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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#21 Post by ricardian » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:24 pm

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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#22 Post by Boac » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:24 am

Right now, the Dragon cargo capsule is 10m away from the Space Station and the crew are waiting for sunrise to complete the robotic arm capture. Live on

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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#23 Post by Boac » Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:15 am

Coverage of the approach to docking of the capsule on NASA TV right now. It even has 'port and starboard' nav lights (although which is which............) :))
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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#24 Post by Boac » Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:24 am

The big question is, once Ridley has completed the docking, will he be allowed off for a cup of coffee, a leg-stretch and a pee before he goes back down again?
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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#25 Post by Boac » Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:31 am

20m away and shortly commencing final approach. Some amazing pictures.
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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#26 Post by G-CPTN » Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:55 am

Had to 'stack' . . .
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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#27 Post by Boac » Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:56 am

Soft capture at 10:51Z. Set to stay docked for 5 days. Plenty of time for a wee-wee.
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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#28 Post by Cacophonix » Sun Mar 03, 2019 11:19 am

Musk's departure from South Africa was Canada's and then the US's gain!


Good to see all this stuff. Thanks for posting Boac.


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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#29 Post by Boac » Sun Mar 03, 2019 11:55 am

Whatever we think of the Musk, this is quite an achievement!
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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#30 Post by OFSO » Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:29 pm

Ripley not Ridley. Just waiting for the alien to burst into the ISS.
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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#31 Post by Cacophonix » Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:34 pm

OFSO wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:29 pm
 Ripley not Ridley. Just waiting for the alien to burst into the ISS.
Ridley Scott is The Alien.

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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#32 Post by G-CPTN » Sun Mar 03, 2019 1:12 pm

Dragon crew capsule entered - no sign of life . . .
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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#33 Post by Boac » Sun Mar 03, 2019 4:54 pm

Does not bode well for the first planned manned flight...
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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#34 Post by Boac » Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:38 pm

Dragon scheduled to undock at 0700Z Friday. Expected live coverage on Nasa TV. Re-entry coverage to start around 12:30Z
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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#35 Post by OFSO » Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:23 pm

Don't look into the egg......
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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#36 Post by Boac » Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:27 pm

If that's a yoke, OFSO, I've heard it before.
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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#37 Post by OFSO » Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:31 pm

You could buy (and maybe still can) rubber/plastic repros of the alien 'face hugger' in Forbidden Planet. Would have been fun to take one up in the Dragon hidden in the overhead console above Ripley.
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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#38 Post by Boac » Fri Mar 08, 2019 8:08 am

Successful un-docking - Ripley is coming home. Next event De-orbit Burn and Splashdown scheduled at 12:30Z.
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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#39 Post by Cacophonix » Fri Mar 08, 2019 8:32 am

Good to hear and one hopes that the return flight and reentry is flawless as these first landings by the Falcon boosters were last year. Forgive me for reprising this is. It was simply incredible. A case of watching the future happen now even if that is self obvious or even tautological.

Prepare to hear lots of whooping Americans but that aside, the video itself is always worth watching.




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Re: Falcon Heavy ready for lift off

#40 Post by Boac » Fri Mar 08, 2019 8:34 am

Justified whooping! :-bd
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