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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
SpaceX to light a big candle today
2018-02-06
Feb. 6 Falcon Heavy • Demo Flight

Launch window: 1830-2130 GMT (1:30-4:30 p.m. EST)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch on its first demonstration flight. The heavy-lift rocket is formed of three Falcon 9 rocket cores strapped together with 27 Merlin 1D engines firing at liftoff. The first Falcon Heavy rocket will attempt to place a Tesla Roadster on an Earth escape trajectory into a heliocentric orbit. Delayed from 3rd Quarter of 2015 and April, September and December 2016. Delayed from 1st Quarter 2017, 2nd Quarter 2017 and 3rd Quarter 2017. Delayed from November and December 2017. Delayed from January. [Jan. 28]
Posted by:B. Poodle6475

#15  Cool and a rocket type taking the BDB (big dumb booster) beyond MASA's abilities. Fantastic.

But does anyone know where the keys are?
Posted by: Woodrow   2018-02-06 18:43  

#14  M. Murcek,
Agreed. And it is great advertising for Tesla.
Posted by: B. Poodle6475   2018-02-06 18:19  

#13  Before the launch, I felt the car thing was a wasteful stunt. Now all I can say is it's cool as hell...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2018-02-06 17:12  

#12  I reduced your image dimensions, 3dc. You were breaking the Burg.
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-02-06 17:10  

#11  
Posted by: 3dc   2018-02-06 17:08  

#10  Data point. It was different from the other two.
Posted by: B. Poodle6475   2018-02-06 16:35  

#9  Center Core probably lost or damaged, though.

Still, pretty impressive.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2018-02-06 16:33  

#8  Simultaneous side boosters landing! Awesome! Just as God and Robert Heinlein demanded!
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2018-02-06 16:05  

#7  Outstanding!
Posted by: Herman Pelosi3428   2018-02-06 15:59  

#6  Wow! What a ride!
Posted by: B. Poodle6475   2018-02-06 15:57  

#5  LOX load has started!
Posted by: 3dc   2018-02-06 15:12  

#4  

Posted by: 3dc   2018-02-06 13:57  

#3  Elon: Launch auto-sequence initiated (aka the holy mouse-click) for 3:45 liftoff #FalconHeavy
Posted by: 3dc   2018-02-06 13:53  

#2  The SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch is in a countdown hold due to high-level wind shear.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk posted about the winds on his Twitter account shortly after noon: “Upper atmosphere winds currently 20% above max allowable load. Holding for an hour to allow winds to diminish. #FalconHeavy”

The window for Falcon Heavy to go up today closes at 4 p.m.

If a scrub is required for any reason, SpaceX would try again Wednesday.
Posted by: B. Poodle6475   2018-02-06 13:36  

#1  Coverage starts at 1:30 PM EST

webcast
Posted by: B. Poodle6475   2018-02-06 11:33  

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