Author Topic: California Secrets - SpaceX F9 v1.1 Cassiope Launch Party Thread (Read 280840 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #560 on:** 09/29/2013 04:47 pm »

Holy moly!

cro-magnon gramps · « **Reply #561 on:** 09/29/2013 04:47 pm »

Did anyone else catch the SpaceX guy's close out: See you in just over a week for the next launch!!
either he was feeling extremely boosted by this successful launch or he knows something SFN doesn't...

Congratulations Chris on a well run ship, and to SpaceX for a successful launch
Looking forward to more information and pictures from SpaceX

Nickolai · « **Reply #562 on:** 09/29/2013 04:50 pm »

Quote from: cro-magnon gramps on 09/29/2013 04:47 pm

Did anyone else catch the SpaceX guy's close out: See you in just over a week for the next launch!!
either he was feeling extremely boosted by this successful launch or he knows something SFN doesn't...

Congratulations Chris on a well run ship, and to SpaceX for a successful launch
Looking forward to more information and pictures from SpaceX

I'm pretty sure he said a few weeks

rickl · « **Reply #563 on:** 09/29/2013 04:52 pm »

I'm sure someone else has mentioned it, but the octoweb flame pattern looked cool towards the end of the first stage burn.

Nickolai · « **Reply #564 on:** 09/29/2013 04:53 pm »

On Falcon 9 flight 1 there were parachutes on the first stage and they intended to recover it, but it broke apart during re-entry. We didn't know about that until towards the end of the presser when a journalist asked Elon about the recovery.

kch · « **Reply #565 on:** 09/29/2013 04:54 pm »

Quote from: Nickolai on 09/29/2013 04:50 pm

Quote from: cro-magnon gramps on 09/29/2013 04:47 pm
Did anyone else catch the SpaceX guy's close out: See you in just over a week for the next launch!!
either he was feeling extremely boosted by this successful launch or he knows something SFN doesn't...

Congratulations Chris on a well run ship, and to SpaceX for a successful launch
Looking forward to more information and pictures from SpaceX

I'm pretty sure he said a few weeks

"A few weeks" is what I heard, too. Might take a while to get to weekly launches ...

AncientU · « **Reply #566 on:** 09/29/2013 04:56 pm »

Quote from: rickl on 09/29/2013 04:52 pm

I'm sure someone else has mentioned it, but the octoweb flame pattern looked cool towards the end of the first stage burn.

Should be their new 'ring of fire' logo

sanman · « **Reply #567 on:** 09/29/2013 04:56 pm »

If the whole 1st-stage relight and landing recovery thing one day ever becomes normal and routine, I'd love it if the live feed would give us splitscreen to show us both that 1st stage and the rest of the stack doing their thing at the same time.

padrat · « **Reply #568 on:** 09/29/2013 04:59 pm »

Quote from: kch on 09/29/2013 04:54 pm

Quote from: Nickolai on 09/29/2013 04:50 pm

I'm pretty sure he said a few weeks

"A few weeks" is what I heard, too. Might take a while to get to weekly launches ...

Y'all really trying to not let me sleep for the next few weeks....

Mader Levap · « **Reply #569 on:** 09/29/2013 05:01 pm »

Gratz for blind squirrel! This is sixth nut already.

simonbp · « **Reply #570 on:** 09/29/2013 05:02 pm »

C'mon PadRat, sleep is for the weak! We want daily launches!

anton_P6 · « **Reply #571 on:** 09/29/2013 05:04 pm »

Quote from: Mader Levap on 09/29/2013 05:01 pm

Gratz for blind squirrel! This is sixth nut already.

and that before November!

mmeijeri · « **Reply #572 on:** 09/29/2013 05:04 pm »

Boy, that new "Go Up" button at the bottom of the page is working really well.

AS-503 · « **Reply #573 on:** 09/29/2013 05:05 pm »

Quote from: Mader Levap on 09/29/2013 05:01 pm

Gratz for blind squirrel! This is sixth nut already.

I think he got Lasik-ed.

rickl · « **Reply #574 on:** 09/29/2013 05:06 pm »

Since this is a party thread after all, I should report that I'm enjoying my first-ever single malt scotch (12 year old Macallan).

I kept reading about people talking about them and enjoying them. Although it's somewhat out of my normal price range, about a month ago I bought a bottle to save for a special occasion. Well, this was it.

(Hey, it's after 5 pm somewhere.)

AncientU · « **Reply #575 on:** 09/29/2013 05:08 pm »

Quote from: rickl on 09/29/2013 05:06 pm

Since this is a party thread after all, I should report that I'm enjoying my first-ever single malt scotch (12 year old Macallan).

You've started well

douglas100 · « **Reply #576 on:** 09/29/2013 05:09 pm »

Quote from: rickl on 09/29/2013 05:06 pm

Since this is a party thread after all, I should report that I'm enjoying my first-ever single malt scotch (12 year old Macallan).

I kept reading about people talking about them and enjoying them. Although it's somewhat out of my normal price range, about a month ago I bought a bottle to save for a special occasion. Well, this was it.

(Hey, it's after 5 pm somewhere.)

It's 6 PM here and I've got Auchentoshan Distillery at the bottom of my garden! A small glass is in order!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #577 on:** 09/29/2013 05:10 pm »

I think we've peaked. So close to the record.....

Halidon · « **Reply #578 on:** 09/29/2013 05:18 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 09/29/2013 05:10 pm

I think we've peaked. So close to the record.....

I'm predicting the record goes down for the first Heavy flight.

Barrie · « **Reply #579 on:** 09/29/2013 05:19 pm »

I have to say, that was the most entertaining rocket launch I have ever seen. Stuff actually happening on the pad for the whole 10 minutes before ignition. I wished Gerry Anderson was still alive to see it, he would feel so vindicated!

Fantastic day for SpaceX and - dare I mention it here? - Orbital. We have a space transport industry.