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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #140 on: 01/24/2018 04:12 pm »
Large vent has stopped.
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #141 on: 01/24/2018 04:14 pm »
Periscope down. Needs some LOX - reportedly hardware overheated...  ;D

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« Last Edit: 01/24/2018 04:17 pm by Chris Bergin »

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #142 on: 01/24/2018 04:20 pm »
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #143 on: 01/24/2018 04:25 pm »
Chris is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from pad. Takes about 20 seconds for sound to reach Chris. Can hear noise from the vehicle now.
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #144 on: 01/24/2018 04:28 pm »
Chris reporting vehicle is fully loaded. Static fire could be in three minutes.
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #145 on: 01/24/2018 04:29 pm »
Another large vent. About two minutes away.
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #146 on: 01/24/2018 04:30 pm »
Ignition!
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #147 on: 01/24/2018 04:32 pm »
Florida Today a bit behind.
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #148 on: 01/24/2018 04:32 pm »
WOW!!!

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #149 on: 01/24/2018 04:33 pm »
Cutoff. "Totally amazing" from Chris.
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #150 on: 01/24/2018 04:34 pm »
Cloud is gone.
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #151 on: 01/24/2018 04:40 pm »
Chris wrapping up. Recommending you go watch the launch!
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #152 on: 01/24/2018 04:40 pm »
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #153 on: 01/24/2018 04:48 pm »
Spaceflightnow reports:

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The Falcon Heavy engines appeared to fire for more than ten seconds

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #154 on: 01/24/2018 05:14 pm »
This is the update thread.  Discussion is over yonder.

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #155 on: 01/24/2018 05:36 pm »
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12:30pm Jan. 24, 2018 | The first Falcon Heavy static fire rumbled the Earth here at our location 3 miles away!! 3-Falcon 9 cores, 27 engines, 5 million lbs. thrust! It was reported to be heard 30 miles North of this location.  #falconheavy @spacex @_tom.cross_ @nasa

https://twitter.com/_tomcross_/status/956222010136383489

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #156 on: 01/24/2018 05:36 pm »
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/956233892637286400

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Falcon Heavy hold-down firing this morning was good. Generated quite a thunderhead of steam. Launching in a week or so.
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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #157 on: 01/24/2018 05:49 pm »
SpaceX video attached from:

https://instagram.com/p/BeV6tOhFUor/

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #158 on: 01/24/2018 06:01 pm »

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Re: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Early 2018 : Updates
« Reply #159 on: 01/24/2018 06:03 pm »
Chris Gebhardt's article updated post quick look review:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/01/spacex-static-fire-falcon-heavy-1/
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