Author Topic: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Feb. 6, 2018 : Updates (Read 630124 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #560 on:** 02/06/2018 08:48 pm »

"Elon Musk
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View from SpaceX Launch Control. Apparently, there is a car in orbit around Earth."

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/960992715579125760

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #561 on:** 02/06/2018 08:50 pm »

Live view of Starman.

DJPledger · « **Reply #562 on:** 02/06/2018 08:51 pm »

Congratulations to SpaceX for a successful FH maiden launch. Launching 27 engines at once successfully has changed my attitude to high engine nos. on 1st stages. So BFR should have no problem with 31 engines.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #563 on:** 02/06/2018 08:51 pm »

Simply amazing views.

Shanuson · « **Reply #564 on:** 02/06/2018 08:52 pm »

Something from this stream:

2nd Stage is slowly rotating around. (unstablely?)

Oersted · « **Reply #565 on:** 02/06/2018 08:52 pm »

Go and have a look at the live webcam from Starman. There was an incredible view of the car slowly rotating over the Earth, with the planet reflected in the hood... - Mesmerizing.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #566 on:** 02/06/2018 08:53 pm »

Engine shots and current position.

CorvusCorax · « **Reply #567 on:** 02/06/2018 08:53 pm »

Considering Elon said he considers the mission a success if it clears the towers.

CONGRATS. This was AWESEOME!!!!

Two out of three.

Theres 3 indications that the center core is lost. Idnication 1, at T+8:35 launch net announces "we lost the center core"

At T+8:40 there is smoke on the drone ship, camera then skips back to the announcers, but you can see the droneship, fogged up in the background:

(attachments)

then the smoke clears and shows an empty deck

but theres a starman live feed:
watch this:

litton4 · « **Reply #568 on:** 02/06/2018 08:54 pm »

FANTASTIC - congrats to SpaceX

This will have to be the longest ever surviving (and fastest) Lotus Built Car.
(Chassis etc Lotus, running gear Tesla)

I'm quite surprised nothing fell off!

Chris_Pi · « **Reply #569 on:** 02/06/2018 08:56 pm »

Amazing job by SpaceX and everyone involved.

Had a pretty good idea things were going to go well when the side boosters separated cleanly. Simultaneous landings looked awesomely routine.

Would say it all went very well, But:

That. Was. Spectacular

BradyKenniston · « **Reply #570 on:** 02/06/2018 08:56 pm »

Just a few edits for now! Hoping my remotes went well!

Shanuson · « **Reply #571 on:** 02/06/2018 08:57 pm »

Just one more from that Starman stream

FDekker · « **Reply #572 on:** 02/06/2018 08:57 pm »

That's definitely part of a landing leg. As per attached.

spacetraveler · « **Reply #573 on:** 02/06/2018 08:57 pm »

Amazing views of Starman with the earth in the background.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #574 on:** 02/06/2018 08:58 pm »

Starman rotating in space for some amazing views.

joshcryer · « **Reply #575 on:** 02/06/2018 09:01 pm »

This has been a fantastic experience. Congrats SpaceX.

bad_astra · « **Reply #576 on:** 02/06/2018 09:01 pm »

saw what looked like maybe a paint fleck drift by the bell housing just now

ppb · « **Reply #577 on:** 02/06/2018 09:02 pm »

From someone who has been watching space launches since the Gemini days: BEST. LAUNCH. EVER.

WindyCity · « **Reply #578 on:** 02/06/2018 09:02 pm »

Amid all the depressing and horrifying news we hear daily, making us doubt the future of humanity, there comes this exhllarating moment when all of us can share, many of us elated and moved to tears, a different vision of hope and grand possibilities. Thank you, SpaceXers, for realizing today a big part of that dream. How magnificent it was! And thanks to NSF for its vital coverage of the news and on-going story of spaceflight. Bravo!

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #579 on:** 02/06/2018 09:03 pm »

Congratulations to SpaceX, was biting my nails during liftoff (slow off the pad!) and during booster separation but they made it look easy! 150% successful, the only possible hiccup was booster landing, but even that was almost there!

Now let's get some more heavy payloads!