SpaceX Falcon 9 historic landing thread (1st landing attempt & most recent missions)

[Nytrunner]

My gamble of ignoring the 4pm start time paid off

 

[spigalau]

Time for Elon to troll...

I look at StarHopper and think.

 

[georgegassaway]

May be close to 6 pm Central. live video by Everyday Astronaut

 

[Nytrunner]

Isn't this the exact same stream Spig just posted.....?

And should there be a new thread for Raptor/Starship developments anyway? This one's a tad overloaded

 

[Major Tom]

Time for Elon to troll...

I look at StarHopper and think.
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LOL I had the same thought. Maybe the Fliskit Acme Spitfire inspired them. I hope Starship looks a little better when it’s finished.

 

[spigalau]

8 mins... SpaceX feed

 

[spigalau]

And aborted at T+00:00.80

 

[OverTheTop]

Checking igniters. Looking at launching same time tomorrow currently.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Checking igniters. Looking at launching same time tomorrow currently.

Finicky igniter. Lol! It sounds so familiar!

Did the LCO double-check that the right pad is selected? Did he mash the button extra hard and extra long? Is the continuity light still on? Did anyone see a puff of smoke? Give it a minute and then send Elon out to the pad with one of the special dipped igniters, and make sure it’s inserted all the way to the top of the grain!

 

[Marc_G]

Probably used a Copperhead...

 

[RocketGeekInFL]

Maybe not enough voltage going to the igniter. I would recommend a quick dip in CA and then right into 4F and you should be good to go.

 

[boatgeek]

Was it a cluster? If so, a relay system may be needed. And fresh 12V batteries.

 

[Nytrunner]

In their defense, it is a complex ignition system

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Maybe the clips are crusty. Get someone out there with some sandpaper to scuff it up!

 

[Nytrunner]

And aborted at T+00:00.80

Hey Spig, where do you find the link to the official livestream?

 

[cvanc]

 

[Nytrunner]

Carl, is that stream going to be refreshed when they start today?

Still just shows yesterday's circus

 

[spigalau]

SpaceX Feed -

EveryDayAstro Feed -

T-4 minutes

 

[spigalau]

Holding at 2 mins

 

[spigalau]

It worked !

 

[Nytrunner]

And Success

Good to see it get off the ground, I've been waiting for that flight for 5 years

 

[neil_w]

Fan-freaking-tastic.

 

[spigalau]

The Water Tower Has Landed...

 

[mpitfield]

That was a very cool video, love it.

 

[Nytrunner]

 

[boatgeek]

A couple of really interesting things (at least to me). I was a little surprised at how much movement they had on the thrust vectoring control. They also appeared to do the last bit of throttling down by cutting way back on oxygen, making the flame go yellow with incomplete combustion.

 

[Nytrunner]

hey also appeared to do the last bit of throttling down by cutting way back on oxygen, making the flame go yellow with incomplete combustion.

Reduce thrust, reduce heat

 

[manixFan]

I tried to post a link that starts 10 seconds before the test but the site reformats the data. Scrub to about 31:00 minutes in:




Tony

 

[georgegassaway]

Everyday Astronaut's view not so great, but you gotta love the audio. Forward to just before two hours and 21 minutes.

 

[spigalau]

Everyday Astronaut's view not so great, but you gotta love the audio. Forward to an hour and 41 minutes.

I think he may have had a wee accident in his pants...