SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy ready for first commercial launch
Last night's launch was scrubbed, so the window is from roughly 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm EST tonight.
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April 11, 2019, 03:14 PM
V-Tail
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Originally posted by erj_pilot:
the window is from roughly 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm EST tonight.
You mean EDT, don't you? EDT is GMT -4, EST is GMT -5.
Don't get me started with the UCT thing. I'm too old for that shit, it was GMT for most of my life. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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April 11, 2019, 03:21 PM
mrw
I am just boarding a flight from BWI to TPA. I should be over northern Florida at around 30,000 ft at 6:36 EDT. Hopefully I will get a good view of FH blasting on into orbit!!
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April 11, 2019, 04:53 PM
HRK
We should be able to see it from the front yard as it clears the tree lines...
If it goes at all, three scrubs this week already.
April 11, 2019, 05:22 PM
erj_pilot
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Originally posted by V-Tail: You mean EDT, don't you? EDT is GMT -4, EST is GMT -5.
How 'bout we just start referring to ALL time in ZULU/GMT. That'll confuse the shit out of just about everyone here... When my bro was deployed to Afshitistan, he said everyone synced their watches to GMT and that's the time they went on. I say we adopt that principal...
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
April 11, 2019, 05:27 PM
RichardC
Beautiful clear sky. Winds lower than yesterday. Go, baby, go!
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April 11, 2019, 05:42 PM
RichardC
SAW THE 2 BOOSTERS RE ENTRY BURN!
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April 11, 2019, 05:44 PM
RichardC
Its 1950'Sci Fi come to life!
Successful side by side landings.
Two sonic booms, as promised.
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April 11, 2019, 05:46 PM
RichardC
Center lands on Of Course I Still Love You.
HUZZAH! HUZZAH!!!
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April 11, 2019, 05:46 PM
nhtagmember
landed all 3 boosters...two on land, one on the ship
great video - although a lot of cut outs
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April 11, 2019, 06:09 PM
bigeinkcmo
It was sweet they nailed all three this time. Really impressive.
April 11, 2019, 06:37 PM
RHINOWSO
Awesome launch and landing!!!
April 11, 2019, 06:40 PM
RHINOWSO
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Originally posted by HRK: We should be able to see it from the front yard as it clears the tree lines...
If it goes at all, three scrubs this week already.
Yeah upper level winds shear has been crazy this week.
April 11, 2019, 07:19 PM
cruiser68
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Originally posted by RichardC: SAW THE 2 BOOSTERS RE ENTRY BURN!
Must have been way cool! Very impressive flight. Those guys seem to have figured it out for the most part. Landing all 3 was impressive!
April 11, 2019, 07:25 PM
esdunbar
This is simply amazing. I don’t think this is getting the massive attention it should. Such an amazing accomplishment to reland them.
April 11, 2019, 07:55 PM
RAMIUS
April 11, 2019, 08:01 PM
bald1
Ramius, THX for posting that video!
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April 11, 2019, 08:07 PM
RAMIUS
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Originally posted by bald1: Ramius, THX for posting that video!
You got it! It’s absolutely mind blowing that they can do this...they landed all three boosters...vertically...ONE ON A FREAKING SEA BARGE!!!!
When my bro was deployed to Afshitistan, he said everyone synced their watches to GMT and that's the time they went on. I say we adopt that principal...