Author Topic: The CRS-2/SpX-2 "Junk in the Trunk" Party Thread (Read 159463 times)

padrat · « **Reply #300 on:** 03/01/2013 11:17 pm »

Well, no launch party tonight, but I'm definitely enjoying this adult beverage in my hand...

krytek · « **Reply #301 on:** 03/01/2013 11:31 pm »

Quote from: Tass on 03/01/2013 10:58 pm

Quote from: R7 on 03/01/2013 10:37 pm
Quote from: douglas100 on 03/01/2013 09:46 pm
but we're not in a position to make meaningful speculations about this anomaly right now.

The helium was manufactured poorly and ended up having too high viscosity.

OK, bedtime for me...

They cooked it too much. It was full of clumps.

Goodnight.

It just wasn't the right texture.

majormajor42 · « **Reply #302 on:** 03/01/2013 11:34 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 02/28/2013 02:17 pm

Come with me and cheer for The Elon!

I remember during that launch the guy in the blue shirt caught slack for not being as ecstatic as everyone else. You don't really see him jumping till the solar panels are deployed and all is good. I'll say his reserved enthusiasm was vindicated today.

rickl · « **Reply #303 on:** 03/01/2013 11:35 pm »

Quote from: padrat on 03/01/2013 11:17 pm

Well, no launch party tonight, but I'm definitely enjoying this adult beverage in my hand...

No launch party? Is that because of the anomaly? That's too bad. The launch itself went well, as far as I could tell.

I second the adult beverage. I'm finally home from work, where I've been following the mission more than actually working. We can all use some of that.

rickl · « **Reply #304 on:** 03/01/2013 11:43 pm »

Quote from: majormajor42 on 03/01/2013 11:34 pm

I remember during that launch the guy in the blue shirt caught slack for not being as ecstatic as everyone else. You don't really see him jumping till the solar panels are deployed and all is good. I'll say his reserved enthusiasm was vindicated today.

That's the way I am with launches. I don't really exhale until orbital insertion, at least.

(Not to be a downer, but I've seen videos of Challenger where some people cheered the explosion at first, not understanding what they were seeing.)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #305 on:** 03/01/2013 11:46 pm »

Quote from: Ben the Space Brit on 03/01/2013 08:12 pm

Quote from: manboy on 03/01/2013 08:09 pm
Quote from: MondoMor on 03/01/2013 08:06 pm
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Elon Musk ‏@elonmusk

Thruster pods one through four are now operating nominally. Preparing to raise orbit. All systems green.

Woot!

To quote former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: "Rejoice! Rejoice!"

Destroyer of the British Space Program quoted on a SpaceX Party Thread. Well I never!

rickl · « **Reply #306 on:** 03/01/2013 11:52 pm »

OK, this is probably off-topic even for a party thread, but I got a British 10 pence coin in change yesterday. It's exactly the same size and color as a US quarter.

It's not unusual to get Canadian coins, but I don't remember ever getting a British coin before. I only mention it because of all the Brits on this site.

oiorionsbelt · « **Reply #307 on:** 03/01/2013 11:53 pm »

So I only got to watch from T-10 minutes till T+10 Minutes.....Did I miss anything?

(kidding, true I only saw those 20 minutes, but I've read every thread since then. Nice work people felt like I was watching it live. Good on ya SpaceX, way to keep Jim's comments to a minimum.)

QuantumG · « **Reply #308 on:** 03/01/2013 11:55 pm »

Quote from: rickl on 03/01/2013 11:52 pm

OK, this is probably off-topic even for a party thread, but I got a British 10 pence coin in change yesterday. It's exactly the same size and color as a US quarter.

I got given a 500 yen coin instead of an aussie $1. Worth about $5.25 if I was ever to find someone willing to give me the exchange rate for Japanese coins.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #309 on:** 03/02/2013 12:01 am »

Quote from: rickl on 03/01/2013 11:52 pm

OK, this is probably off-topic even for a party thread, but I got a British 10 pence coin in change yesterday. It's exactly the same size and color as a US quarter.

It's not unusual to get Canadian coins, but I don't remember ever getting a British coin before. I only mention it because of all the Brits on this site.

Wow, that's leftfield

When in the US I find it very baffling how all the dollar notes are the same bloody color! I have to actually look at the number on the note!

British notes:

But here's what you need, the biggest one on the bottom right is a two pound coin (about 3 bucks).

Does this digression mean I can start uploading my favorite York City goals?

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #310 on:** 03/02/2013 12:05 am »

Well I never! During the smooth ride to orbit I was thinking how long would it take for the F9 to attain the reliability and flight rate of the Soyuz/Delta rockets, and for the Dragon to become the American "Progress". Then the Dragon lost its RCS........

This, of course, is definitely not the first time a spacecraft lost all attitude control and recovered in hours (e.g. Gemini 8 was far more cliff-hanging), but still the whole Dragon team must deserve applause for sorting it out (and by the way of good old valve recycling!)....

One thing is sure however, every SpaceX launch is far more attractive than >95% of TV dramas out there! You won't find the dramatic element on the Atlas/Delta/Antares (sorry Antonio!

).......

padrat · « **Reply #311 on:** 03/02/2013 12:09 am »

Quote from: rickl on 03/01/2013 11:35 pm

Quote from: padrat on 03/01/2013 11:17 pm
Well, no launch party tonight, but I'm definitely enjoying this adult beverage in my hand...

No launch party? Is that because of the anomaly? That's too bad. The launch itself went well, as far as I could tell.

I second the adult beverage. I'm finally home from work, where I've been following the mission more than actually working. We can all use some of that.

Not cancelled, just pushed out so the teams could focus on fixing the issues.

oiorionsbelt · « **Reply #312 on:** 03/02/2013 12:11 am »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 03/02/2013 12:01 am

Does this digression mean I can start uploading my favorite York City goals?

Absolutely not and if you do I'm telling the Sherriff.

Lars_J · « **Reply #313 on:** 03/02/2013 12:45 am »

Quote from: padrat on 03/02/2013 12:09 am

Quote from: rickl on 03/01/2013 11:35 pm
Quote from: padrat on 03/01/2013 11:17 pm
Well, no launch party tonight, but I'm definitely enjoying this adult beverage in my hand...

No launch party? Is that because of the anomaly? That's too bad. The launch itself went well, as far as I could tell.

I second the adult beverage. I'm finally home from work, where I've been following the mission more than actually working. We can all use some of that.

Not cancelled, just pushed out so the teams could focus on fixing the issues.

Padrat, was this your first launch with your new job, or were you around there for the processing of the last one?

Super congrats to all involved... This appears to an amateur observer to have been the most flawless performance of the LV yet.

rickl · « **Reply #314 on:** 03/02/2013 12:54 am »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/02/2013 12:05 am

One thing is sure however, every SpaceX launch is far more attractive than >95% of TV dramas out there!

I'd say 100%. And the vast majority of people have no idea at all that this is happening.

Thanks to seeking updates on this site, I knew what was going on today more than anyone else I encountered. During a couple of breaks at work, I listened to the local news radio station, and they never mentioned it at all.

Robotbeat · « **Reply #315 on:** 03/02/2013 01:01 am »

Heh, someone made a Kerbal Space Program SpaceX mod called KerbX:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/24162-WIP-KerbX-A-SpaceX-analogue-for-KSP

padrat · « **Reply #316 on:** 03/02/2013 01:02 am »

First one.

QuantumG · « **Reply #317 on:** 03/02/2013 01:02 am »

I'm going to miss the tic-tac-toe engine arrangement.

RocketmanUS · « **Reply #318 on:** 03/02/2013 01:08 am »

Quote from: QuantumG on 03/02/2013 01:02 am

I'm going to miss the tic-tac-toe engine arrangement.

So they learned it was unwinnable

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spectre9 · « **Reply #319 on:** 03/02/2013 01:22 am »

I slept right through it but I was up reading updates half the night.

This forum goes crazy during these launches.

Good to see Falcon 9 in flight with the rocketcam.