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John44 · « **Reply #180 on:** 04/18/2014 08:13 pm »

SpaceX-3/Dragon Launch - April 18
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8842

jeff.findley · « **Reply #181 on:** 04/18/2014 08:15 pm »

Congrats SpaceX for what looks like another successful launch!

davey142 · « **Reply #182 on:** 04/18/2014 08:15 pm »

Congrats to spaceX, NASA, and everyone else involved! Let's hope next launch has a shorter turnaround time

edfishel · « **Reply #183 on:** 04/18/2014 08:16 pm »

Congrats to Padrat and the entire SpaceX team!

rcoppola · « **Reply #184 on:** 04/18/2014 08:18 pm »

Most excellent. So proud of you guys (SpaceX)!

Now, wouldn't it be wonderful to see the return stage footage at the 5pm (est) presser!!!!

Silmfeanor · « **Reply #185 on:** 04/18/2014 08:18 pm »

Congratulations to SpaceX for the nice launch.
Looking forward to see the Dragon at ISS and the perhaps some footage of that first stage!

r4mir3zx · « **Reply #186 on:** 04/18/2014 08:21 pm »

Congratulations to SpaceX and everyone else involved! Nice launch though I was also frightened for a moment to see those dark clouds emerging from the bottom of the rocket at launch.

And I also can't wait to see what happened with the first stage...

Avron · « **Reply #187 on:** 04/18/2014 08:21 pm »

@zacinaction 2m Just received word from @NASAKennedy that #KickSat has been deployed

DJPledger · « **Reply #188 on:** 04/18/2014 08:21 pm »

Congratulations to SpaceX for the successful launch of CRS-3!

Sean Lynch · « **Reply #189 on:** 04/18/2014 08:22 pm »

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Maybe if you and the other 99 percent of people on here joined L2, maybe we could afford all the biscuits we need to avoid such things.

#JustSaying.

I would love to join Chris, but I'm on a fixed income and 89.00/year is too pricey for a a retiree.
Don't feel bad though, I had to cancel my SciAm subscription as well. I do appreciate being able to lurk and participate in the public threads though.

marshal · « **Reply #190 on:** 04/18/2014 08:23 pm »

Quote from: Avron on 04/18/2014 08:21 pm

@zacinaction 2m Just received word from @NASAKennedy that #KickSat has been deployed

Nice news !

Congratulations to SpaceX !

Avron · « **Reply #191 on:** 04/18/2014 08:23 pm »

Joe Science ‏@JoeScience 19s
RT @planet4589: And Dragon is already cataloged as 39680, Space-Track data show a 313 x 332 km x 51.6 deg orbit

jabe · « **Reply #192 on:** 04/18/2014 08:28 pm »

curious, what were F9 V1 initial orbit data like?

Avron · « **Reply #193 on:** 04/18/2014 08:31 pm »

Quote from: jabe on 04/18/2014 08:28 pm

curious, what were F9 V1 initial orbit data like?

RT @planet4589: This orbit is about 100 km higher in perigee than earlier Dragon flights; if the data is good, shows power of the uprated...

Avron · « **Reply #194 on:** 04/18/2014 08:32 pm »

@ISS101 1m All five CubeSats were released by the Falcon 9 as planned - now ready to begin their mission

Ben the Space Brit · « **Reply #195 on:** 04/18/2014 08:33 pm »

Quote from: Avron on 04/18/2014 08:31 pm

Quote from: jabe on 04/18/2014 08:28 pm
curious, what were F9 V1 initial orbit data like?

RT @planet4589: This orbit is about 100 km higher in perigee than earlier Dragon flights; if the data is good, shows power of the uprated...

Additionally, I suspect that the need to deploy secondary payloads from the U/S may have led to them choosing a more circular orbit.

jongoff · « **Reply #196 on:** 04/18/2014 08:35 pm »

@planet4589 17m

Falcon 9 stage 2 will be deorbited SW of Australia shortly; first time the second stage has been deorbited on an F9 flight

Avron · « **Reply #197 on:** 04/18/2014 08:36 pm »

@b0yle 1m
.@SpaceX team says the "dark plume" seen during launch presents no concerns for #ISS resupply mission.

jongoff · « **Reply #198 on:** 04/18/2014 08:37 pm »

Quote from: jongoff on 04/18/2014 08:35 pm

@planet4589 17m

Falcon 9 stage 2 will be deorbited SW of Australia shortly; first time the second stage has been deorbited on an F9 flight

I wonder whether this is being driven more by orbital debris considerations, wanting to practice relights on the second stage (building up experience for GTO missions), or if they're trying to use it to start gathering data for F9R upper stage reuse, or something else entirely.

~Jon

malu5531 · « **Reply #199 on:** 04/18/2014 08:39 pm »

Congratz to spacex. Waiting for S1 landing news.