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Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:13 am
by Eraser
Doombrain wrote:xer0s wrote:My point is he could have put something useful up there. There's plenty of companies looking to get things in space. I think it's a case of 'got nothing good to say, don't say anything'.
Pretty much what Transient said, too big of a risk of failure.
Besides, "science" doesn't really work like that. You don't build a rocket and then think about what kind of cargo you can put in there. If you build a satellite of some sort, you'll need a rocket that brings the satellite to a particular orbit required for that satellite. The Falcon Heavy is launched in a path that isn't of use to anyone, so other than the risk being too great to launch your million dollar satellite, there simply aren't any customers. So instead of putting a big block of concrete in there, Musk put his own car in there, which is a brilliant move in terms of marketing for both SpaceX and Tesla.
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:50 pm
by seremtan
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:55 pm
by xer0s
Transient wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/961083704230674438[/tweet]
Wait what? Is that the current path or projected path? Surely it hasn’t gone that far yet?
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 1:38 pm
by Eraser
Projected
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 1:53 pm
by xer0s
I assumed so. That tweet from Elon made it sound like it already happened...
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:19 pm
by Eraser
Well, the original intention was for it to do a burn which would bring it close to Mars. It turns out it had more delta-v left than anticipated so the burn was longer and it pushed the craft on an even wider trajectory, which is what you see here.
So yes, it currently is on the path you see drawn on the image, but it hasn't actually followed that whole line yet
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:31 pm
by xer0s
That sucks it won’t be closer to Mars. Would be some badass pics with Mars in the background...
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:35 pm
by losCHUNK
Another view of the landings with sonic booms
[youtube]Z_kfM-BmVzQ[/youtube]
Looks like dropships for an alien invasion.
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:47 pm
by Κracus
That's some seriously impressive shit.
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:49 pm
by Eraser
Awesome
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:28 pm
by Whiskey 7
losCHUNK wrote:Another view of the landings with sonic booms
'video clip'
Looks like dropships for an alien invasion.
Thanks losCHUNK. I am still in awe.
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:04 pm
by Doombrain
losCHUNK wrote:Another view of the landings with sonic booms
[youtube]Z_kfM-BmVzQ[/youtube]
Looks like dropships for an alien invasion.
That's awesome.
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:57 pm
by seremtan
reminds me of this
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:38 pm
by Don Carlos
Doombrain wrote:losCHUNK wrote:Another view of the landings with sonic booms
[youtube]Z_kfM-BmVzQ[/youtube]
Looks like dropships for an alien invasion.
That's awesome.
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:52 pm
by vesp
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:41 am
by Transient
One is awesome enough on its own, but
two rockets landing at the same time? We live in the future, people.
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 2:47 am
by mrd
Watched this live yesterday... was blown away by the 0 to 10,000km/h in less than 3 minutes.
Good show!! That clip above of the landings is fucking solid
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 3:09 am
by Transient
Here's another perspective of the boosters landing from SmarterEveryDay. Put your headphones on.
[youtube]ImoQqNyRL8Y[/youtube]
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 3:21 am
by mrd
Alright that was pretty cool
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:50 am
by Whiskey 7
Thanks Transient. I've seen that guy before
After listening, SmarterEveryDay
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:38 am
by Eraser
The two booster feeds were from one and the same booster in the live broadcast. They fixed this in the uploaded video I linked on the first page.
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:39 am
by Eraser
Whiskey 7 wrote:Thanks Transient. I've seen that guy before
After listening, SmarterEveryDay
SmarterEveryDay is an awesome channel. I watch all of his videos.
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:39 am
by Eraser
[vid]https://i.imgur.com/bmTeeSZ.mp4[/vid]
[lvlshot]https://i.imgur.com/ZKGB8E0.jpg[/lvlshot]
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:21 pm
by xer0s
Transient wrote:Here's another perspective of the boosters landing from SmarterEveryDay. Put your headphones on.
[youtube]ImoQqNyRL8Y[/youtube]
Where do I know at guy from?
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:31 pm
by Eraser
