spacex launch in 4 minutes

[drjim]

streaming live on tinterweb

biggest thing since saturn V

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

 

[drjim]

OK NOW LANDING TIME!

 

[Wildefalcon]

Made it!

Serious engineering.

 

[mike 109444]

Poor stig..... Fired again

 

[Wildefalcon]

Did the central core make it back?

 

[Richiew]

Eye popping moment watching them boosters land.

 

[drjim]

They have shut the feed down with no clue about the central core, but seeing those two rockets land on their tails simultaneously was pretty impressive even if they don't get the hat trick!

 

[fizzy]

Funny how it has taken 50 years to get back where we started. The space shuttle was such a step backwards. Yes it was reusable but the cost of each launch was a lot higher than a disposable rocket. And the Saturn V could carry so much more!

And there is still nothing to touch the Saturn V - and it only took 7 years to build - and all without any real computers either!

 

[tflnemesis]

Some amazing engineering there, especially seeing the 2 boosters landing, one of the most difficult things to do!!

 

[tflnemesis]

Only $90,000,000 to send 8 metric tons up on it....

 

[Tiggy_dorset]

The boosters landing was seriously impressive!

 

[Jlg]

That was pretty dam good

 

[clift_d]

The boosters landing was seriously impressive!

I'm glad im not the only one that thought that. Also that they were brought simultaneously on two landing pads so close together - a real Thunderbirds moment.

 

[chris y]

It looked like they were playing a takeoff clip in reverse, very impressive indeed.

 

[Robotstar5]

The 3rd booster didn't fare too well, hit the sea at 300mph after it ran short of fuel.

 

[R-D-R]

Thought it was amazing, got the tingles when the two boosters landed in unison really was a thunderbirds like moment. Watching his car in space now seams surreal and fun but the engineering behind that achievement cannot be under estimated hats of to them. Looking forward to seeing the BFR

 

[8ob]

Only $90,000,000 to send 8 metric tons up on it....

Still cheaper than parcelforce and they only lost one item

Bob

 

[wookie]

Properly impressive stuff

Something as good as that deserves it's place in history, it's always good to see what engineers can do when given a proper project, it's up there with Concorde's first flight or the SR-71 setting speed records that we still haven't bettered to this day.

 

[R-D-R]

And on a welding theme, Tesla taking advantage of SpaceX welding process.

https://electrek.co/2015/05/24/spac...ing-techniques-and-equipment-to-tesla-motors/