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GloryDayz 04-12-2016 06:24 AM
Good morning fellow geeks, time to wake up...

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DaFace 04-12-2016 07:06 AM
There is such a thing as going to far... ;)

Ship is finally back in port. There are tons of pics out there in the usual places (and a whole time series being updated here), but here are a few good ones:

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https://i.imgur.com/BI6utIL.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CxPnfmY.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/V2k8J9B.jpg

Also, live video from the Port Canaveral Webcam here:

http://www.portcanaveralwebcam.com/

DaFace 04-12-2016 11:44 AM
Lots of cool shots of the landing up on the SpaceX Flickr page.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex/

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1633/...b3a09ef2_k.jpg

Donger 04-12-2016 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 12169462)
I think the barge itself is rocking all over the place. It's certainly possible that the big ass rocket landing on it caused it to dip on that side, though. :)

In the shots they showed of it from the barge itself a minute or so later, it looks perfectly solid.
I don't think so. Even the pictures back at port show a lean. I bet one of the landing "feet" was damaged during the landing.

DaFace 04-13-2016 09:25 AM
This shot isn't anything new really, but I love having the workers in there for scale. It looks so small when it's all alone on the launch pad, but not so much.

http://i.imgur.com/67GQjpf.jpg

eDave 04-15-2016 12:08 PM
Tilt shifted

https://zippy.gfycat.com/UntriedExcitableDartfrog.webm

DaFace 04-18-2016 02:00 PM
Is that a rocket between your legs...?

http://i.imgur.com/mgmN4pf.jpg

Full video of it coming down here:

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The exciting part is all in the first 5 minutes or so. After that it's been hours of lowering it down and clamping it in the cradle.

DaFace 04-18-2016 02:06 PM
Also, next launch is a late night (12:22 a.m. Central), so I may have to catch the replays in the morning.

eDave 04-19-2016 10:35 PM
Traffic at Cape Canaveral

https://i.imgur.com/yvkTkiI.jpg

BigRedChief 04-19-2016 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 12171023)
While we wait on some pics of the booster coming back, would you guys mind giving me some feedback on this thread itself? I enjoy having a place to chat about this stuff, but I'm well aware that about 1/3rd of the posts in here are mine. I don't have a problem with that since I'm doing a lot of posting from around the interwebs, but I don't want to go so crazy with it that it's annoying to have the thread bumped all the time with boring info either.

So if you would, let me know what you think. I'll add a poll just to give me some concrete numbers, but just generally let me know if you think the level of content I post in here should be 1) slowed down a bit, 2) kept about the same, or 3) dive even more into the minutiae into things like launch schedules, press conferences, etc.

Oh, and thanks to those who have let me know they enjoy keeping up with this stuff privately. I know there are at least a few - I just want to gauge interest from others. :)

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EDIT TO ADD: I could also be convinced to re-brand this as the "Space Megathread" and talk about other cool space shit, but I don't want to overlap with Fish's science thread too much either.
sorry man been more of a lurker than poster. Great job with the thread. I'm up to speed on this because my son is studying Astrophysics. Still learn something new every time I look in the thread.

DaFace 04-20-2016 09:10 AM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">By land and sea <a href="https://t.co/C5QWfNy99r">pic.twitter.com/C5QWfNy99r</a></p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/722598287396605953">April 20, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Interesting that they took a bunch of engines off of the other one. I know they never intended to re-fly it, but still.

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Adding to prevent a bump...here's a cool new Android app to keep track of launches (not just SpaceX). Schedules, notifications, etc. Pretty sweet.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...spacelaunchnow

DaFace 04-27-2016 02:18 PM
Whoa - aiming for Mars (unmanned) in 2018!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Planning to send Dragon to Mars as soon as 2018. Red Dragons will inform overall Mars architecture, details to come <a href="https://t.co/u4nbVUNCpA">pic.twitter.com/u4nbVUNCpA</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/725351354537906176">April 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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DaFace 04-27-2016 02:19 PM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Recently tested Dragon 2’s SuperDraco propulsive landing system at our McGregor, TX facility. Key for Mars landing <a href="https://t.co/dV1nhKDMhr">pic.twitter.com/dV1nhKDMhr</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/725395026583285761">April 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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DaFace 04-27-2016 02:21 PM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dragon 2 is designed to be able to land anywhere in the solar system. Red Dragon Mars mission is the first test flight.</p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/725364699303301120">April 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">But wouldn&#39;t recommend transporting astronauts beyond Earth-moon region. Wouldn&#39;t be fun for longer journeys. Internal volume ~size of SUV.</p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/725365200098988032">April 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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eDave 04-27-2016 02:23 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 12197825)
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dragon 2 is designed to be able to land anywhere in the solar system. Red Dragon Mars mission is the first test flight.</p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/725364699303301120">April 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">But wouldn&#39;t recommend transporting astronauts beyond Earth-moon region. Wouldn&#39;t be fun for longer journeys. Internal volume ~size of SUV.</p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/725365200098988032">April 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Road trips are fun!

Man, stuff is happening fast. Love it.


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