Falcon 9 Launch & Recovery Operations |
Falcon 9 Launch & Recovery Operations |
Jun 28 2010, 05:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3648 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
Also, a video of a 40 second 1st stage acceptance firing (yesterday, June 27th) for flight #2 can be seen here.
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Sep 7 2010, 01:37 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 202 Joined: 9-September 08 Member No.: 4334 |
The successful Dragon drop test in August doesn't seem to have been mentioned here yet.
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Oct 26 2010, 01:12 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: 2-March 06 Member No.: 692 |
Info from the shuttle post-flight readiness review; the next space x falcon 9 launch has moved from no earlier than november 8 to november 18th. It will orbit a dragon capsule 2 orbits, manuver it and reenter recover it.
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Nov 10 2010, 01:21 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: 2-March 06 Member No.: 692 |
Just an update. SpaceX has announced the new launch date is dec 7, with the 8th and 9th as backup. Amongst other things they are waiting for a re-entry license from the federal aviation administration.
I didn't know such a license existed. What needs one? A high altitude balloon return? A Virgin Gallactic plane return? Brian |
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Nov 10 2010, 05:45 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Not surprising, though. They probably need to define an exclusion 'corridor' for the possible hazard to air traffic; makes sense to me.
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Nov 10 2010, 07:47 AM
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I didn't know such a license existed. Nor did you know that I have a license for my pet fish, Eric. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Nov 10 2010, 08:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3648 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
Nor did you know that I have a license for my pet fish, Eric. -------------------- |
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Nov 10 2010, 09:12 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
...Amongst other things they are waiting for a re-entry license from the federal aviation administration. I didn't know such a license existed.... Lots of stuff on the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation web site. |
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Nov 11 2010, 09:24 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 12-November 09 Member No.: 5039 |
Not surprising, though. They probably need to define an exclusion 'corridor' for the possible hazard to air traffic; makes sense to me. Not surprising at all. Sure, there were no commercial return vehicle ever in the history of mankind, but why do you think this would stop government from creating a license for one? Spaceflight is hard. Bureaucracy feels the need to ensure that it is hard even before you lift off. |
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Nov 11 2010, 09:38 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Let's keep Rule 1.2 firmly in mind before engaging in any discussion of the pros & cons of government regulation, okay? We probably shouldn't lest the discussion wander too far afield.
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Nov 23 2010, 06:16 AM
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According to Spaceflightnow the FAA has granted Space X the first commercial reentry license.
One thing they look for is appropriate insurance. YIKES!!!! I guess since they are commercial, one could sue them if the Dragon hit something. |
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Nov 26 2010, 03:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1018 Joined: 29-November 05 From: Seattle, WA, USA Member No.: 590 |
Could be the first dragon-insurance policy ever issued though.
--Greg :-) |
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Dec 8 2010, 06:55 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: 2-March 06 Member No.: 692 |
Update. The spacex falcon 9 launch attempt with be wednesday with the window from 1400 to1722 GMT - 0900 am to 1222 eastern time. It will carry some thousands of commemorative patches thru at least 2 orbits.
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Dec 8 2010, 01:51 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 568 Joined: 20-April 05 From: Silesia Member No.: 299 |
T-minus 21 minutes and counting.
http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/002/status.html -------------------- Free software for planetary science (including Cassini Image Viewer).
http://members.tripod.com/petermasek/marinerall.html |
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Dec 8 2010, 01:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 128 Joined: 28-October 08 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 4469 |
Webcast here: http://www.spacex.com/webcast.php
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