SpaceX launch today
Discussion
GrumpyTwig said:
That's what you call a successful test of the Flight Termination System! Edited by Caruso on Saturday 23 August 21:32
Tomorrow's planned commercial launch postponed indefinitely - I guess they are quite rightly playing it safe
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/012/status.h...
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/012/status.h...
SpaceX one of the two finalists in NASA's CCV, though only half the funding of Boeing's CST100
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/190282-nasa-awa...
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/190282-nasa-awa...
MartG said:
SpaceX one of the two finalists in NASA's CCV, though only half the funding of Boeing's CST100
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/190282-nasa-awa...
I suspect SpaceX will be able to achieve twice as much with half the money.http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/190282-nasa-awa...
SpaceX began work on a new Launch complex in Texas.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/post.asp?h=0&am...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/post.asp?h=0&am...
Elon Musk said:
what we see is a level of demand in terms of launches that even Cape Canaveral could not support, so we needed another great launch site in order to support the flight rate that we expect.
They may attempt to land a Falcon 9 on a floating platform this December
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/spa...
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/spa...
MartG said:
I assume with most of the fuel spent this wouldn't be as top heavy as it looks? I've spent alot of time on boats and things fall over at the slightest hint- always the expensive things, so I assume SpaceX has some kind of automated grab/velcro pads/net etc to keep it upright once it touches down.scubadude said:
I assume with most of the fuel spent this wouldn't be as top heavy as it looks? I've spent alot of time on boats and things fall over at the slightest hint- always the expensive things, so I assume SpaceX has some kind of automated grab/velcro pads/net etc to keep it upright once it touches down.
Interns with rolls of gaffer tape will rush out to secure it once it lands MartG said:
X marks the spot
Pic just tweeted by Musk shows the Autonomous spaceport drone ship. Thrusters repurposed from deep sea oil rigs hold position within 3m even in a storm.
I thought there was a Maratime law preventing ships in international waters without a crew/captain? (Sure I read that tankers/cargo 'drone' ships were not allowed due to this)? Pic just tweeted by Musk shows the Autonomous spaceport drone ship. Thrusters repurposed from deep sea oil rigs hold position within 3m even in a storm.
Brother D said:
MartG said:
I thought there was a Maratime law preventing ships in international waters without a crew/captain? (Sure I read that tankers/cargo 'drone' ships were not allowed due to this)? SpaceX wants to hire a farmer for its Texas site - I suspect the land tax exemption is the real driver here
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/business/20141202/...
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/business/20141202/...
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