Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 - CRS-8 Dragon - April 8, 2016 - UPDATES (Read 285593 times)

gin455res · « **Reply #340 on:** 04/08/2016 09:32 pm »

Would be cool to see a video pr release showing all the attempts (particularly the last one - if it was spectacular), finally followed by the success.

alexmoon · « **Reply #341 on:** 04/08/2016 09:33 pm »

Congratulations, SpaceX!

Herb Schaltegger · « **Reply #342 on:** 04/08/2016 09:34 pm »

Holy wow, amazing!

Huge congratulations to the entire SpaceX team, and to Elon, Ms. Shotwell and the executive team for not throwing in the towel after a couple of failures, and letting the engineers keep trying to get it right. Well done.

For the record, I've now determined that my car audio system can, indeed, play the audio from my iPhone while I'm streaming the live webcast in mobile Safari, allowing me to listen to live coverage during my commute home. The cheering of the SpaceX team was awesome through the Bose.

Craftyatom · « **Reply #343 on:** 04/08/2016 09:34 pm »

Absolutely phenomenal! I can't wait to see how far SpaceX can go, but I am certain that this success, monumental though it may be, is only the beginning of what these brilliant people, and the humans they represent, can do.

CyclerPilot · « **Reply #344 on:** 04/08/2016 09:34 pm »

Congrats spaceX! Historic. I am greatly optimistic for the next few years and decades of spaceflight.

mheney · « **Reply #345 on:** 04/08/2016 09:35 pm »

Absolutely fantastic!!

Work got in the way of watching live, but it was fantastic to be able to pop in, get the news of the landing, and then find the replays to watch. It was a thing of beauty - congrats to SpaceX and all involved!

WindnWar · « **Reply #346 on:** 04/08/2016 09:35 pm »

Quote from: padrat on 04/08/2016 09:05 pm

Wow, about friggin' time....

Bourbon tonight!

I think everyone around here would like to buy you a round, or a bottle!

Congrats to the teams at SpaceX on that excellent launch and beautiful landing!!!

PJ · « **Reply #347 on:** 04/08/2016 09:36 pm »

Wow, I've watched everything from Mercury until now.
I watched the first moon landing in black and white and WOW, blown away.
I was even on emergency recovery of one of the Apollo Missions.

But this, is totally EPIC.
Not only for epic achievement in rocketry, or for the business of reducing the cost of boosting satellites into orbit, and all that follows,
but especially, for all of those media and rocket business leaders who laughed at spaceX for crashing a rocket onto a rockin' and rollin' barge in the middle of the ocean.

Well, they did it. Those that laughed at their attempts, now they must face up to the new reality.

On to the next step, reuseability (a tough nut to crack to be sure).

A shot of JD, looking at the sky, for their achievement.

intrepidpursuit · « **Reply #348 on:** 04/08/2016 09:37 pm »

Congratulations to SpaceX! Flawless launch flow (despite bumpy testing). Successful flight of the 3rd generation Falcon 9. Return to flight for Dragon. Successful first ever propulsive landing on a ship. Incredible achievements.

Very soon the landing will just be a second objective and no longer "experimental". This was a VERY successful experiment.

BigDustyman · « **Reply #349 on:** 04/08/2016 09:40 pm »

congrats space x hope to see onboard footage soon Pleeeeease

Martin.cz · « **Reply #350 on:** 04/08/2016 09:40 pm »

Let's keep it simple - huge congratulations to everyone involved!

AJA · « **Reply #351 on:** 04/08/2016 09:40 pm »

That was a swell landing... pun intended.

Up and back down on pillars of fire,
All to enable us to reach higher.

And carrying another bit of payload to herald the future.

Wow. Let's keep at it

pietro · « **Reply #352 on:** 04/08/2016 09:40 pm »

Splendid! Nominally splendid!

History in the making...

Congrats to SpaceX! This was a good long week for Elon. First Model 3, now this. Dragon: have a safe trip to the ISS.

Hankelow8 · « **Reply #353 on:** 04/08/2016 09:43 pm »

Just proves practise makes perfect.

Hope there is a big celebration on return to port, water jets over the Falcon rocket I think.

Jarnis · « **Reply #354 on:** 04/08/2016 09:44 pm »

Quote from: Hankelow8 on 04/08/2016 09:43 pm

Just proves practise makes perfect.

Hope there is a big celebration on return to port, water jets over the Falcon rocket.

I hope they bring it in during daylight hours. I'd imagine there will be a crowd...

llanitedave · « **Reply #355 on:** 04/08/2016 09:44 pm »

Quote from: Hankelow8 on 04/08/2016 09:43 pm

Just proves practise makes perfect.

Hope there is a big celebration on return to port, water jets over the Falcon rocket.

Fresh water, preferably.

Hankelow8 · « **Reply #356 on:** 04/08/2016 09:46 pm »

Quote from: llanitedave on 04/08/2016 09:44 pm

Quote from: Hankelow8 on 04/08/2016 09:43 pm
Just proves practise makes perfect.

Hope there is a big celebration on return to port, water jets over the Falcon rocket.

Fresh water, preferably.

How about Champagne !!

rower2000 · « **Reply #357 on:** 04/08/2016 09:46 pm »

AWESOME!!!!! My sincerest congratulations to everyone involved, from Elon himself to the janitor who keeps the workfloor clean!

I toast you all with my best Laphroaig Quarter Cask Islay Malt!

NotOnImpact · « **Reply #358 on:** 04/08/2016 09:48 pm »

Congrats to Spacex!! Not only was the launch beautiful, but the camera work was amazing throughout. Someone needs to win an Oscar for that slow fly around after the landing!

Targeteer · « **Reply #359 on:** 04/08/2016 09:48 pm »

Post launch press conference at the top of the hour