Is anyone watching the launch of SpaceX Falcon Heavy?
Still live streaming from the Roadster and Starman in orbit!
February 06, 2018, 04:01 PM
Georgeair
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Originally posted by darthfuster:
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Originally posted by Jus228:
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Originally posted by darthfuster: Can I have roadster when they are done?
If you have the means to retrieve it from the Mars neighborhood sure.
Dang. I'll only go as far as Florida for a free Tesla...
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What’s next for the Falcon Heavy’s Tesla Roadster? The craft must travel through the Van Allen Radiation Belt for about five to six hours. This is a very iffy process, and a lot of things could go wrong. If things do go wrong, the Tesla might end up just orbiting the Earth. If things go right, the Roadster will be launch into a heliocentric orbit around the sun, bringing it close to Mars.
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February 06, 2018, 04:04 PM
RAMIUS
That was one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
February 06, 2018, 04:50 PM
0-0
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Originally posted by PASig: That was FREAKING AWESOME!
Did anyone spot the Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy reference in the shots of the Tesla floating through space with Starman inside?
Just loved the "DON'T PANIC" sign.
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February 06, 2018, 04:53 PM
Phantom229
It almost seemed fake when both the boosters returned and landed at the same time! That was amazing!
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February 06, 2018, 04:57 PM
Georgeair
That drone ship video right at 38:30 really looks like something blew up and shoots off to the right, but not the entire platform. That can't be good.
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February 06, 2018, 05:09 PM
tsmccull
That was definitely the best launch I've seen since Apollo and the Shuttle. If they do get that car placed into a heliocentric orbit, I'd be willing to bet that some future space traveler hundreds or thousands of years from now who happens to find the car will be saying "I don't know who these 21st century people were, but what in the world were they thinking launching a convertible with a mannequin sitting in it to go around the sun?"
February 06, 2018, 05:33 PM
trapper189
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Originally posted by 0-0:
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Originally posted by PASig: That was FREAKING AWESOME!
Did anyone spot the Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy reference in the shots of the Tesla floating through space with Starman inside?
Just loved the "DON'T PANIC" sign.
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And the red button on the top off the dash above the screen.
February 06, 2018, 05:39 PM
D4Heavy
Yep, great job SpaceX!
February 06, 2018, 05:45 PM
gw3971
Man, they made that look easy!
February 06, 2018, 05:46 PM
sjtill
That simultaneous landing of the side boosters may be the coolest thing I see in my entire life. As good as science fiction!
Yes, still wondering about the core booster, the silence can't be good...we'd have heard if it went well.
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February 06, 2018, 06:00 PM
RichardC
It was loud and pretty.
You could see the boosters for a short time.
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February 06, 2018, 06:06 PM
bald1
Evening news reporting they lost the center booster in a failed at sea landing attempt.
But still, watching that side by side landing of the twin side boosters was magical. SciFi becoming reality. Amazing!
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February 06, 2018, 06:15 PM
trapper189
Two out of three ain't bad. I saw an interview with Elon Musk earlier today before the launch and he said he'd like to believe the launch had a 66% chance of being successful.
February 06, 2018, 06:26 PM
Tommydogg
I saw it live on the beach, it was pretty awesome to watch. The wife was working in Vero Beach, so I met her at the historic Driftwood Inn. I scored a beachside table. Had a cold one then walked down the beach for the launch! Pretty awesome!
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February 06, 2018, 06:27 PM
nhtagmember
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And the red button on the top off the dash above the screen.
that little red button was actually a Hot Wheels Tesla with a really tiny Starman in it
there is also an ARC on board with the Asimov Foundation trilogy
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February 06, 2018, 06:35 PM
SigJacket
I wish they had left the hazard lights on. Space junk warning.
Warp drive next?
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Funny... thinking about the old news/NASA coverage of the Gemini & Apollo launches while watching this modern hip webcast of the launch, I couldn't help but think of Idiocracy.
Maybe the scientists and engineers haven't been dumbed down, but the audience sure has.
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February 06, 2018, 07:35 PM
Tommydogg
My wife's view from the railing above the beach
My view from the beach. The little white dot above the person in the blue shirt at the water's edge.
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Beth Greene
February 06, 2018, 08:03 PM
x0225095
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Originally posted by bald1: Thanks Jim. I'll try to tune in.
I'm old enough to still remain super impressed with the Saturn V launches. Even visited a site down south where one was displayed horizontally. Simply HUGE!
That would be Huntsville where the engines and other systems were designed. Drive past it every week. And, yes, it’s big.
