WAY OT: Falcon Heavy. Beautiful launch |
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WAY OT: Falcon Heavy. Beautiful launch |
rhodyguy |
Feb 6 2018, 02:56 PM
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Perfect separations And both side boosters just set down on the pads. Vertically. At the same time. Coolest thing I've seen in a long time. I put the sound on the stereo and cranked it up.
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rhodyguy |
Feb 6 2018, 03:50 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,090 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
They had a split screen showing mission control in California in one of the replays. To say folks were jubilant is putting it mildly.
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Elliot Cannon |
Feb 6 2018, 05:46 PM
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jd74914 |
Feb 7 2018, 12:42 PM
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They had a split screen showing mission control in California in one of the replays. To say folks were jubilant is putting it mildly. Part of the thrill was listening to the crowd cheering. I don't think there was a person under the age of 40 in that crowd. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) You might be surprised to see the cheers during a flyby for a new turbine engine too-the average age of an engineer at P&W is something like 30-32 right now. Incredible achievement! The Merlin engines powering the Falcon Heavy really are something; it's amazing how much they can be throttled to allow landing. Throttling rockets is really a big deal because of their acoustic instabilities-something like this would never be possible with other rocket technology. This may be an unpopular opinion, but I'm a little disappointed he put a Tesla Roadster into space though. Other rocket "firsts" have put small satellites made by schools, etc. into orbit which I've always thought is a great idea to get the even younger generations excited (note: I'm saying this as a 30 year old engineer). |
KELTY360 |
Feb 7 2018, 12:50 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,036 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I'm a little disappointed he put a Tesla Roadster into space though. Other rocket "firsts" have put small satellites made by schools, etc. into orbit which I've always thought is a great idea to get the even younger generations excited (note: I'm saying this as a 30 year old engineer). In an age of rampant self promotion, this is a yuuuge leap forward! Best ad ever. |
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