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#540
by
Basto
on 28 Dec, 2017 14:57
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Might just be the angle or an artifact of the photo (or the earlier renders), but the interstage/2nd stage looks longer/taller than renders over the past years...
(that is, the PLF appears higher/farther from the side boosters)
It looks consistent with the renders on SpaceX’s website.
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#541
by
cebri
on 28 Dec, 2017 15:03
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A "clearer" shot.
Credit to @ExploreSpaceKSC
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#542
by
Johnnyhinbos
on 28 Dec, 2017 15:08
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Two questions:
1) Is that a BLACK landing leg on the left-hand booster or just a play of the light?
2) Are people saying that the FH interstage / 2nd stage is longer than the F9? If so, that's news to me - I thought that the FH and the F9 were the same height...
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#543
by
nacnud
on 28 Dec, 2017 15:12
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I think the 'landing leg' you are seeing is a rain bird.
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#544
by
Ben the Space Brit
on 28 Dec, 2017 15:14
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It is real! Look at that @SpaceX #FalconHeavy 🚀 View from Playalinda National Seashore vista. @NASASpaceflight @lorengrush
https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/946404807379771394
It's good to see FH-001 on the pad. Maybe, in the not-too-distant future, we'll be seeing crewed BLEO flights from LC-39A again!
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#545
by
billh
on 28 Dec, 2017 15:16
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#546
by
Rocket Science
on 28 Dec, 2017 15:17
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FH "fills up the pad" quite nicely...
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#547
by
Ben the Space Brit
on 28 Dec, 2017 15:32
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Maybe more knowledgable folks than me can say: As there is no launch license in place for the FH Demo Launch that I am aware of, what is the earliest possible date from today that they can launch this vehicle?
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#548
by
Herb Schaltegger
on 28 Dec, 2017 15:36
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Maybe more knowledgable folks than me can say: As there is no launch license in place for the FH Demo Launch that I am aware of, what is the earliest possible date from today that they can launch this vehicle?
The FAA has sometimes issued prior launch licenses the day before a launch, even on a weekend.
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#549
by
gongora
on 28 Dec, 2017 15:44
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Maybe more knowledgable folks than me can say: As there is no launch license in place for the FH Demo Launch that I am aware of, what is the earliest possible date from today that they can launch this vehicle?
The FAA has sometimes issued prior launch licenses the day before a launch, even on a weekend.
...and the license might not be publicly posted on the FAA web site until after the launch has already happened (maybe not even then).
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#550
by
dpark
on 28 Dec, 2017 18:04
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I think the 'landing leg' you are seeing is a rain bird.
So no landing legs yet, huh? Was that expected for the WDR?
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#551
by
Lars-J
on 28 Dec, 2017 18:06
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#552
by
ketivab
on 28 Dec, 2017 18:09
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I think the 'landing leg' you are seeing is a rain bird.
So no landing legs yet, huh? Was that expected for the WDR?
It has white landing legs. See
THESE photos from Elon.
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#553
by
Lars-J
on 28 Dec, 2017 18:14
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#554
by
saliva_sweet
on 28 Dec, 2017 18:16
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So, as she stands right there... is it the most powerful rocket since the Saturn V? Or at least the Shuttle?
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#555
by
Craftyatom
on 28 Dec, 2017 18:23
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So, as she stands right there... is it the most powerful rocket since the Saturn V? Or at least the Shuttle?
Less liftoff mass and thrust than shuttle, but more payload than anything since Energia.
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#556
by
Space Ghost 1962
on 28 Dec, 2017 18:23
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The largest potentially payload to LEO/above since Saturn V.
(And the cheapest to (re)launch hands down.)
Finally, the TE no longer looks small and empty, as it did with just a Falcon 9 on it.
So ... how long has this been waiting on by those here? Good Christmas for you all?
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#557
by
PahTo
on 28 Dec, 2017 18:25
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So, as she stands right there... is it the most powerful rocket since the Saturn V? Or at least the Shuttle?
She hasn't flown yet, but...
most powerful liquid rocket since Saturn V (7+mlf). Shuttle had more total thrust (approx 5mlf for FH v 6+mlf)
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#558
by
DecoLV
on 28 Dec, 2017 18:31
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I never thought we would see this day. FH is real.
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#559
by
Semmel
on 28 Dec, 2017 18:31
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So, as she stands right there... is it the most powerful rocket since the Saturn V? Or at least the Shuttle?
Energia was the most powerful rocket since Saturn V and still is. Unfortunately, it flew only two times, in 1987 and 88 and had a LEO capacity of about 100 mT and . More than Falcon Heavy. Space Shuttle could only get 28mT to LEO. In pure payload numbers, Shuttle is more comparable to F9 B5 expendable (not quite but close) than FH. But of course Shuttle could launch payload and astronauts at the same time and return the orbital stage to earth, which is quite some different game than Falcon Heavy.
