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12-21-2015, 09:31 PM | #196 |
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12-21-2015, 09:33 PM | #197 |
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12-21-2015, 09:37 PM | #198 |
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What's really mind-blowing to me is that when I was watching the clock a mere 20 minutes after launch the mission was all but done (except for bringing the 2nd stage back in its terminal phase). I remember a day when it took for seemingly ever to get to the deployment part.
One other observation was the difference in "Mission Control." 25 years ago it was air-cooled consoles with built-in CRTs; today it's a bunch of three-monitor (prolly bought on Amazon Prime) setup on what looks pretty-much like four-legged office table nudged together. That's AWESOME!!! |
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12-21-2015, 09:48 PM | #200 |
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12-21-2015, 09:53 PM | #201 |
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It's gotta be trippy just standing there and looking up at it.
(And if I start getting obnoxious with the volume of this crap I'm posting, let me know. I'm a little excited.) |
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12-21-2015, 09:56 PM | #202 |
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12-21-2015, 10:12 PM | #203 |
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12-21-2015, 10:45 PM | #204 |
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Musk's SpaceX is so far more advanced than Bezo'z attempt.
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12-21-2015, 10:59 PM | #205 |
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12-21-2015, 10:59 PM | #206 |
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Video version of the pic from above. Blow it up to full screen and crank the resolution for best effect - you can even see the legs coming down right in time.
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12-22-2015, 05:38 AM | #207 | |
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This was the same view I had from the beach last night. |
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12-22-2015, 07:18 AM | #208 |
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When will they know if the first stage is actually reusable (and didn't sustain too much damage in the process)? If it just needs some parts, gas and paint and is ready to have a second stage, payload and fairing attached, that'd be awesome...
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12-22-2015, 08:03 AM | #209 |
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Wow. Just saw the thread bumped. Missed the landing; but man, that was bad ass!
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12-22-2015, 08:46 AM | #210 | |
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That said, I bet that they at least fill it back up at some point and static fire it just to see what happens. |
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