DocM Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 New window: 1230 to 1800 EST. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 Florida Today Livestream https://livestream.com/accounts/20522137/spacexfalconheavytest Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Will they announce a time for the test or just do it? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 There she goes! Looked like a success. DocM 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 SALSN 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beittil Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Sound wru Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 Another view SALSN, Astra.Xtreme and Emn1ty 3 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 @ChrisG_NSF THAT WAS INCREBIBLE!!!! The sound. The power. FRAKING FANTASTIC!!!! #FalconHeavy #StaticFire Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 Xenon and BetaguyGZT 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Wow. That thing is gonna be a beast... If it doesn't go Kaboom on launch. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Another LOUD video. BetaguyGZT, anthdci and DocM 3 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) Can you even **imagine** that BEAST half a klick up, at full throttle, spraying decibels all over the Cape Edited January 25, 2018 by DocM BetaguyGZT 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingskippy Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I'm looking forward to the 2 triple sonic booms! BetaguyGZT and DocM 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598171994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaguyGZT Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Gonna be something not heard since the Saturn/Apollo era. STS was a good effort on the noise meter but FH will top it by several notches. DocM 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598172084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaguyGZT Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 And it also depends on how they're using the water suppression system, as well as the blast deflection. Everything I've seen (and this is just my personal observation) says that the water suppression is designed more to protect the T/E and the immediate vicinity of the vehicle from the heat of the engines than it is to dampen the noise ... so, my guts tell me that FH could well push the decibel meter higher than 39-A is really accustomed to (although not beyond design limits). This launch will tell the tale and we likely could see the water suppression system redesigned to take acoustics into account after this one. We'll know pretty quickly if we see the T/E and/or 39-A in a state of damage. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598172092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted January 25, 2018 Veteran Share Posted January 25, 2018 Is Musk serious, launch within a week or so? I would have thought it would take them a day or two to crunch the data just to be 100% everything went as planned. I suspect between the checks and the launch next week we're not likely to see anything until Mid Feb. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598172586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted January 25, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted January 25, 2018 9 hours ago, Unobscured Vision said: And it also depends on how they're using the water suppression system, as well as the blast deflection. Everything I've seen (and this is just my personal observation) says that the water suppression is designed more to protect the T/E and the immediate vicinity of the vehicle from the heat of the engines than it is to dampen the noise ... so, my guts tell me that FH could well push the decibel meter higher than 39-A is really accustomed to (although not beyond design limits). This launch will tell the tale and we likely could see the water suppression system redesigned to take acoustics into account after this one. We'll know pretty quickly if we see the T/E and/or 39-A in a state of damage. The Saturn 5's launched from 39A. Also have to remember that the space shuttle generated more thrust at launch than will the FH (6.8lbf vs 5.1lbf) Anyway, I think the pad will hold up fine. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598172654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jim K said: The Saturn 5's launched from 39A. Also have to remember that the space shuttle generated more thrust at launch than will the FH (6.8lbf vs 5.1lbf) Anyway, I think the pad will hold up fine. LC-39A and LC-39B were over-designed for the never-built Nova C8* launcher, and SpaceX reinforced it with BFR in mind, so there should be margin. * 61,925 kN (13,920,000 lbf) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598172808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 Falcon Heavy launch tickets are available https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/launches-and-events/events-calendar/2018/january/rocket-launch-spacex-falcon-heavy BetaguyGZT 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598172880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) Falcon Heavy working dates & time per ChrisG at NASASpaceFlight.com Launch: February 6Backup: February 7Window: 1330-1630 Eastern (both days) BetaguyGZT and anthdci 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598174474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted January 27, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2018 BetaguyGZT 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598175422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/01/the-white-house-seems-interested-in-the-falcon-heavy-launch/ Quote The White House seems interested in the Falcon Heavy launch > > Early next month, the first of these privately funded rockets, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, should finally make a test flight from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. If successful, the Falcon Heavy, with a lifting capacity of 54 tons to low-Earth orbit, will become twice as powerful as any rocket in operation today. So far, the Trump administration has played it both ways—acknowledging the importance of the newly emerging private space sector but also offering praise for NASA's large and costly Space Launch System. However, sources have indicated that Pence's office is closely watching the private companies and success here could have policy implications. > US VP and Chair of the National Space Council Mike Pence's Chief of Staff talking about FH, BetaguyGZT 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1244836-spacex-falcon-heavy-updates-maiden-flight/page/10/#findComment-598175448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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