Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon Heavy : Arabsat 6A : LC-39A : April 11, 2019 - DISCUSSION (Read 308834 times)

seawolfe · « **Reply #420 on:** 04/11/2019 10:08 pm »

Listening to those two going through their battery checks sounded to me a lot like the Apollo astronauts checking for red flags!

seawolfe · « **Reply #421 on:** 04/11/2019 10:15 pm »

SpaceX stream is on.

Johnnyhinbos · « **Reply #422 on:** 04/11/2019 10:29 pm »

Okay a got in-flight WiFi, but can’t stream, so I’m depending on the play-by-play for this one. It’s all in your ha SS...

OccasionalTraveller · « **Reply #423 on:** 04/11/2019 10:29 pm »

John Insprucker just stated apogee of 90,000 km. I guess that means little or no inclination change.

ulm_atms · « **Reply #424 on:** 04/11/2019 10:30 pm »

Quote from: OccasionalTraveller on 04/11/2019 10:29 pm

John Insprucker just stated apogee of 90,000 km. I guess that means little or no inclination change.

Nope...they are going from 27 to 23 also.

intelati · « **Reply #425 on:** 04/11/2019 10:34 pm »

Water tower has a leak???

Prettz · « **Reply #426 on:** 04/11/2019 10:46 pm »

I don't think I previously understood just how far out the barge is for a FH launch.

mgeagon · « **Reply #427 on:** 04/11/2019 10:47 pm »

Did it look like the rear side booster has a bit of a lean to anyone else?

intelati · « **Reply #428 on:** 04/11/2019 10:48 pm »

That view of the Falcons will never get old.

Congrats to SpaceX and everyone who touched the mission!

Coastal Ron · « **Reply #429 on:** 04/11/2019 10:48 pm »

SpaceX continues to rack up more firsts - the first recovery of all 3 1st stage boosters on a Falcon Heavy!

This is why the SpaceX Starship looks like it's achievable...

mlindner · « **Reply #430 on:** 04/11/2019 10:48 pm »

SpaceX makes this too look too damn frakking easy.

HarryM · « **Reply #431 on:** 04/11/2019 10:49 pm »

Wow, awesome launch and booster recovery!

Wargrim · « **Reply #432 on:** 04/11/2019 10:49 pm »

Such an amazing good view all the way down to the landing pads.

seawolfe · « **Reply #433 on:** 04/11/2019 10:49 pm »

Great coverage from the ONSITE NSF team! Great work, guys!

birdman · « **Reply #434 on:** 04/11/2019 10:49 pm »

Quote from: mgeagon on 04/11/2019 10:47 pm

Did it look like the rear side booster has a bit of a lean to anyone else?

Yep! But hey it's upright and looks stable so seems to be nominal.

OxCartMark · « **Reply #435 on:** 04/11/2019 10:50 pm »

Quote from: mgeagon on 04/11/2019 10:47 pm

Did it look like the rear side booster has a bit of a lean to anyone else?

Yes, that's the way it looked to me. But as we've seen before that just indicates that one leg took a bit of a harder hit and the energy absorbing honeycomb in the leg cylinder did some energy absorbing. No damage.

Wolfram66 · « **Reply #436 on:** 04/11/2019 10:50 pm »

Quote from: mgeagon on 04/11/2019 10:47 pm

Did it look like the rear side booster has a bit of a lean to anyone else?

same as last time... it's an artifact of the super-wide angle lens causing pin-cushion distortion

webdan · « **Reply #437 on:** 04/11/2019 10:50 pm »

Fantastic... tried to view from my roof (fl west coast) but just too hazy.

Just as exciting as when I went to see the first FH.

All three cores. We live in the future.

spacenut · « **Reply #438 on:** 04/11/2019 10:51 pm »

It could be the angle of the camera.

punder · « **Reply #439 on:** 04/11/2019 10:51 pm »

YEAHHHH!!!

But, gotta wait til the 2nd stage has finished its job...