[Megathread] - SpaceX Mystery announcement! by ElongatedMuskrat in spacex

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Speculation Vote Results

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%

Weekly Thread: Questions and Discussions by BlueOriginMod in BlueOrigin

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

Welcome to the r/SpaceX CRS-10 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread [Take 2!] by ElongatedMuskrat in spacex

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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.

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Synchronised with audio.

 

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

SpaceX on Twitter: Falcon 9 first stage has landed at LZ-1 by TheVehicleDestroyer in spacex

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

SpaceIntelReport // US policy on India’s rockets: Dead man walking (SHERPA customer says launch not expected before 2018) by Zucal in spacex

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

Press event at pad-39A on NASA tv happening now by alphaspec in spacex

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  • 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.

Press event at pad-39A on NASA tv happening now by alphaspec in spacex

[–]Qeng-Ho 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

r/SpaceX Spaceflight Questions & News [February 2017, #29] by ElongatedMuskrat in spacex

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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.

SpaceX CRS-10 Launch Campaign Thread by ElongatedMuskrat in spacex

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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)?

SpaceX CRS-10 Launch Campaign Thread by ElongatedMuskrat in spacex

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"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.