Author Topic: LIVE: ASDS OCISLY - with CRS-8 S1 - Return Coverage - April 12, 2016 (Read 948486 times)

abaddon · « **Reply #2320 on:** 04/19/2016 02:48 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 04/19/2016 02:15 pm

Still in view as Howard Jones plays at Fishlips. Loving their 80s morning!

Saw Howard Jones live in '84 opening for the Eurythmics at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. That was a great concert!

Uhm... reuse... crane... booster. Something.

CyndyC · « **Reply #2321 on:** 04/19/2016 02:53 pm »

Quote from: Jim on 04/19/2016 02:41 pm

Quote from: Jdeshetler on 04/19/2016 02:37 pm
That's about 19.5 miles from Port Canaveral to Pad 39A, if moving at 4 mph, they should be there by 5 pm EST (w/ union lunch breaks included)

wrong path. They will go straight up the coast. There is no need to go into KSC. Plus the bridge on NASA causeway has issues. How do you think the stages get to LC-40? They will follow the same path. Same goes for LC-13 landings, they would take ICBM road up to Phillips Parkway/Cape road.

Might he or she have the mph incorrect as well? NASA website says your Kamags can reach 16 mph, and might have to travel no less than 1/3 of that.

Jim · « **Reply #2322 on:** 04/19/2016 02:56 pm »

Quote from: CyndyC on 04/19/2016 02:53 pm

Might he or she have the mph incorrect as well? NASA website says your Kamags can reach 16 mph, and might have to travel no less than 1/3 of that.

Those numbers are only specific to NASA's self propelled ones and not the configurations that Spacex is using.

CyndyC · « **Reply #2323 on:** 04/19/2016 03:04 pm »

Thanks!

Meltro · « **Reply #2324 on:** 04/19/2016 03:21 pm »

Goodbye, Falcon! Goodbye, Threadnaught!

Seriously, my productivity loss due to this single thread has been staggering. Never before has a webcam with so little activity and a thread that had nothing but dominated my life so.

/9 days and counting

Jim · « **Reply #2325 on:** 04/19/2016 03:26 pm »

Garrett · « **Reply #2326 on:** 04/19/2016 03:28 pm »

Quote from: Jdeshetler on 04/19/2016 02:37 pm

That's about ~~19.5 miles~~ 16 miles from Port Canaveral to Pad 39A, if moving at 4 mph, they should be there by 4 pm EST (w/ union lunch breaks included)

I like gmap-pedometer.com for tracing routes like this. Here's one I did similar to the one you posted:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6845764

(the numbered pins correspond to mile markers, which you can switch to metric if you prefer)

Jim · « **Reply #2327 on:** 04/19/2016 03:31 pm »

Garrett · « **Reply #2328 on:** 04/19/2016 03:33 pm »

Jim is taking his photos from here:
https://www.google.fr/maps/place/28%C2%B025'08.0%22N+80%C2%B037'07.2%22W

(using GPS data embedded in jpg)

Jim · « **Reply #2329 on:** 04/19/2016 03:43 pm »

GeneBelcher · « **Reply #2330 on:** 04/19/2016 03:46 pm »

Looks like a tight fit under those traffic lights.

huntster · « **Reply #2331 on:** 04/19/2016 03:47 pm »

Thanks for the great move photos, Jim.

Rocket Science · « **Reply #2332 on:** 04/19/2016 03:48 pm »

Looks like they are going to tow it like I said might be possible...

windowless · « **Reply #2333 on:** 04/19/2016 03:52 pm »

Between the cost of the ASDS, the land based post processing and now this land transport, SpaceX is certainly spending a bit of money on this months operation. Elon recently hinted at just how expensive the ASDS was. I'm very keen to see F9-023 be successful in its refurbishment and re-flight so that SpaceX can finally put something in the profit column for their reuse technologies.

DecoLV · « **Reply #2334 on:** 04/19/2016 04:20 pm »

Please forgive the very slight party diversion...however, it is on topic for this Ground Transport Operation:

sevenperforce · « **Reply #2335 on:** 04/19/2016 04:27 pm »

Quote from: Beittil on 04/19/2016 02:17 pm

Also, why wouldn't they have covered them like this at sea? Seems to me like a good way to keep salt water spray off of them! But it came in 'naked'

They burned off the ignition fuel while it was still vertical, but after removing it from the ASDS.

CorvusCorax · « **Reply #2336 on:** 04/19/2016 04:37 pm »

Now that the rocket is basically on its way back to the launchpad - with a separate thread for the tests there, I'd suppose it's slowly but surely time for the round of congratulations.

So:
- congrats to SpaceX and their hard working deck & dock rats for handling this stage as if it was routine!

- congrats to RtTV for conducting a multi-day instant real time documentary of the harbour stage - "camera guy" should be nominated for an Oscar for best live event coverage and best camera operation.

- congrats to NSF for keeping everyone in the loop and everything documented! The way this thread managed to stay on topic and focused for a high profile two week operation was outstanding. I'd like to thank both mods and every single poster for keeping it entertaining, fun, informative, and giving the feeling as if you were there and part of it, to anyone world wide following the thread! Even those unable to watch the video!

I had a blast! So thanks a lot!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #2337 on:** 04/19/2016 04:53 pm »

Something really cool about a rocket stage being pulled by a big rig.

Awesome work Jim!

Trying to work out a cutoff point for us to move to the new thread. Probably when inside KSC.

luinil · « **Reply #2338 on:** 04/19/2016 04:55 pm »

I wonder if this stage will return to Port Canaveral one day

OxCartMark · « **Reply #2339 on:** 04/19/2016 05:05 pm »

Quote from: luinil on 04/19/2016 04:55 pm

I wonder if this stage will return to Port Canaveral one day

Of course! (said in a true believer kind of way) Can someone in the know pipe in with the stage serial number to make future tracking of this easier before this thread gets locked down? edit: F9-0023-S1