QuoteOn September 28, 2012, Freedom Star was transferred to the U.S. Department of Transportation's James River Reserve Fleet for potential use as a training vessel.But since SpaceX has indicated they will try to recover the stage they'll have access to some ship, but it probably isn't the Freedom Star.
On September 28, 2012, Freedom Star was transferred to the U.S. Department of Transportation's James River Reserve Fleet for potential use as a training vessel.
Quote from: Avron on 03/25/2014 02:11 amI'm thinking we should get a spacex raft, good place to tan in the daytime and a great place to watch launches around, say a barbi and a few drinks , in the evening or early morning ( like 4am etc).. may even get a change to see a stage land in the sea, if not we will know about success.. tidle wave.. spilled beer, not goodPlease tell me they don't use the word "barbi" in your northern end of the Commonwealth!Then you might tell us what you are going on about....And doesn't your browser alert you to the word "tidle"?
I'm thinking we should get a spacex raft, good place to tan in the daytime and a great place to watch launches around, say a barbi and a few drinks , in the evening or early morning ( like 4am etc).. may even get a change to see a stage land in the sea, if not we will know about success.. tidle wave.. spilled beer, not good
Quote from: Comga on 03/25/2014 02:31 amPlease tell me they don't use the word "barbi" in your northern end of the Commonwealth!No .. mine is known as a braai..
Please tell me they don't use the word "barbi" in your northern end of the Commonwealth!
Quote from: Doesitfloat on 03/25/2014 04:52 pmIn another thread there was a question about retrieval vessel for the booster stage.The prototype is ready and will be on the water.“ … e Freedom Star, a former space shuttle solid rocket booster recovery ship, is now a floating high tech camera and radar platform that will be stationed in the North Atlantic to track and capture images of the first commercial spacecraft carrying cargo to the International Space Station. … “Read more at http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112524169/freedom-star-shuttle-booster-recovery-ship-to-follow-spacex-launch/#8gffVF2G0yOFzod5.99Wonder where Freedom Star will be late night on the 30th ?
In another thread there was a question about retrieval vessel for the booster stage.The prototype is ready and will be on the water.
Quote from: WTF on 03/25/2014 05:54 pmQuote from: Doesitfloat on 03/25/2014 04:52 pmIn another thread there was a question about retrieval vessel for the booster stage.The prototype is ready and will be on the water.“ … e Freedom Star, a former space shuttle solid rocket booster recovery ship, is now a floating high tech camera and radar platform that will be stationed in the North Atlantic to track and capture images of the first commercial spacecraft carrying cargo to the International Space Station. … “Read more at http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112524169/freedom-star-shuttle-booster-recovery-ship-to-follow-spacex-launch/#8gffVF2G0yOFzod5.99Wonder where Freedom Star will be late night on the 30th ? I wonder how that imaging attempt went. I don't recall ever seeing any images released from ship based cameras during CRS-1.
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Quote from: Doesitfloat on 03/25/2014 04:52 pmIn another thread there was a question about retrieval vessel for the booster stage.The prototype is ready and will be on the water.Cool chair! Does it float?
The irony that just after the delay a mysterious Chinese launch (probably orbit-bound) shows up with the launch time at almost the EXACT time (give or take a few minutes) that the Dragon was supposed to launch......
I think we can all agree that real steely-eyed missile men could satisfy range safety requirements with a few hours, a bunch of cat laser pointers, some mirrors, a TRS-80, and a whole lot of duct tape.
