SpaceX falcon 9 launch today 10/30 3:34 pm EDT

[Thebobo]

As the title says there will be a landing on a drone ship as well.

Watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUjH14vhLxA

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/10/falcon-9-koreasat-5a-nasa-approves-flown-boosters/

 

[tynopik]

previously the most they had launched in a year was 8

this will be 16, so double their previous best

and they still have another 2-3 scheduled for later this year

 

[Thebobo]

T-minus 35 mins. Ok all you guys/galls at work go to;

http://www.floridatoday.com/story/t...b-mini-shuttle-live-hurricane-irma/641014001/

If youtube is blocked - curse them and go to:

http://www.floridatoday.com/story/t...drone-ship-landing-ocisly-koreasat/814103001/

 

[Mayne]

thanks for the link.

 

[PottedMeat]

nevermind, stupid router.

 

[tynopik]

good launch, stage separation and fairing separation

 

[tynopik]

successful landing (bit toasty though)

 

[PottedMeat]

successful landing (bit toasty though)

looked like a bit more fire than usual


thought this was interesting from the nasaspaceflight article -

Of Course I Still Love You was last used to recover the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket that launched SES-11 earlier this month. Despite recovering the core successfully, a fire broke out aboard the drone ship shortly after landing, damaging both the barge and the robotic “OctaGrabber” or “Roomba” that is designed to secure the first stage to the deck following touchdown. SpaceX was able to carry out repairs quickly to allow OCISLY to participate in Sunday’s launch.

 

[Thebobo]

Fire!

 

[Thebobo]

Happy halloween from SpaceX

 

[PottedMeat]

Happy halloween from SpaceX

so those two red tanks on the right - are those supposed to be COPVs?