weather permitting lolGotta have faith!
Gotta have faith!faith is nothing against science ;;)
faith is nothing against science ;;)Some scattered showers won't hurt as long as the wind is nice. Monday looks good for that.
(https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=35112.0;attach=1400142;image)
High winds and rain in forecast at VAFB. First launch of #IridiumNEXT now planned for January 14th at 9:54:34 am PST. #NEXTevolution.
— Iridium Corporate (@IridiumComm) January 8, 2017
Bwest, we need you ;Djust woke up lol i was laying in bed and assumed i missed it, then realized i have like 5 minutes lol
Hosted stream is near starting.
Fuling is already well underway. They're doing fuling at like half speed to err on the side of caution. We are go for launch!
And the next launch is only 10 days from now.echostar?
echostar?Yup.
thats pretty sweet. Amazing they are able to launch again so fast if they do in 10 days, but i guess they should have a stock pile of cores since they didnt really need to make any tweaks to hardware, just procedures.Oh I hadn't even thought about that. This was my first launch from California, and next week is the first from 39A
So i guess that means the new launch site is ready, thatll make it even more exciting
Oh I hadn't even thought about that. This was my first launch from California, and next week is the first from 39Aawesome. glad to hear its ready. thats another step needed for Falcon Heavy.
awesome. glad to hear its ready. thats another step needed for Falcon Heavy.Yup SES 10.
any word on what launch will use the first reflown booster? i think i remember hearing ses wanted to be the first
SpaceX's LC-39A not quite ready for the Falcon 9 just yet. EchoStar 23 NET Jan 30 (just after midnight local time). https://t.co/pkQ8kYFf1l pic.twitter.com/plIk1T54yl
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) January 18, 2017
understandable. still so exciting.Heavy could be in April. That's not too bad.
this is first launch at the new pad
next is a rtls crs mission
then a reflown booster with ses-10
so exciting
wish the heavy launch wasnt so far off lol
@gdoehne Expendable. Future flights will go on Falcon Heavy or the upgraded Falcon 9.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 21, 2017
What are you talking about? One just blew up a couple months ago. HEYYYOOOOOOO@gdoehne Expendable. Future flights will go on Falcon Heavy or the upgraded Falcon 9.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 21, 2017
Feels so odd having a rocket just burn up after use. ;D
In talk on COSMIC-2, NOAA says Falcon Heavy demo launch scheduled for 2nd Q; STP-2 mission (with COSMIC-2) planned for Sept. 30. #AMS2017
— Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) January 25, 2017
well thats better than q3! still a 3 month frame tho that i wish could get narrowed down.In talk on COSMIC-2, NOAA says Falcon Heavy demo launch scheduled for 2nd Q; STP-2 mission (with COSMIC-2) planned for Sept. 30. #AMS2017
— Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) January 25, 2017
Falcon Heavy has the demo flight and then this flight on the 30th.
Also Echostar is now NET Feb 3rd.
Echostar has been pushed back behind CRS 10, since CRS has a tighter launch schedule.bah i guess that means there was more pad delays. atleast thatll be RTLS wont it?
CRS10 is still net Feb 15. The hanger for 39A is larger and can support multiple Falcons simultaneously, so it allows them to be more flexible with launch order.
bah i guess that means there was more pad delays. atleast thatll be RTLS wont it?RTLS during the day!
RTLS during the day!that will look glorious, oh man thats exciting
Prepping to fly again — recovered CRS-8 first stage completed a static fire test at our McGregor, TX rocket development facility last week. pic.twitter.com/QEtKVJ1Jhc
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 1, 2017
falcon heavy side core with nose cone attached seen leaving hawthorne. ill get a pic when i get homeAlso CRS 10 delayed to the 17th.
speculation its thw returned thaicom 8
(https://i.imgur.com/ExyB1jS.jpg)
(https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=41454.0;attach=1404981;image)Higher res
(https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=42182.0;attach=1405355;image)(http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/524904249274121803/4C3CF0C00C76A83B94F84DEF48141E73EEE8AB3C/)
there she is, getting excited for spacex's first launch from this pad
First static fire test of Falcon 9 at historic launch complex 39A completed in advance of Dragon's upcoming mission to the @Space_Station.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 12, 2017
Oh and EchoStar 23 has moved back LEFT to NET Feb 28 (from NET March 1) on the latest KSC schedule. When a NET is not really a NET! #Annette pic.twitter.com/Mvlrx0d0h8
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) February 13, 2017
dang thatll be sweet! hopefully they can keep up the pace lolPlus rain is expected this weekend so CRS might be delayed to monday. If they can do an 8 day turnaround, that'd be amazing.
Plus rain is expected this weekend so CRS might be delayed to monday. If they can do an 8 day turnaround, that'd be amazing.Plus isnt the pad also fit for Falcon heavy launches? gotta imagine that if the pad is built for 27 engines blasting, 9 engines probably wont cause as much flame/heat damage lol
The new strongback drops back 90 degrees at launch so it should need much less refurbishment than the others.
Plus isnt the pad also fit for Falcon heavy launches? gotta imagine that if the pad is built for 27 engines blasting, 9 engines probably wont cause as much flame/heat damage lolWell the pad was originally built for the Saturn V so the general stuff sure should be fine!
thats a great shot! i wonder if the can launch the ITS from there lolYes 39A is the planned ITS pad last we heard.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2105/32945170805_44e5c8199e_k.jpg)Another pic. (and in my quote of you I swapped the image with the hi res version)
(http://i.imgur.com/DEasNFR.jpg)ITS tanker blew up :P
ITS tanker blew up :PDoes this mean delays?
Does this mean delays?No. Either they were testing it to the breaking point, or it had some problem that needs fixing.
Investigating a (very small) leak in the upper stage. If ok, will launch tomorrow. https://t.co/bQf97lywn4
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 17, 2017
No. Either they were testing it to the breaking point, or it had some problem that needs fixing.Well that's good news
Can't imagine they didn't expect this in some form.
Meanwhile...Investigating a (very small) leak in the upper stage. If ok, will launch tomorrow. https://t.co/bQf97lywn4
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 17, 2017
Red Dragon - via Falcon Heavy, to Mars. We're focused on other elements, so now looking at 2020 window.
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) February 17, 2017
No. Either they were testing it to the breaking point, or it had some problem that needs fixing.hearing its part of the helium system,
Can't imagine they didn't expect this in some form.
Meanwhile...Investigating a (very small) leak in the upper stage. If ok, will launch tomorrow. https://t.co/bQf97lywn4
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 17, 2017
hearing its part of the helium system,Yup. Only used for deorbit burn. Not mission critical. Launch is still a go.
Yup. Only used for deorbit burn. Not mission critical. Launch is still a go.ooo its just the retro helium? lol i was concerned it had to do with the COPV's on the second stage. thats good news.
ooo its just the retro helium? lol i was concerned it had to do with the COPV's on the second stage. thats good news.
weather at 70%last i heard.
Looks like we are go for launch. Added an abort trigger at T-60 secs for pressure decay of upper stage helium spin start system.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 18, 2017
SpaceX is making it look easy!Another successful landing?
Another successful landing?Yup. I think that makes 8 now.
Yup. I think that makes 8 now.Awesome! That's incredible! :o
Awesome! That's incredible! :oNext 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.
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.So the first stage is going higher than normal on that one?
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?Yes it goes higher and faster.
Oh that sounds good, they really are quite clever at spaceX aren't they
Yes it goes higher and faster.Cool. What are they launching?
Just a heavier sateliteYeah that makes sense.
the extra weight effects the second stage the most, so they want the first stage to get going higher and faster to make up for it
Wow great video. Clouds are perfect from that angle!
Yeah that makes sense.(https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/orbital_mechanics.png)
I wish we'd spent more time on rockets in classical mechanics :(
Wow great video. Clouds are perfect from that angle!Eh I know a lot of orbital mechanics tbh. I haven't played kerbal that much but I can't see it being too complicated
(https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/orbital_mechanics.png)
It's a joke but it's seriously true. Games are the best teachers out there.
Wow great video. Clouds are perfect from that angle!The amount i learned from playing kerbals is astounding. If ksp was around when i was in high school, or if i was in high school now, i would surely try to go into engineering in the space industry.
(https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/orbital_mechanics.png)
It's a joke but it's seriously true. Games are the best teachers out there.
i also love the way the tallback for this pad does the quick pull back, as opposed to the slow one at vandenberg and the old florida pad.I thought it would have moved back quicker and farther. This is still better than the old way but I imagined it'd go full horizontal.
yup, ksp will teach you how to apply it in practice. I dont know any of the equation stuff, but i know what will happen when you apply thrust in given directions and how itll effect your orbit. flying by the seat of your pants with help from computers lolKSP is a very cool game. I feel like I'd love it if I played it.
SpaceX announcement tomorrow at 1pm PST
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 27, 2017
yea i heard the launch got pushed backSpaceX announcement tomorrow at 1pm PST
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 27, 2017
Also seems it's been awhile since the last post here.
Next rocket launch is the 12th. Was delayed.
yea i heard the launch got pushed backProbably the space suit.
any speculation as to what this is about?
Probably the space suit.hmm yea that makes sense considering the current state of the manned dragon capsule, it seems like the reasonable time
Apparently @SpaceX or @ElonMusk will be announcing something about the Moon
— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 27, 2017
Yup @SpaceX is sending something/somone to the Moon pic.twitter.com/NLca2xLCj4
— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 27, 2017
Static fire of Falcon 9 just completed. Targeting EchoStar XXIII launch from @NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Mar. 14, early morning EDT. pic.twitter.com/g8moLfwfnP
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 9, 2017
Falcon 9 on Pad 39A. Launch window for @EchoStar XXIII opens early tomorrow morning at 1:34am EDT. pic.twitter.com/IDMyS0IqpQ
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 13, 2017
lol i keep forgetting thats tonight my time40% go now, but the launch window is long. Backup day is 48 hours later.
hows the weather looking? last i heard was 60% go
Weather remains 90% go for Falcon 9 launch of @EchoStar XXIII. Launch window opens tomorrow morning at 1:35 am EDT. pic.twitter.com/CxwPg6doP2
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 15, 2017
Altitude is dropping. Is that normal?i turned away after MECO and the second stage igniting successfully. but i think for this trajectory yes, itll have reached a somewhat stable orbit, even tho itll be technically loosing altitude until its Pe, but the next burn will send it up to GTO anyways before it gets there
i turned away after MECO and the second stage igniting successfully. but i think for this trajectory yes, itll have reached a somewhat stable orbit, even tho itll be technically loosing altitude until its Pe, but the next burn will send it up to GTO anyways before it gets thereYeah it was only every so slightly dropping.
SpaceX has March 27 (Window 1658-2058 Eastern) *Range Approved* for the SES-10 launch on the historic Falcon 9R 1021 (re-)launch! pic.twitter.com/HJRzD7sefh
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) March 16, 2017
What's special about this next launch?first ever re used orbital class booster, the section theyve been landing
first ever re used orbital class booster, the section theyve been landingI thought it might be this but I wasn't sure if it had been done before.
UPDATE: Falcon 9 (re)launch (SES-10). Static Fire March 26. Launch now NET March 29. Return to ASDS. More: https://t.co/wT9nGxrdVB pic.twitter.com/rNyoKuuU5n
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) March 20, 2017
Shotwell: cost of refurbishing F9 first stage was “substantially less” than half of a new stage; will be even less in the future. #33SS
— Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) April 5, 2017
Watch every SpaceX rocket landing attempt in 80 seconds pic.twitter.com/kd56tkH45W
— The Verge (@verge) April 11, 2017
SpaceX McGregor now has 1033 on the test stand. Falcon Heavy Center! https://t.co/t5eh9E4xd3 pic.twitter.com/0sMTFEfpW5
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) April 22, 2017
Static fire test complete. Targeting Falcon 9 launch of NROL-76 on Sunday, April 30. pic.twitter.com/mk0dQGj17o
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 25, 2017
(http://i.imgur.com/0vzvyQ1.jpg)That's fantastic!
on my phone so not sure i grabbed the best quality pic. view from fairing. spacex shared it.
"*Whistles* Just driving my open cab tow truck"....."with a massive spy satellite in tow *Honk Honk*". @NatReconOfc pic.twitter.com/cY2xKXjyoe
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) April 28, 2017
is it gonna be live streamed or is the classified nature of this mission going to prevent that? lolLIve streamed but no footage of second stage
LIve streamed but no footage of second stageneato atleast we get the landing then. assuming there will be an attempt lol
neato atleast we get the landing then. assuming there will be an attempt lolYeah it's a return to launch site. Should have the best views yet!
Yeah it's a return to launch site. Should have the best views yet!woah... maybe i will get up for this then! 7est?
well im up as well, but going back to bed once they land the dang thing :PWas pushed back 15 minutes. Hopefully not pushed back more for you.
i gotta work in 5 hours.. first book closing at the new job lol
Was pushed back 15 minutes. Hopefully not pushed back more for you.yea at thsi point im up so imma stay up and watch it lol so hopefully back in bad by 730 est lol if i remember right its like 10-15 minutes flight time for the first stage
yea at thsi point im up so imma stay up and watch it lol so hopefully back in bad by 730 est lol if i remember right its like 10-15 minutes flight time for the first stageYup waiting for the second stage final burn can be so hard at odd times. I kinda like that this mission is short ::)
First static fire test of a Falcon Heavy center core completed at our McGregor, TX rocket development facility last week. pic.twitter.com/tHUHc1QiKG
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 9, 2017
holy shame that will look dang cool, i didnt realize they had it planned so soon either.. i wonder how they plan to mount a new second stageMIght only be 24 hours for preparing the booster, not 24 hours for everything.
MIght only be 24 hours for preparing the booster, not 24 hours for everything.yea but this is elon we are talking about lol i wouldnt put it past him to have the idea of everything in 24h. kinda like in the video for the bfr
DOing mounting and a normal launch in 24 hours would be impressive even on a new rocket.
i was gonna miss it lol but ill prolly niss tomorrow to lolNot tomorrow. It's on the third.
Not tomorrow. It's on the third.sweet then ill get to see it
Someday we'll be able to head into space without concern of the weather. Unless it's a hurricane. Maybe even then.Lightning was the big problem the last time. It'll be awhile before we can ignore that.
excited!!! i forgot that it was a RTLS lolYup. I have some relatives in Florida for a few days and it should be an awesome introduction of SpaceX to them.
rofl at that guys shirt!Who?
"prayers given: 0"
They make this look easy!i know i love watching its velocity, as a huge KSP player i love that perspective and makes me think of my launches on a RSS mod. once i get a decent gaming rig im going to do a career with realism overhual
Cool seeing first stage stats for landing.
It's starting to feel kinda normal to reuse rockets. Good. That's how it is for cars & airplanes and how it should be for rockets.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 4, 2017
26 hours till the next launch. This is on a reused booster.SHould have been paying more attention, i cant believe i missed that little detail. hope i can find a way to watch it at work.
SHould have been paying more attention, i cant believe i missed that little detail. hope i can find a way to watch it at work.Iridium, the first launch this year from California.
is it known what mission the re-used booster came from?
Standing down on BulgariaSat-1 to replace a fairing valve, next launch opportunities are 6/23 and 6/24
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 18, 2017
Iridium targeted for 6/25—could be a weekend doubleheader
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 18, 2017
ya no landingWhy did you think it hadn't landed?
Why did you think it hadn't landed?(http://i.imgur.com/r2JGUIP.png)
Falcon 9 will experience its highest ever reentry force and heat in today's launch. Good chance rocket booster doesn't make it back.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 23, 2017
Rocket is extra toasty and hit the deck hard (used almost all of the emergency crush core), but otherwise good
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 23, 2017
Falcon 9 first stage has landed on Of Course I Still Love You—second successful launch and landing of a flight-proven booster.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 23, 2017
would be nice if they can launch, but i heard it was like a 40% go a few days agoUp to 60 ;D
also china had a failure :/
Up to 60 ;Dnice 60 is better ::P
Hadn't heard about China :'(
nice weather is holding for now it seems. this is excitingLightning getting close though. It'll be a race to launch it first!
lol scrubbed. 4th of July launch it seems.They'll get the record soon enough!
No record break :(
They'll get the record soon enough!Pff 3 rockets in 11 days, not good enough Elon! ::)
Pff 3 rockets in 11 days, not good enough Elon! ::)Who/ what was the old record?
A launch tomorrow will still be a spaceX record at least.
Who/ what was the old record?SpaceX did CRS-6 and the next launch from that pad 13 days apart.
We're going to spend the 4th doing a full review of rocket & pad systems. Launch no earlier than 5th/6th. Only one chance to get it right …
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 4, 2017
is the mini confirmed yet, or just speculation?COnfirmed at the same time dragon 2 rocket landing was cut.
those are some pretty nice numbers. more to LEO than the saturn V and reusable. 6x what the falcon 9 can do. this would really open up the commercial space industry and make large missions much more feasible. itll be interesting to hear the launch costs, and really makes one question if tis even worth it for nasa to keep developing larger rockets. they could put the funds towards what to do once in space.Yeah this feels like a Falcon Heavy+SLS replacement. Second stage will be fully reusable so it should be cheaper than FH even for lighter loads.
Yeah this feels like a Falcon Heavy+SLS replacement. Second stage will be fully reusable so it should be cheaper than FH even for lighter loads.Yea, ITS was on the colonization level, the mini should be able to do early exploring and pathfinder missions.
On one hand it sucks they can't secure funding to jump directly into the full sized version, but on the other hand this'll still be an extremely useful rocket. Could take the first humans to Mars still.
Yea, ITS was on the colonization level, the mini should be able to do early exploring and pathfinder missions.That's assuming mini ITS doesn't take the same 10 years as full ITS was targeting.
I really want to see in orbit refueling and soon. this all opens up possibilities of missions weve previously dreamed of much sooner than the full ITS
Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting August 14 launch from Pad 39A for Dragon’s next resupply mission to the @Space_Station.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 10, 2017
Pics of SpaceX spacesuit developed for NASA commercial crew program coming out next week. Undergoing ocean landing mobility/safety tests.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 20, 2017
Nine years ago today, Falcon 1 became the first privately developed liquid fuel rocket to orbit Earth. https://t.co/Aa0ITkuJET pic.twitter.com/YFlCmEujmC
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 28, 2017
been a while since i popped by..He's alive!
curious as fudge as to what the mystery payload is for mid nov.
been a while since i popped by..He's alive!
curious as fudge as to what the mystery payload is for mid nov.
He's alive!work and stuff, jsut dont have alot of time for forums, barely get enough time to play
Where you been, mate?
There is SpaceX related news tomorrow morning, but it's not "huge"...at least the one we're holding until release time. Bigelow just did a release (B330). VG - nah. Zuma's out there, sure there's an official release pending. Blue Origin capable of huge for sure. Don't know!
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) October 19, 2017
Falcon 9 and Zuma went vertical last night on Pad 39A. Now targeting November 16 for launch — rocket and payload remain healthy, and the teams will use the extra day to conduct additional mission assurance work. pic.twitter.com/EHHq2rMZ4g
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 15, 2017
well thats not gonna help falcon heavy :/Maybe. Could be related to some recovery test.
i heard alot of talk about the fairing.. maybe it needs to be replaced?
Maybe. Could be related to some recovery test.but wouldnt that push back crs13? and i thought zzuma was on a tight schedule so i doubt they would postpone it simply for a recovery test.
Falcon Heavy might not slip too much. They could move ZUMA over to the other pad now.
but wouldnt that push back crs13? and i thought zzuma was on a tight schedule so i doubt they would postpone it simply for a recovery test.No I mean they realised some change they made for fairing recovery could cause a problem. Would have to remove/change that before launch.
No I mean they realised some change they made for fairing recovery could cause a problem. Would have to remove/change that before launch.that would make more sense,
CRS13 doesn't need fairings.
that would make more sense,Do crs first.
but if they move it to the other pad wouldnt it push crs13 back a week or 2 to reset the range?
Elon Musk on Twitter: "Payload will be my midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination is Mars orbit. Will be in deep space for a billion years… https://t.co/clunBATxJr" (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/936782477502246912)Holly fudge that's epic.
Holly fudge that's epic.its elon we are talking about, nothing is to crazy lol
I thought putting a tesla around the moon was too crazy an idea to actually happen!
its elon we are talking about, nothing is to crazy lolReads like he's trolling but elon be elon.
@beeberunner @nextspaceflight oh this is legit and of course there will be cameras!
— Joy Dunn (@RocketJoy) December 2, 2017
so zuma moved to pad 40 net janAnd pad 40 back with a static fire!
And pad 40 back with a static fire!they also have a solar farm going up in boca chica to go next to the 2 dishes they currently have and a building with a crane inside lol
Things are happening again.
they also have a solar farm going up in boca chica to go next to the 2 dishes they currently have and a building with a crane inside lolOoh nice I hadn't heard about that.
launch delayed few more days, if they miss friday i think they have to wait until late dec.So looking forward to this launch. If these delays suck, just wait till Falcon Heavy is on the pad.
in the mean time, Boca chica has alot of stuff waiting to be installed lol
(https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=43968.0;attach=1463579;image)
So looking forward to this launch. If these delays suck, just wait till Falcon Heavy is on the pad.(https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=43968.0;attach=1463211;image)(https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=43968.0;attach=1463213;image)
Does boca chica have any construction yet or are they still dirt compacting?
#NewShepard had a successful first flight of Crew Capsule 2.0 today. Complete with windows and our instrumented test dummy. He had a great ride. @BlueOrigin pic.twitter.com/PZHXWXjuw9
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) December 13, 2017
#SpaceX finally opens media accreditation for the Falcon Heavy test-flight
— Robin Seemangal (@nova_road) December 14, 2017
Liftoff slated for January 2018 from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center
It's looking real now.
Iridium flight is expendable. Seems they don't have room for more rocket cores ::)rofl i thought that was a joke at first.. but its only a polar launch and theyve landed all previous iridiums :o
rofl i wanna see video of thatYeah no technical reason. This flight was even going to be a rtls at first.
rofl i thought that was a joke at first.. but its only a polar launch and theyve landed all previous iridiums :o
Yeah no technical reason. This flight was even going to be a rtls at first.do we know if the core has flown before? maybe its been used one and they dont expect to get a third out of it? lol
Maybe they just have too many Block 3/4s and they want to use the extra performance to speed up sat deployment. Wish they could recover it and put it in a museum!
do we know if the core has flown before? maybe its been used one and they dont expect to get a third out of it? lolYes it's reused.
maybe they will surprise everyone, use the extra boost from the first stage so the second has more gas at the end to try and recover the second
man we getting close.Haha blow it up on the launch pad.
do you think are they gonna do the static fire with it ontop? lol
also kinda curious on terminology. are they gonna use BECO?
(booster engine cut off)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRrvGt8WsAYavaj.jpg:orig)i like BECO and MECO, they sound good together. lol
Is this a block 5 interstage? Black is supposed to be for Block 5.Haha blow it up on the launch pad.
Could just be MECO1 and MECO2?
Is this just a test?Tonight's launch is real. The car is just a test. Other companies just launch a giant block of metal to simulate the mass of a real payload, but SpaceX wanted to have fun with it.
yay they are live.It's not that others or bad, but he's just better ::)
and i like john better then some of the other hosts lol
not sure why i didnt realize sooner.. why did it had the grid fins?Webcast said the interstage is just dirty from reuse, not block 5.
edit: i think this question ties in with the interstage.. maybe they wanted to test some portion of the block 5 inter, but at the same time didnt wanna fully recov the booster lol
Webcast said the interstage is just dirty from reuse, not block 5.yea i even heard the call out of the soft landing in the back ground lol certainly interesting.
Is doing a soft landing in the ocean. Didn't say why.
Best #VAFB launch viewing ever from LA. Thanks #SpaceX and #Iridium4 ! pic.twitter.com/n7BYkXOTpo
— Veronica McGregor (@VeronicaMcG) December 23, 2017
I accidentally missed the launch. Didn't expect it to be at the beginning of the window ::)
few hours till the window opens.. with the payload being classified, after eperation the coverage will focus on the stage 1 landing at LZ-1.
What's happening in 3 hours?"next launch"
This rocket was meant to test very high retrothrust landing in water so it didn’t hurt the droneship, but amazingly it has survived. We will try to tow it back to shore. pic.twitter.com/hipmgdnq16
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 31, 2018
Falcon Heavy man rating has been shelved. BFR is progressing quickly and the lunar Falcon Heavy flyby has been moved to BFR. Nice!lets hope the wait isnt as long as falcon heavy was lol
lets hope the wait isnt as long as falcon heavy was lolBFS can do grasshoper tests with a really simple pad. I expect that's what they expect for around the end of the year.
lots of unanswered questions yet, we really need to see construction pick up at boca chica, and they still need a test stand for BFR lol
A Shortfall of Gravitas
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 12, 2018
The performance numbers in this database are not accurate. In process of being fixed. Even if they were, a fully expendable Falcon Heavy, which far exceeds the performance of a Delta IV Heavy, is $150M, compared to over $400M for Delta IV Heavy.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 12, 2018
Under consideration. We’ve already stretched the upper stage once. Easiest part of the rocket to change. Fairing 2, flying soon, also has a slightly larger diameter. Could make fairing much longer if need be & will if BFR takes longer than expected.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 12, 2018
Well we were joking about the Long March 3B booster landing bingo, but this really isn't a laughing matter. This was the result of this morning's launch! https://t.co/H8vXZ43un1 pic.twitter.com/cdXpSC7q1t
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) February 12, 2018
PAZ is early tomorrow tomorrow morning. Includes 2 prototype satellites made by SpaceX for space internet.its relatively close to sunrise. i winder if we will get a similar display as the sunset launch not long ago
Scrub for wind.How does one scrub for wind?
How does one scrub for wind?Well you do it to honor the wind god, obviously ::)
omg thanks for the reminder, for some reason i thought it was tomorrow.Too wavy
also heard the landing is off :/
I didn't realize that Elon had siblings.Yeah his brother has a couple restaurants near here.
A brother in particular who also has decent money.
SpaceX's Shotwell: BFR will probably be orbital in 2020, but you should start seeing hops in 2019. (Grasshopper reference?) #satshow
— Caleb Henry (@CHenry_SN) March 12, 2018
New test video of Blue’s 550K lbf thrust, ox-rich staged combustion, LNG-fueled BE-4 engine. The test is a mixture ratio sweep at 65% power level and 114 seconds in duration. Methane (or LNG) has proved to be an outstanding fuel choice. @BlueOrigin #GradatimFerociter pic.twitter.com/zWV0jWXIvx
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) March 13, 2018
i really wonder if they will be allowed full orbital BFR launches from boca chica beach, or if theyll have to build an offshore platform. its also had a bunch of activity and things look like they are about to really get goingSpaceX's Shotwell: BFR will probably be orbital in 2020, but you should start seeing hops in 2019. (Grasshopper reference?) #satshow
— Caleb Henry (@CHenry_SN) March 12, 2018
BFR really is happening! ;D Proof that their original ITS roadmap is more or less unchanged for BFR. Also farther fuels the speculation that BFR, Vulcan, New Glenn, and SLS could all be neck and neck with their first launches.
spacex deleted their Facebook lolhttps://techcrunch.com/2018/03/23/elon-musk-deletes-own-spacex-and-tesla-facebook-pages-after-deletefacebook/ (https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/23/elon-musk-deletes-own-spacex-and-tesla-facebook-pages-after-deletefacebook/)
Yeah, my fault for being an idiot. We did give them a free launch to make up for it and I think they had some insurance.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 23, 2018
A photo showing the recent status of Blue Origin's launch site construction at LC-36. pic.twitter.com/lV88D2ysr1
— ?dward ?ll?good (@FLSPACErePORT) March 22, 2018
Is this just a regular launch?Well it's a reused rocket but yeah. No landing attempt since they have so many.
crs14 goes later today doesnt it?Yeah the countdown is setup.
The first human travel to Mars previewed by Gwynne from @SpaceX at #TED2018 pic.twitter.com/GNFXygnjIK
— Parmesh Shahani (@parmeshs) April 11, 2018
SpaceX will try to bring rocket upper stage back from orbital velocity using a giant party balloon
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 15, 2018
(revised) @NASA MSFC Center Director Todd May has talked to #NASA employees about new plans for the first 4 @NASA_SLS flights to be on identical rockets with @NASA_Orion but without crew. The first launch would be in 2021. First launch with a crew would be EM-5 in 2025/26 #34SS pic.twitter.com/z9DKCsciNe
— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) April 16, 2018
launch next week right?7th.
(https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=45522.0;attach=1489831;image)(https://i.redd.it/ooukuqm9jpv01.jpg)
Falcon 9 fairing halves deployed their parafoils and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean last week after the launch of Iridium-6/GRACE-FO. Closest half was ~50m from SpaceX’s recovery ship, Mr. Steven. https://t.co/JS7d5zTdIg pic.twitter.com/LjiTwnB4wd
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 31, 2018
Mini-sub arriving in about 17 hours. Hopefully useful. If not, perhaps it will be in a future situation.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 8, 2018
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 8, 2018
Mr. Steven—now with more net. SpaceX’s fairing recovery vessel has been fitted with a 4x larger net ahead of its next recovery attempt targeted for later this month. https://t.co/cjXvzg1H70 pic.twitter.com/AdAwPP30OU
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 13, 2018
Elon Musk is annoying me more and more. I'm starting to wonder if there's anything genuine about him. The Tesla working conditions sound horrific, but he doesn't care. All he wants is production and money. The 'mini submarine' was never going to work and he never tried to make it work, it was just a publicity stunt. And now apparently he's donating to republicans to help keep them in control of the house, despite calling himself a socialist.I'm definitely a fan of Elon Musk's accomplishments and his companies but yeah my opinion on him as a person is much more grey. I'm still not sure which parts of his journalist rating concept were real and which were satire. Deciding by popularity was a horrible and dangerous idea.
I'm definitely a fan of Elon Musk's accomplishments and his companies but yeah my opinion on him as a person is much more grey. I'm still not sure which parts of his journalist rating concept were real and which were satire. Deciding by popularity was a horrible and dangerous idea.Yes but according to some of the people there Elon didn't communicate through any of the proper channels to try and help. He only did it through social media or more publicly, and according to one of the diving experts there his submarine idea was never ever going to work. Just seems like a publicity stunt to me.
I don't know that much about Tesla and it does sound like they really do have bad working conditions, but it's hard to find the truth since so many people hate Elon Musk/the companies. SpaceX gets yelled at for having bad working conditions too yet in that case the stories have mostly been proven false.
The mini submarine was definitely not just a publicity stunt though. That'd make no sense. Instead it was probably Elon Musk genuinely wanting to help save the kids and wanting credit for helping to save the kids. That'd match how Robert Zubrin described Elon in an interview I listened to a few months back.
Yes but according to some of the people there Elon didn't communicate through any of the proper channels to try and help. He only did it through social media or more publicly, and according to one of the diving experts there his submarine idea was never ever going to work. Just seems like a publicity stunt to me.
SpaceX team met w/ Admiral Apakorn Youkongpaew and members of Thai Navy yesterday in CEI to train them on the mini-submarine. Navy believes it could be helpful and practical in future rescue efforts and will conduct further testing in Bangkok in the near future. pic.twitter.com/oJuVAAO7js
— Than R. (@thanr) July 12, 2018
The former Thai provincial governor (described inaccurately as “rescue chief”) is not the subject matter expert. That would be Dick Stanton, who co-led the dive rescue team. This is our direct correspondence: pic.twitter.com/dmC9l3jiZR
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 10, 2018
In a month or so
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 14, 2018
its definitely caused Elon to go down in my estimations.Ditto
first reflight of a block 5 if i remeber rightYup.
At the inaugural @SpaceX Mars Workshop, planning how to put humans on Mars, then how to have 100s living there. So exciting! pic.twitter.com/25jXutKzhX
— Dr. Phil Metzger (@DrPhiltill) August 7, 2018
One of my lecturers is working on the European solar probe set to launch next year, he was just on BBC news talking about this mission. Was funny to see him on TVWhat's the European solar probe? Google is confusing it with the parker solar probe.
What's the European solar probe? Google is confusing it with the parker solar probe.Parker Solar Probe: Nasa delays mission to unlock Sun's mysteries - BBC News (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45058911)
NASA's Parker Solar Probe: Why It's Hard to Reach the Sun - The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/08/parker-solar-probe-launch-nasa/567197/)Well it actually is kinda easy to reach the sun, since Mercury and Venus have short orbits and can be continuously used for slingshots ;)
Breaking: @SpaceX Crew Dragon access arm moved to Pad 39A for installation. pic.twitter.com/cE14AzKBiR
— Stephen C. Smith (@WordsmithFL) August 15, 2018
Latest schedule from @blueorigin CEO Bob Smith at #afasummit2018: People to fly on #NewShepard starting n first half of 2019; first #NewGlenn launch in 2021.
— Alan Boyle (@b0yle) October 10, 2018
Soyuz rocket heading to ISS makes emergency landing - CNN (https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/11/europe/soyuz-rocket-russia-nasa-intl/index.html)That's really crazy. I wonder how this will affect things. Hopefully the ISS isn't abandoned.
soyuz had a failure.
That's really crazy. I wonder how this will affect things. Hopefully the ISS isn't abandoned.ya. ive been dieing to get home to try to get more info in what happened. i assuming scott manley will have a good summary.
ya. ive been dieing to get home to try to get more info in what happened. i assuming scott manley will have a good summary.I don't know much either but it was right after booster separation.
i havent heard where they problem was.. was it with the 4 boosters or just the center stack? or even how far into launch it was.
lol i was right, came hometo find this on my youtube notifications
so looks like it was right at seperation
It is time to create a mecha
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 14, 2018
i havent decided if i should stay up or not.Is my countdown off?
Is my countdown off?lol nope apparently im just really tired, i thought it was 3am not 3 pm lol your right
lol nope apparently im just really tired, i thought it was 3am not 3 pm lol your rightEnjoy your sleep then! Good night.
This is crazy. I freaked out when it started spinning. I wonder wtf happenedIsn't it weird how this feels like a big failure? Just a couple years ago, every landing was super iffy lol.
Grid fin hydraulic pump stalled, so Falcon landed just out to sea. Appears to be undamaged & is transmitting data. Recovery ship dispatched.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 5, 2018
Yes, cutaway was a mistake. We will show all footage, good or bad.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 5, 2018
Engines stabilized rocket spin just in time, enabling an intact landing in water! Ships en route to rescue Falcon. pic.twitter.com/O3h8eCgGJ7
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 5, 2018
You got something to show us in Texas? pic.twitter.com/vBF0WwwIfF
— Chris (Robotbeat)???????????? (@Robotbeat) December 22, 2018
Stainless Steel Starship pic.twitter.com/rRoiEKKrYc
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 24, 2018
#SpaceX making rapid progress on the #Starhopper at their Boca Chica facility. Photos courtesy of bocachicagal on NSF. https://t.co/CeX9b81UAw pic.twitter.com/CKyrupHdnk
— Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) January 4, 2019
Preparing to fire the Starship Raptor engine at @SpaceX Texas pic.twitter.com/8JCOi1BG6z
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 1, 2019
Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rolled out to the launch pad ahead of the spacecraft’s first test flight. Liftoff targeted for 2:49 a.m. EST on March 2 pic.twitter.com/Dud93ZrkgH
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 28, 2019
So far so good. Looks like spacex might manage to launch humans this year.Whoop! BBC are running this as their main story today.
Whoop! BBC are running this as their main story today.NASA and SpaceX really want this to bring back some hype for space. Lots of people were watching the launch.
PENCE SAYS NASA WILL RETURN TO THE SURFACE OF THE MOON WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) March 26, 2019
Wow. Pence says if a commercial company can provide a rocket or lander, NASA needs to have the "authority and courage" to change direction quickly.
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) March 26, 2019
RAPTOR STATIC FIRE ON STARHOPPER! @LabPadre pic.twitter.com/adF07iL1Hg
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) April 4, 2019
Falcon heavy had its static fire as well. Excited to finally see it fly againAbout time that rocket has another launch!
Starhopper just lifted off & hit tether limits! pic.twitter.com/eByJsq2jiw
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 6, 2019
I love Charlie Bolden. Amazing human being. But his quote to me at the time:
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) April 11, 2019
“Let’s be very honest. We don’t have a commercially available heavy-lift vehicle. The Falcon 9 Heavy may some day come about. It’s on the drawing board right now. SLS is real.”https://t.co/6FZrexy8Qz
SpaceX: “As conditions worsened with eight to ten foot swells, the booster began to shift and ultimately was unable to remain upright. While we had hoped to bring the booster back intact, the safety of our team always takes precedence." https://t.co/hNtj4MvREJ
— Loren Grush (@lorengrush) April 15, 2019
Yep, this isn’t good... pic.twitter.com/4DwTTjw9MN
— Astronut099 (@Astronut099) April 21, 2019
10 secs!You are not alone
Holy shame youtube decided to show an ad exactly when it was launching. fudge off
Side boosters landed! Center core coming up. They've never recovered all 3 before
Center core landed! Video feed failed though lol
Oh wait I'm not watching it live? YouTube tells me it is though...
You are not alonefudge em!
Why can the YouTube channel Space & Universe (Official) do what they're doing : space (https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/bkjc7p/why_can_the_youtube_channel_space_universe/)
The gates to the Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin event have opened. pic.twitter.com/8rfzirK2Ef
— Joey Roulette (@joroulette) May 9, 2019
This is Blue Moon! Gigabit bandwidth back to Earth! Liquid Hydrogen powered. @blueorigin @JeffBezos pic.twitter.com/XMeRZM30S2
— Everyday Astronaut (@Erdayastronaut) May 9, 2019
First 60 @SpaceX Starlink satellites loaded into Falcon fairing. Tight fit. pic.twitter.com/gZq8gHg9uK
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 12, 2019
Just saw the starlink sats!!! Lightning is happening atm but the clouds cleared with just a minute to spare. Looked like three sats following each other. Eventually they got really bright and I could just barely make out a lot more hidden in there and behind them. Was super duper cool.It awesome that we will eventually have what will hopefully be super amazing satellite internet, but at the same time hopefully the sats don't saturate the night sky too much and ruin the natural sky.
This is our sputnik moment. In 5 years, starlink and other space web sats will blanket the sky every night at this specific time. It will be really cool and weird.
It awesome that we will eventually have what will hopefully be super amazing satellite internet, but at the same time hopefully the sats don't saturate the night sky too much and ruin the natural sky.I'm actually kinda looking forward to it. In my backyard I have pretty low light pollution and in the mountains I can get essentially zero light pollution and seeing satellites has always been a fun part of stargazing for me. They're only visible for a few hours after the sun sets unless you are really far north. I was actually kinda sad to read the Musk tweet about them looking into decreasing the brightness lol.
LAS ABORT!
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) July 2, 2019
Looks perfect! pic.twitter.com/ZheAKuEv0N
View from the fairing during the STP-2 mission; when the fairing returns to Earth, friction heats up particles in the atmosphere, which appear bright blue in the video pic.twitter.com/P8dgaIfUbl
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 3, 2019
Landing on Ms. Tree pic.twitter.com/4lhPWRpaS9
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 4, 2019
Rocket fairing falls from space & is caught by Ms Tree boat pic.twitter.com/nJv0Ry1iKk
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 7, 2019
Rocket fairing falling from space (higher res) pic.twitter.com/sa1j10qAWi
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 7, 2019
The @blueorigin #BE4 engine for #VulcanCentaur arrived at our Decatur, AL factory. ULA’s next-gen rocket is on track for launch in 2021! #CountdowntoVulcan pic.twitter.com/sojI1ON8D2
— ULA (@ulalaunch) July 1, 2020
Second 150m flight test of Starship pic.twitter.com/ROa0kQZXLI
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 4, 2020
So its confirmed that @CommanderMLA is flying the @Axiom_Space @SpaceX #CrewDragon tourist mission with Director @DougLiman & Tom Cruise. One seat still to be filled. They are to launch in October, 2021. pic.twitter.com/dn6SLvCOGz
— Space Shuttle Almanac (@ShuttleAlmanac) September 19, 2020
Starship SN9 & SN10 pic.twitter.com/urtPJn7amo
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 29, 2021
I saw a thread here that it's a pity that OneWeb is gone.I think OneWeb has a small chance but Starlink has such an advantage right now. Either it needs to have a massive set back or another company needs to be artificially propped up.
But OneWeb is making a comeback this year thanks to a fair amount of investment. Do you think this company has a chance of success? Or are they already far behind the competition?
In general, what benefits can the global satellite Internet bring to humanity?
I think OneWeb has a small chance but Starlink has such an advantage right now. Either it needs to have a massive set back or another company needs to be artificially propped up.Yet I think we are living in an amazing time.
Guys, I want to talk about the SN11 test. What do you think, will it also explode, or SpaceX has already managed to detect all existing problems, and we'll see a perfect landing of the prototype? What's the chance that it will happen? I had been watching tests since their beginning and can state that engineers are steadily progressing. I hope SN11 will achieve its aim, and we'll remember this day for a long time.I think sn11 will make it but who knows. Could be like sn9 where it has a new issue beyond fuel pumping.
I really wish I knew more about rockets and stuff, especially so I could talk about these things.Just play kerbal. 90% of what you need right there.
It's very interesting, but it's lower on my priority.
I don't even have time for some of my highest priority stuff. :'(
I really wish I knew more about rockets and stuff, especially so I could talk about these things.Oh, I understand you because I often find myself in a similar situation. I wanted to tell you to read more literature, but since you have no time, the best decision is to keep an eye on the industry on this forum, communicate with us and other like-minded people, watch YouTube videos when you go to work, and just have free time. You've been advised to play Kerbal Space Program, and I also recommend you to do it. This game made me fell in love with space a long time ago:)
It's very interesting, but it's lower on my priority.
I don't even have time for some of my highest priority stuff. :'(
In weightlessness, we all have super powers… Mark (@Astro_Sabot) has become incredibly strong! ??????? No idea what I will become… super nice? Super funny? I can’t wait ???????? pic.twitter.com/XvLVMlzMLr
— Thomas Pesquet (@Thom_astro) May 1, 2021
Starship landing nominal!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2021
After this flight, Elon hinted at the possibility of relaunching this prototype. And as we see, it will happen soon. SN15 is on the launch pad and is waiting for the final decision. It's necessary to inspect the vehicle and wait for suitable weather conditions to test it again.
After this flight, Elon hinted at the possibility of relaunching this prototype. And as we see, it will happen soon. SN15 is on the launch pad and is waiting for the final decision. It's necessary to inspect the vehicle and wait for suitable weather conditions to test it again.I'm even more excited to see the orbital launch pad coming along. SN15 somehow feels small with the thought of a full orbital stack launching in a couple months.
Elon Musk's SpaceX Says It Lost 40 Starlink Satellites to Solar Storm (https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-lost-starlink-satellites-orbit-geomagnetic-solar-storm-space-launch-2022-2)Haha I kinda gave up on posting space news here.
Haha I kinda gave up on posting space news here.Probably because no one else comments. ::(
Probably because no one else comments. ::(I'm lucky that I can put a lot of my space passion into Hapax. Gives me an excuse to follow this stuff.
I would really like to learn more about rockets, SpaceX, etc and talk about this stuff.
But currently I don't even have time for the stuff that's really important to me.
Super Heavy Booster 7 with 33 Raptor engines installed was transported to the orbital launch pad at Starbase pic.twitter.com/Tvld2cKhB9
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 23, 2022
Super Heavy pic.twitter.com/QvpuAvstRm
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 11, 2023
so tell me about space elevators.You just use a very strong cable to connect a ground station to a satellite. Then you can ride up and down the cable like an elevator without needing a rocket.
does it need to be constructed at the equator? how is this wire get spanned between earth/space. how long to ascend? how much weight per assent. is this really just down to a materials science problem?It doesn't technically need to be at the equator but it'd be much much simpler and more realistic to build one there. Otherwise you could build a pair of base stations in the north and south that both connect to the space counterweight, or just a single northern base station that has very dynamic loads as the counterweight oscillates north and south.
Outside of the test rig/ stand. Test article is inside (you can’t see it). Hydrogen leak. H2 accumulated inside the rig. Found an ignition source. Burned fast. Over pressure caved in our forward dome and damaged the rig. pic.twitter.com/0d0KpI1ggj
— Tory Bruno (@torybruno) April 13, 2023
Talk about an oversized load! This @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster is headed to the @dish Network building at Bowles and Santa Fe in Littleton, where it will go on permanent display beside the Mary Carter Greenway! Keep a lookout for updates on this out-of-this-world project! https://t.co/Vj0wRmifyY
— Littleton, Colorado (@CityofLittleton) October 29, 2023
Watch Falcon 9 launch Dragon and Ax-3 to the @space_station https://t.co/XDQBOfFq2N
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 16, 2024
yep just barely caught seeing it launchWhat a landing!