Looks like they are going to try it today in a few minutes.

Wheres this one launching from?

Thanks for the link.

What's different about this launch?

Launching from the Cape.

This is their heavy lift rocket, basically 3 falcon 9's strapped together. The payload is a tesla roadster.

Its a test mission, and odds of the thing blowing up is somewhat good.

(02-06-2018 03:42 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  Launching from the Cape.

This is their heavy lift rocket, basically 3 falcon 9's strapped together. The payload is a tesla roadster.

Its a test mission, and odds of the thing blowing up is somewhat good.

Musk said 50/50.

Eeeeesh.

Will this be anything like Thunderbirds Are Go?

Just saw it on CNBC. Looked awesome.

Holy crap the boosters make a clean landing. Amazing


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Unreal!

Capitalism outdoes Government

Wow.

Holy schit.

that was freaking amazing and those boosters touching down like that was straight from a sci-fi movie, only freaking real.

That was the coolest thing I've seen in a looooooong time.

And leave it to that freak Musk to send a freaking convertible Tesla with the top down to orbit "for the next billion years". lollol

(02-06-2018 03:53 PM)Kronke Wrote:  Holy crap the boosters make a clean landing. Amazing


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Synchronous side-by-side landing. That was impressive.

No news about the core landing on the drone ship.

Any word on the main core? They cut off the feed I was watching

(02-06-2018 03:58 PM)GrayBeard Wrote:  No news about the core landing on the drone ship.

yea, they lost the feed just prior to landing. Its probably ok, but if all they did was to lose a center core on landing, they are going to be thrilled. Everything else looked flawless.

photo of the two stages landing side by side.

(02-06-2018 04:00 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  photo of the two stages landing side by side.

That was just unreal...scifi movie stuff.

(02-06-2018 04:00 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  photo of the two stages landing side by side.

There was a significant twitch in my pants when that happened. It hasn't gone down yet.

nothing better than engineering when they get it right......

watched it live......extremely impressive.....

nice 'touch' launching the 'Tesla' into permanent space........that ol' boy bucked heads with the biggest and baddest of his era.....you can thank Westinghouse for that one....

#truegenius

#theyarerareindeed

(02-06-2018 04:00 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  photo of the two stages landing side by side.

That honestly looked almost fake, as in computer generated. Like a choreographed dance.

Amazing.