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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #120 on: 01/23/2018 12:33 pm »
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#FalconHeavy static fire update. Looks like static fire is now aiming for Wednesday.  No window available yet.  Remember, this will first & foremost be a Wet Dress Rehearsal. Only if everything is perfect and SpaceX wants to will they proceed to static fire. #SpaceX

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Window opens at 3pm EST Wednesday, I think

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #121 on: 01/23/2018 04:49 pm »

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #122 on: 01/23/2018 05:32 pm »
Falcon Heavy static fire update:

Static fire is planned for tomorrow, Wednesday, 1/24, in a test window from 12:00-18:00 EST (12p-6p EST -- 17:00-23:00 UTC).  This will be a Wet Dress Rehearsal that IF everything is perfect will roll forward into a 12-second static firing.
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #123 on: 01/24/2018 12:03 am »
SpaceX was just granted the first license I've yet to see (thanks, gongora, I completely forgot about those September licenses) a modified license for Falcon Heavy's first launch, Mission 1346. Identified by reference to "three suborbital first stage boosters" :) Gives no hint of a potential NET, the licensed operation began 1/23, today.

https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=82030&RequestTimeout=1000
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #124 on: 01/24/2018 12:14 am »
SpaceX was just granted the first license I've yet to see for Falcon Heavy, Mission 1346. Identified by reference to "three suborbital first stage boosters" :) Gives no hint of a potential NET, the licensed operation began 1/23, today.

https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=82030&RequestTimeout=1000

The other licenses for it were granted last September.  The new one is just a modification.

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #125 on: 01/24/2018 12:11 pm »
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#FalconHeavy static fire update. Right now, everything appears on track for fueling of the Falcon Heavy & an attempt to static fire the heavy lift rocket in a window of 12:00-18:00 EST (17:00-23:00 UTC). Treat this like a fueling test. Only if comfortable will they static fire.

https://twitter.com/chrisg_nsf/status/956146630679515141

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #126 on: 01/24/2018 12:14 pm »
Tweet from early this morning UTC, last night EST:

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Falcon Heavy static fire planned for tomorrow (1/24) at noon ET with a 6 hour window.

KSC source says that SpaceX is targeting February 6 for the launch, if the static fire goes well.

https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/955966079066656768

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #127 on: 01/24/2018 02:30 pm »

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Good morning from the Kennedy Space Center where #FalconHeavy is getting ready for a static fire attempt between 12:00-18:00 EST (17:00-23:00 UTC). I will live stream the static fire from this account.  Live stream will go live once confirmation of fueling is underway.
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #129 on: 01/24/2018 03:26 pm »
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Couple of loud vents of ground support equipment heard here over the last five minutes.  A sign that... something is happening. #FalconHeavy

https://twitter.com/chrisg_nsf/status/956200447676690433

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Another really loud, sustained vent of some ground support equipment just heard again.  #FalconHeavy

https://twitter.com/chrisg_nsf/status/956200456853905410
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #130 on: 01/24/2018 03:33 pm »
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Just received notice from KSC Emergency Operations: "SpaceX will be conducting a Static Fire test of their Falcon Heavy rocket at LC-39A today"

Change in time: 1230 to 1800 EST.

https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/7ph9e2/official_rspacex_falcon_heavy_static_fire_updates/dt66ncw/

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #131 on: 01/24/2018 03:51 pm »
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Another large vent heard — likely GSE.  NO venting visible from the rocket itself.  According to @_TomCross_ , it sounds like #FalconHeavy is growling.

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #132 on: 01/24/2018 03:54 pm »
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There is venting! Looks like it’s coming from the TEL (maybe chill down). But venting definitely venting!!! #FalconHeavy

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #133 on: 01/24/2018 03:56 pm »
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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« Reply #134 on: 01/24/2018 03:58 pm »
And Chris G live stream. Let's dual window this :)

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #135 on: 01/24/2018 04:00 pm »
Chris has started his livestream.

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#FalconHeavy static fire.  Test window is 12:30-18:00 EST (17:30-23:00 UTC)

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/956209243799080960
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #136 on: 01/24/2018 04:00 pm »
You can see a small amount of vapour at the bottom right.
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #137 on: 01/24/2018 04:08 pm »
Large vent.
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #138 on: 01/24/2018 04:09 pm »
Chris's view.
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« Reply #139 on: 01/24/2018 04:10 pm »
Really is venting.
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