Author Topic: California Secrets - SpaceX F9 v1.1 Cassiope Launch Party Thread (Read 280850 times)

Kabloona · « **Reply #300 on:** 09/12/2013 04:12 pm »

Quote from: ChefPat on 09/12/2013 03:58 pm

Quote from: Kabloona on 09/12/2013 03:56 pm
Quote from: ugordan on 09/12/2013 03:41 pm
Quote from: douglas100 on 09/12/2013 03:37 pm
Meant to mention that it looks like LOX is loaded in these pictures. I think the "whiter" part is ice.

Agree. Partial load on the first stage LOX tank.

BTW, great catch on the pictures, Helodriver. Must have been the scrubbed static fire attempt yesterday.

Looks like it sat for a while with a partial LOX load. If they couldn't finish the LOX load for some reason, that might explain the scrub.
I've seen elsewhere that it was a GSE leak, so a LOX leak could have been it.

Clark Lindsey reports the scrub was in fact due to LOX leak in the GSE, not the rocket.
https://www.newspacewatch.com/

Lars_J · « **Reply #301 on:** 09/12/2013 04:53 pm »

Nice pictures... I really don't think it looks as pencil-thin as some thought it would. Beautiful!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #302 on:** 09/12/2013 05:01 pm »

You guys still don't get the difference between a party thread, a discussion thread and an update thread.

Quote from: ChefPat on 09/12/2013 03:58 pm

Quote from: Kabloona on 09/12/2013 03:56 pm
Quote from: ugordan on 09/12/2013 03:41 pm
Quote from: douglas100 on 09/12/2013 03:37 pm
Meant to mention that it looks like LOX is loaded in these pictures. I think the "whiter" part is ice.

Agree. Partial load on the first stage LOX tank.

BTW, great catch on the pictures, Helodriver. Must have been the scrubbed static fire attempt yesterday.

Looks like it sat for a while with a partial LOX load. If they couldn't finish the LOX load for some reason, that might explain the scrub.
I've seen elsewhere that it was a GSE leak, so a LOX leak could have been it.

It was numerous issues. Only one of them has sneaked out into public.

Hang on, isn't this the party thread?

sojourner · « **Reply #303 on:** 09/12/2013 05:12 pm »

Don't you mean "leaked" out into public?

Prober · « **Reply #304 on:** 09/12/2013 05:44 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 09/12/2013 05:01 pm

You guys still don't get the difference between a party thread, a discussion thread and an update thread.
Quote from: ChefPat on 09/12/2013 03:58 pm
Quote from: Kabloona on 09/12/2013 03:56 pm
Quote from: ugordan on 09/12/2013 03:41 pm
Quote from: douglas100 on 09/12/2013 03:37 pm
Meant to mention that it looks like LOX is loaded in these pictures. I think the "whiter" part is ice.

Agree. Partial load on the first stage LOX tank.

BTW, great catch on the pictures, Helodriver. Must have been the scrubbed static fire attempt yesterday.

Looks like it sat for a while with a partial LOX load. If they couldn't finish the LOX load for some reason, that might explain the scrub.
I've seen elsewhere that it was a GSE leak, so a LOX leak could have been it.

It was numerous issues. Only one of them has sneaked out into public.

Hang on, isn't this the party thread?

Party...where is it?

kirghizstan · « **Reply #305 on:** 09/12/2013 05:49 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 09/12/2013 05:01 pm

You guys still don't get the difference between a party thread, a discussion thread and an update thread.
Quote from: ChefPat on 09/12/2013 03:58 pm
Quote from: Kabloona on 09/12/2013 03:56 pm
Quote from: ugordan on 09/12/2013 03:41 pm
Quote from: douglas100 on 09/12/2013 03:37 pm
Meant to mention that it looks like LOX is loaded in these pictures. I think the "whiter" part is ice.

Agree. Partial load on the first stage LOX tank.

BTW, great catch on the pictures, Helodriver. Must have been the scrubbed static fire attempt yesterday.

Looks like it sat for a while with a partial LOX load. If they couldn't finish the LOX load for some reason, that might explain the scrub.
I've seen elsewhere that it was a GSE leak, so a LOX leak could have been it.

It was numerous issues. Only one of them has sneaked out into public.

Hang on, isn't this the party thread?

chris are any of these other issues serious or just minor stuff?

kevin-rf · « **Reply #306 on:** 09/12/2013 05:49 pm »

The tank half empty means they have reached Max-Q.

The tank half full means they are getting ready to chase that demon in the sky.

Or if you are Stan Laurel, your half is on the bottom and you have to take the whole tank.

Joffan · « **Reply #307 on:** 09/12/2013 06:25 pm »

I don't know whose tank THAT is, but MY tank was full!

Whose round is it anyway?

kch · « **Reply #308 on:** 09/12/2013 07:04 pm »

Quote from: Joffan on 09/12/2013 06:25 pm

I don't know whose tank THAT is, but MY tank was full!

Whose round is it anyway?

Tanks, but no tanks ...

PahTo · « **Reply #309 on:** 09/12/2013 07:13 pm »

Wow, between the Mamas and The Papas, gophers looking for a party, and a passel of puns, this thread need only have a limerick and a haiku and it'll be nearly to orbit...never having left the pad!

Norm38 · « **Reply #310 on:** 09/12/2013 07:19 pm »

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=32683.0;attach=542538;image

From this angle it's very easy to picture an FH on the same T/E. Plenty of room.

kch · « **Reply #311 on:** 09/12/2013 07:27 pm »

Quote from: PahTo on 09/12/2013 07:13 pm

Wow, between the Mamas and The Papas, gophers looking for a party, and a passel of puns, this thread need only have a limerick and a haiku and it'll be nearly to orbit...never having left the pad!

F-Nine one point one
One trip to the pad so far
Into orbit soon?

Nickolai · « **Reply #312 on:** 09/12/2013 08:00 pm »

Wow, I mean I knew they lengthened the tanks, but that thing is way bigger than I expected!

D_Dom · « **Reply #313 on:** 09/12/2013 08:50 pm »

Quote from: kch on 09/12/2013 07:27 pm

F-Nine one point one
One trip to the pad so far
Into orbit soon!

Now thats a party. my apologies for taking liberties with your punctuation kch

Matt_W · « **Reply #314 on:** 09/12/2013 09:11 pm »

This is pretty terrible, but here goes...

There once was a Musk with a rocket.
Erected at Vandy like a <ahem> tower, it
Was trying to fire
But Space didn't inspire
Came off more like a rock with a musket.

mr. mark · « **Reply #315 on:** 09/12/2013 09:14 pm »

If I wanted poetry I would have gone to coffeehouse. Let's get on with the hotfire! (static fire as Elon calls it.)

Barrie · « **Reply #316 on:** 09/12/2013 09:36 pm »

I, too, feel obliged to embarrass myself:

There was a reusable rocket
But ULA bods would just mock it
They said it was flimsy
And naught but a whimsy
But Elon's determined to grok it

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #317 on:** 09/12/2013 09:43 pm »

Probably not the best timing to post that!

kevin-rf · « **Reply #318 on:** 09/12/2013 11:26 pm »

Are we allowed to hit the mod button on bad poetry?

Lars_J · « **Reply #319 on:** 09/12/2013 11:28 pm »

Quote from: kevin-rf on 09/12/2013 11:26 pm

Are we allowed to hit the mod button on bad poetry?

Those who can't, critize!