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#180
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Chris Bergin
on 24 Aug, 2017 19:19
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Many congrats to SpaceX. That was smoooooth.
William Graham's article updated:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/falcon-9-vandenberg-launch-formosat-5/Many thanks to Chris G at Vandy with the updates. Steven and Zach and others for the coverage.
And again, the site's coping well these days. That's thanks to the L2 members....and I can't stress it enough that there's no way in hell we'd cope without a fancy hosting package funded by L2 subs, so my signature applies.
PS Here's what happens with the site when SpaceX launch (note, we're already really busy before the spike. The spike is when SpaceX end the webcast and everyone piles into here to discuss it
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#181
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Norm38
on 24 Aug, 2017 19:24
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Thanks for all the coverage and updates everyone. Let me covertly follow the launch during a meeting when I couldn't watch the webcast. I appreciate it!
And congrats to SpaceX.
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#182
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wardy89
on 24 Aug, 2017 19:25
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congratulations to everyone involved for another awesome launch!
I never get board of watching launches like this, no matter how routine spaceX are starting to make it look!
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#183
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punder
on 24 Aug, 2017 19:35
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Even though I knew it was just the humidity, all that vapor really kept me on edge. Especially the huge cloud that swept over the camera. My heart rate went up above its already elevated level.
Nice job SpaceX! Thanks NSF. Congrats everyone!
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#184
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Mark McCombs
on 24 Aug, 2017 19:36
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Congrats to SpaceX, Taiwan/Formosat, Western Range and all others.
Thanks to all at NSF for the coverage.
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#185
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macpacheco
on 24 Aug, 2017 19:36
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SpaceX: We work really hard so everybody else can think we got it easy !
This reminds the Daft Punk song: "One more time !"
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#186
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Michael Baylor
on 24 Aug, 2017 19:52
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Many congrats to SpaceX. That was smoooooth.
William Graham's article updated:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/falcon-9-vandenberg-launch-formosat-5/
Many thanks to Chris G at Vandy with the updates. Steven and Zach and others for the coverage.
And again, the site's coping well these days. That's thanks to the L2 members....and I can't stress it enough that there's no way in hell we'd cope without a fancy hosting package funded by L2 subs, so my signature applies.
PS Here's what happens with the site when SpaceX launch (note, we're already really busy before the spike. The spike is when SpaceX end the webcast and everyone piles into here to discuss it )
If you watch SpaceX launches on a regular basis and are not subscribed to L2, you should not be asking yourself if you should get it, you should be asking yourself why you have waited for so long.
Content is 10/10 plus you support the site.
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#187
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PahTo
on 24 Aug, 2017 20:02
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Congrats to all teams involved--nice to see S1 approach and land, and of course payload delivered. As always, well done by NSF--thanks for the coverage and I second what Next says above...
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#188
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Star One
on 24 Aug, 2017 20:03
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Congratulations to all.
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#189
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wannamoonbase
on 24 Aug, 2017 20:07
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Congrats to all teams involved--nice to see S1 approach and land, and of course payload delivered. As always, well done by NSF--thanks for the coverage and I second what Next says above...
Great job SpaceX and NSF community.
Really enjoying the regular launch and landings.
Fingers crossed for payload fairing recovery before the end of 2017.
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#190
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Bubbinski
on 24 Aug, 2017 20:10
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Congratulations to SpaceX! Got 12 launches this year so far, 4 months to go too.
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#191
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daveglo
on 24 Aug, 2017 20:58
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Nice work again, SpaceXers! You folks are doing a job NO ONE ELSE can do, and doing it well! The successes at payload delivery and booster recovery are amazing!
Keep up the good work! Like someone else noted: SMOOTH.
Also kudos to the NSF team! Keeping the rest of us in the know!
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#192
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Lar
on 24 Aug, 2017 21:21
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Update thread folks, one congratulatory post each. If your post is a question, it belongs in the discussion thread.
And support L2 if you haven't already. or even if you have... there are always deserving folks that could use a scholarship.
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#193
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Joffan
on 24 Aug, 2017 21:26
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Congratulations to SpaceX for a smooth launch - it was interesting to see a single burn ascent to a slightly higher low-earth orbit - and of course the now-usual solid landing.
And thanks as usual for capturing the occasion to NSF and contributors.
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#194
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Elmar Moelzer
on 24 Aug, 2017 21:39
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Congrats to SpaceX for another perfect launch!
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#195
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Toastmastern
on 24 Aug, 2017 22:10
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Congratz SpaceX! You make it look so easy!
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#196
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Rocket Science
on 24 Aug, 2017 22:30
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"Fantastic fifteen"!!
This is getting "ridiculously-routine" in a good way...
Congrats, well done SpaceX and thanks for the team coverage at NSF!
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#197
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AC in NC
on 24 Aug, 2017 22:52
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Congrats!!!
Who'd have thought at this point the hardest things seems to be a Stable Live ASDS Landing Video Feed.
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#198
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 24 Aug, 2017 23:12
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NPSO confirm successful launch:
http://www.nspo.narl.org.tw/tw2015/info/news.shtml?id=000600&hid=nu9CFVU3bSGoogle translation from Chinese:
Formosat Satellite No. 5 Success and Ground Link
News source: NSPO 2017/08/25
Formosat, No. 5, at 2:50 am on August 25, at the Vandenberg base in the United States, was launched by SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket. The satellite was successfully released from the Rockets 11 minutes and 16 seconds, into the 720 km mission track.
National Institute of Experimental National Space Center 71 minutes after the launch of 16 seconds, obtained by the Falcon 9 rocket back to the satellite and rocket separation time of the state vector, then began to track calculations, while the results spread to Norway in Swab (Svalbard) overseas stations, ready to receive satellite data. After the launch of 82 minutes and 56 seconds, Fu Wei V into the Svalbard ground station to receive the range, when the signal received spectrum rise, the Institute of Space Center satellite control center once again sounded a burst of cheers, Taiwan since then with the position in the 720 Kilometers of high-altitude operation of the blessing on the 5th.
National Institute of Experimental Press <BR> Research Institute of Space Center Yu Xianzheng tel: 03-578-4208 # 8273 / 0922-432275 email: [email protected]
National Institute of Space Center Zhang Siqian tel: 03-578-4208 # 8093 / 0926-252237 email: [email protected]
National Institute of the Institute of Li Ming Yang Tel: 02-6630-0622 / 0931-162081 email: [email protected]
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#199
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marshal
on 24 Aug, 2017 23:15
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Congratulations to SpaceX!
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Congrats, well done SpaceX and thanks for the team coverage at NSF! 