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SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:18 pm
by Eraser
Watch the live broadcast of the launch of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster towards Mars here:
http://www.spacex.com/webcast
Launch at 3:45 ET (20:45 GMT / 21:45 CET)
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast in 20 mins
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:23 pm
by Eraser
Cheesy animation:
[youtube]Tk338VXcb24[/youtube]
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:57 pm
by phantasmagoria
I tuned in just in time to miss everything
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:14 pm
by Whiskey 7
From the link...
When Falcon Heavy lifts off, it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two, with the ability to lift into orbit nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lb)--a mass greater than a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel.
Amazing lift capabilities
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:20 pm
by xer0s
That was so cool to watch. When the rocket separates and the Tesla car came into view with earth in the background
Musk is a fucking badass...
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:23 pm
by Eraser
Here's the whole thing
[youtube]wbSwFU6tY1c[/youtube]
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:26 pm
by Whiskey 7
So lovely to hear David Bowie
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/spacex-f ... vid-bowie/
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:30 pm
by Eraser
xer0s wrote:That was so cool to watch. When the rocket separates and the Tesla car came into view with earth in the background
Musk is a fucking badass...
Seeing those two boosters land simultaneously was epic
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:33 pm
by Whiskey 7
Eraser wrote:xer0s wrote:That was so cool to watch. When the rocket separates and the Tesla car came into view with earth in the background
Musk is a fucking badass...
Seeing those two boosters land simultaneously was epic
We just watch history unfold before our eyes. AWESOME !!
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:45 pm
by Don Carlos
Incredible
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:48 pm
by PhoeniX
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 10:54 pm
by Doombrain
Anyone else not think that's another bit of junk stuck in space?
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:17 pm
by Transient
PhoeniX wrote:[img]
That's so fucking cool.
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:50 pm
by xer0s
Doombrain wrote:Anyone else not think that's another bit of junk stuck in space?
Yeah, but tests like this are necessary to prepare for more precious cargo (humans)...
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:24 am
by Transient
It's also not staying in Earth orbit where it would be a problem.
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:39 am
by xer0s
And it’s also not going to Mars, which has been widely publicized...
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 1:27 am
by Transient
Yeah, I thought I had read that it was planned to crash into Mars, but I guess it's just gonna orbit the solar system for the next billion years. I wonder what the aliens will think when they find it.
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 5:29 am
by Eraser
It's going to pass by Mars and stay in an elliptical orbit around the Sun
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:57 am
by Transient
[tweet]https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/961083704230674438[/tweet]
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:01 am
by Eraser
Core booster failed to land on the platform.
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:02 am
by Doombrain
xer0s wrote:Doombrain wrote:Anyone else not think that's another bit of junk stuck in space?
Yeah, but tests like this are necessary to prepare for more precious cargo (humans)...
Lol thanks.
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'.
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:06 am
by Doombrain
Eraser wrote:Core booster failed to land on the platform.
I saw the pods landed almost at the same time but can't find anything on the main engine ?
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:09 am
by Transient
Musk gave the rocket a 50/50 chance of exploding, that's kind of a big risk to take for a customer.
Doombrain wrote:I saw the pods landed almost at the same time but can't find anything on the main engine ?
https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/06/spa ... core-lost/
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:10 am
by Doombrain
[tweet]https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/961079361234497537[/tweet]
Re: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:40 am
by MKJ
