SpaceX does it again!!! + Rolling out Starlink - Page 6

Catfish · 01-15-17, 07:14 AM

https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/artic...eslandung.html

Has been quite a walk from the first tumbling and exploding starts all those decades ago, to a successful vertical(!!) landing on a tiny spot in the sea

Oberon · 01-15-17, 07:57 AM

Well, to be fair it's their first landing in the Pacific, they've landed on the barge in the Atlantic a few times already. Was a damn good landing though, right on the center circle. It's good to see them back in top form after the Cape explosion.
The next big milestone to come up is next month when SES-10 is launched using a first stage booster that has already been up once. Then there's the un-crewed Dragon 2 test flight to the ISS due in the latter half of this year, and then hopefully a crewed one in 2018. In fact, 2018 should see the end of the Russian monopoly on crewed space launches, because NASA also has a crew capsule on the way, the CST-100 Starliner, providing they don't have to bin it due to budget cuts.
After that...well...as Buzz Aldrin would put it:

Jimbuna · 01-15-17, 08:52 AM

I've never felt so enthused since man walked on the moon.

Exciting times ahead.

yubba · 01-15-17, 11:29 AM

Until you've seen it come down and land from your back yard like I have, you'll never know how impressive it really is..

Gargamel · 01-17-17, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by yubba

Until you've seen it come down and land from your back yard like I have, you'll never know how impressive it really is..

While it would always be exciting to see that, the amount of excitement would be indirectly proportional to amount your backyard was supposed to be the LZ.

vienna · 12-23-17, 06:35 PM

Last night (12/22), SpaceX launched a rocket carrying ten communications satellites from Vandenberg AFB in California. The launch was notable not only for the fact it was done using a previously flown and recovered rocket, it also provided one of the most spectacular light shows ever. In spite of the fact local media in SoCal had reported the imminent launch earlier in the day (in fact, SpaceX had released the launch info a week earlier), the sight caught a very large number of observers unawares, with a surprising number of people actually thinking it was a UFO. I knew about the launch and deliberately made sure I would be able to watch the rocket as it flew over LA. Here are a few videos of the sight:

News Report:

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/...enberg-spacex/

Video shot by onlooker:

The launch could even be seen as far away as Arizona:

The phone lines for fire and police were clogged by calls from people reporting the spectacle. A local reporter, who was driving in to the studio at the time, reported drivers stopped cold on the road or pulled off to the side of the road; she said one truck driver was staring at the object and rear-ended a car in the lane next to her. When I saw the launch, I was standing in front of a high-end private gym and workout studio and patrons and workers came outside when they saw the beginnings of the contrail through the gym windows. It was kind of funny listening to the speculations of what the objects and lights were; I finally told them about the rocket launch and they seemed disappointed it was something rather mundane...

<O>

Eichhörnchen · 12-24-17, 06:00 AM

Great pictures. Why can't British Telecom organise something like that for us?

Jimbuna · 12-24-17, 06:21 AM

Most impressive

STEED · 12-24-17, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Great pictures. Why can't British Telecom organise something like that for us?

Too busy over charging its customers.

Jimbuna · 12-24-17, 06:25 AM

I'm surprised you have a phone then.....too modern and comes at a relatively low cost.

Von Due · 12-24-17, 10:56 AM

SpaceX rockets carry alien tech: Mind control units that causes people to lose their minds and scream "UFO! Aliens!!". Of course. Why wouldn't they carry that? It amuses me mildly to read "Don't believe the lying Govt. Believe what I, a complete stranger with no creds to my name, am telling you instead!".

vienna · 12-24-17, 05:32 PM

There is a guy out of Boston who posted on YT about the launch and it was a wild video. If the guy is serious about his posting, mental health care is way inadequate; if it was tongue-in-cheek, then he came disturbingly close to some of the real whacked out claims about the launch...

(Is it just me or does that meme look curiously like Jeff Sessions?)...

<O>

STEED · 12-25-17, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I'm surprised you have a phone then.....too modern and comes at a relatively low cost.

Post Office jim, good deal and cheaper.

ikalugin · 12-25-17, 08:01 AM

ICBM does a spiral patern.

Ofc people for some reason views them as UFOs.

STEED · 12-25-17, 02:06 PM

Alien invasion...No need to panic.

S.H.A.D.O

01-15-17, 07:14 AM	#76
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	SpaceX finally did it https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/artic...eslandung.html Has been quite a walk from the first tumbling and exploding starts all those decades ago, to a successful vertical(!!) landing on a tiny spot in the sea __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

01-15-17, 08:52 AM	#78
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I've never felt so enthused since man walked on the moon. Exciting times ahead. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-23-17, 06:35 PM	#81
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,507 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Dazzling SpaceX Launch Brings Out The UFO Buffs... Last night (12/22), SpaceX launched a rocket carrying ten communications satellites from Vandenberg AFB in California. The launch was notable not only for the fact it was done using a previously flown and recovered rocket, it also provided one of the most spectacular light shows ever. In spite of the fact local media in SoCal had reported the imminent launch earlier in the day (in fact, SpaceX had released the launch info a week earlier), the sight caught a very large number of observers unawares, with a surprising number of people actually thinking it was a UFO. I knew about the launch and deliberately made sure I would be able to watch the rocket as it flew over LA. Here are a few videos of the sight: News Report: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/...enberg-spacex/ Video shot by onlooker: The launch could even be seen as far away as Arizona: The phone lines for fire and police were clogged by calls from people reporting the spectacle. A local reporter, who was driving in to the studio at the time, reported drivers stopped cold on the road or pulled off to the side of the road; she said one truck driver was staring at the object and rear-ended a car in the lane next to her. When I saw the launch, I was standing in front of a high-end private gym and workout studio and patrons and workers came outside when they saw the beginnings of the contrail through the gym windows. It was kind of funny listening to the speculations of what the objects and lights were; I finally told them about the rocket launch and they seemed disappointed it was something rather mundane... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

12-24-17, 06:00 AM	#82
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Great pictures. Why can't British Telecom organise something like that for us? __________________

12-24-17, 06:21 AM	#83
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Most impressive __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-15-17, 07:57 AM	#77
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Well, to be fair it's their first landing in the Pacific, they've landed on the barge in the Atlantic a few times already. Was a damn good landing though, right on the center circle. It's good to see them back in top form after the Cape explosion. The next big milestone to come up is next month when SES-10 is launched using a first stage booster that has already been up once. Then there's the un-crewed Dragon 2 test flight to the ISS due in the latter half of this year, and then hopefully a crewed one in 2018. In fact, 2018 should see the end of the Russian monopoly on crewed space launches, because NASA also has a crew capsule on the way, the CST-100 Starliner, providing they don't have to bin it due to budget cuts. After that...well...as Buzz Aldrin would put it:

01-15-17, 11:29 AM	#79
yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	Until you've seen it come down and land from your back yard like I have, you'll never know how impressive it really is..

12-24-17, 06:25 AM	#85
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'm surprised you have a phone then.....too modern and comes at a relatively low cost. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-24-17, 10:56 AM	#86
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,660 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	SpaceX rockets carry alien tech: Mind control units that causes people to lose their minds and scream "UFO! Aliens!!". Of course. Why wouldn't they carry that? It amuses me mildly to read "Don't believe the lying Govt. Believe what I, a complete stranger with no creds to my name, am telling you instead!".

12-24-17, 05:32 PM	#87
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,507 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	There is a guy out of Boston who posted on YT about the launch and it was a wild video. If the guy is serious about his posting, mental health care is way inadequate; if it was tongue-in-cheek, then he came disturbingly close to some of the real whacked out claims about the launch... (Is it just me or does that meme look curiously like Jeff Sessions?)... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

12-25-17, 08:01 AM	#89
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	ICBM does a spiral patern. Ofc people for some reason views them as UFOs. __________________ Grumpy as always.

12-25-17, 02:06 PM	#90
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Alien invasion...No need to panic. S.H.A.D.O __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!