Rocket launches LIVE.

[grubstake]

Just for variety, here's an upcoming 'rocket' landing that's scheduled for 6th December in the Woomera test range:

Japanese asteroid mission to drop ancient samples in Australian desert:
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/j...les-in-australian-desert-20201119-p56g02.html

(I'm not sure whether this link is meant to be 'subscriber only', but I can view it without a subscription)

Meanwhile, the Japanese team are redirecting their Hayabusa 2 spaceship on a long-term rendesvous with a tiny asteroid in 11 years time!
https://www.hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/en/galleries/othermovie/pages/ext_mission_en.html

 

[Ramjet]

Yes that is a cool mission.

Today Rocketlab will be launching the "return to sender" mission. A bunch of rideshare satellites.
Today will also be their first attempt to recover the 1st stage. No helicopter catch but testing the parachutes for a soft water landing then fish it out.

They are also donating $1 for every person watching to a children's charity.

[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/eZGI_lHGltA[/video]

 

[Ramjet]

 

[Ramjet]

Another successful static fire of SN8 half hour ago. Elon tweeted that 15 kay flight should be next week. He gives it a 1 in 3 chance of success.

Best video of the year from Rocketlab CEO, Peter Beck. Turn up the sound.

https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1331386567970017280?s=09

 

[Ramjet]

Today's Flacon 9 booster from the starlink launch is the 1st to launch and land 7 times.

 

[Ramjet]

Some cool video from Scott Manley.

SN8 will static fire again Tuesday and all going well the 15 kay flight will be Thursday.

[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/SR6Z85X8i4o[/video]

 

[Ramjet]

Starship could launch from Saturday, Australian time. The NOTAMS etc cover several days after that.

 

[Ramjet]

Aiming for Monday launch now.

 

[Ramjet]

Launch pushed to Tuesday.

There are currently 6 spacecraft docked to the ISS. One Crew Dragon, 1 crew Soyuz. Plus 1 cargo Dragon, 2 Progress and 1 Cygnus for cargo.
Seven crew on board for the first time as Dragon took 4 astronauts up. The Dragon pilot sleeps in the capsule as there are only 6 sleeping spots on the station.

 

[PabloP]

Peak hour rush by it seems!!

Rob P.

 

[Ramjet]

 

[Ramjet]

SN8 could fly within the next hour.

[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/oqL7z70Bqww[/video]

 

[Ramjet]

Scrubbed. AUTO shut down at T - 1 second. Something off nominal triggered an Auto abort. More info to come.

 

[silver]

I wanna see it happen that bad that I'm happy enough to watch it retrospectively

 

[Ramjet]

I wanna see it happen that bad that I'm happy enough to watch it retrospectively

Well here it is. Spectacular and mostly successful.

[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/AWuK-t5BVyo[/video]

 

[silver]

Looks like someone forgot to work in the final weight to power ratio and it came in a little hard is all.... someone probly getting a clip behind the ears (constantly now) today. Their other hand pointing to the broom

 

[Ramjet]

Very successful flight. One little issue....

 

[Ramjet]

All of us who are space needs realise what a great step it is. Of course the shitty news media are reported it's a huge setback and only showing a few seconds of the landing.

 

[silver]

These people are learning from any mistakes as they go..... PROUD.

 

[Manpa]

Elon, the Christopher Columbus of space, great to watch.