Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION (Read 1360649 times)

catdlr · « **Reply #1360 on:** 12/22/2015 12:09 am »

Quote from: Eer on 12/22/2015 12:08 am

Date on the opening of the video coverage still said December 20, 2015, instead of Dec 21.

but corrected by the host

Lars-J · « **Reply #1361 on:** 12/22/2015 12:09 am »

According to the webcast, the stage one apogee will be ~200 km.

Kryten · « **Reply #1362 on:** 12/22/2015 12:10 am »

Quote from: deltaV on 12/22/2015 12:01 am

Does anyone know which livestream is better, the YouTube one or the one linked from spacex.com?

I just got some buffering on the SpaceX stream, and i'm pretty sure it wasn't anything my end. These in-house streams tend to go down under heavy load, youtube streaming doesn't.

abaddon · « **Reply #1363 on:** 12/22/2015 12:10 am »

Cue "venting more than normal?" posts...

just-nick · « **Reply #1364 on:** 12/22/2015 12:10 am »

Quote from: abaddon on 12/22/2015 12:09 am

Seems like they are spending a lot more effort on this webcast than usual!

The little "timeline" graphic is the most "viewer friendly" thing SpaceX has ever done...and brilliant.

Eagandale4114 · « **Reply #1365 on:** 12/22/2015 12:13 am »

Quote from: pippin on 12/22/2015 12:12 am

Love this timeline at the bottom of the screen! Did they have this before?

Was present during CRS - 7.

QuantumG · « **Reply #1366 on:** 12/22/2015 12:14 am »

"hopefully show you" talking about the landing.

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Rocket Science · « **Reply #1367 on:** 12/22/2015 12:17 am »

I'm wondering if that landing wind limit is a typo...

jimbowman · « **Reply #1368 on:** 12/22/2015 12:17 am »

So they aren't going to show the polling now?

Ohsin · « **Reply #1369 on:** 12/22/2015 12:20 am »

Quote from: jimbowman on 12/22/2015 12:04 am

Are the song credits a new thing?

Yes it is new and I am glad for it! Still haven't found all music from previous launches..

Mongo62 · « **Reply #1370 on:** 12/22/2015 12:21 am »

So Tim Urban is the designated "asker of basic questions".

edkyle99 · « **Reply #1371 on:** 12/22/2015 12:21 am »

Not a fan of the blocked screen. We've lost our view.

- Ed Kyle

rocx · « **Reply #1372 on:** 12/22/2015 12:21 am »

The webcast is really dumbed down compared to previous ones. They seem to be aiming for a different audience today.

abaddon · « **Reply #1373 on:** 12/22/2015 12:21 am »

I like the webcast, and you can tell they put a lot of info into it. It seems weird that they will be cutting over so late into the countdown though. If there were a hold or abort would they cut into the prerecorded stuff to tell us? (Hypothetically... still go).

abaddon · « **Reply #1374 on:** 12/22/2015 12:23 am »

Quote from: rocx on 12/22/2015 12:21 am

The webcast is really dumbed down compared to previous ones. They seem to be aiming for a different audience today.

I think it is a little cynical to call it "dumbed down". Before it was very stripped down, which appealed to the 0.1% (us). I do not think it is a bad thing that they do a better job informing the interested public that might be watching. Although, I wish it started a little earlier and went to the traditional type broadcast at T-10 at a minimum

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AndrewM · « **Reply #1375 on:** 12/22/2015 12:24 am »

I think this will be more like what their crewed launches will be like but I don't think they will do this for all of them.

Semmel · « **Reply #1376 on:** 12/22/2015 12:25 am »

Yeah, I would prefer launch radio.. much more exciting to here the chatter and listen to the go/nogo call-outs..

edkyle99 · « **Reply #1377 on:** 12/22/2015 12:25 am »

Is there a rocket involved in all of this somewhere? They even missed the retract.

- Ed Kyle

davey142 · « **Reply #1378 on:** 12/22/2015 12:26 am »

Apparently poll was at T -38:00 before even prop load? I'm not sure I heard that right.

jimbowman · « **Reply #1379 on:** 12/22/2015 12:26 am »

Seems way too routine for a rocket launch. Let alone a RTF launch. Pretty confident it appears.