Falcon Heavy Launch Thread!!! Mission success

Legend · Dec 20, 2017, 02:39 PM

Falcon Heavy at the Cape pic.twitter.com/hizfDVsU7X
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 20, 2017

This is the strongest rocket in 50 years. It needs its own thread for the maiden flight.

edt:

DD_Bwest · Dec 20, 2017, 03:50 PM

lol so many space threads.. ikay FH hype will go in here!

Legend · Dec 20, 2017, 04:15 PM

Quote from: DD_Bwest on Dec 20, 2017, 03:50 PMlol so many space threads.. ikay FH hype will go in here!

Feel free to make more threads!

DD_Bwest · Dec 21, 2017, 03:47 PM

according to nsf.com the roadster is mated to the payload adapter lol

Legend · Dec 21, 2017, 03:56 PM

Quote from: DD_Bwest on Dec 21, 2017, 03:47 PMaccording to nsf.com the roadster is mated to the payload adapter lol

Hope we get pics soon. Elon tweeted something along those lines.

DD_Bwest · Dec 22, 2017, 04:24 AM

may or may not be real...

looking into it more, seems like its real

Legend · Dec 22, 2017, 04:56 AM

Quote from: DD_Bwest on Dec 22, 2017, 04:24 AMmay or may not be real...

looking into it more, seems like its real

Looks so dumb it has to be photoshop. Love that it's not!

DD_Bwest · Dec 22, 2017, 05:08 AM

Quote from: Legend on Dec 22, 2017, 04:56 AMLooks so dumb it has to be photoshop. Love that it's not!

lol there is a photoshopped version.. someone put a picture of elon and his wife on their wedding day in the car

DD_Bwest · Dec 25, 2017, 08:03 PM

TEL is in the HIF.

as it isnt there lol

DD_Bwest · Dec 26, 2017, 07:16 PM

Legend · Dec 26, 2017, 07:50 PM

Quote from: DD_Bwest on Dec 26, 2017, 07:16 PM

That's awesome. Nice design and the car must be all ready to go. Hopefully we see FH on the pad before new years!

DD_Bwest · Dec 26, 2017, 08:00 PM

Quote from: Legend on Dec 26, 2017, 07:50 PMThat's awesome. Nice design and the car must be all ready to go. Hopefully we see FH on the pad before new years!

they may roll it out, but i heard(NSF.com) the static fire is currently looking at early jan.

Legend · Dec 28, 2017, 05:00 PM

The Falcon Heavy is now in place at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to begin testing before its maiden flight next month. https://t.co/4nNZVsGBz3 pic.twitter.com/EUEDC845Tn
— Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) December 28, 2017

DD_Bwest · Dec 29, 2017, 01:22 PM

so close! fudge im excites

DD_Bwest · Jan 03, 2018, 04:13 AM

With more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff—equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft at full power—Falcon Heavy will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. https://t.co/NneqPRPr46 pic.twitter.com/oswCUreG6i
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 3, 2018