Author Topic: California Secrets - SpaceX F9 v1.1 Cassiope Launch Party Thread (Read 280829 times)

AJW · « **Reply #200 on:** 09/04/2013 05:47 pm »

From the land of Punkin Chunkin, you can always combine rockets, a football goal, and a car and you get this...

Be sure to stay for the second launch at 0:50.

Space OurSoul · « **Reply #201 on:** 09/04/2013 08:42 pm »

Quote from: AJW on 09/04/2013 05:47 pm

From the land of Punkin Chunkin, you can always combine rockets, a football goal, and a car and you get this...

Be sure to stay for the second launch at 0:50.

Now THAT's how you scare cows with rockets.

beancounter · « **Reply #202 on:** 09/05/2013 01:20 am »

Quote from: spectre9 on 09/04/2013 02:47 pm

I'm just waiting around for the kick off.

Go Ravens!!

I know we're not supposed to discuss which sports teams we like here but I'm interested to know. Chris gets the occasional soccer reference in so I think it should be allowed.

Which NFL team do you'll follow?

I get into all things American. Not just the rockets. I'm not the typical Aussie yobbo.

Who are these typical Aussie yobbos? What are their characteristics? Where do they reside? What proportion of the population make up this group?

I think you could just about count on one hand, the number of Aussies on this site. Perhaps a few more and making some rough assumptions about traits for your home-grown Aussie yobbie, I doubt that any of them would fit this description.

Just an observation Spectre9, you tend to like generalities. It's probably a bit of a failing but then again, I don't know what business you're in.

spectre9 · « **Reply #203 on:** 09/05/2013 03:11 am »

I'm a yobbo, just not the typical.

I don't claim to have class. Do you Mr beancounter?

My business is "job seeker" although I might start an engineering degree next year. This forum has inspired me to pursue such studies.

Will have to see if I get accepted to the local educational facility.

I do hope my yobbo brain doesn't struggle too much with thermodynamics

JBF · « **Reply #204 on:** 09/05/2013 03:17 am »

Guys this is a party thread, please don't take things to a personal level in public.

dcporter · « **Reply #205 on:** 09/05/2013 03:21 am »

Quote from: JBF on 09/05/2013 03:17 am

Guys this is a party thread, please don't take things to a personal level in public.

What kind of parties do you go to?

beancounter · « **Reply #206 on:** 09/05/2013 06:41 am »

Quote from: spectre9 on 09/05/2013 03:11 am

I'm a yobbo, just not the typical.

I don't claim to have class. Do you Mr beancounter?

My business is "job seeker" although I might start an engineering degree next year. This forum has inspired me to pursue such studies.

Will have to see if I get accepted to the local educational facility.

I do hope my yobbo brain doesn't struggle too much with thermodynamics

Apologies, didn't mean to get personal. Yobbos weren't in flavour when I was growing up. If you're seriously interested in engineering, Perth is not a bad place to live and study and I just happen to work at one of those places.

Unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to follow an engineering course but go for it and work that 'yobbo' brain. It's the only one you've got.

BTW, I'm at the opposite end of the age spectrum to you so my perspective is clearly going to be a bit different. I'm hoping that you at least, will see colonies in space. I'm still hoping Elon can make it happen in my lifetime.

Go Elon and SpaceX. I'm confident they'll fly this month and fly well.

Cheers.

spectre9 · « **Reply #207 on:** 09/05/2013 08:16 am »

Thanks for the encouragement beancounter

I'm not that young but I still think I have some time on my side being born in the 80s.

It would be cool to work in the space industry some day. Working at SpaceX would be awesome (back on topic

) but I'm not sure about getting a green card.

Hopefully I get to see some space exploration in my lifetime. All the cool stuff finished in the 70s.

I'm thinking they will fly this month too. Things seem to be progressing well. Elon is quiet on the tweeting which means he must be very busy

AJW · « **Reply #208 on:** 09/05/2013 04:10 pm »

Well Musk can't be entirely focused on this launch if he is planning a driving trip across the country.

http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-plans-model-s-road-trip-2013-9

yg1968 · « **Reply #209 on:** 09/05/2013 04:38 pm »

Quote from: Lars_J on 09/03/2013 01:07 am

Quote from: Antares on 09/03/2013 12:35 am
Quote from: Lars_J on 09/02/2013 02:35 am
But that is also not unique. Atlas V and Delta IV flew their first flights with relatively large payloads from paying customers, right?

Eutelsat got those launches for a couple of dimes on the dollar and already had plenty of bandwidth on orbit. It would not have affected business much to lose those birds. It was a high-risk bet (for this industry) that paid off.

I imagine that CASSIOPE is getting a rather *substantial* discount on this launch.

They are. I remember reading that.

simonbp · « **Reply #210 on:** 09/05/2013 04:53 pm »

Or rather did. They (MDA) actually bought a Falcon 5 at original pricing back in 2005! To launch from VAFB! Then in 2006-ish they got bumped to a Falcon 9 dog-legged out of CCAFS. Then, they were bumped back to VAFB for the test launch of F9R.

Which is what this is: a test flight that happens to also put a paying payload in orbit. Think Falcon 1 more than the CRS flights.

Jamsta · « **Reply #211 on:** 09/05/2013 05:34 pm »

Quote from: AJW on 09/05/2013 04:10 pm

Well Musk can't be entirely focused on this launch if he is planning a driving trip across the country.

http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-plans-model-s-road-trip-2013-9

He may have figured out that delegation malarkey, you never know!

bioelectromechanic · « **Reply #212 on:** 09/05/2013 08:55 pm »

Hopefully going to manage to take a day off for this upcoming launch, very exciting.

Robotbeat · « **Reply #213 on:** 09/05/2013 09:00 pm »

Quote from: bioelectromechanic on 09/05/2013 08:55 pm

Hopefully going to manage to take a day off for this upcoming launch, very exciting.

I'd wait until after the static fire before trying that...

mr. mark · « **Reply #214 on:** 09/05/2013 09:27 pm »

Just to get the party a little hotter, looks like SpaceX has won the use of pad 39A! This launch is just the start for 9v1.1 good luck to them.

butters · « **Reply #215 on:** 09/05/2013 09:29 pm »

Elon's gesture-based 3D printing demo is up:

mr. mark · « **Reply #216 on:** 09/05/2013 09:34 pm »

What!!!??... now computers? Maybe Elon Musk is Tony Stark or at least Tom Cruise in Minority Report.

JBF · « **Reply #217 on:** 09/05/2013 09:50 pm »

Quote from: mr. mark on 09/05/2013 09:45 pm

Sorry looks like NSF has pulled the section trying to gain independent confirmation.

The fact that BO filed a protest is a good indication.
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=31945.msg1092920#msg1092920

Robotbeat · « **Reply #218 on:** 09/05/2013 09:52 pm »

Quote from: mr. mark on 09/05/2013 09:34 pm

What!!!??... now computers? Maybe Elon Musk is Tony Stark or at least Tom Cruise in Minority Report.

Interestingly, it was John Carmack (i.e. of Id software and Armadillo Aerospace) who is partially responsible for the Oculus Rift. Funny how inbred these communities sometimes are.

Lars_J · « **Reply #219 on:** 09/05/2013 09:54 pm »

Quote from: Robotbeat on 09/05/2013 09:52 pm

Quote from: mr. mark on 09/05/2013 09:34 pm
What!!!??... now computers? Maybe Elon Musk is Tony Stark or at least Tom Cruise in Minority Report.

Interestingly, it was John Carmack (i.e. of Id software and Armadillo Aerospace) who is partially responsible for the Oculus Rift. Funny how inbred these communities sometimes are.

Carmack did not create Oculus Rift, but he recently joined them as CTO.