Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : SES-10 with reuse of CRS-8 Booster SN/1021 : 2017-03-30 : DISCUSSION (Read 510337 times)

watermod · « **Reply #680 on:** 03/30/2017 10:52 pm »

Status of roomba?
Status of farings?

tdrb6115 · « **Reply #681 on:** 03/30/2017 10:52 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.

It freezed before they cut it off...

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pietro · « **Reply #682 on:** 03/30/2017 10:52 pm »

Congrats to SpaceX and all the involved parties (esp SES for the courage) for creating a piece of space history!

Endeavour_01 · « **Reply #683 on:** 03/30/2017 10:53 pm »

Congrats to SpaceX! Launch & Land & Re-Launch!

inonepiece · « **Reply #684 on:** 03/30/2017 10:54 pm »

Well, how long till next time?? They must be itching to turn it around again!

Anybody like to guess re fairing?

rcoppola · « **Reply #685 on:** 03/30/2017 10:58 pm »

While there are some excellent launchers from all over the world, I'l never look at any of them the same way again.

fatdeeman · « **Reply #686 on:** 03/30/2017 11:00 pm »

It doesn't seem that long ago that people were saying they would never pull off landings let alone re-usability and yet here we are. The innovation and rate at which spacex make progress is astonishing.

I didn't believe we would see humans on mars in our lifetime until I witnessed just how fast Spacex work....it's only the past couple of years that I have begun to truly believe.

vanoord · « **Reply #687 on:** 03/30/2017 11:01 pm »

Quote from: inonepiece on 03/30/2017 10:54 pm

Well, how long till next time?? They must be itching to turn it around again!

Fly it again or park it in the rocket garden at KSC?

If it is indeed an early and possibly non-standard Block 3, there may be no particular benefit in flying it again unless they're getting short of cores.

There's going to be a point when these recovered Block 3 cores start being flown in expendable mode - if only because they're taking up valuable storage space!

Navier–Stokes · « **Reply #688 on:** 03/30/2017 11:04 pm »

Quote from: vanoord on 03/30/2017 11:01 pm

Quote from: inonepiece on 03/30/2017 10:54 pm
Well, how long till next time?? They must be itching to turn it around again!

Fly it again or park it in the rocket garden at KSC?

If it is indeed an early and possibly non-standard Block 3, there may be no particular benefit in flying it again unless they're getting short of cores.

There's going to be a point when these recovered Block 3 cores start being flown in expendable mode - if only because they're taking up valuable storage space!

I'd say another thorough inspection, a test fire, and on to the Smithsonian if they can find room for it.

AC in NC · « **Reply #689 on:** 03/30/2017 11:05 pm »

Quote from: fatdeeman on 03/30/2017 11:00 pm

It doesn't seem that long ago that people were saying they would never pull off landings let alone re-usability and yet here we are. The innovation and rate at which spacex make progress is astonishing.

I didn't believe we would see humans on mars in our lifetime until I witnessed just how fast Spacex work....it's only the past couple of years that I have begun to truly believe.

Have I lost perspective on time or are we at just over 15 months from 1st landing to Reuse and Landing?

JazzFan · « **Reply #690 on:** 03/30/2017 11:05 pm »

Bad day to be stuck in project meetings all day. This is history and wanted to see it live or at least online. Way to go SpaceX and congratulations!

meekGee · « **Reply #691 on:** 03/30/2017 11:06 pm »

Quote from: AC in NC on 03/30/2017 11:05 pm

Quote from: fatdeeman on 03/30/2017 11:00 pm
It doesn't seem that long ago that people were saying they would never pull off landings let alone re-usability and yet here we are. The innovation and rate at which spacex make progress is astonishing.

I didn't believe we would see humans on mars in our lifetime until I witnessed just how fast Spacex work....it's only the past couple of years that I have begun to truly believe.

Have I lost perspective on time or are we at just over 15 months from 1st landing to Reuse and Landing?

With AMOS-6 in the middle.

beck · « **Reply #692 on:** 03/30/2017 11:06 pm »

Quote from: mn on 03/30/2017 11:03 pm

Quote from: ChrisGebhardt on 03/30/2017 10:55 pm
"Looks like we're where we want to be!"

[...]
He looked at his screen for a bit and then said "good enough orbit". That 'enough' is enough to make me worry.

It also wonder about this, especially as the SES-10 deploy seems too early and surprising for everyone

Keeval · « **Reply #693 on:** 03/30/2017 11:07 pm »

Yeah I was just about to ask - did it not deploy a little early?

Rocket Science · « **Reply #694 on:** 03/30/2017 11:08 pm »

Quote from: AC in NC on 03/30/2017 11:05 pm

Quote from: fatdeeman on 03/30/2017 11:00 pm
It doesn't seem that long ago that people were saying they would never pull off landings let alone re-usability and yet here we are. The innovation and rate at which spacex make progress is astonishing.

I didn't believe we would see humans on mars in our lifetime until I witnessed just how fast Spacex work....it's only the past couple of years that I have begun to truly believe.

Have I lost perspective on time or are we at just over 15 months from 1st landing to Reuse and Landing?

Was it not April last year?