Space exploration and rockets general thread

[DD_Bwest]

here we go

[DD_Bwest]

attack of the giant wasps!

[Legend]

They make this look easy!

Cool seeing first stage stats for landing.

[DD_Bwest]

They make this look easy!

Cool seeing first stage stats for landing.

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

[Legend]

Cool pic

[the-pi-guy]

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

[Legend]

Looks so much like a cheap powerpoint animation.

[Legend]

26 hours till the next launch. This is on a reused booster.

[DD_Bwest]

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.

is it known what mission the re-used booster came from?

[Legend]

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.

is it known what mission the re-used booster came from?

Iridium, the first launch this year from California.

[Legend]

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

[DD_Bwest]

oo nice if its next weekend itll be much easier to watch the launch,  and if we get a double header that will be sweet.  they really are trying to push up launch frequency.

[Legend]

Today's the day. Second reused launch. Also might use the grabber robot.

[Legend]

Live

[Legend]

liftoff!

exploded?