Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 / Dragon 2 : SpX-DM1 : March 2, 2019 : DISCUSSION (Read 601808 times)

mikegi · « **Reply #820 on:** 03/02/2019 07:23 am »

There was an isolated thunderstorm about 60 miles offshore.

glanmor05 · « **Reply #821 on:** 03/02/2019 07:23 am »

Any word on the opening of the nose cone?

ugordan · « **Reply #822 on:** 03/02/2019 07:26 am »

Quote from: glanmor05 on 03/02/2019 07:23 am

Any word on the opening of the nose cone?

We'll probably have to wait until the post-launch press conference that's supposed to happen in about half an hour.

russianhalo117 · « **Reply #823 on:** 03/02/2019 07:27 am »

Quote from: wardy89 on 02/26/2019 08:36 pm

Quote from: Raul on 02/26/2019 08:08 pm
Launch Hazard Areas for SpaceX Mission 1377 DM1 according NOTMAR message, valid for Saturday 02 Mar 07:40-08:20 UTC - alternate Tuesday 05 Mar 06:30-07:10 UTC.
Marked droneship landing for B1051.
Next two unusual Hazard Areas further in the flight path located east of Newfoundland island and west of Ireland.
Appropriate NOTAMs would be included later.

Could the the Hazard areas further down range relate to Launch abort scenarios further into flight but before orbital velocity? with potential splash down areas close to land for fast recovery?

They are the modern Equivalent to Transatlantic Abort Sites.

DigitalMan · « **Reply #824 on:** 03/02/2019 07:27 am »

Quote from: mikegi on 03/02/2019 07:23 am

There was an isolated thunderstorm about 60 miles offshore.

There is a nice picture of it on reddit in the media post. It looks to me like it is in a location I have no visibility that low to the horizon.

Step55 · « **Reply #825 on:** 03/02/2019 07:29 am »

Quote from: DigitalMan on 03/02/2019 07:27 am

Quote from: mikegi on 03/02/2019 07:23 am
There was an isolated thunderstorm about 60 miles offshore.

There is a nice picture of it on reddit in the media post. It looks to me like it is in a location I have no visibility that low to the horizon.

Yes, the earth is not flat.

HVM · « **Reply #826 on:** 03/02/2019 07:39 am »

Quote from: DigitalMan on 03/02/2019 07:27 am

Quote from: mikegi on 03/02/2019 07:23 am
There was an isolated thunderstorm about 60 miles offshore.

There is a nice picture of it on reddit in the media post. It looks to me like it is in a location I have no visibility that low to the horizon.

https://imgur.com/gallery/spoZdEJ

ugordan · « **Reply #827 on:** 03/02/2019 07:42 am »

Quote from: aviators99 on 03/02/2019 07:15 am

Quote from: ugordan on 03/02/2019 07:12 am
Quote from: Prettz on 03/02/2019 06:45 am
Why would SpaceX's connection to youtube servers be worse than in the past? Very inexplicable. I hope the footage gets re-uploaded later on in reasonable quality.

It's not SpaceX, it's Youtube. They changed something about live streaming for everyone a couple of months ago that it introduced these horrific compression artifacts at scene changes. SpaceX archived webcasts return to the full intended quality after a while.

NASA TV had the same exact feed, but much clearer. Unfortunately, they were about 40 seconds behind.

Neither of those even remotely approached the video quality of previous live feeds. Look at this snippet NASA Kennedy uploaded from the exact same webcast. Just compare the detail on the water vapor clouds at the pad at T+12 seconds vs the live stream to see what I'm talking about.

su27k · « **Reply #828 on:** 03/02/2019 07:44 am »

No lighting inside trunk? Pretty sure cargo dragon has lights there so that you can see separation clearly even in the dark.

Wolfram66 · « **Reply #829 on:** 03/02/2019 07:56 am »

Quote from: ugordan on 03/02/2019 07:26 am

Quote from: glanmor05 on 03/02/2019 07:23 am
Any word on the opening of the nose cone?

We'll probably have to wait until the post-launch press conference that's supposed to happen in about half an hour.

According to SFN live feed nose cone has successfully opened

Ben the Space Brit · « **Reply #830 on:** 03/02/2019 08:03 am »

So, what's camera coverage like on the Dragon? We know about the camera in the cabin looking across the passenger seats but are there any external cameras for screening orbital scenes and the like?

darkenfast · « **Reply #831 on:** 03/02/2019 08:04 am »

There seemed to be quite a skid as the first stage's engine shut down during the landing on the drone-ship. It was a little hard to tell, given the quality of the signal from the barge during touch-down, but I "think" it was more centered than where it ended up.

mgreb · « **Reply #832 on:** 03/02/2019 08:05 am »

The water looked quite choppy. No wonder it skidded a bit

Star One · « **Reply #833 on:** 03/02/2019 08:06 am »

Top story on the BBC radio news this morning, which I suppose demonstrates the power of human related spaceflight even in the UK

Unfortunately it also meant a clearly out of his depth presenter trying to question the whole topic of commercial spaceflight with an invited expert guest.

kevinof · « **Reply #834 on:** 03/02/2019 08:06 am »

Yes it did bounce on landing and shifted a bit - looked a bit choppy out there. I still call that a great landing.

Quote from: darkenfast on 03/02/2019 08:04 am

There seemed to be quite a skid as the first stage's engine shut down during the landing on the drone-ship. It was a little hard to tell, given the quality of the signal from the barge during touch-down, but I "think" it was more centered than where it ended up.

Zed_Noir · « **Reply #835 on:** 03/02/2019 08:11 am »

Quote from: darkenfast on 03/02/2019 08:04 am

There seemed to be quite a skid as the first stage's engine shut down during the landing on the drone-ship. It was a little hard to tell, given the quality of the signal from the barge during touch-down, but I "think" it was more centered than where it ended up.

There is no skidding. As @Helodriver so elegantly put it. The core is just having a walkabout on the barge.

Ben the Space Brit · « **Reply #836 on:** 03/02/2019 08:11 am »

The photos from Firing Room 4 of the Administrator, the head of the AO and the Dragon-DM2 crew watching the launch had a certain Gemini/Apollo feel to them. I think that NASA may be rediscovering the excitement and romance.

Star One · « **Reply #837 on:** 03/02/2019 08:23 am »

Is it bandwidth issue that Space X live coverage on You Tube maxed out at 720p60?

mlindner · « **Reply #838 on:** 03/02/2019 08:41 am »

Elon is REALLY tired or something. He can't speak clearly today, even more than usual.

kevinof · « **Reply #839 on:** 03/02/2019 08:51 am »

Looked shattered.

Quote from: mlindner on 03/02/2019 08:41 am

Elon is REALLY tired or something. He can't speak clearly today, even more than usual.