Astronomy / Space [Live] SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch today

askavir

askavir
You should have named the thread "Elon Musk's Tesla roadster is sent off into mars (*) today" :D


(*) - The car will not hit Mars, it will fly by and proceed into deep space. Who knows if some alien civilization will find it in a few millions of years?...
 

Ashnak

Ashnak
I can think back to the first Apollo moon landing, I was 5 years at that time, and how clumsy it looked when that Saturn V got off the pad. Today, the Falcon heavy took off, and later the boosters landed - like a ballet dancer compared to an elephant.
 

askavir

askavir
Truly incredible stuff. That twin rocket landing was top notch!

My inner nerd if deeply pleased. What a time to be alive :)
 

Raino

Raino
bowie in space
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Mitch Brewer

Mitch Brewer
I lived on the Space Coast of FL for 10 years. Saw many Shuttle launches and landings over the years but this launch today blew my mind. And they managed to land 2 rockets on the ground at the same time? Epic.
 

NeilF

NeilF
askavir said:
Still unknown...

Last time we lost stream, the rocket had failed to deploy one of it's legs, it tumbled and exploded. Fingers crossed it's not the case this time...
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TBH, even if it has failed, the mission was still more successful than anyone could rightly could have expected...

BTW - Suggestion to Elon, put 5 legs on them, that way if one fails... :)
 

Para Handy

Para Handy
askavir said:
You should have named the thread "Elon Musk's Tesla roadster is sent off into mars (*) today" :D


(*) - The car will not hit Mars, it will fly by and proceed into deep space. Who knows if some alien civilization will find it in a few millions of years?...
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It is actually going to be inserted into a Heliocentric Orbit - specifically a trans-Mars Heliocentric orbit. In other words it will orbit the Sun, remaining within our solar system.


Don't panic!

[alien]
 

Zak Gordon

Zak Gordon
Glad it won't just become more space junk in near earth orbit! And i think they lost one of the boosters (it ran out of fuel and hit the ocean at 500m/s!), but considering they gave the overall mission a 50/50 chance of success, a great step forward for SpaceX :)
 

Raino

Raino
Zak Gordon said:
Glad it won't just become more space junk in near earth orbit! And i think they lost one of the boosters (it ran out of fuel and hit the ocean at 500m/s!), but considering they gave the overall mission a 50/50 chance of success, a great step forward for SpaceX :)
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yep, mainthruster did run out of fuel just befor landing, still amazing performance

when i saw them 2 smaller booster land i felt like watching a SF movie

and! this makes the NASA look like kids playing with toys - KEEP GOIN ELON
 
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