SpaceX Tuesday...

[Eric Mc]

It was also interesting seeing the speed and acceleration data for the 1st stage as it fell back. Normally they don't show that as they concentrate on giving you the data for the upper stage and payload deployment.

[p1stonhead]

Stunning footage today. Just amazing seeing it all the way from separation from the ground perspective.

[Beati Dogu]

The camerawork really was superb. The Second stage did its job too and the satellite has been delivered OK. No word of the fairings yet.

Here's the edited footage of the separation, boost back burn, reentry burn and landing.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTjVdLVB1bO/



The complete launch footage is up on Youtube now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzQpkQ1etdA

[anonymous-user]

p1stonhead said:

Stunning footage today. Just amazing seeing it all the way from separation from the ground perspective.

Agreed and, as Eric points out, it's wonderful to see the acceleration and altitude information.

This really is the future - exciting times ahead.

[Sylvaforever]

Beaten to it lol

Edited by Sylvaforever on Monday 1st May 18:06

[Caruso]

Great footage today

Edited by Caruso on Monday 1st May 17:33

[Sylvaforever]

Oooooo!

OK reviewing the mission coverage for NROL-76 on the SpaceX webcast.


@ 18:51of the coverage timeline, just prior to the entry burn on the right side image there is a object located in the top left corner on the screen object appears to be tumbling and for 1-2 seconds max is visible-could this be part of the shroud down below the incoming first stage @ 89.5 km altitude?

[Caruso]

Some other space related news, in June Lego is releasing a new model of the Saturn V with 1969 pieces...Might find some love here?

[MartG]

Sylvaforever said:

@ 18:51of the coverage timeline, just prior to the entry burn on the right side image there is a object located in the top left corner on the screen object appears to be tumbling and for 1-2 seconds max is visible-could this be part of the shroud down below the incoming first stage @ 89.5 km altitude?

No, just a small piece of ice or debris. The stage has already done its boostback burn, so the shrouds will be a long way away and going in the opposite direction

[anonymous-user]

Caruso said:

Great footage today

Edited by Caruso on Monday 1st May 17:33

That footage is spectacular. It's almost like watching a sci fi film it's so clear.

[p1stonhead]

It's like an insane level of CGI someone spent millions on. I will have to remind myself it's real sometimes.

[Eric Mc]

The long distance cameras used at Cape Canaveral are amazing and have been in use for decades. The difference now is that the recording devices bolted onto the lenses are HD digital rather than film.

There is some fantastic footage from the Apollo era and, towards the end of the Shuttle era, they began using HD video.

The camera mounts are based on old converted anti-aircraft gun mounts. I would love one for my back garden

Edited by Eric Mc on Tuesday 2nd May 13:36

[ukaskew]

Beati Dogu said:

Here's the edited footage of the separation, boost back burn, reentry burn and landing.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTjVdLVB1bO/

My mind simply cannot process this. Amazing stability coming into land, it seems about as likely as dropping a straw out of a second floor window and getting it to land on its end.

[XM5ER]

ukaskew said:

Beati Dogu said:

Here's the edited footage of the separation, boost back burn, reentry burn and landing.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTjVdLVB1bO/

My mind simply cannot process this. Amazing stability coming into land, it seems about as likely as dropping a straw out of a second floor window and getting it to land on its end.

Make that "dropping a straw from the top of burj al arab on a windy day". Truly awesome, I don''t think Hollywood could make it look better.

[p1stonhead]

XM5ER said:

ukaskew said:

Beati Dogu said:

Here's the edited footage of the separation, boost back burn, reentry burn and landing.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTjVdLVB1bO/

My mind simply cannot process this. Amazing stability coming into land, it seems about as likely as dropping a straw out of a second floor window and getting it to land on its end.

Make that "dropping a straw from the top of burj al arab on a windy day". Truly awesome, I don''t think Hollywood could make it look better.

I am significantly worse than anything like this on Kerbal Space Program

[AnotherClarkey]

Caruso said:

Some other space related news, in June Lego is releasing a new model of the Saturn V with 1969 pieces...Might find some love here?

Nice - but I want Lego Spacex stuff. Falcon 9, Dragon and a Droneship would be a nice start I think.....

[Beati Dogu]

Not long until the next launch now either. This'll be a new Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A, carrying the Inmarsat-5 F4 communications satellite.

The launch is scheduled for the 15th May (16th May in the UK) with the launch window opening at 12.20 am UK time


There's be no landing attempt though it appears. It's a big, heavy satellite (just over 6 tonnes), so the rocket will be taking one for the team until the Falcon Heavy (or maybe the next gen "Block 5" Falcon 9) can take over this role.

This satellite is actually heavier than the EchoStar 23 satellite that was launched by an expendable, stripped down Falcon 9 in March.

[MartG]

Due to fly mid-June, BulgariaSat 1 satellite will be the second mission to launch on one of SpaceX’s recovered first stage boosters

https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/05/bulgarias-fi...

[MartG]

Next launch due on Monday - heavy payload so no landing attempt

https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/10/satellite-fo...

[Eric Mc]

Pad 39A is certainly getting a good work out these days.

Even at the height of the Apollo and Shuttle programmes it was never used so frequently.