Subdeacon Joe Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 "This is Cape Canaveral Lighthouse as the 2 rocket boosters relanded after the launch of the Heavy Falcon by Spacex on 1/15/23."
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 Pretty cool. I wonder how long it will be until they start doing that on capsules? From what I understand, they're designed for it.
Calamity Kris Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 We're pretty lucky. Uno stood in our front yard and watched the launch and the separation where the boosters returned to earth. Pretty cool.
Pat Riot Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 That is so cool, but that music truly sucks. What they need is some 1950’s style spaceship landing music.
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 Shades of 1955's space ships. I like it..a lot.
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 Yup...! That's pure 1950's science fiction come to life!
Pat Riot Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 I am looking forward to this one in February. https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-first-orbital-launch-february-2023
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 It is really remarkable how technology as advanced in the last 30 or 40 years. I worked on the Space Shuttle program and the SRB's (solid rocket boosters) that were attached to the main fuel tank, separated from it and dropped into the Atlantic ocean after launch. They were retrieved by ship and returned to the launch area. They were flushed out with fresh water, refurbished and reused. Big difference from what SpaceX is able to do.
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 18, 2023 Author Posted January 18, 2023 I missed this one today: https://www.wesh.com/article/spacex-rocket-launch-wednesday/42549355
Trailrider #896 Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 3 hours ago, Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life said: It is really remarkable how technology as advanced in the last 30 or 40 years. I worked on the Space Shuttle program and the SRB's (solid rocket boosters) that were attached to the main fuel tank, separated from it and dropped into the Atlantic ocean after launch. They were retrieved by ship and returned to the launch area. They were flushed out with fresh water, refurbished and reused. Big difference from what SpaceX is able to do. I sent you a PM. The Shuttle SRB's were recovered by parachute...actually 3 136 ft. diameter mains. They still hit the water at about 60mph. Had a one-chute failure capability, which would increase the impact velocity, and do more damage to the aft skirts. I still have a sample of the nylon ribbons that made up the canopies. Makes a great tow cable, if needed! Also have a reefing line cutter. Each main had two reefing lines which prevented the canopy from opening all at once, which would have blown the canopy. Talk about technology advances, I remember as a kid, the sci-fi show, "Tom Corbet - Space Cadet". The opening showed rockets landing at Space Academy by backing down on their exhaust plumes! These rockets looked like V-2's. Of course, we knew it wasn't possible. Now, the rate they are launching and recovering (163rd and 164th recovery for the Heavy and 165 this morning). It's almost getting like watching airliners...except SpaceX seems to be more reliable as to their schedules!
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 18 hours ago, Trailrider #896 said: I sent you a PM. The Shuttle SRB's were recovered by parachute...actually 3 136 ft. diameter mains. They still hit the water at about 60mph. Had a one-chute failure capability, which would increase the impact velocity, and do more damage to the aft skirts. I still have a sample of the nylon ribbons that made up the canopies. Makes a great tow cable, if needed! Also have a reefing line cutter. Each main had two reefing lines which prevented the canopy from opening all at once, which would have blown the canopy. Talk about technology advances, I remember as a kid, the sci-fi show, "Tom Corbet - Space Cadet". The opening showed rockets landing at Space Academy by backing down on their exhaust plumes! These rockets looked like V-2's. Of course, we knew it wasn't possible. Now, the rate they are launching and recovering (163rd and 164th recovery for the Heavy and 165 this morning). It's almost getting like watching airliners...except SpaceX seems to be more reliable as to their schedules! When SpaceX was getting started, they contracted with us (Northrop) to autoclave their skin panels that make up the outer shell of their rocket, they actually leased part of our building for the build. We had the largest autoclaves in California because of the wing skins on the B-2. One of my buddies from Rockwell was VP of their manufacturing program and wanted me to go to work for them. I was getting ready to retire and turned him down. Probably should have done it for a few years. They sure have some talent working for them.
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 3 hours ago, Trailrider #896 said: I sent you a PM. The Shuttle SRB's were recovered by parachute...actually 3 136 ft. diameter mains. They still hit the water at about 60mph. Had a one-chute failure capability, which would increase the impact velocity, and do more damage to the aft skirts. I still have a sample of the nylon ribbons that made up the canopies. Makes a great tow cable, if needed! Also have a reefing line cutter. Each main had two reefing lines which prevented the canopy from opening all at once, which would have blown the canopy. Talk about technology advances, I remember as a kid, the sci-fi show, "Tom Corbet - Space Cadet". The opening showed rockets landing at Space Academy by backing down on their exhaust plumes! These rockets looked like V-2's. Of course, we knew it wasn't possible. Now, the rate they are launching and recovering (163rd and 164th recovery for the Heavy and 165 this morning). It's almost getting like watching airliners...except SpaceX seems to be more reliable as to their schedules! And SpaceX has never lost any luggage.
Trailrider #896 Posted January 19, 2023 Posted January 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: And SpaceX has never lost any luggage. No, but they are already getting ready to cram an extra seat into a Crew Dragon (to enable an astronaut who would have returned to Earth in the damaged Soyuz to escape from the ISS, if necessary, and possibly to return to Earth in the Dragon, if the Russians can't get another Soyuz to the ISS. Starting to operate like a regular airline so far as leg space is concerned!
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted January 22, 2023 Posted January 22, 2023 Absolutely amazing but at this point since Elon Musk has been canelled for advocating free speech, meaningless to the woke.
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 22, 2023 Posted January 22, 2023 It’s amazing how a lot of the old science fiction movies are coming true. Even the alien invasion. Although not exactly what bwe expected.
Lone Spur Jake SASS #7728 Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 I'm sorry, is it just me, or did anyone else watching the You Tube video at the beginning of this post notice where it said "on January 15, 2022" this happened?
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 23, 2023 Author Posted January 23, 2023 41 minutes ago, Lone Spur Jake SASS #7728 said: I'm sorry, is it just me, or did anyone else watching the You Tube video at the beginning of this post notice where it said "on January 15, 2022" this happened? The photo is one of the recent launches. The video is one I grabbed from their site.
Lone Spur Jake SASS #7728 Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 Thank you for explanation. For a moment I thought I was time traveling.
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