Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION (Read 1360622 times)

bioelectromechanic · « **Reply #1420 on:** 12/22/2015 01:12 am »

When's the presser?

just-nick · « **Reply #1421 on:** 12/22/2015 01:12 am »

Quote from: Colman on 12/22/2015 01:00 am

Quote from: abaddon on 12/22/2015 12:59 am
Quote from: Baranquilla on 12/22/2015 12:56 am
We haven't seen the last of this.. Sore Loser..
Quote from: Jeff Bezos Twitter
Congrats @SpaceX on landing Falcon's suborbital booster stage. Welcome to the club!
https://twitter.com/JeffBezos/status/679116636310360067

I LOL'd.

I second that LOL....

Yeah, I see "good nature'd ribbing" at the most.

I'm sure we're going to see the media play this as a bit "rivalry of billionaires" thing, like Vanderbuilts with racing yachts, but in reality I think that, as competitive as both guys are, there's a lot less "competition" going on than all that.

Scylla · « **Reply #1422 on:** 12/22/2015 01:12 am »

Clip of first stage landing from webcast.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=MFN1jcFgJfw

francesco nicoli · « **Reply #1423 on:** 12/22/2015 01:13 am »

Quote from: Perchlorate on 12/22/2015 01:10 am

Colman: "Yeah and man I remember on this forum all the detractors and naysaygers like that night gator guy, hey Jim how does it feel to go from one end of the spectrum where you thought this was impossible to witnessing history? Elon Musk really is a magician eh?"

Yeah, Jim's gruffness can wear thin at times.

But let's not forget that Elon "the magician," whom I admire and appreciate very much, stands now proudly on nearly 60 years of foundational work--of which the Night Gator has been part. As marvelous as this achievement is, how does it compare with the work of the Atlas, Titan and Saturn people, who invented much of this from scratch.

Oops...even von Braun built on Goddard and others.

I suspect Jim is smiling right now, anyway. Who wouldn't be?

Bezos wouldn't, I suspect.

kirghizstan · « **Reply #1424 on:** 12/22/2015 01:13 am »

I think Gwen's reaction was quite similar to most people on here. just grabbing your head in disbelief

bioelectromechanic · « **Reply #1425 on:** 12/22/2015 01:15 am »

kept looking for Elon

ulm_atms · « **Reply #1426 on:** 12/22/2015 01:17 am »

This is the most beautiful picture I have seen in a long time.....

SpaceX Twitter source. (Photo by Ben Cooper...got to give the guy props)

abaddon · « **Reply #1427 on:** 12/22/2015 01:17 am »

Quote from: bioelectromechanic on 12/22/2015 01:15 am

kept looking for Elon

Bet he's at the Cape...

Rocket Science · « **Reply #1428 on:** 12/22/2015 01:17 am »

Watch it again!!

"The Falcon has landed"

http://livestream.com/spacex/events/4600161

raketa · « **Reply #1429 on:** 12/22/2015 01:24 am »

Elon promise to make it this year and he deliver beside setback with CRS-7. Awesome job Elon.

kevinof · « **Reply #1430 on:** 12/22/2015 01:25 am »

Big congrats to Musk and his team. And also to Orbcomm, Air Force and the FAA who had the balls to give the go ahead for this. Fantastic and wonderful moment.

It's 230 am here. Think I need a beer.

abaddon · « **Reply #1431 on:** 12/22/2015 01:25 am »

So, I know it's the tiny detail lost in the glare of the evening's events, but are we gonna hear about the S2 relight or what? Since SpaceX went with the Orbcomm mission over the SES mission to allow the test to take place in a way that would not break the mission if it failed, it's kinda important.

OxCartMark · « **Reply #1432 on:** 12/22/2015 01:25 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 they had enough foresight to believe that they were putting history in the can and that this would show over and over again to a wider audience. Hopefully maybe in some elementary schools where some new engineers will be conceived.

Quote from: edkyle99 on 12/22/2015 12:25 am

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

True, I too would have been happier with more. But from another perspective this a team congratulation video. And we also got some extra coverage that we've never had before, we could hear the cheering and the relative volume levels of the cheering at the various events, both S2 and S1. And we got the double sided timeline and live landing coverage.

Lee Jay · « **Reply #1433 on:** 12/22/2015 01:28 am »

Stitch

Elmar Moelzer · « **Reply #1434 on:** 12/22/2015 01:30 am »

How close to the X did they get?

abaddon · « **Reply #1435 on:** 12/22/2015 01:30 am »

From the update thread:

Quote from: cartman on 12/22/2015 01:29 am

https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/679123284986757120
Quote
Stephen Clark
‏@StephenClark1

SpaceX launch team confirms a good deorbit burn of the Falcon 9 2nd stage, key test before future launches.

So we are 100% successful on all mission objectives. Time for that Bourbon!