Draggendrop Veteran Posted April 9, 2016 Veteran Share Posted April 9, 2016 /s Ahhhh...I knew it may be a phoney image.... bits and bytes Commercial Space Station Company Thanks Commercial Launch Company http://nasawatch.com/archives/2016/04/commercial-spac-17.html (tweets between SpaceX and Bigelow) won't embed for me.... BetaguyGZT 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 Rockets eye view BetaguyGZT, Draggendrop, Jim K and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted April 9, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2016 16 minutes ago, DocM said: Rockets eye view Would love to see a full video from staging to landing BetaguyGZT and DocM 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 4K footage of the landing BetaguyGZT, +Mirumir and Jim K 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaborka Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 22 minutes ago, DocM said: 4K footage of the landing Thanks for that!!! BetaguyGZT 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaguyGZT Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 VERY nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 New CRS-8 photos, including 3K versions modable for wallpapers. https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex Jim K and BetaguyGZT 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted April 10, 2016 Veteran Share Posted April 10, 2016 President Barack Obama Hails SpaceX's Rocket Landing Success at Sea Quote Talk about high praise. SpaceX's stunningly successful rocket landing on a drone ship Friday (April 8) has won accolades from the highest office in the land, with President Barack Obama hailing the company's technological feat. "Congrats SpaceX on landing a rocket at sea," Obama wrote in a Twitter post after the rocket landing. "It's because of innovators like you & NASA that America continues to lead in space exploration." SpaceX landed a Falcon 9 rocket booster on its drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You" after successfully launching an unmanned Dragon cargo ship filled with NASA supplies to the International Space Station. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket launched from a pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 4:43 p.m. EDT (2043 GMT), with the second stage boosting the Dragon capsule into orbit while the first stage flawlessly touched down on its landing ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Quote This isn't the first time SpaceX has caught the attention of President Obama. In fact, in 2010 Obama visited SpaceX's launch site in Florida during a trip to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. In 2010, President Barack Obama visited Elon Musk and toured SpaceX's launch facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida during a trip to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Quote SpaceX's Dragon is due to arrive at the International Space Station early Sunday (April 10). You can watch the Dragon arrival live on Space.com, courtesy of NASA TV, beginning at 5:30 a.m. EDT (0930 GMT). http://www.space.com/32525-president-obama-hails-spacex-rocket-landing.html -------------------------- nice quiet image prior to launch....shortly this deck will have a prize.... BetaguyGZT 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 BetaguyGZT 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 ...... XTREME close up!! BetaguyGZT and +Mirumir 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 Dragon 1000m from ISS and closing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 250m waypoint Dragon behaving "perfect," per NASA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted April 10, 2016 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 10, 2016 5 minutes ago, DocM said: Dragon behaving "perfect," per NASA If a bit behind schedule. Bloody atmosphere! DocM 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 (edited) Go to move into the 200m keep out sphere to 30m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 80m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 53m over SW coast of Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 40m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 Holding at 30m. Dragon is behaving so well final approach could start sooner than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsItPluggedIn Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 (edited) Why do people at NASA have sooooo much paper... And really old phones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted April 10, 2016 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 10, 2016 1 minute ago, IsItPluggedIn said: Why do people at NASA have sooooo much paper... And really old phones. There has to be a paper copy of steps and procedures in case the computers go down. As with the phones...if it ain't broke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 (edited) You guys do realize that mission control etc. are still using FORTRAN and COBOL? GO for final approach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 18m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 10m, GO for capture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 (edited) Capture! Corrected Edited April 10, 2016 by DocM BetaguyGZT 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted April 10, 2016 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 10, 2016 Good job, Tim! Although it was literally right in front of you, couldn't have been any closer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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