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Nzoner's Game Room>Space Exploration megathread
DaFace 09:40 AM 06-01-2014
Since a number of cool things are happening in space exploration these days, we'll widen the scope of this thread a smidge. Conversation about all things space exploration are welcome, whether it be from NASA, SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin, or anyone else. Chances are most of the discussion will still be about SpaceX since they love to make things public and fun, but nothing's off limits. I'll eventually get around to modifying the OP to include resources for other companies too, but in the meantime, feel free to post any cool stuff you run across.

Lists of Upcoming Missions

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How to Watch a Live Launch
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Where to Learn More
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Glossary
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DaFace 01:02 PM 06-21-2017
It's kind of hard to keep track of two launches at once, but...

Static fire test of Falcon 9 at Vandenberg AFB complete—launch of 10 @IridiumComm NEXT satellites slated for Sunday, June 25.

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 20, 2017



I've added both launches to the OP, so look there for date and time details.
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DaFace 08:03 AM 06-23-2017
Launch day bump!



Brief overview on this one: This is Bulgariasat-1, which is the first satellite Bulgaria has ever put into space (they can only afford it because of SpaceX's costs). This booster is the second one that has been flown previously (it was originally flown in January on the Iridium 1-10 mission on the west coast). This is a GTO mission, so the landing will be on the drone ship out in the ocean. If they can recover it, it will be the second one that's been landed twice.

I may be on the way back from a meeting and miss this one live, but we'll see how things go.
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Donger 12:01 PM 06-23-2017
Launch pushed back an hour. Now 3:10pm EDT.
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unlurking 12:10 PM 06-23-2017

Falcon 9 will experience its highest ever reentry force and heat in today's launch. Good chance rocket booster doesn't make it back.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 23, 2017


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Donger 12:32 PM 06-23-2017
Originally Posted by unlurking:

Elon doing a little selling.
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unlurking 12:43 PM 06-23-2017
Originally Posted by Donger:
Elon doing a little selling.
If they keep a live feed from the booster during reentry, it could be worth the price of admission.
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unlurking 12:46 PM 06-23-2017
Getting closer.


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unlurking 12:57 PM 06-23-2017
Seems like we got the webcast "B" team today.
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DaFace 12:58 PM 06-23-2017
The bump in time means I get to watch it. :-)

Webcast is live.
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unlurking 12:59 PM 06-23-2017
Disappointed no technical cast today. Enjoyed listening in on operations during previous launches.
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DaFace 01:00 PM 06-23-2017
Originally Posted by unlurking:
Disappointed no technical cast today. Enjoyed listening in on operations during previous launches.
Huh - that's odd. Any word why no technical today?
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DaFace 01:01 PM 06-23-2017
Originally Posted by unlurking:
Seems like we got the webcast "B" team today.
Yeah, I kind of agree. Doesn't seem like they put much effort into this one.
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unlurking 01:03 PM 06-23-2017
Nope, haven't seen any explanations. Wonder if the "A" team is at Vandy?
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DaFace 01:04 PM 06-23-2017
Originally Posted by unlurking:
Nope, haven't seen any explanations. Wonder if the "A" team is at Vandy?
They're always in Hawthorne regardless of launch location, so who knows?
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unlurking 01:07 PM 06-23-2017
That's a good point. D'Oh!

Definitely a different format though, and no explanation that I've seen as to why. The only real difference is the expected next launch being 2 days away, then 6 days. Not sure if cadence is playing a part here, since all the commentators are usually technical staff. Maybe they're all just too busy this time around.
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