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SpaceX launch explosion - 8am tomorrow - Ombligo - 01-17-2020
SpaceX will launch the Crew Dragon tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM with the planned destruction of the rocket at 8:01AM. The flight is to test the Crew Dragon's escape rockets and is the final step before a manned mission.
It should be fun.
Re: SpaceX launch explosion - 8am tomorrow - Paul F. - 01-17-2020
Succeed or fail, it WILL be spectacular!
Re: SpaceX launch explosion - 8am tomorrow - cbelt3 - 01-18-2020
Considering it’s gonna happen at a substantial height.... but the onboard streaming video will be cool.
Re: SpaceX launch explosion - 8am tomorrow - RAMd®d - 01-18-2020
The flight is to test the Crew Dragon's escape rockets and is the final step before a manned mission.
Is the section that going to be blown up, otherwise reusable? Or is it one that we never see again.
Either way, it would almost seem wasteful, except testing is good, and a lot of ching has been saved by reusing hardware.
Wow.
Re: SpaceX launch explosion - 8am tomorrow - steve... - 01-18-2020
I think that’s 8 AM Eastern, 5 AM Pacific.
Re: SpaceX launch explosion - 8am tomorrow - Paul F. - 01-18-2020
RAMd®d wrote:
The flight is to test the Crew Dragon's escape rockets and is the final step before a manned mission.
Is the section that going to be blown up, otherwise reusable? Or is it one that we never see again.
Either way, it would almost seem wasteful, except testing is good, and a lot of ching has been saved by reusing hardware.
Wow.
The lower stage of this test has been used 3 times already and has WAY more than paid for itself. That's the part that's being made into a "oh, crap! It blew up!" simulator by, well, blowing it up...
The capsule on top is supposed to trigger it's abort system, and pull away from the expanding cloud of debris fast enough to insure crew safety.
Re: SpaceX launch explosion - 8am tomorrow - Blankity Blank - 01-18-2020
SpaceX webcast link.
NASA TV
Popular Mechanics
Re: SpaceX launch explosion - 8am Sunday - Ombligo - 01-18-2020
Moved to Sunday