Broadcast is gonna look like split screen multiplayer Kerbal.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Iridium-2 Launch & 1st Stage Droneship Landing. Jun 25 20:25 UTC
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Broadcast is gonna look like split screen multiplayer Kerbal.
Jezbollah
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Imagine what you just saw, but with two first stages strapped either side of the main rocket.
Then imagine the three first stages (two side boosters, and core booster) all landing, two on land, and one in the ocean.
Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ca6x4QbpoM (except that this shows three stages returning to launch site.)
Depending on Payload you could have 3 separate Boosters landing. Lots of fun then. The higher the payload the less reusability but consider SpaceX says for full reusability they can launch for 90 million dollars.
Delta IV which is similar but no reusability is projected at 375 million per launch. Can see why SpaceX and what they are accomplishing is such a huge deal. They are making Space much cheaper
E-Cat
Member
Been waiting for what feels like 3-4 years now. It seems perpetually a few months away.
Should happen this year. All three boosters have been test fired in the past few months. Musk said building the rocket was a lot more complicated than they thought it would be.
cebri.one
Member
Haha true. But they have actually been testing the core and side boosters. Shotwell said in the Space Show the only thing they really need is the pad.
New titanium grid fins worked even better than expected. Should be capable of an indefinite number of flights with no service.
Elon Musk‏ (@elonmusk) June 25, 2017
Elon Musk‏ (@elonmusk) June 25, 2017
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Jezbollah
Member
They can pretty much use LC39 for FH. (in fact I think it's first flight is scheduled to launch there).
EDIT: Landing replay> https://streamable.com/ntpww
It certainly looked like there was a drop of the rocket after engine cut-off on landing.
E-Cat
Member
"Nobody knew building rockets was so complicated."
But good to hear, let's hope this time is the real deal.
GrizzleBoy
Banned
cebri.one
Member
Well with Heavy we also need to realized that beacuse the F9 has getting more a more powerfull with each revision of the Merlin engine, the need for FH has been shrinking. I don't think it will fly more than 1-2 times per year, and that would be already a lot. Same rate as DIVH.
I haven't been following this launch particularly but in the past they've been named after ships from the Culture series of novels by Iain M. Banks.
Phillips455
Member
Fuck,i was just skimming the thread and i read that as "All satellites Destroyed"
Nearly game me a fright there.
You were not the only one.
Always happy to see a successful 1st stage landing. This is the 13th successful landing.
Squirrel Killer
Member
Are they still planning to send a cargo ship to Mars next July as mentioned in this page?
Oh, thanks! That was beautiful!New titanium grid fins worked even better than expected. Should be capable of an indefinite number of flights with no service.
Elon Musk‏ (@elonmusk) June 25, 2017
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Don't think so. IIRC Elon will talk more in depth on this in a couple months.
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
I'm interested in whether this moon circumnavigation mission will actually take place.
Musk time > Valve time
