SpaceX launch changed to Friday from rebuilt historic pad 40.

[Thebobo]

SpaceX successfully test fired the booster's engines earlier this week, clearing the way for launch on 10:33 AM EST Friday, from the rebuilt pad 40 that was damaged when a falcon exploded about a year ago on the pad. The first stage will attempt its second landing at Cape Canaveral.

Detailed news piece surprisingly from CBS news about the pad and the upcoming flight.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-to-resume-launches-from-rebuilt-pad/


Edit: pushed back until friday

 

[Thebobo]

Late evening work on the pad for launch tomorrow.

 

[Darwin333]

Awesome pic, thanks!

 

[AMDisTheBEST]

Kim jong un can certainly use one of these to carry his nuclear warheads. that is one huge dick shaped rocket

 

[Thebobo]

Pushed back a day to Wednesday 11:24 AM EST.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/12/...nch-pad-to-service-with-tuesday-cargo-flight/

 

[tynopik]

Kim jong un can certainly use one of these to carry his nuclear warheads

I wonder how hard it would be to trick SpaceX into carrying such a payload into space so that you can then bring it down wherever you want

 

[tynopik]

Muratore: Safety and efficiency went hand-in-hand in rebuild of SLC-40

http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/o...-efficiency-went-hand-in-hand-rebuild-slc-40/

 

[tynopik]

pushed back to friday

 

[Mayne]

I know Elon is doing his best for our world now..but you think he should be thinking of Mars?

 

[OutHouse]

Late evening work on the pad for launch tomorrow.

thats one hell of a phallus..... Megatron's??

 

[Rifter]

I know Elon is doing his best for our world now..but you think he should be thinking of Mars?

ummmmmm really?

https://news.nationalgeographic.com...58.372720120.1513121629-1462577321.1513121629

 

[Red Squirrel]

Yay I'm off tomorrow. I should be up at that time too. I usually catch the recording but it's more fun to watch it live.

 

[tynopik]

Yay I'm off tomorrow. I should be up at that time too. I usually catch the recording but it's more fun to watch it live.

umm . . .

pushed back to friday

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/940736321097572352

Taking additional time for the team to conduct full inspections and cleanings due to detection of particles in 2nd stage fuel system. Now targeting CRS-13 launch from SLC-40 on Dec. 15. Next launch opportunity would be no earlier than late December.

 

[Thebobo]

pushed back to friday

Here is the reason why. Trying to find a time of launch on friday.

 

[Thebobo]

Ok so 10:33 AM EST. Friday.

@redsquirrel you don't have internet at work?

 

[Red Squirrel]

I'll be sleeping then. On night shift. So I'll probably watch the recording that night.

 

[tynopik]

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/12/flight-proven-falcon-9-launch-flown-dragon-iss/

For this launch, both the Dragon spacecraft and the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket are being re-used from previous missions. This marks the second time a Dragon spacecraft has been re-flown and the fourth flight of a re-used – or “flight-proven” – first stage, although it is the first time Dragon has flown atop a re-used booster.

The first stage for the launch is Core 1035. A Block III booster, Core 1035 was previously part of the Falcon 9 rocket that launched another Dragon mission, CRS-11, in June.

CRS-13 is the first NASA mission to fly aboard a flight-proven Falcon 9 and the first NASA mission to launch on a re-used rocket since the Space Shuttle was retired in 2011.

NASA’s approval for the use of a flight-proven booster for this launch comes following a thorough internal review and was conditional on the rocket having only been used for one previous low Earth orbit (LEO) mission.

 

[PottedMeat]

technical webcast is back!

talking head webcast:

t-12 minutes to go

 

[balloonshark]

Holy crap that was awesome! Very nice landing.

 

[Thebobo]

Beautiful launch and awesome video from the ground of the 1st and 2nd stage separation, never seen that before. And another great landing shot.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Beautiful launch and awesome video from the ground of the 1st and 2nd stage separation, never seen that before. And another great landing shot.

No kidding, that shot from the ground was some Grade A Sci-Fi shit. Well done.

 

[Darwin333]

Absolutely stunning launch and landing, I love the daytime shot of the rockets flame longer than the rocket itself! Great job again SpaceX!

 

[TXHokie]

I need to go see a live launch and landing one of these days.

 

[Thebobo]

Pretty cool picture someone posted from a local beach of the landing.

 

[Ns1]

that landing is OOC. I can't even play horseshoes.

No kidding, that shot from the ground was some Grade A Sci-Fi shit. Well done.

time stamp? I don't have 30 mins to watch this =X