Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : SES-10 with reuse of CRS-8 Booster SN/1021 : 2017-03-30 : DISCUSSION (Read 510352 times)

kevinof · « **Reply #660 on:** 03/30/2017 10:37 pm »

Twice to orbit, twice landing. Not bad.

mrhuggy · « **Reply #661 on:** 03/30/2017 10:38 pm »

Launch, Orbit, Land, Repeat

Congrats SpaceX

Hermit · « **Reply #662 on:** 03/30/2017 10:40 pm »

Quote from: matthewkantar on 03/30/2017 10:35 pm

Looked like the grid fin on the right was getting a good cooking before the feed cut.

Yup, looked like some of it burned out. Be interesting to see the post-flight condition.

Edit: or thats the thermal protection doing its job. Thanks @DaveS

kevinof · « **Reply #663 on:** 03/30/2017 10:41 pm »

Not the first time. Happened on a previous flight.

Quote from: Hermit on 03/30/2017 10:40 pm

Quote from: matthewkantar on 03/30/2017 10:35 pm
Looked like the grid fin on the right was getting a good cooking before the feed cut.

Yup, looked like some of it burned out. Be interesting to see the post-flight condition.

BigDustyman · « **Reply #664 on:** 03/30/2017 10:42 pm »

glad I got to see it historic congrats spacex

jtrame · « **Reply #665 on:** 03/30/2017 10:42 pm »

Congrats SpaceX, and thanks NSF! Our internet went down right after launch, and I pulled it up on my phone on the data plan!

dglow · « **Reply #666 on:** 03/30/2017 10:43 pm »

Thumbs-up to everyone who worked on this mission. A job well done!

drzerg · « **Reply #667 on:** 03/30/2017 10:43 pm »

where is fairing cameras?

Hauerg · « **Reply #668 on:** 03/30/2017 10:44 pm »

Quote from: Hermit on 03/30/2017 10:40 pm

Quote from: matthewkantar on 03/30/2017 10:35 pm
Looked like the grid fin on the right was getting a good cooking before the feed cut.

Yup, looked like some of it burned out. Be interesting to see the post-flight condition.

Edit: or thats the thermal protection doing its job. Thanks @DaveS

That was the ablative shielding doing what it was supposed to do. Methinks. Still spectacular.

iamlucky13 · « **Reply #669 on:** 03/30/2017 10:44 pm »

Quote from: matthewkantar on 03/30/2017 10:35 pm

Looked like the grid fin on the right was getting a good cooking before the feed cut.

I noticed that, too. I assume it has happened on other hot entries, but I hadn't noticed it in progress before. These two screenshots caught it well:

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=42544.msg1660825#msg1660825

Halidon · « **Reply #670 on:** 03/30/2017 10:44 pm »

Second time is twice as nice! Well done, SpaceX

mikelepage · « **Reply #671 on:** 03/30/2017 10:44 pm »

Amazing work spacex! Glad to see Elon address the moment directly too!

punder · « **Reply #672 on:** 03/30/2017 10:45 pm »

THANK YOU ELON AND SPACEX!

Welsh Dragon · « **Reply #673 on:** 03/30/2017 10:45 pm »

Man, when that landing feed cut out, I was fearing the worst. Shouldn't have worried, good old '21 came through again! Mission isn't over yet though!

Darkseraph · « **Reply #674 on:** 03/30/2017 10:45 pm »

That was cool!

Dao Angkan · « **Reply #675 on:** 03/30/2017 10:46 pm »

Awesome stuff!

Herb Schaltegger · « **Reply #676 on:** 03/30/2017 10:48 pm »

Those grid finds were getting well-cooked before the rocketcam got too schmutzed up and they cut the feed.

redliox · « **Reply #677 on:** 03/30/2017 10:50 pm »

Another step closer to ITS and Mars

wannamoonbase · « **Reply #678 on:** 03/30/2017 10:50 pm »

Quote from: Herb Schaltegger on 03/30/2017 10:48 pm

Those grid finds were getting well-cooked before the rocketcam got too schmutzed up and they cut the feed.

I like the cooking of the grid fins. It helps show that this isn't a light trip through the atmosphere.

Congrats SpaceX

AC in NC · « **Reply #679 on:** 03/30/2017 10:51 pm »

T+2:43: 2nd Stage Separation
T+3:43: Fairing Separation
T+3:57: Recovery Vessels have AOS

I don't recall that final callout before or that the 1st Stage has a signal acquired by the Drone Ship and Tenders.

AOS of Fairing Recovery Signals?