LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 - NROL-76 - May 1, 2017 - UPDATES

• #200 by Chris Bergin on 01 May, 2017 11:25
• Amazing!!

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• #201 by Steven Pietrobon on 01 May, 2017 11:25
• On the pad.

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• #202 by Chris Bergin on 01 May, 2017 11:25
• End of coverage. But HOLD congrats until confirmation of good S/C Sep!!
• #203 by Steven Pietrobon on 01 May, 2017 11:26
• End of SpaceX coverage.

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• #204 by Chris Bergin on 01 May, 2017 11:27
• Quote from: Chris Bergin on 01 May, 2017 11:25

  End of coverage. But HOLD congrats until confirmation of good S/C Sep!!
  

  
  Hold the congrats...or post on the other threads. Still waiting for NRO or SpaceX to confirm successful mission.
  
  
  No one's listening, so I'm locking the thread Will unlock at S/C sep.
• #205 by ChrisGebhardt on 01 May, 2017 11:35
• Checking on payload fairing recovery.
• #206 by ChrisGebhardt on 01 May, 2017 11:37
• Upper level winds were at 98.6% of structural allowed loads.... and Falcon 9 did PERFECTLY!
• #207 by Chris Bergin on 01 May, 2017 11:37
• Elon's called it.
  
  Elon Musk‏Verified account @elonmusk  1m1 minute ago
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   Launch and landing of the NRO spy satellite was good. Tough call, as high altitude wind shear was at 98.6% of the theoretical load limit.
  
  Congrats to all involved. Thanks to Chris and Steven - and others - for the coverage!
• #208 by AncientU on 01 May, 2017 11:39
• Quote from: Chris Bergin on 01 May, 2017 11:18

  Wow!
  

  
  Ditto.
• #209 by Lar on 01 May, 2017 11:39
• Congrats to SpaceX, NRO, NASA, FAA, KSC Ops and of course our dauntless NSF reporters.
  
  The footage of the first stage, from sep, all the way to return to LZ-1 was amazing, so super shout out to the crews on the ground who really improved the optics for this mission...
• #210 by Darga on 01 May, 2017 11:40
• Great job NRO, SpaceX and the camera operators, Wow!
• #211 by haywoodfloyd on 01 May, 2017 11:40
• Congrats to SpaceX and a big thanks to NSF!
  Unbelievable video of all stages of boostback and landing.
  They make it look so easy.
  
• #212 by Moskit on 01 May, 2017 11:40
• The best kind of ballet!
  Wonderful footage from Earth to Earth, couldn't get my eyes off the screen.
  
  Carry on SpaceX!
• #213 by ZachS09 on 01 May, 2017 11:40
• Congrats to SpaceX and the National Reconnaissance Office on the NROL-76 mission as well as returning the first stage booster safely.
• #214 by KaiFarrimond on 01 May, 2017 11:40
• Congrats SpaceX and the NRO on a successful launch!
• #215 by Perchlorate on 01 May, 2017 11:41
• Many words could be written, and are being.  I will just echo Boss Bergin:
  
  
  Wow!
• #216 by ehb on 01 May, 2017 11:41
• Congrats to all involved.
  Amazing footage ...
  
• #217 by Silmfeanor on 01 May, 2017 11:42
• I said 'wow'  out loud. Such amazing footage.
  Congrats to SpaceX as well as their costumer.
• #218 by Jarnis on 01 May, 2017 11:42
• Congrats to SpaceX and everyone else involved on a "boring" launch and an epic landing. Special thanks go to the balky TOTO sensor - yesterday was more cloudy, so we can probably thank the epic views of the booster return on that.
  
• #219 by Ben the Space Brit on 01 May, 2017 11:42
• I say this a lot but, in the end, what else can be said? "And that is how we do that."