Author Topic: SpaceX FH : Falcon Heavy Demo : Feb. 6, 2018 : Updates (Read 630105 times)

wholmeswa · « **Reply #800 on:** 02/07/2018 03:30 am »

Well done.

rickl · « **Reply #801 on:** 02/07/2018 03:31 am »

Congratulations, SpaceX!

Today's launch was utterly riveting.

I watched the first Saturn V, Apollo 4, launch from that very pad on a black & white TV when I was nine years old.

I can't say which launch was more exciting. All I can say is that today my heart was pounding like a jackhammer during the last minute of the countdown, and I don't think I took a breath until the side boosters separated.

JFARNS · « **Reply #802 on:** 02/07/2018 03:34 am »

That was an “E” ticket. Awesome! Thanks for the ride! Congratulations seems like too small a word for this - but CONGRATULATIONS!!

catdlr · « **Reply #803 on:** 02/07/2018 03:37 am »

The entire 4hour 39min Starman video is now available. Previously it's been only a 2 hour loop.

Live Views of Starman

SpaceX
Streamed live Feb 6, 2018

spacetraveler · « **Reply #804 on:** 02/07/2018 03:40 am »

Also, SpaceX has updated the launch video with the correct footage from both side boosters.

cosmicvoid · « **Reply #805 on:** 02/07/2018 03:40 am »

Congrats SpaceX. This may just be the event of the year.

aragos · « **Reply #806 on:** 02/07/2018 03:58 am »

What a day!

Congratulations to SpaceX for all they've achieved, above all rekindling excitement in space! I had the pleasure of watching today's mission in person from 401, my first rocket launch and what a sight (and sound) to behold.

Thank you to all the super helpful SpaceX fans and space reporters of NSF and reddit for keeping us up to date and sharing viewing tips. Thanks to all the great folks that came out to watch in person and shared stories, binoculars and the feeling of being part of something bigger. And of course thanks to Elon and his team for daring to believe in something crazy!

Michael Baylor · « **Reply #807 on:** 02/07/2018 03:59 am »

Absolutely incredible!

Mark McCombs · « **Reply #808 on:** 02/07/2018 04:01 am »

All too incredible. Well done SpaceX. Congrats to you and all others for this remarkable success.

dmc6960 · « **Reply #809 on:** 02/07/2018 04:09 am »

Now that the mission is officially complete and a success I will extend my most enthusiastic congratulations to the entire SpaceX team for this magnificent launch. Looking forward to future firsts for the Dragon2 and BFR! Can't wait. Go Falcon 9, Go Falcon Heavy, Go Spacex!

sanman · « **Reply #810 on:** 02/07/2018 04:33 am »

A small video compilation of different reactions:

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #811 on:** 02/07/2018 04:50 am »

Capturing this due to potential space policy implications, not for politics:

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Congrats @SpaceX on today's launch! It demonstrates America's unparalleled space leadership as the Trump Admin & the National Space Council seek to transform our space policy, seize 21st century opportunities & unleash the infinite potential of the cosmos for the American people

https://twitter.com/vp/status/961048610866577408

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Thank you on behalf of SpaceX

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/961070013108060160

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #812 on:** 02/07/2018 04:57 am »

Official David Bowie twitter feed:

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History has been made with the very emotional launch of @elonmusk’s midnight cherry Tesla Roadster car into space, with David Bowie’s Life on Mars as the soundtrack, and a chap called Starman in the driving seat. More on this remarkable @SpaceX event here: smarturl.it/FalconHeavyBNet

https://twitter.com/davidbowiereal/status/961066011486244864

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #813 on:** 02/07/2018 05:32 am »

Time for my congratulations post on mission success.

Hmm, so aiming for a heliocentric orbit out as far as Mars’ orbit but ending up as far as the asteroid belt is apparently a success? Biggest successful overshoot in history?

Incredible, unbelievable, amazing, inspiring, wow.

I think we can say that SpaceX got the world’s attention. Amazing shots of the roadster in front of our beautiful home. While I hope that the cheaper space access FH (and it’s successors) brings will have profound implications long-term, getting more people to dream and think differently about space may prove even more important.

Not too shabby for a demo.

friendly3 · « **Reply #814 on:** 02/07/2018 05:52 am »

Congrats to SpaceX for this amazing feat but what will a Falcon 9 launch with a single landing core look like now?

Archibald · « **Reply #815 on:** 02/07/2018 06:27 am »

Time for partying ! SpaceX launch you up, spaceX launch you up !

A-MA-ZING.

Breathtaking.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #816 on:** 02/07/2018 06:38 am »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 02/07/2018 02:49 am

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 02/07/2018 02:47 am
Spoke too soon!

"Elon Musk
‏Verified account @elonmusk
32s33 seconds ago

Third burn successful. Exceeded Mars orbit and kept going to the Asteroid Belt."

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/961083704230674438

0.98 x 2.61 AU solar orbit with C3 (Earth) = 12.0 km^2/s^2

It seems that the solar orbit parameters and the C3 value reported above don't match:

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So @elonmusk says aphelion is 2.61AU and C3 = 12, I can't make those numbers agree. C3=12 only gets me to 1.7 AU, I need C3=34 to get the orbit he reports... any of you other orbital mechanics out there have better luck?

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/961103125569564672

Ben the Space Brit · « **Reply #817 on:** 02/07/2018 06:40 am »

It's about time for my congratulations to SpaceX (and to Musk personally as the driving force) for finally getting that bird off of the ground. A flawless flight apart from that one technical issue that should be relatively trivial to solve for next time.

Like most people, I think that it was the sight of the two side-mounts landing in synch that really caught my eye.

Oh, and the Roadster reaching the Inner Main Belt! I think that this reminds us just how powerful this rocket is (and how light the payload is

)!

Aussie_Space_Nut · « **Reply #818 on:** 02/07/2018 06:42 am »

I'm so happy!

Well done SpaceX!

Well covered Nasaspaceflight!

Rebel44 · « **Reply #819 on:** 02/07/2018 07:07 am »

Huge congratulations to everyone at SpaceX as well as people at other organizations that supported this awesome launch.

It was absolutely amazing.