Author Topic: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Feb. 6, 2018 : Updates (Read 630095 times)

Lar · « **Reply #480 on:** 02/06/2018 08:19 pm »

Congratulations to all concerned, except whoever set up the feeds, both of the lower images are pretty clearly the same booster... But you're forgiven too!!!!

That was awesome. Thank you, SpaceX, for the most important launch of the 21st century, so far...

Did SpaceX get the trifecta? (all three boosters recovered)

ApolloStarbuck · « **Reply #481 on:** 02/06/2018 08:19 pm »

The side-by-side landing of the boosters was so amazing as to almost be unbelievable.
And the views of the Tesla roadster in space were stunning!
Congrats to all of Space-X

Is the loss of the center booster confirmed?

tdrb6115 · « **Reply #482 on:** 02/06/2018 08:19 pm »

Great job everyone, kind of speechless and greatful to be allowed to live in these days!

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lonestriker · « **Reply #483 on:** 02/06/2018 08:19 pm »

Speechless. SpaceX managed to bring a tear to my eye at how fundamentals awe-inspiring it all was. I think this is the closest I'll get to experiencing something like the original space race and Apollo moon missions.

Dante80 · « **Reply #484 on:** 02/06/2018 08:19 pm »

Congratulations to SpaceX, USAF and everyone else involved. This was an absolutely spectacular sight.

Fingers crossed for primary mission success.

lrk · « **Reply #485 on:** 02/06/2018 08:19 pm »

Quote from: russianhalo117 on 02/06/2018 08:18 pm

Quote from: MATTBLAK on 02/06/2018 08:15 pm
Have we got an update for the Center stage yet?
it reportedly missed the Droneship but not by much per:
Quote from: Danrar on 02/06/2018 08:15 pm
Quote from: toruonu on 02/06/2018 08:13 pm
The announcer clearly states We lost the center core:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbSwFU6tY1c?t=38m25s

on the countdown net.
But would that be how they'd actually call it out? Then again it wouldn't be the standard callout for loss of camera feed either.

They likely had telemetry, if not on-board video

Silmfeanor · « **Reply #486 on:** 02/06/2018 08:20 pm »

amazing. Congratulations for clearing the tower, getting through maxQ and stage sep, and for the 2 boosters landing. WOW. Looking forward to further updates on the rest - get that car to mars distance!

AbuSimbel · « **Reply #487 on:** 02/06/2018 08:20 pm »

Wow I don't really know what to say but I have to post something to celebrate the moment. What a blast of a launch, I can't even imagine the feelings of those inside mission control and the ones at the cape. Absolutely iconic launch and flat-out beautiful in its carefully engineered choreography. The roar at liftoff, the booster sep, their synchronized landing, the reveal of stamen and that 'DON'T PANIC' on the Roadster's instrument cluster... whoa. This is something to remember and hopefully it's just the beginning.
Waiting for the coast but for now congratulation to all those people that made this possible.
Go Falcon Heavy!

ZachS09 · « **Reply #488 on:** 02/06/2018 08:20 pm »

Congrats to SpaceX on what appeared to be a successful Falcon Heavy test flight!

I'm so impressed!

Norm38 · « **Reply #489 on:** 02/06/2018 08:21 pm »

Quote from: toruonu on 02/06/2018 08:13 pm

The announcer clearly states We lost the center core:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbSwFU6tY1c?t=38m25s

on the countdown net.

That's a shame, they were going to get lots of good data tearing that down and x-raying the welds. And no refly opportunity. But in the grand scheme of things, they achieved their goals. No matter what the 2nd stage does now, the Falcon Heavy flew beautifully.

redliox · « **Reply #490 on:** 02/06/2018 08:21 pm »

Quote from: Robotbeat on 02/06/2018 08:19 pm

Quote from: toruonu on 02/06/2018 08:13 pm
The announcer clearly states We lost the center core:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbSwFU6tY1c?t=38m25s

on the countdown net.
It sounds to me like he was referring to the signal from the core.

(This is all supposed to be Updates until mission is completed, y'all...)

That's what I presumed too. I'm glad 95% of this mission went well, with or without a core landing. A double booster landing already is incredible enough coupled with a car in space now.

brihath · « **Reply #491 on:** 02/06/2018 08:21 pm »

Absolutely amazing! It would have been nice to recover the center core, but I am sure they will figure out what went wrong. The sight of the two side boosters landing simultaneously back at the Cape looked like something out of science fiction! Congratulations, SpaceX!

Hog · « **Reply #492 on:** 02/06/2018 08:21 pm »

T + 36 minutes!

high road · « **Reply #493 on:** 02/06/2018 08:21 pm »

Screw the 'no congratulations before payload deployment'. THAT WAS FANTASTIC. Multiple boosters landing simultaneously, a car in space, all images that were pure science fiction up to today. YYYEEEAAAHHH.

Raul · « **Reply #494 on:** 02/06/2018 08:22 pm »

That was really really impressive launch! Congratulations to everyone in SpaceX for new Heavy Lift Rocket. Congratulations for amazing launch of Falcon Heavy!

Fred · « **Reply #495 on:** 02/06/2018 08:22 pm »

Congratulations to SpaceX, whose engineers just proved they are the best in the world, y'all get a gold medal!

Jarnis · « **Reply #496 on:** 02/06/2018 08:23 pm »

Congratulations on the most epic launch of the past decade to all involved. IT WORKED! Pure madness!

Shame if the center core ended up in the drink. Oh well, it was an old spec design. Here's hoping that Block 5 ones work flawlessly for that triple.

Oh, and some more upper stage burns still to go, bit sad they cut this short, but understandable due to the amount of viewers who would get bored over the 20 min coast.

Martin.cz · « **Reply #497 on:** 02/06/2018 08:23 pm »

Wow, that was something - huge congratulation!

Watching the webcast was a bit stressfull - first I was rembering the good old launch complex designer Barmin (at least don't blow up on the launchpad!).
Then the max Q (hopefully, the aerodynamics works out fine) and finally side booster separation (no way to simulate that - and it worked!).

And then the landing ballet (hopefully the center code is fine as well) and the totally gorgeous Spaceman in the Rosdster show - something marvelous!

And it not all over yet - so fingers crossed that all the remaining stage 2 burns go well & all the remaining recrovery operations are successfull as well!

And looking forward to further updates.

Lars-J · « **Reply #498 on:** 02/06/2018 08:24 pm »

Congratulations to everyone at SpaceX!!!

I guess lighting 27 engines isn’t so impossible after all. (No issues during the static fire and now only one launch attempt needed) Hopefully this is the final nail in the “as few as possible” engine philosophy.

Lampyridae · « **Reply #499 on:** 02/06/2018 08:25 pm »

I was screaming my damn head off.

The best thing is... this is just the first. The smoke off to the one side in the last frame suggests the core missed the ship. Ah well, it's just a test, right? Nobody's perfect!

Congrats to you crazy awesome SpaceX people!