+rdlenk Subscriber² Posted May 6, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted May 6, 2016 S1 Landed! Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted May 6, 2016 Veteran Share Posted May 6, 2016 nailed it... Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 landing Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted May 6, 2016 Veteran Share Posted May 6, 2016 She's still pretty warm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 What'd I miss? Just got on my computer .. Oh man! Landed?? Draggendrop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Draggendrop and Unobscured Vision 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted May 6, 2016 Veteran Share Posted May 6, 2016 We still had octaweb burnoff....she was definitely hot Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Okay, that's hot snot. Gotta wait for the replay to make it up now. I was expecting this afternoon or something. Hrmph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jim K Global Moderator Posted May 6, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted May 6, 2016 2 minutes ago, Unobscured Vision said: Okay, that's hot snot. Gotta wait for the replay to make it up now. I was expecting this afternoon or something. Hrmph! Still a live feed. Rewind to about T+8:25 Unobscured Vision and Draggendrop 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Ohhh that's pretty. Almost dead-on with the bullseye. They've been fine-tuning the guidance. Draggendrop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 @jjkusaf Thanks kindly, I would never have thought to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jim K Global Moderator Posted May 6, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted May 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Unobscured Vision said: Ohhh that's pretty. Almost dead-on with the bullseye. They've been fine-tuning the guidance. Yep...pretty landing. Stil get a kick out of the folks there. Especially between T+8:39 and T+8:43. They got quiet for a second ... then erupted in cheers. Haha...great Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted May 6, 2016 Veteran Share Posted May 6, 2016 3 engine hover slam, on the mark.......next..... Unobscured Vision and DocM 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Thanks @DocM, I'm watching the entire launch. Rocket junkie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted May 6, 2016 Veteran Share Posted May 6, 2016 Quote 01:42 T+plus 21 minutes. Restart of the Merlin vacuum engine is about five-and-a-half minutes away. The burn is expected to last less than a minute -- approximately 59 seconds -- to propel the JCSAT 14 satellite into a high-altitude elliptical transfer orbit. 01:40 T+plus 19 minutes. The Falcon 9 rocket and SES 9 are currently flying over the Atlantic Ocean, approaching the Canary Islands. http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/05/05/falcon-9-jcsat-14-mission-status-center/ Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted May 6, 2016 Veteran Share Posted May 6, 2016 Quote 01:46 AOS Gabon The Falcon 9 rocket is flying over Africa, and communications from the second stage have been acquired via a ground station in Gabon. http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/05/05/falcon-9-jcsat-14-mission-status-center/ Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 S2 relight Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Sat deploy Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Great landing, and good sep. DocM and Draggendrop 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted May 6, 2016 Veteran Share Posted May 6, 2016 I hope that the burnoff didn't do too much damage to the web.....she was smoldering the whole time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted May 6, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted May 6, 2016 Can't get much better than that. Awesome job by the SpaceX team Draggendrop and Unobscured Vision 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted May 6, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted May 6, 2016 5 minutes ago, Draggendrop said: I hope that the burnoff didn't do too much damage to the web.....she was smoldering the whole time.... They may want to consider installing a bidet for the rocket on the platform. Draggendrop and Unobscured Vision 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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