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unlurking 06-03-2017 03:14 PM

That external view of the entry burn was awesome.

DaFace 06-03-2017 03:15 PM

Live sonic booms! Neat!

eDave 06-03-2017 03:15 PM

Boom. Very nice.

GloryDayz 06-03-2017 03:16 PM

Beautiful... Woot...

And the flies they took onboard just got one hell of a ride!

eDave 06-03-2017 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 12900638)
Beautiful... Woot...

And the flies they took onboard just got one hell of a ride!

That might be Alien

DaFace 06-03-2017 04:56 PM

I like this one.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4284/3...7312370a_k.jpgCRS-11 Mission by SpaceX, on Flickr

DaFace 06-03-2017 05:13 PM

This is super cool.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash">#Dragon</a> + F9 upper stage passing over here earlier. The objects either side, that change in brightness, are the solar panel covers. <a href="https://t.co/QIVG7oLJGw">pic.twitter.com/QIVG7oLJGw</a></p>&mdash; Will Gater (@willgater) <a href="https://twitter.com/willgater/status/871129759429697536">June 3, 2017</a></blockquote>
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unlurking 06-06-2017 05:06 PM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We caught a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash">#Dragon</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/AstroPeggy">@AstroPeggy</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/Astro2fish">@Astro2Fish</a> use <a href="https://twitter.com/Space_Station">@Space_Station</a>’s robotic arm to capture <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX">@SpaceX</a>’s cargo vehicle: <a href="https://t.co/mzKW5uDsTi">https://t.co/mzKW5uDsTi</a> <a href="https://t.co/g258TK6dcK">pic.twitter.com/g258TK6dcK</a></p>&mdash; NASA (@NASA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA/status/871727261061226496">June 5, 2017</a></blockquote>
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First re-used spacecraft to dock with ISS since STS-135.

unlurking 06-06-2017 05:14 PM

This is good to see too...

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/06/space...ace-plane.html

Quote:

Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies will fly its first mission for the U.S. Air Force in August when it launches the military's X-37B miniature spaceplane, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said on Tuesday.

Four previous X-37B missions were launched by United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rockets.

DaFace 06-06-2017 10:25 PM

I had no idea they could fit that thing in a normal fairing. Cool.

Unrelated, but this video is beautiful. Clearest shot they've had yet of a landing from the air. View full screen for the best effect.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GrP3jHuLQ9o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

unlurking 06-06-2017 10:38 PM

That is absolutely gorgeous in 4k.

unlurking 06-06-2017 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 12905546)
I had no idea they could fit that thing in a normal fairing. Cool.
...

It's actually quite small. If bored, here's a ULA webcast of an X-37B launch. Some interesting time points...

19:00 T 00:10
23:30 Fairing Sep
24:20 Engine Cutoff / Stage Sep
25:15 X-37B Sales Pitch (some good footage with size perspective)
28:20 Payload Discussion with Bill Nye

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YiJVOFCvHrI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

DaFace 06-07-2017 08:37 AM

Crazy. It looks bigger in pictures.

Next launch is 10 days away. This will be the second re-flown booster.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hours after CRS-11 lifted off, this flight-proven booster rolled into the hangar at 39A; targeting June 17 launch of BulgariaSat-1. <a href="https://t.co/ZcqRQeJPx6">pic.twitter.com/ZcqRQeJPx6</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/872455800177831936">June 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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unlurking 06-07-2017 08:57 AM

Seems funny looking without the legs.

Amazing turnaround. And cool that we'll get another launch just 8 days later at VAFB. That'll be the first time for 3 launches in a month.

Donger 06-07-2017 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by unlurking (Post 12905000)

I wonder if they are going to have to mod the Falcon?


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