Author Topic: California Secrets - SpaceX F9 v1.1 Cassiope Launch Party Thread (Read 280831 times)

rickl · « **Reply #340 on:** 09/13/2013 06:27 am »

Quote from: NovaSilisko on 09/13/2013 01:05 am

I still can't get over how tall v1.1 is, it's really jarring when you look back and forth between it and v1.0. Gonna be cool seeing that telephone pole of a first stage come sailing back in!

Looking at the SpaceX site and Wikipedia, Falcon 9 is one foot taller than the Saturn 1B with the Apollo spacecraft. SpaceX doesn't indicate whether that figure is for the Dragon or payload fairing configuration. If it's for the Dragon configuration, then the payload configuration is another 20 feet taller.

darkenfast · « **Reply #341 on:** 09/13/2013 07:19 am »

Quote from: Space OurSoul on 09/13/2013 03:09 am

Is that the TARDIS on the hill off to the left?

I think the white roof indicates it's the heavy version of the venerable type 40.

Or, far less likely, it's a porta-potty.

It's the new model. Even Gallifrey has been hit with budget cuts!

Garrett · « **Reply #342 on:** 09/13/2013 07:57 am »

Great news on the static/hot-fire! Now looking forward to a solid launch date and hoping the range can find a suitable slot*

*otherwise the launch could get pushed back quite a bit and Jim's prediction of a launch in November will start looking a little bit more realistic, and we all want Jim to be wrong on this one!

TetraOmni · « **Reply #343 on:** 09/13/2013 12:08 pm »

Enjoy! (no booster attachments though-.-)

smoliarm · « **Reply #344 on:** 09/13/2013 12:23 pm »

Quote from: TetraOmni on 09/13/2013 12:08 pm

Enjoy! (no booster attachments though-.-)

Nice look !
It would look even better with Cassiope logo replaced with this one:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #345 on:** 09/13/2013 01:26 pm »

Quote from: TetraOmni on 09/13/2013 12:08 pm

Enjoy! (no booster attachments though-.-)

Very good first post from you there! Welcome to the site's forum!

mr. mark · « **Reply #346 on:** 09/13/2013 02:15 pm »

Quote from: rickl on 09/13/2013 06:03 am

Quote from: mr. mark on 09/13/2013 04:57 am
Getting my lucky SpaceX coffee mug ready for the launch. I've had it for all the Falcon 9 launches. It's working so far.

I just checked the SpaceX Store, and they don't have any mugs now.

But what really shocked me is that they no longer have the "X" baseball cap. I think it's way cooler than the "SpaceX" version. I'm glad I bought one, even though I don't usually wear baseball caps.

SpaceX never had mugs for sale. This is a employees mug. It was a gift.

Norm38 · « **Reply #347 on:** 09/13/2013 02:22 pm »

^^^ But they do have some cool shirts. I'm getting Occupy Mars for my birthday.
http://shop.spacex.com/featured/occupy-mars.html

PreferToLurk · « **Reply #348 on:** 09/13/2013 02:32 pm »

Little bit of a downer, but i figured I would share anyway. Last night I had a dream about SpaceX (clear sign I need to visit NSF less frequently) and I was watching the Cassiope Launch. It looked like that photo that Elon tweeted -- all covered in grey mist. As they were in final count down the outside of the rocket caught fire (that part doesn't make much sense, but this is a dream) and then a few seconds later the whole thing just exploded on the pad!

So yeah, not great party topic, but would be WAY off topic everywhere else. Lets hope I don't have prescient dreams!

Anyone else care to admit that they have had a SpaceX dream? Hopefully more cheerful than mine!

Antares · « **Reply #349 on:** 09/13/2013 02:38 pm »

Bouncer!

mr. mark · « **Reply #350 on:** 09/13/2013 02:48 pm »

As an expert dream analyst

I believe that your dream deals more with your own insecurities for the launch rather than SpaceX's. I suggest using some positive daydream reenforcement thinking that the launch will be flawless with all objectives achieved.

kevin-rf · « **Reply #351 on:** 09/13/2013 02:50 pm »

Well it is Friday the 13th... Good thing the launch is at some luckier day in the future.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #352 on:** 09/13/2013 03:43 pm »

Quote from: PreferToLurk on 09/13/2013 02:32 pm

Little bit of a downer, but i figured I would share anyway. Last night I had a dream about SpaceX (clear sign I need to visit NSF less frequently) and I was watching the Cassiope Launch. It looked like that photo that Elon tweeted -- all covered in grey mist. As they were in final count down the outside of the rocket caught fire (that part doesn't make much sense, but this is a dream) and then a few seconds later the whole thing just exploded on the pad!

So yeah, not great party topic, but would be WAY off topic everywhere else. Lets hope I don't have prescient dreams!

Anyone else care to admit that they have had a SpaceX dream? Hopefully more cheerful than mine!

Incidentally I had my first ever SpaceX-related dream two nights ago - in the dream the rocket was launched at 9:57 am PDT, and while there are weird things happening during the flight (for some reason in the dream the first stage opened a parachute

, and I watched the launch from some place that apparently can only see launches from Wallops

), it went off flawlessly.

But I must deal with the launch party on Kyushu island on tomorrow first before coming back.

(hint: the Japanese have good seafood for those who come to watch the launch!)

Prober · « **Reply #353 on:** 09/13/2013 05:20 pm »

Quote from: mr. mark on 09/13/2013 04:57 am

Getting my lucky SpaceX coffee mug ready for the launch. I've had it for all the Falcon 9 launches. It's working so far.

don't spill the coffee now

NovaSilisko · « **Reply #354 on:** 09/13/2013 06:53 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 09/13/2013 01:26 pm

Quote from: TetraOmni on 09/13/2013 12:08 pm
Enjoy! (no booster attachments though-.-)

Very good first post from you there! Welcome to the site's forum!

What, no love for the one I did?

StephenB · « **Reply #355 on:** 09/13/2013 07:18 pm »

Quote from: Space OurSoul on 09/13/2013 03:09 am

Is that the TARDIS on the hill off to the left?

Though it would be a great idea if all future mockups would contain a tardis hidden somewhere.

StephenB · « **Reply #356 on:** 09/13/2013 07:23 pm »

Quote from: NovaSilisko on 09/13/2013 06:53 pm

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 09/13/2013 01:26 pm
Quote from: TetraOmni on 09/13/2013 12:08 pm
Enjoy! (no booster attachments though-.-)

Very good first post from you there! Welcome to the site's forum!

What, no love for the one I did?

Yours is definitely amazing. You should send it to Elon.

NovaSilisko · « **Reply #357 on:** 09/13/2013 07:53 pm »

Quote from: StephenB on 09/13/2013 07:23 pm

Quote from: NovaSilisko on 09/13/2013 06:53 pm
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 09/13/2013 01:26 pm
Quote from: TetraOmni on 09/13/2013 12:08 pm
Enjoy! (no booster attachments though-.-)

Very good first post from you there! Welcome to the site's forum!

What, no love for the one I did?

Yours is definitely amazing. You should send it to Elon.

I wanna post it in various locations, but I'm not sure if the author of the original pictures would like that...

Garrett · « **Reply #358 on:** 09/13/2013 09:15 pm »

Quote from: NovaSilisko on 09/13/2013 07:53 pm

I wanna post it in various locations, but I'm not sure if the author of the original pictures would like that...

Maybe start by encrusting some text on your image that indicates it's a conceptual photo based on an original photo by Mr. "Author".

kch · « **Reply #359 on:** 09/13/2013 09:32 pm »

Quote from: cygnusX1 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

No problem -- looks good! More in line with what I'm hoping for, too.