DocM Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 Bye-Bye Starman CrashG, Unobscured Vision and xrobwx71 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 So, will there be any way to get pics from Starman in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugsie Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) I don't think so. There was something said about a 12 hour battery life for the car, and it doesn't have solar cells so once the battery is flat that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALSN Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 4 hours ago, DocM said: So did they miss their target, or did they intentionally give it everything they had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthdci Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 1 minute ago, SALSN said: So did they miss their target, or did they intentionally give it everything they had? probably gave it what it had, it was a test after all. DocM and SALSN 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted February 7, 2018 Veteran Share Posted February 7, 2018 That launch was amazing, I have to admit I was a little pessimistic about this launch and part of me didn't think it would get off the ground. I had it streaming on my phone as I was doing other stuff and I remember looking down and thinking holy **** that thing just took off. The two boosters landing at pretty much the same time was just a thing of beauty! It's a shame about the centre core, I've still not seen any news on what happened to it but I'm sure it will come out eventually and they'll right whatever went wrong. I'm rewatching the stream on the TV now to enjoy it in all of its magnificence DocM, xrobwx71, Unobscured Vision and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Projections met reality. They meant to give it the beans. Just about to the orbit of Ceres was the plan, so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthdci Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Really need some new hi-res images of this launch for my desktop background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALSN Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, anthdci said: Really need some new hi-res images of this launch for my desktop background. I was thinking a framed picture of the two boosters right before they land :-D +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patseguin Global Moderator Posted February 7, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted February 7, 2018 Anyone know how long that live stream from the car will be on? Would be cool to see a livestream of it approaching Mars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted February 7, 2018 Veteran Share Posted February 7, 2018 1 minute ago, patseguin said: Anyone know how long that live stream from the car will be on? Would be cool to see a livestream of it approaching Mars. I think in the press conference they said the batteries they installed had a rough 12-hour life and there are no solar panels so once it's dead it's dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patseguin Global Moderator Posted February 7, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted February 7, 2018 19 minutes ago, Skiver said: I think in the press conference they said the batteries they installed had a rough 12-hour life and there are no solar panels so once it's dead it's dead. Well, that stinks! They should have put a solar powered camera on it with a 24/7 livestream, That would have been riveting to watch as it approached any space bodies. I suppose they figured it'd be a waste as most of the time it would just see black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) 52 minutes ago, patseguin said: Well, that stinks! They should have put a solar powered camera on it with a 24/7 livestream, That would have been riveting to watch as it approached any space bodies. I suppose they figured it'd be a waste as most of the time it would just see black? Frequency use time was limited by the FCC STA (permit) to the life of the upper stage. If it had been a real mission probe the STA conditions would have been different. This FH was 2 Block 3 cores, a Block 4 center core, and an FH "Frankenstage" (nickname) upper stage. The booster cores were only running at 92% throttle, not full bore. The mission was to test the 6 hour upper stage coast and reignition for USAF EELV launches. That box checked off, they put the pedal to the metal to see what she had. They expected to go just past Mars orbit, but overshot and almost got as far as Ceres. All future FH's will use Block 5 cores at 100% throttle, and will do much better. And, (check the embedded link,) Edited February 7, 2018 by DocM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguy_1986 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 2 hours ago, anthdci said: Really need some new hi-res images of this launch for my desktop background. They've got some here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex/ Jim K, DocM, Unobscured Vision and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguy_1986 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Quote Elon Musk said on a conference call with reporters that the launch "seems to have gone as well as one could have hoped with the exception of center core. The center core obviously didn't land on the drone ship" and he said that "we're looking at the issue." Musk says that the core ran out of propellant, which kept the core from being able to slow down as much as it needed for landing. Because of that, the core apparently hit the water at 300MPH, and it was about 100 meters from the ship. "It was enough to take out two thrusters and shower the deck with shrapnel," Musk said. That should be worth seeing on video: "We have the video," Musk confirmed, "it sounds like some pretty fun footage... if the cameras didn't get blown up as well." https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/06/spacex-falcon-heavy-center-core-lost/ Hopefully we can see that in the next, how not to land an orbital rocket booster video and I'll have to look for the Countdown Net Audio for the next launch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 This stage was going about 1,000 m/s faster than the fastest landed stage, and the boostback burn was long, so.....guess they found the edge of that envelope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Raze Subscriber² Posted February 7, 2018 Subscriber² Share Posted February 7, 2018 Anyone else notice the similarities to the opening sequence of Heavy Metal and Spaceman and his car? CrashG 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguy_1986 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, DocM said: This stage was going about 1,000 m/s faster than the fastest landed stage, and the boostback burn was long, so.....guess they found the edge of that envelope. Any opinions on how they are going to fix that? Will Block 5 help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashG Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 18 minutes ago, Raze said: Anyone else notice the similarities to the opening sequence of Heavy Metal and Spaceman and his car? Yup, sure did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) 31 minutes ago, bguy_1986 said: Any opinions on how they are going to fix that? Will Block 5 help? Block 5 will help, as would larger TEA-TEB (igniter) tanks - they ran out. Bye.... Emn1ty, CrashG, Unobscured Vision and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Jonathan McDowell is with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, working on Chandra & quasars. Also a satellite tracker. I think SpaceX now has the attention of the science community. Unobscured Vision and Emn1ty 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Emn1ty and Unobscured Vision 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Lightfoot: acting NASA Administrator Unobscured Vision and xrobwx71 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) DEIMOS has spotted Starman and his Roadster (at low-left of center, heading for ~2 o'clock) http://www.elecnor-deimos.com/deimos-sky-survey-spacex-starman-tesla/ CrashG and Unobscured Vision 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 That thing is zipping right along. As any sportscar should be. CrashG and DocM 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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