Moon Base 13, The Moon: NASA Is In Kinga Forrester's Pocket

[Jaybar]

Sad I missed it too Big congrats, let's hope for a falcon heavy reusable launch and landing this year!

[Sho]

Damn, heard about the launch though a didn't personally watch. What a hell of an achievement for humanity.

[Zetanio]

Just watched the whole flight. I FUCKING LOVE SCIENCE.

[TsingTao]

My inner child yells something similar every launch. It's a great feeling.

I can't wait to see Falcon Heavy in action.

[TsingTao]

Another successful launch this morning. DoD mission so they didn't show any of the normal second stage separation/boost footage or telemetry, but that's OK. They focused on the first stage instead...could be the best footage yet of a booster return.

https://youtu.be/s7I92RKhktA

Next launch scheduled for the 15th of the month, Inmarsat 5 comms sattelite.

[archibaldcrane]

Landing https://www.instagram.com/p/BTjUcEYBqSQ/

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[Psion]

These first stage returns are starting to feel "ho-hum another success" to me. even the rockets look more... tidy? when they land, like a ballet dancer whose practice sessions are finally paying off.

At this kind of rate spaceX is setup to obliterate the competition unless they start jumping on the reusing stage bandwagon, and fast.

[Zetanio]

These first stage returns are starting to feel "ho-hum another success" to me. even the rockets look more... tidy? when they land, like a ballet dancer whose practice sessions are finally paying off.

At this kind of rate spaceX is setup to obliterate the competition unless they start jumping on the reusing stage bandwagon, and fast.

They've already obliterated them.

[archibaldcrane]

https://arstechnica.com/information-...nd-satellites/

SpaceX announces plans to start taking their internet satellites to space en masse in 2019 - they expect to launch over 4400 satellites over a 6 year period, which would more than triple the number of existing satellites in space. Prototypes will begin launching later this year.

Only 25-35 ms latency too, because they are only one-third as far from earth as, say, HughesNet satellites.

[zoobernut]

https://arstechnica.com/information-...nd-satellites/

SpaceX announces plans to start taking their internet satellites to space en masse in 2019 - they expect to launch over 4400 satellites over a 6 year period, which would more than triple the number of existing satellites in space. Prototypes will begin launching later this year.

Only 25-35 ms latency too, because they are only one-third as far from earth as, say, HughesNet satellites.

Oh man this is the stuff of dreams. Living in a rural area and stuck on Exede internet I can't wait to be able to get real high speed low latency internet at my house that doesn't cost thousands per month.

[archibaldcrane]

T-9 minutes for next SpaceX launch: http://www.spacex.com/webcast

No landing planned though, payload is too heavy.

[archibaldcrane]

Good launch, final burn and deployment in 15 mins or so.

[Boyiee]

Did this thing even have grid fins on it? It's so weird growing up with traditional rockets and the shuttle and seeing rockets nowadays that are basically pencils.

[archibaldcrane]

I don't believe so - since it wasn't landing, it didn't need grid fins or legs.

[Waraji]

Didn't make in time for live launch, but looks pretty good on the webcast. SpaceX Textbook launch.

[archibaldcrane]

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

Launching another ISS resupply mission, first reuse of the Dragon cargo capsule. Starts in 20 minutes or so.

[archibaldcrane]

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

Launching another ISS resupply mission, first reuse of the Dragon cargo capsule. Starts in 20 minutes or so.

Nevermind.

@SpaceX
Standing down due to lightning. Backup launch opportunity on Saturday, June 3 at 5:07 p.m. EDT or 21:07 UTC.

[archibaldcrane]

Going for it again in an hour.

Http://Spacex.com/webcast

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[Zetanio]

Every time one of the boosters lands it feels like a scifi movie.

[BaneTheBrawler]

or kerbal space program