Author Topic: Big Ass Rocket Launch (Read 22811 times)

Kiwi_Roy · « **on:** February 06, 2018, 11:28:58 AM »

Around 10 AM Pacific

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

rodekyll · « **Reply #1 on:** February 06, 2018, 11:46:06 AM »

27 Merlin engines. Radial or inline?

That website says the launch is at 1:30 Eastern time.

tazio · « **Reply #2 on:** February 06, 2018, 12:27:54 PM »

Delayed until 3:10pm Eastern time... Wind shear?

Phang · « **Reply #3 on:** February 06, 2018, 12:44:23 PM »

will set my alarm clock to 3pm ET (that's 4am for me)

there are several live feed in youtube now

LeRoy · « **Reply #4 on:** February 06, 2018, 12:48:00 PM »

Just knowing that the Falcon Heavy rocket carries a Tesla Roadster as payload virtually guarantees a delayed launch

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #5 on:** February 06, 2018, 01:02:14 PM »

Alarm set..

steven c · « **Reply #6 on:** February 06, 2018, 01:36:57 PM »

Now 3:45 ,wind shear.

rodekyll · « **Reply #7 on:** February 06, 2018, 01:44:58 PM »

anyone got a link to the live feed? I can't find one that works.

Phang · « **Reply #8 on:** February 06, 2018, 01:54:45 PM »

Quote from: rodekyll on February 06, 2018, 01:44:58 PM

anyone got a link to the live feed? I can't find one that works.

I am watching this, with sound

https://youtu.be/0KSr1RBsB4s

rodekyll · « **Reply #9 on:** February 06, 2018, 01:55:19 PM »

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #10 on:** February 06, 2018, 01:57:19 PM »

They chose that model because there are no gas stations on mars. Convertible won't be a problem because there is no rain either.

Phang · « **Reply #11 on:** February 06, 2018, 02:02:08 PM »

I bet the car has solid (non pneumatic) tyres

rodekyll · « **Reply #12 on:** February 06, 2018, 02:07:25 PM »

I'd be hoping for caterpillar tracks. Did they include extra batteries?

It must be fun to have so much money that you can afford to send a car to Mars "just because".

rodekyll · « **Reply #13 on:** February 06, 2018, 02:30:55 PM »

15 minutes 40sec . . . feed went to real people just now. Staff giving background and specs. They all sound excited.

O · « **Reply #14 on:** February 06, 2018, 02:34:54 PM »

Quote from: Kiwi_Roy on February 06, 2018, 11:28:58 AM

Around 10 AM Pacific

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

Thank you for the reminder! I had meant to take some time at 1:30 to watch this, and completely forgot. Glad I didn't miss it.

Gliderjohn · « **Reply #15 on:** February 06, 2018, 02:36:40 PM »

Just under 10 minutes.

GliderJohn

Tom · « **Reply #16 on:** February 06, 2018, 02:45:42 PM »

Supposedly Elon wants the title of "fastest car". He'll have to do a rethink on the title. The Moon buggy is/has been the fastest car for some time and actually driven somewhere else than earth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Roving_Vehicle

rodekyll · « **Reply #17 on:** February 06, 2018, 02:56:04 PM »

That was fun.

screamday · « **Reply #18 on:** February 06, 2018, 02:56:42 PM »

Holy crap....that was cool!! Thanks for the heads up.

Gliderjohn · « **Reply #19 on:** February 06, 2018, 02:57:50 PM »

Yes!!!
GliderJohn

Phang · « **Reply #20 on:** February 06, 2018, 03:01:26 PM »

very cool

too bad didn't see how the center rocket landed on the floating pad.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 06, 2018, 03:04:47 PM »

All of those silly space science fiction books from the 1930's don't seem quite so silly now .

Am I the only one who had an emotional response to this ?

Dusty

RinkRat II · « **Reply #22 on:** February 06, 2018, 03:08:25 PM »

No Dusty, the part that really got me was the synchronous landing of the boosters! WOW

Paul B

oldbike54 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 06, 2018, 03:12:39 PM »

^^^

Same here Paul , that was amazing , and is what made me think about those old sci-fi novels where rockets routinely landed at spaceports .

Dusty

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #24 on:** February 06, 2018, 03:14:22 PM »

Quote from: RinkRat II on February 06, 2018, 03:08:25 PM

No Dusty, the part that really got me was the synchronous landing of the boosters! WOW

Paul B

*That* was freakin awesome! Did you see the "Don't panic" placard on the Tesla?

I had one of those on Mouser for a while..

guzzisteve · « **Reply #25 on:** February 06, 2018, 03:15:49 PM »

So, the car is still out there flying?

Kiwi_Roy · « **Reply #26 on:** February 06, 2018, 03:17:02 PM »

Quote from: oldbike54 on February 06, 2018, 03:04:47 PM

Am I the only one who had an emotional response to this ?
Dusty

It got a big round of applause in our office.

Motormike · « **Reply #27 on:** February 06, 2018, 03:29:16 PM »

I got home just in time to watch the video stream. Pretty cool, I gotta admit. No Saturn V, but the closest we've had in a long while. Really liked the simultaneous landing of the boosters! I have to hand it to Musk and his team. Hope they can keep going.

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #28 on:** February 06, 2018, 03:29:37 PM »

Quote from: guzzisteve on February 06, 2018, 03:15:49 PM

So, the car is still out there flying?

Oh, yeah.. for another billion years or so.

Kiwi_Roy · « **Reply #29 on:** February 06, 2018, 03:37:24 PM »

Quote from: Chuck in Indiana on February 06, 2018, 03:29:37 PM

Oh, yeah.. for another billion years or so.

Too far out for a fly and drive then?

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