Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission [pdf]

owlninja wrote: post #3

garciagomezluis wrote: post #2

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

Did it get delayed? YouTube channel now says going live in another 2 hours

"The first test flight of Falcon Heavy is now targeted for Tuesday, Feb. 6th at 3:05 PM ET from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams are watching upper level wind shear and will continue to update as information becomes available."

Re: Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission [pdf]

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Post by Shelnutt2 » Tue, Feb 06, 2018, 5:57 PM UTC

owlninja wrote: post #3

garciagomezluis wrote: post #2

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

Did it get delayed? YouTube channel now says going live in another 2 hours

Yes, it is delayed due to upper level winds.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/960920426485399552

Re: Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission [pdf]

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Feb 06, 2018, 6:00 PM UTC

owlninja wrote: post #3

garciagomezluis wrote: post #2

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

Did it get delayed? YouTube channel now says going live in another 2 hours

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Re: Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission [pdf]

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Post by dylan604 » Tue, Feb 06, 2018, 6:00 PM UTC

I saw the video animation of the Tesla separating from the second stage. At that point, the car no longer has thrust, so I'm assuming they've calculated the thrust to be just enough to reach Mars and to be able to fall into orbit. To quote the movie Apollo 13, "we've just put Isaac Newton in the driver's seat". I dearly hope that Musk and team have been referring to the "dummy" in the driver's seat of the Tesla as Isaac.

Re: Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission [pdf]

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Post by dzdt » Tue, Feb 06, 2018, 6:04 PM UTC

dylan604 wrote: post #7

I saw the video animation of the Tesla separating from the second stage. At that point, the car no longer has thrust, so I'm assuming they've calculated the thrust to be just enough to reach Mars and to be able to fall into orbit. To quote the movie Apollo 13, "we've just put Isaac Newton in the driver's seat". I dearly hope that Musk and team have been referring to the "dummy" in the driver's seat of the Tesla as Is…

They aren't aiming for Mars orbit. As far as I can tell, they aren't even aiming to come close to Mars. Instead (as far as I can tell) they are aiming to come close to the orbit of Mars, i.e. where Mars will be in 4 or 5 months.

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Post by Axsuul » Tue, Feb 06, 2018, 6:05 PM UTC

This will be a historic flight. It will be interesting regardless the outcome XD

27 engines!

"When Falcon Heavy lifts off in 2018, it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two"

Re: Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission [pdf]

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Post by api » Tue, Feb 06, 2018, 6:06 PM UTC

dzdt wrote: post #8

dylan604 wrote: post #7

I saw the video animation of the Tesla separating from the second stage. At that point, the car no longer has thrust, so I'm assuming they've calculated the thrust to be just enough to reach Mars and to be able to fall into orbit. To quote the movie Apollo 13, "we've just put Isaac Newton in the driver's seat". I dearly hope that Musk and team have been referring to the "dummy" in the driver's seat of the Tesla as Is…

They aren't aiming for Mars orbit. As far as I can tell, they aren't even aiming to come close to Mars. Instead (as far as I can tell) they are aiming to come close to the orbit of Mars, i.e. where Mars will be in 4 or 5 months.

So basically they're just throwing a car into space.