Space exploration and rockets general thread

[DD_Bwest]

ha i conpletely overslept and missed everything .    dang stage 2again.. they need a new stage 2 lol

[Legend]

Weather is 50 50 for launch. SpaceX is fueling the rocket but might have to scrub again.

[Legend]

Weather is now GO for launch. #SpX10

— Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) February 19, 2017

NICE!

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Stream is live but I'm all alone  

[Xevross]

All by myyyseeeelllllllffff

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The landing should be so amazing looking today. First day time land landing.

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Liftoff!

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Um where's the rocket?

[Legend]

That was really really cool seeing the booster floating away.

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SpaceX is making it look easy!

[Xevross]

SpaceX is making it look easy!

Another successful landing?

[Legend]

Another successful landing?

Yup. I think that makes 8 now.

[Xevross]

Yup. I think that makes 8 now.

Awesome! That's incredible!

I would have watched but I was out with some friends

[Legend]

Awesome! That's incredible!

I would have watched but I was out with some friends

Next launch is on the 28th if you're interested. Won't be attempting a landing though. The booster would have poor chances of success and even if it did land, it'd take a lot of damage from reentry. Plus SpaceX is working on the Falcon 9 Block 5 which is optimized for cheap reuse so most of the currently landed rockets won't be used that much anyway.

In the future with a heavy launch like this, they'd use the Falcon Heavy. It uses three boosters instead of one, but that means there's plenty of excess fuel and two can fly back to Florida like today. Third booster lands on the drone ship with minimal heat damage as well.

[Xevross]

Next launch is on the 28th if you're interested. Won't be attempting a landing though. The booster would have poor chances of success and even if it did land, it'd take a lot of damage from reentry. Plus SpaceX is working on the Falcon 9 Block 5 which is optimized for cheap reuse so most of the currently landed rockets won't be used that much anyway.

In the future with a heavy launch like this, they'd use the Falcon Heavy. It uses three boosters instead of one, but that means there's plenty of excess fuel and two can fly back to Florida like today. Third booster lands on the drone ship with minimal heat damage as well.

So the first stage is going higher than normal on that one?

Oh that sounds good, they really are quite clever at spaceX aren't they