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Space X Heavy!

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  • whizteh [1665226] · 6 likes ·
    watched the livestream the landings were epic, you can see spacex staff were super excited from the live broadcast.. sadly the center core didn't land because it ran out of igniter to relit the engines.. only 1 from 3 engines …
  • whizteh [1665226] · 6 likes ·
    [image: i.imgur.com] how big the rocket actually is credit: elon's instagram
  • Multipass [1955315] · 4 likes ·
    Amateur footage of landing. Just magic.
whizteh [1665226] · #3 · edited

watched the livestream

the landings were epic, you can see spacex staff were super excited from the live broadcast.. sadly the center core didn't land because it ran out of igniter to relit the engines.. only 1 from 3 engines planned was restarted when the center core did the landing burn, so it hit the water at 100mph 300mph (misheard the press conference).

and live view from the tesla roadster orbiting earth temporarily are simply stunning..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBr2kKAHN6M

fun fact is, elon said the car will overshoot mars orbit and will almost reached the asteroid belt because they purposely deplete the propellant tank when they did the last engine burn (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/961083704230674438)



[image: pbs.twimg.com]




Multipass [1955315] · #5

I watched it live too. Just unreal. Cant wait to see the central core smashing into the landing at 300+mph! At least now they know to put more igniter in when they do this next time. Such an epic success and streaming it live and being so inclusive is epic!
Beerstein [1322136] · #11 · edited

Beautiful! Growing up near a flight test center I used to hear sonic booms 10x a week, I actually miss them. As a kid it kinda makes you dream.
Flak [2091491] · #14

I like their term for the booms .........

They call them........wait for it

R.U.D'S

A.k.a "Rapid Unscheduled Dis-assemblies"

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(big bada boom)
Flak [2091491] · #19

That is the faring being ejected and the cameras adjusting to the new light level :)

Btw THE EARTH IS FLAT!!!!