SpaceX put that NET date out a few days back. I'm wondering if they did that to put the Government on notice that they would be ready the day before the shutdown was going to occur. Just to officially say "we are waiting for you", knowing the approval or the license likely wasn't going to be granted in time. Now that there is a Gov spending extension, I am guessing they announce it won't happen that day soon, to not piss off FWS/FAA too much.
FWS provided their final report today - my understanding is that it's pretty likely the FAA will stamp it quickly. Always room for delays though Update: 20 minutes ago the FAA announced they completed their re-evaluation as well.
Oh my. That's news to me. That does make this much more likely than I previously stated. Launch that SOB.
Shoulda used Tesla motors for the grid fins. Oh wait. never mind. Of all things. That could've easily been tested all day every day and now they find it?
Fantastic result. Gorgeous launch to watch. For the record - they separated successfully (Big question mark and was the main objective to test). Upper stage got to space but was seemingly terminated near engine cutoff.
You can see the 2nd stage go kapow at 8:05 I'm sure its an awesome result for SpaceX, but I'm starting to get impatient!
I'm surprised they let people at launch control cheer the way they do I would have expected they are told to focus on the launch and when completed they can celebrate
False. As everyone already know Elon is the Alien With the way the pad held up and plenty of ready boosters and ships, I bet it’s not long before we see IFT3. I would guess the timeline will be determined by SpaceX implementing fixes/changes to the booster and ship rather than investigation, pad fixes or licenses like last time. Ship fixes may be easier as that failed from a pretty stable situation. The booster may take more work. If that aggressive flip caused damage or dynamic propellent movement, that could be harder to find a solution. Although if SpaceX can implement a simpler ship solution they may not wait to solve the booster issue. If the booster issue repeats that’s still good info and they would get to test the ship to a later stage of flight Cheering was from the non-launch employees. They gather to watch at a separate location where the live cast crew narrate from. Launch control room is in another location and has no idea of the cheering
I know if I spent years of hard work on one of the most exciting projects in the world culminate in a few minutes of results that I'd be sitting there stoically and taking notes.
Well said. I just can't get over how unconventional this design must be. With all of our collective knowledge of rockets, they're still starting from nearly scratch and taking small steps. Once they succeed, it will really be an amazing leap forward.
Hey Silly, That’s only because all that Apollo moon stuff was done in Hollywood. I’m obviously ignorant, but it really is crazy how little they seem to have progressed from the NASA slide rule days.
