Jim K Global Moderator Posted May 10, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted May 10, 2018 Now live ... about 10 minutes until launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted May 10, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted May 10, 2018 Abort thrown by the Falcon 9 after entering startup mode. SpaceX is currently looking into the reason/options ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashG Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 It's almost like this payload doesn't want to go. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted May 10, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted May 10, 2018 Officially scrubbed for today ... looking at a 24 hour recycle (launch window starting at 1614 Eastern Time tomorrow) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Bummer. Was watching on YouTube. As soon as the computers took over, boom, abort. Something wasn't happy. They'll get it figured out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) Heard it was a ground support equipment problem. In the pre-flight phone conference Musk said they'll build a fleet of 30-50 Block 5's, depending on how many customers want new boosters, and re-fly them. He also said they'll try flying the same booster twice in 24 hours. Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted May 11, 2018 Veteran Share Posted May 11, 2018 That was a shame, I very rarely catch these but managed to get the stream up. How late do they wait to call out more delays if there are still problems that need to be fixed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Skiver said: That was a shame, I very rarely catch these but managed to get the stream up. How late do they wait to call out more delays if there are still problems that need to be fixed? Delays can happen any time given the complexity of rocket launches. Their Twitter feed helps. @SpaceX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted May 11, 2018 Veteran Share Posted May 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, DocM said: Delays can happen any time given the complexity of rocket launches. Their Twitter feed helps. @SpaceX oh sure, I understand that. I mean in the sense I don't think we know if the problem they had yesterday has been fixed? I guess the real question is, do we know if that is fixed or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 They said the rocket looked OK, and they said it was a ground issue (see tweet.) They were working a pad issue earlier so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted May 11, 2018 Veteran Share Posted May 11, 2018 Hmm, I must have missed something, last time I checked Twitter the only post was about the launch being postponed. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted May 11, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted May 11, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted May 11, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted May 11, 2018 Now live ... about 10 minutes until launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted May 11, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted May 11, 2018 Liftoff .... Cool camera angle ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted May 11, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted May 11, 2018 Stage 1 has landed on OCISLY. Second stage engine cutoff ... coasting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted May 11, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted May 11, 2018 Payload sep. Looks like the mission was a complete success! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beittil Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Cool show as usual, they should totally fix that choppy connection on the drone ship though... If only for all the nay-sayers who keep insisting it is all fake of course ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashG Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 What were those little flames creeping up the side starting around T+00.00.36 to .42 then camera switches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 LO2 bleed-off. Perfectly normal. DocM 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted May 14, 2018 Veteran Share Posted May 14, 2018 Something I don't think I'd ever seen mentioned but did they upgrade the camera's on these? The images looked so much clearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) A bit better perhaps, save for condensation on the booster camera around the landing burn. It'll be hard to beat the Starman images though, they were repotedly shot with a custom space-rated RED videography camera. Edited May 14, 2018 by DocM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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