Space news, rocket launches and ISS docking

[fraufruit 42,699]

What she said.

[Janx Spirit 11,391]

We posted some stuff last night too: https://www.toytowngermany.com/forum/topic/44714-online-videos/?page=159#comment-3643120

[Guest]

Just in case you are wondering where Starman & the Tesla Roadster is just now

 

You can follow it here

[Janx Spirit 11,391]

Spacex Falcon Heavy due to launch its first commercial payload and hopes to get all three first stages safely back to earth. Live feed around 12:30 / 00:30 here:

 

https://www.spacex.com/webcast

[Janx Spirit 11,391]

Recap of the first Falcon Heavey test flight:

 

 

Yeeehhh, I'm a sucker for David Bowie AND space exploration!

[BradinBayern 1,647]

On 3/12/2018, 6:02:53, LeCheese said:

Just in case you are wondering where Starman & the Tesla Roadster is just now You can follow it here

 

That is so cool.  

Can one say that the Tesla in the fastest car in history?  Currently it is going 19,862 km/h.  

In my next life I want to be Elon Musk.  

[Janx Spirit 11,391]

...and they did it: 

https://www.spacex.com/webcast

 

 

 

[yesterday 2,044]

Truly awesome

[hellfire99 4,388]

I love watching rockets explode. On the other hand, the last thing I want to see are brave astronauts killed, exploration projects destroyed or them spacemen in the ISS not getting their toilet rolls. This time, however, I am looking forward to the Falcon 9 going off with quite a bang.   SpaceX are conducting an inflight abort demonstration and the Falcon 9 rocket will be destroyed in the test. The Dragon crew capsule will be blasted free of the failing rocket and will hopefully splashdown safely in the sea. 

 

If all goes well we could see a manned SpaceX flight this year! 

 

You can watch the demonstration live via the SpaceX webcast below.

 

Crew Dragon launch escape demonstration

 

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SpaceX is targeting Saturday, January 18 for an in-flight test of Crew Dragon’s launch escape capabilities from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This test, which does not have NASA astronauts onboard the spacecraft, is intended to demonstrate Crew Dragon’s ability to reliably carry crew to safety in the unlikely event of an emergency on ascent.

 

For this test, Falcon 9’s ascent trajectory will mimic a Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station to best match the physical environments the rocket and spacecraft will encounter during a normal ascent. However, SpaceX has configured Crew Dragon to intentionally trigger a launch escape after Max Q, the moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket. Following Crew Dragon’s separation, Falcon 9 is expected to aerodynamically break up offshore over the Atlantic Ocean. Expected breakup time will vary due to a number of factors, including winds and expected minor variations in vehicle attitudes and positions, but could occur shortly after separation or upon reentry from Earth’s upper atmosphere. In either scenario, a dedicated team of SpaceX Falcon 9 recovery personnel will be staged and ready to begin recovering debris immediately after breakup.

 

Until then, how about a launch viewed from the ISS. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[slammer 889]

On 18.1.2020, 10:44:11, hellfire99 said:

I love watching rockets explode. On the other hand, the last thing I want to see are brave astronauts killed, exploration projects destroyed or them spacemen in the ISS not getting their toilet rolls. This time, however, I am looking forward to the Falcon 9 going off with quite a bang.   SpaceX are conducting an inflight abort demonstration and the Falcon 9 rocket will be destroyed in the test. The Dragon crew capsule will be blasted free of the failing rocket and will hopefully splashdown safely in the sea. 

 

If all goes well we could see a manned SpaceX flight this year! 

 

You can watch the demonstration live via the SpaceX webcast below.

 

Crew Dragon launch escape demonstration

 

 

Until then, how about a launch viewed from the ISS. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heck, that is some SciFi stuff right there, by the way SpaceX has just successfully tested the dragon crew abort systems on a launch: Next step a manned flight.

 

[hellfire99 4,388]

39 minutes ago, slammer said:

Heck, that is some SciFi stuff right there, by the way SpaceX has just successfully tested the dragon crew abort systems on a launch: Next step a manned flight.

 

Amen! The flight suits those guys wear are straight out of Hollywood.

 

 

I wonder if they triggered the Falcon 9 to explode (T+1:37) instead of it going tits up by itself? 

[MikeMelga 7,346]

2 hours ago, hellfire99 said:

I wonder if they triggered the Falcon 9 to explode (T+1:37) instead of it going tits up by itself? 

I'm sure they triggered it, as it is part of the protocol. Just imagine a rocket out of control coming back to land...

[Guest]

A bit like the Tesla story... 

 

It will go wrong... 

[hellfire99 4,388]

6 minutes ago, MikeMelga said:

I'm sure they triggered it, as it is part of the protocol. Just imagine a rocket out of control coming back to land...

 

Yeah, the reason I asked was that the press release from SpaceX says: 

 

SpaceX press release

 

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Following Crew Dragon’s separation, Falcon 9 is expected to aerodynamically break up offshore over the Atlantic Ocean. Expected breakup time will vary due to a number of factors, including winds and expected minor variations in vehicle attitudes and positions, but could occur shortly after separation or upon reentry from Earth’s upper atmosphere. In either scenario, a dedicated team of SpaceX Falcon 9 recovery personnel will be staged and ready to begin recovering debris immediately after breakup.

 

But from the video it looks like someone pushed the button. 

[MikeMelga 7,346]

2 hours ago, hellfire99 said:

 

Yeah, the reason I asked was that the press release from SpaceX says: 

 

SpaceX press release

 

 

But from the video it looks like someone pushed the button. 

Could be both. The explosion might just blow up the bottom part (to make sure the engines go off) but the rest of the rocket is broken apart by the atmosphere.

[MikeMelga 7,346]

2 hours ago, SpiderPig said:

A bit like the Tesla story... 

 

It will go wrong... 

WTF is wrong between you and Musk?

[CincyInDE 3,312]

8 hours ago, MikeMelga said:

WTF is wrong between you and Musk?

 

Elon is making him buy an electric car. 

 

 

One of us!  One of us!

 

[MikeMelga 7,346]

11 hours ago, hellfire99 said:

 

Yeah, the reason I asked was that the press release from SpaceX says: 

 

SpaceX press release

 

 

But from the video it looks like someone pushed the button. 

The press release might be right. I read yesterday that as the engines would be shut down for sure, the rocket would just explode by itself with no need for the safety explosives.

[BradinBayern 1,647]

11 hours ago, MikeMelga said:

WTF is wrong between you and Musk?

Jealousy, of course.  Just like all of the short-sellers who are about to go broke.  

[Guest]

Jealous of MM sucking a musky cock?   

 

I dont think so..