Author Topic: The CRS-3/SpX-3 - Dragon, Suit Up! - Party Thread (Read 282910 times)

Halidon · « **Reply #240 on:** 04/18/2014 07:34 pm »

"excellent video" onm first stage re-entry burn? SHOW US!

Bugfix · « **Reply #241 on:** 04/18/2014 07:35 pm »

Now they're teasing us, "still excellent video of first stage" and it just has performed it's entry burn? Did I hear that right?!

SteveKelsey · « **Reply #242 on:** 04/18/2014 07:37 pm »

That was a very smooth launch. Well done SpaceX!

Elmar Moelzer · « **Reply #243 on:** 04/18/2014 07:37 pm »

Great launch! Congrats SpaceX!!!

Helodriver · « **Reply #244 on:** 04/18/2014 07:44 pm »

Made it look easy, now show us some leg!

mme · « **Reply #245 on:** 04/18/2014 07:47 pm »

Bon Voyage CRS-3!

Ben the Space Brit · « **Reply #246 on:** 04/18/2014 07:49 pm »

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you do that!

I have to admit that I was pessimistic about the weather but it held off nicely and the Falcon-9 performed pretty much perfectly. Seeing Dragon-3 head off on her flight was a treat and I'm looking forward to news of the core recovery.

NovaSilisko · « **Reply #247 on:** 04/18/2014 07:51 pm »

Wonderful work. Amused at how the rocket instantly went from spotless to coated in black stuff (presumably soot) on launch. Did that happen on previous flights?

sojourner · « **Reply #248 on:** 04/18/2014 07:53 pm »

Quote from: NovaSilisko on 04/18/2014 07:51 pm

Wonderful work. Amused at how the rocket instantly went from spotless to coated in black stuff (presumably soot) on launch. Did that happen on previous flights?

Not that I ever noticed.

Hey, are you the same NovaSilisko from the KSP forums?

Ben the Space Brit · « **Reply #249 on:** 04/18/2014 07:53 pm »

Quote from: NovaSilisko on 04/18/2014 07:51 pm

Wonderful work. Amused at how the rocket instantly went from spotless to coated in black stuff (presumably soot) on launch. Did that happen on previous flights?

No it didn't. It doesn't exactly classify as an 'anomaly' but it's still something new. No doubt, some engineers at SLC-40 will be asked to look at what happened there.

BrightLight · « **Reply #250 on:** 04/18/2014 07:54 pm »

Chalk another one for American industrial capability - waiting for the 1st stage landing and Dragon berthing - congrats to SpaceX and the US Govt. for seeing ahead (and funding it as well

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Mapperuo · « **Reply #251 on:** 04/18/2014 07:55 pm »

Looked very much like a Delta II launching there with the soot shooting up!

jabe · « **Reply #252 on:** 04/18/2014 07:55 pm »

WAG, could the soot be from the kick back from extra water from rain in the flame trench?
jb

NovaSilisko · « **Reply #253 on:** 04/18/2014 07:56 pm »

I have to say though, my heart almost stopped when I saw a huge cloud of smoke plowing up the rocket on ignition. At least it only had the consequence of some dirtiness.

Quote from: sojourner on 04/18/2014 07:53 pm

Hey, are you the same NovaSilisko from the KSP forums?

I am, yeah.

Jarnis · « **Reply #254 on:** 04/18/2014 07:56 pm »

Quote from: Ben the Space Brit on 04/18/2014 07:53 pm

Quote from: NovaSilisko on 04/18/2014 07:51 pm
Wonderful work. Amused at how the rocket instantly went from spotless to coated in black stuff (presumably soot) on launch. Did that happen on previous flights?

No it didn't. It doesn't exactly classify as an 'anomaly' but it's still something new. No doubt, some engineers at SLC-40 will be asked to look at what happened there.

Wild guess; some pooled water in the flame trench from the earlier rains + soot from static fires + F9 engines going "fooosh" on top of it -> water instantly vaporizes and gets tossed upwards with bunch of soot in it.

Naturally one would expect all that to go out through the business end of the flame trench, so dunno what happened there. Just now watching the replays there was also a black cloud out of that end simultaneously, so I guess most went out that way, but not everything.

IanO · « **Reply #255 on:** 04/18/2014 08:01 pm »

Quote from: Mapperuo on 04/18/2014 07:55 pm

Looked very much like a Delta II launching there with the soot shooting up!

I'll be very interested to find out what the cause of that was. Very dramatic, though!

I was finally able to crack this Dragonstooth Stout I'd been saving for this oft delayed launch! Go Falcon, go Dragon, go historic F9R recovery! I can't wait to see that "excellent video"!

Sean Lynch · « **Reply #256 on:** 04/18/2014 08:08 pm »

The SpaceX webcast is streaming again at http://new.livestream.com/accounts/142499/events/2833937

douglas100 · « **Reply #257 on:** 04/18/2014 08:09 pm »

Quote from: Jarnis on 04/18/2014 07:56 pm

Wild guess; some pooled water in the flame trench from the earlier rains + soot from static fires + F9 engines going "fooosh" on top of it -> water instantly vaporizes and gets tossed upwards with bunch of soot in it.

Naturally one would expect all that to go out through the business end of the flame trench, so dunno what happened there. Just now watching the replays there was also a black cloud out of that end simultaneously, so I guess most went out that way, but not everything.

Sounds plausible, but was pretty scary for a second or so. Glad all went well.

HarryM · « **Reply #258 on:** 04/18/2014 08:12 pm »

Nice (but wet) launch, congrats to SpaceX. Cool to see the Dragon separate.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #259 on:** 04/18/2014 08:22 pm »

Astronaut Cady Coleman's Green Dragon is supporting a launch again!

Cady Coleman ‏@Astro_Cady
Less than 5 min from #Dragon launch to #ISS #Exp39. @NASA @SpaceX are GO FOR LAUNCH! pic.twitter.com/kD3pwMluqY