Jim K Global Moderator Posted January 19, 2019 Global Moderator Share Posted January 19, 2019 Livestream up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Man, 5000 pounds per second of propellant burnt. Jim K 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 And I want a tie just like the announcer had. Tyler Strickland. Jim K 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted January 19, 2019 Global Moderator Share Posted January 19, 2019 Pretty launch ... glad it didn't go "boom" (seemed like this mission had been snakebit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Jim K said: Pretty launch ... glad it didn't go "boom" (seemed like this mission had been snakebit). Yea, a lot of problems with it. BTW, was not joking about the bow tie. Think I found a close one https://www.etsy.com/listing/209969079/star-bowtie-modern-boys-bowtie-toddler?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=star+bow+tie&ref=sc_gallery-1-4&plkey=5a927b18ef5d22dd2c68c45eeccfc7a44c6cc095%3A209969079 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Unobscured Vision Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Yep, looked pretty good but the engines weren't burning completely cleanly at first. And did anyone else notice the scoring going up nearly the full length of one of the side boosters? That'd be from that first launch attempt, I'd bet. DocM and bguy_1986 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthdci Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Unobscured Vision said: Yep, looked pretty good but the engines weren't burning completely cleanly at first. And did anyone else notice the scoring going up nearly the full length of one of the side boosters? That'd be from that first launch attempt, I'd bet. yup, i noticed it straight away. I'm surprised they've managed to turn it around so quickly to be honest. bguy_1986 and Unobscured Vision 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 H2O2 fires ... nasty, nasty, nasty. Capable of making anything burn, just needs the ignition source ... So much for the line of BS about those engines not having ignited. The recycle time for the launcher and likely the pad (GSE damage) says that they were lit, however briefly. Couple that with the obvious scoring we're observing and the deluge system coming to the rescue beforehand and it tells us everything that took place. That insulation layer got cooked. It's the only way that happens. We saw that with the Shuttle's EFT also, when they'd jettison it -- and that's the same material as the D4H. DocM 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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