over until there's a splash.

F9 partied last night... And, tonight actually.  Dragon parties in a few weeks.  We're now in the awkward next morning period of this thread.

This launch was less special than the second Falcon 9 which was less special than the first Falcon 9.  The special part is what's going on overhead right now and in the next few days.

Whose signature says that launch is just a glorified fireworks show?  I'm in fast agreement with it today.

[Jim]

 to SpaceX bashers too.

Don't see any of them here

[mr. mark]

On a different note, if the activities went well today, what can we expect tomorrow?

[jongoff]

I'm with the guy with the folded arms.  The mission ain't over until there's a splash.

F9 partied last night... And, tonight actually.  Dragon parties in a few weeks.  We're now in the awkward next morning period of this thread.

This launch was less special than the second Falcon 9 which was less special than the first Falcon 9.  The special part is what's going on overhead right now and in the next few days.

Whose signature says that launch is just a glorified fireworks show?  I'm in fast agreement with it today.

Agree with this wholeheartedly. The launch was great, but this mission only becomes truly historic if Dragon can successfully berth with the station, cargo can get transferred, and they can get it back safely to the ground. I'm actually pretty optimistic about that happening, but this mission isn't over until the Dragon capsule is on a ship's deck with ISS supplies being unloaded.

That said, I was up to watch the launch, cheering things on, literally keeping my fingers and toes crossed for 12min straight (flying rockets makes one superstitious, what can I say?) and getting choked up at the reaction when the solar panels deployed just like a bona fide SpaceX fanboi. :-)

~Jon

[friendly3]

 to SpaceX bashers too.

Don't see any of them here

 

[QuantumG]

On a different note, if the activities went well today, what can we expect tomorrow?

Anyone know what we'll see for these events? NASA tv coverage?

Edit: in terms of partying, of course.

[Idiomatic]

It has engine out capability ~30seconds into the flight.

Uuugghhhhh!  Physics is way more complicated than that.  Any loss of engine is going to degrade the mission - on any vehicle, Shuttle included.  It depends on what the launch provider and customer agree to in requirements.

This isn't targeted at Idiomatic.  There are people with 500 posts or more who don't understand this.

I get that. I just didn't want people to be under the illusion that it could get off the ground with an engine dead. Technically they can still make it to orbit with 2 or 3 engines dead depending on the orbit,timing and payloads.

[Jason1701]

Whose signature says that launch is just a glorified fireworks show?  I'm in fast agreement with it today.

I think that signature was about solids.