SpaceX does it again!!! + Rolling out Starlink

11-24-08, 08:48 PM

http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/conten...shakes_up.html

Onkel Neal · 11-24-08, 10:37 PM

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By diagem
November 22, 2008 11:42 PM
well shucks. I live over her in Teague on the Due hiway and my barn rattled so hard it knocked a couple bales of hay down from the top loft and scared my cows and they went hitailing thru the fence and out on the due hiway and pulled two big old pecan trees down and blocled the darn hiway. I don’t reckon it’s anyone’s fault though.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

August · 11-25-08, 12:15 AM

At least it's not the Astronaut Farmer (also a Texan iirc)

Buddahaid · 06-05-10, 12:29 AM

Successful launch of Falcon 9 today!

http://www.spacex.com/multimedia/videos.php?id=51

VonHesse · 06-05-10, 01:54 AM

Really hope this "redirection" from public funding to private companies works. If it does, it could mean a whole new era in space travel and exploration - and save the US taxpayer a bundle in the meantime.

Gerald · 05-19-12, 01:05 PM

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Saturday's attempt was aborted just as the rocket was about to lift off

The launch of the American SpaceX company's re-supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed by at least three days.

The company was forced to abort the flight just as its Falcon rocket was about to leave the pad at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Early data indicated unusual pressure readings in one of the nine engine combustion chambers under the vehicle.

The company says it hopes to try again on Tuesday or Wednesday.

"We had a nominal countdown, right until about T-minus point-five-seconds," explained SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell."The engine controller noted high chamber pressure in engine five; software did what it was supposed to do - aborted engine five, and then we went through the remaining engine shut-down," she told reporters.

"We need to lift off with all nine [engines], which is why we aborted. You can lose up to two engines and still make your mission, just not at lift-off."

The next earliest launch opportunity is 03:44 EDT (07:44 GMT; 08:44 BST) on Tuesday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18118136

Note: 19 May 2012 Last updated at 10:58 GMT

yubba · 05-19-12, 05:58 PM

They are now talking 3 am well the rumble will wake me and I'll see it from the back deck.

eddie · 05-20-12, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by yubba

They are now talking 3 am well the rumble will wake me and I'll see it from the back deck.

Would have loved to be where you live, especially back in the late 60's!
I bet the Saturn 5 had a hell of a rumble,lol

yubba · 05-20-12, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by eddie

Would have loved to be where you live, especially back in the late 60's!
I bet the Saturn 5 had a hell of a rumble,lol

I missed that, was growing up on the farm in New York, I remember seeing it take off on tv and then I would run out side to see it, god I miss being as dumb as a bag of hammers.

Gerald · 05-22-12, 06:59 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-en...PublicRSS20-sa

Note: Update record,22 May 2012 Last updated at 07:58 GMT

krashkart · 05-22-12, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by eddie

Would have loved to be where you live, especially back in the late 60's!
I bet the Saturn 5 had a hell of a rumble,lol

Oh how I wish I could have been around to see a Saturn V lift off.

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Originally Posted by yubba

god I miss being as dumb as a bag of hammers.

That's the very reason that God invented booze. Now we can all be as dumb as a bag of hammers.

Gerald · 11-19-12, 09:18 AM

Ariane 5 is extremely reliable and accurate, but it is also costly to produce.

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The Californian SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk has warned Europe it must replace its Ariane 5 rocket if it wants to keep up with his company.

The low prices the US entrepreneur is quoting for his new Falcon 9 vehicle mean it is winning contracts that in the past would have gone to Ariane.

Mr Musk said that the cost of producing the current European rocket would kill it as a commercial entity.

"Ariane 5 has no chance," he told BBC News.

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"I don't say that with a sense of bravado but there's really no way for that vehicle to compete with Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. If I were in the position of Ariane, I would really push for an Ariane 6."

Ariane's future will be a key topic this week for European Space Agency (Esa) member states.

They are meeting in Naples to determine the scope and funding of the organisation's projects in the next few years, and the status of their big rocket will be central to those discussions.

A tough market,to wait

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20389148

Note: 19 November 2012 Last updated at 10:47 GMT

03-01-13, 06:12 AM

Space X Stream

Space.com Stream

NASA Stream

Have fun watching!

Sailor Steve · 03-01-13, 10:18 AM

Pretty cool! Thanks for the links.

Dowly · 03-01-13, 10:20 AM

Damn! Missed the launch by 9 minutes!

11-24-08, 08:48 PM	#1
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	SpaceX does it again!!! + Rolling out Starlink http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/conten...shakes_up.html

11-25-08, 12:15 AM	#3
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	At least it's not the Astronaut Farmer (also a Texan iirc) __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,319 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	SpaceX Falcon 9 Successful launch of Falcon 9 today! http://www.spacex.com/multimedia/videos.php?id=51 __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Launch success for SpaceX mission http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-en...PublicRSS20-sa Note: Update record,22 May 2012 Last updated at 07:58 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

03-01-13, 06:12 AM	#13
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Space X Falcon 9, CRS-2 launch in ~4hrs Space X Stream Space.com Stream NASA Stream Have fun watching!

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VonHesse Sailor Man Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Dieser verdammte Platz Posts: 239 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Really hope this "redirection" from public funding to private companies works. If it does, it could mean a whole new era in space travel and exploration - and save the US taxpayer a bundle in the meantime.

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yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	They are now talking 3 am well the rumble will wake me and I'll see it from the back deck.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Pretty cool! Thanks for the links. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Damn! Missed the launch by 9 minutes!