+John. Subscriber¹ Posted January 17, 2017 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 17, 2017 1 minute ago, FloatingFatMan said: So, for the $64,000 question... When is the first relaunch of a landed stage 1 going to happen? It's SES-10, which is scheduled to February/March this year I believe FloatingFatMan and Unobscured Vision 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Just now, John. said: It's SES-10, which is scheduled to February/March this year I believe Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) There's a pencil in for February 8, but that's notional until they get 39A ready and Echostar 23 off the ground. The static fire for that may be Saturday. Maybe. Seems to be in good shape.... Album: http://imgur.com/a/CAZwW Edited January 17, 2017 by DocM Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Yep, I thought it looked in pretty good shape too. Give her a few checks and a static firing and load 'er up for a reflight. This might be the one that they do a rapid turnaround on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted January 17, 2017 Veteran Share Posted January 17, 2017 I was tracking (barge stalking) last night...didn't take long to round Catalina Island and get in. Nice work to Beittil for getting Stratohornet's images....great night shots. twitter stratohornet liked this one... stratohornet twitter account ----------------------- Falcon 9 booster, first recovered off West Coast, back in port Quote The first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket launched Saturday has returned to port in Southern California after landing on a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean, ready for refurbishment and potential reuse on a future mission. The 15-story booster and its barge, named “Just Read the Instructions,” were towed into the Port of Los Angeles, a few miles south of SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California, before sunrise Tuesday after sailing from the touchdown point in the Pacific. The rocket is the seventh Falcon 9 first stage recovered by SpaceX since December 2015. http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/17/falcon-9-booster-first-recovered-off-west-coast-back-in-port/ Lots of great images at the link above... Photo credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News/SCNG Photo credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News/SCNG Photo credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News/SCNG and some nice shots in this album... TheKrimsonKing reddit imgur upload Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted January 18, 2017 Veteran Share Posted January 18, 2017 Just a few more images....just because.... Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 They've smoothed out their port ops significantly - this went very fast. Unobscured Vision and Draggendrop 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted January 18, 2017 Veteran Share Posted January 18, 2017 Here is a few more...real nice.... LA Daily News http://photos.dailynews.com/2017/01/photos-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-booster-arrives-after-port-of-los-angeles/#1 imgur rehost by RootDeliver http://imgur.com/a/VtmTQ samples... Chuck Bennett/Daily Breeze/SCNG Chuck Bennett/Daily Breeze/SCNG Chuck Bennett/Daily Breeze/SCNG Marmac 303 spec sheet, 2 page pdf Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 She's looking rather clean for having come through re-entry and a landing, too! Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 Yup. They've learned a lot about heat treatments and coatings, and anyone who thinks R&D halted for the AMOS-6 investigation is mistaken. Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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+John. Subscriber¹ Posted January 18, 2017 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, DocM said: Oh well now that's just a pretty sight, isn't it? DocM and Unobscured Vision 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Draggendrop Veteran Posted January 19, 2017 Veteran Share Posted January 19, 2017 Iridium and SES are top notch customers who go to bat for SpaceX. Soon the trolls will be eating crow. DocM 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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