SpaceX Tuesday...

[Beati Dogu]

Well it amused me.

[Eric Mc]

Just a reminder - due off in less than an hour.

[callmedave]

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

[LivingTheDream]

Sitting here watching it with the boy, the webcasts are excellent - we learn loads every time we watch them

[Eric Mc]

Nice new clock up and running I see.

[Beati Dogu]

At this time, make sure your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright position and that your seat belt is correctly fastened.

[Eric Mc]

Always impressive. Great to see 39A in use again.

[Sylvaforever]

The eagle has landed!


GO SPACE X !!!

[Beati Dogu]

Eric Mc said:

Always impressive. Great to see 39A in use again.

Yes, and with the camera shots from the rocket hold downs and tower view, very Saturn V too.

Superb job.

[callmedave]

Sylvaforever said:

The eagle has landed!


GO SPACE X !!!

Its a Falcon!

But yes GO SPACE X !!!

[Beati Dogu]

The Dragon's solar arrays have been folded out OK now.


NASA were covering it live too, but have now switched to replays.

https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive

They'll be having a post launch press conference at 04:30 UK time.

[Sylvaforever]

callmedave said:

Sylvaforever said:

The eagle has landed!


GO SPACE X !!!

Its a Falcon!

But yes GO SPACE X !!!

Launch pad dude, launchpad ...xxx

[p1stonhead]

I'll never watch this without my jaw being on the floor. Simply amazing.

[MartG]

Aerial video of landing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glEvogjdEVY

[p1stonhead]

MartG said:

Aerial video of landing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glEvogjdEVY

That is so fking astonishing I still can't believe it's real.

[RobDickinson]

Interesting discussions


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulzHxIt--00&fe...

[Fonz]

p1stonhead said:

I'll never watch this without my jaw being on the floor. Simply amazing.

+1 Fantastic

[p1stonhead]

Fonz said:

p1stonhead said:

I'll never watch this without my jaw being on the floor. Simply amazing.

+1 Fantastic

[SystemParanoia]

[Beati Dogu]

On to the next. They plan to static fire a stripped down Falcon 9 at pad 39A on Friday, with the actual launch on Tuesday. This is of course subject to change.

This rocket will take the heavy EchoStar 23 satellite up, so sadly it will definitely not be coming back in one piece.