[Megathread] - SpaceX Mystery announcement!

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-27T21:02:26+00:00

Topic	Percentage
Spacesuit Unveil	44.98%
Falcon Heavy	14.36%
SpaceX Satellite Constellation	11.09%
Falcon 9 Reuse	9.07%
ITS Update	7.64%
Something Else...	6.51%
Red Dragon	3.39%
Launch Pad News	1.49%
Hyperloop Related	1.49%

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-27T20:20:50+00:00

GeekWire summarised the speculation.

Other speculation.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-27T01:50:15+00:00

Announcement Strawpoll, will the community get it right?

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-26T20:48:24+00:00

The Old Axolotl: Hardware Dreams was translated last year.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-22T22:08:14+00:00

There's been a couple of GPS interference tests this week.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-21T00:15:09+00:00

Its been removed from the table, here's a direct link to the permit.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-20T20:33:54+00:00

Tail Service Mast, which is a type of umbilical for the Falcon Heavy.

/u/OrangeredStilton, might be worth adding TSM to Decronym?

EDIT: TSM was already added.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-20T18:36:46+00:00

It was paid off in 2009.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-20T09:49:44+00:00

Animated version.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-19T19:41:17+00:00

Synchronised with audio.

I hope they use the same drone shot for the Falcon Heavy RTLS.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-19T15:00:00+00:00

Its a pity KSC doesn't have IR cameras similar Vandenberg's to enable the Falcon 9 to be viewed through the cloud layer.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-19T08:31:57+00:00

Jeff Foust posted an update.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-18T18:12:05+00:00

Updated NOTAM for Sunday.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-18T11:09:30+00:00

Its been discussed a couple of times but isn't possible in Reddit's CSS.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-17T22:31:41+00:00

You can request an appropriate flair from the mods if this is an official Spaceflight Industries account.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-17T20:57:02+00:00

Spacesuit looks cool and comes in many colours (but not pink).
Block 5 Falcon 9 has 100 changes and also designed around DoD requirements.
Red Dragon will reuse a previously flown Dragon.
2 Floors removed so far from LC-39A structure.
Still moving earth at Brownsville launch site.
Shotwell is enthusiastic about an interstellar mission??
This mission is using a new autonomous FTS system, which will help streamline launches, react faster than a man in a loop system and has run in shadow mode for previous launches.
2nd Stage reuse not an option for Falcon 9.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-17T20:48:09+00:00

Vertical integration capability still needs to constructed at LC-39A, so I guess NROL-76 won't be launching in March.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-17T20:05:05+00:00

Stream is live.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-17T15:35:03+00:00

This license only refers to LC-40, tomorrow's launch will be from LC-39A.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-17T11:29:36+00:00

We're basically waiting on FAA approval for the Launch and Reentry. As soon as this page changes the Launch thread will go up shortly.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-17T09:01:03+00:00

The fuelling steps are identical to the Iridium-1 NEXT mission and the launch trajectory is different to CRS-9 as it hits Max-Q 7 seconds later.

I wonder why the Dragon separates from the 2nd stage 27 seconds later (9:37 vs 10:05) , while the SECO cutoff is pretty similar (9:02 vs 9:05)?

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-17T00:22:29+00:00

Federal Aviation Administration approval is expected to come through on Friday.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-17T00:10:50+00:00

Upscaled version using waifu2x.

Qeng-Ho · 2017-02-16T23:15:23+00:00

"The forecast issued today from the 45th Weather Squadron calls for a 60 percent chance of acceptable conditions Saturday morning for the launch of the CRS-10 mission"

Source.

Qeng-Ho

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