Alpha Centauri 2

Community => Recreation Commons => Destination: Alpha Centauri => Topic started by: Unorthodox on May 22, 2012, 01:58:53 PM

Title: Space X launch video.
Post by: Unorthodox on May 22, 2012, 01:58:53 PM

http://youtu.be/cNeev7dkdWw (http://youtu.be/cNeev7dkdWw)



I'm sorry can't find any video from the on board cameras I assure you were there.  I'd like to see stage seperation, myself...


now, provided all the capsule autopilot stuff works, we might be able to be a little more optimistic on space travel in general. 

Title: Re: Space X launch video.
Post by: Unorthodox on May 22, 2012, 02:01:40 PM

Same video without all the brightening stuff that was editted into the above one. 

http://youtu.be/tQUvVtXYvqE (http://youtu.be/tQUvVtXYvqE)

Title: Re: Space X launch video.
Post by: Buster's Uncle on May 22, 2012, 09:44:36 PM

I lucked out out and saw it live, without planning to.  It was a rocket launch, all right.

...I really hope this private thing works out...

Title: Re: Space X launch video.
Post by: Unorthodox on May 23, 2012, 02:09:18 PM

On TV or in person? 

Title: Re: Space X launch video.
Post by: Buster's Uncle on May 23, 2012, 02:17:41 PM

No, I'm having an interesting week, but not that interesting.  Just up late aqnd caught it on TV.

Title: Re: Space X launch video.
Post by: Unorthodox on May 23, 2012, 10:00:55 PM

Yeah, thought you were too far away, but you never know when conditions get just so...


Hope it's interesting good not interesting bad. 

Title: Re: Space X launch video.
Post by: Buster's Uncle on May 23, 2012, 10:24:59 PM

Bad, I'm afraid.

Title: Re: Space X launch video.
Post by: Unorthodox on May 24, 2012, 08:22:05 PM

 :(

Wanna talk? 


Sounds like the capsule's performing great on the test flight crap.  All that's left is for the station to reach out and grab it tomorrow for the docking. 

Oh yeah, minor detail of re-entry (AKA the real test for this minor completely untested aspect of this capsule.)

Title: Re: Space X launch video.
Post by: Buster's Uncle on May 25, 2012, 04:29:42 AM

I'll try to work up the energy to go into it tomorrow.

Title: Re: Space X launch video.
Post by: Unorthodox on May 25, 2012, 05:38:26 PM

Docking went well :bored:.  Not sure the date for re-entry.  I'll try to dig that up. 

Title: Re: Space X launch video.
Post by: Unorthodox on May 29, 2012, 03:19:44 PM

Ok, I got that it's undocking on Thursday for re-entry.  But, I can't find (and it may be controlled info) what the specific windows are. So, Thursday/Friday should be the re-entry on the thing.  AFAIK, they're going for an old school ocean recovery.