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| 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: 22,084 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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QUOTE(rhodyguy @ Feb 6 2018, 01:50 PM)  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. |
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| jd74914 |
Feb 7 2018, 12:42 PM
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Its alive Group: Members Posts: 4,780 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Feb 6 2018, 06:46 PM) QUOTE(rhodyguy @ Feb 6 2018, 01:50 PM) 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). |
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| Andyrew |
Feb 7 2018, 02:40 PM
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QUOTE(jd74914 @ Feb 7 2018, 10:42 AM) QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Feb 6 2018, 06:46 PM) QUOTE(rhodyguy @ Feb 6 2018, 01:50 PM) 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). In my group of friends (early 30's) the science culture is pushed up. I strongly attribute this to Bill Nye and the science push of the early 90's. I havent seen anything like Bill in this generation and the closest we have is Neil but he serves the older community when the kids have already gotten into science. I think the largest push these days for kids in science is the parents themselves, they had such a fondness for learning when they were kids and they want to instill the value of intelligence and learning with their children. I was really happy to see that the Magic School bus got a reboot, and I personally have watched half the episodes so far (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| SirAndy |
Feb 7 2018, 02:56 PM
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QUOTE(Andyrew @ Feb 7 2018, 12:40 PM) I havent seen anything like Bill in this generation and the closest we have is Neil but he serves the older community when the kids have already gotten into science. Which is exactly why sending a Tesla that streams selfies from space is going to work with the millennials. It's the sort of social media self promotion they can relate to ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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rhodyguy WAY OT: Falcon Heavy. Beautiful launch Feb 6 2018, 02:56 PM
andrewb Awesome engineering.
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