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Utopia Talk / Politics / SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch

murder
rank Mon Apr 27 15:52:13
in ~ 30 minutes.

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murder
rank Mon Apr 27 16:15:25

~ 5 minutes

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murder
rank Mon Apr 27 16:18:58

~ 2 minutes

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murder
rank Mon Apr 27 16:21:39

Hold.

Apparently no launch today. :o(

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Sam Adams
rank Mon Apr 27 18:05:52
For someone who claimed to be anti spaceflight you seem to be really into this shit;)

to be fair rockets are indeed fucking awesome.

I suggest making small rockets at home. Being that we live in the land of the free, ammonium perchlorate and potassium nitrate are readily available :)

murder
rank Tue Apr 28 12:28:35

Small rockets don't do it for me. I like massive earth shaking rockets. Even though I'm too far away to feel it.

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murder
rank Tue Apr 28 12:29:55

This launch has been rescheduled:

April 29 @ 10:13 AM

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Sam Adams
rank Tue Apr 28 14:47:08
Hah fair. I've been fairly close to an old shuttle launch and it doesn't just shake the earth it shakes the sky and your soul too.

Not quite gonna get there with your couple hundred newton backyard toy...

murder
rank Wed Apr 29 15:42:28

~ 30 minutes until launch

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murder
rank Wed Apr 29 15:57:39

~ 15 minutes

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murder
rank Wed Apr 29 16:11:04

~ 2 minutes

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murder
rank Wed Apr 29 16:20:03

Perfect launch.

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murder
rank Wed Apr 29 16:25:36

The two side boosters (Falcon 9s) landed successfully.

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Habebe
rank Wed Apr 29 16:33:13
Caught a glimpse.

I called out of work, oddly enough to save my job, tedious bureaucracy.

SpaceX is the reason the US really is still in the lead with this shit.

murder
rank Wed Apr 29 16:50:36

The next big launch is Starship scheduled for sometime in May.

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Sam Adams
rank Wed Apr 29 17:22:42
The reliability on these falcons is unreal.

Best launch platform ever so far.

murder
rank Wed Apr 29 21:41:19

Definitely. It's very rare for anything to go wrong with a Falcon 9.

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Sam Adams
rank Wed Apr 29 21:54:06
Starship on the other hand...

EuropeanPussy
rank Thu Apr 30 09:59:27
We have rockets, too!

30 minutes until start!

https://www.youtube.com/live/H0zLzwGEhcg

Flight VA268/LE-02 is now scheduled for April 30, 2026, within the following launch window:
04:08 – 04:57 (Washington, D.C.)
05:08 – 05:57 (Kourou)
08:08 – 08:57 (UTC)
10:08 – 10:57 (Paris)
Ariane 6 is in the final phase of the launch campaign, with all systems ready to support launch on April 30. Launch preparations are complete and the payload composite, enclosing the 32 Amazon Leo satellites, has been successfully mated atop the launcher.

The mission, called VA268 and LE-02 for Amazon Leo, will mark the second Ariane 6 launch dedicated to the deployment of the Amazon Leo constellation, within a series of 18.

Equipped with four solid rocket boosters, Ariane 64 is the most powerful version of Ariane 6. For this mission, the launcher will carry the 32 satellites under its 20-meter-long fairing and deploy them into low Earth orbit following a mission lasting less than 2 hours from lift-off to separation of the last spacecraft.

Habebe
rank Thu Apr 30 15:03:19
So the current Falcon 9 has a 99.83% success rate.

While China has "reusable" rockets in theory, they both crashed and exploded......

I'm really starting to think there is something to that culture, being good at copying, but still shitty at independent advancement.

Habebe
rank Thu Apr 30 15:04:43
ROFLMAO....AIs summary.

SpaceX alone outperforms China's entire national space program in launch volume, maintains higher reliability, and has operational reusable rocket technology that China is still struggling to develop. The gap is widening, not closing.

TheChildren
rank Thu Apr 30 16:25:36
rofl clownericans

launch volumes is irrelevant. u is jokin or wut.

china = been 2 mars
china = been 2 moon
china = been 2 far side of moon (only country evar 2 do dis get owned lol)
china = space station da most modern and most superioriez space station well at least it aint runnin on windows 98 like da intanational space station (keyword INTANATIONAL so not urs at all)

china = numerous multi millioniez sateliez full coverage of earth 24/7

spacex = buys cybaflops dat sits on da parkin lots in da thousands...mostly unused. why they do dis? pyramid

butbuuuutbuuut spaaceeey eksie voluummmes

Habebe
rank Thu Apr 30 17:07:32
How about making a reusable rocket?

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murder rank	Mon Apr 27 15:52:13 in ~ 30 minutes. -
murder rank	Mon Apr 27 16:15:25 ~ 5 minutes -
murder rank	Mon Apr 27 16:18:58 ~ 2 minutes -
murder rank	Mon Apr 27 16:21:39 Hold. Apparently no launch today. :o( -
Sam Adams rank	Mon Apr 27 18:05:52 For someone who claimed to be anti spaceflight you seem to be really into this shit;) to be fair rockets are indeed fucking awesome. I suggest making small rockets at home. Being that we live in the land of the free, ammonium perchlorate and potassium nitrate are readily available :)
murder rank	Tue Apr 28 12:28:35 Small rockets don't do it for me. I like massive earth shaking rockets. Even though I'm too far away to feel it. -
murder rank	Tue Apr 28 12:29:55 This launch has been rescheduled: April 29 @ 10:13 AM -
Sam Adams rank	Tue Apr 28 14:47:08 Hah fair. I've been fairly close to an old shuttle launch and it doesn't just shake the earth it shakes the sky and your soul too. Not quite gonna get there with your couple hundred newton backyard toy...
murder rank	Wed Apr 29 15:42:28 ~ 30 minutes until launch -
murder rank	Wed Apr 29 15:57:39 ~ 15 minutes -
murder rank	Wed Apr 29 16:11:04 ~ 2 minutes -
murder rank	Wed Apr 29 16:20:03 Perfect launch. -
murder rank	Wed Apr 29 16:25:36 The two side boosters (Falcon 9s) landed successfully. -
Habebe rank	Wed Apr 29 16:33:13 Caught a glimpse. I called out of work, oddly enough to save my job, tedious bureaucracy. SpaceX is the reason the US really is still in the lead with this shit.
murder rank	Wed Apr 29 16:50:36 The next big launch is Starship scheduled for sometime in May. -
Sam Adams rank	Wed Apr 29 17:22:42 The reliability on these falcons is unreal. Best launch platform ever so far.
murder rank	Wed Apr 29 21:41:19 Definitely. It's very rare for anything to go wrong with a Falcon 9. -
Sam Adams rank	Wed Apr 29 21:54:06 Starship on the other hand...
EuropeanPussy rank	Thu Apr 30 09:59:27 We have rockets, too! 30 minutes until start! https://www.youtube.com/live/H0zLzwGEhcg Flight VA268/LE-02 is now scheduled for April 30, 2026, within the following launch window: 04:08 – 04:57 (Washington, D.C.) 05:08 – 05:57 (Kourou) 08:08 – 08:57 (UTC) 10:08 – 10:57 (Paris) Ariane 6 is in the final phase of the launch campaign, with all systems ready to support launch on April 30. Launch preparations are complete and the payload composite, enclosing the 32 Amazon Leo satellites, has been successfully mated atop the launcher. The mission, called VA268 and LE-02 for Amazon Leo, will mark the second Ariane 6 launch dedicated to the deployment of the Amazon Leo constellation, within a series of 18. Equipped with four solid rocket boosters, Ariane 64 is the most powerful version of Ariane 6. For this mission, the launcher will carry the 32 satellites under its 20-meter-long fairing and deploy them into low Earth orbit following a mission lasting less than 2 hours from lift-off to separation of the last spacecraft.
Habebe rank	Thu Apr 30 15:03:19 So the current Falcon 9 has a 99.83% success rate. While China has "reusable" rockets in theory, they both crashed and exploded...... I'm really starting to think there is something to that culture, being good at copying, but still shitty at independent advancement.
Habebe rank	Thu Apr 30 15:04:43 ROFLMAO....AIs summary. SpaceX alone outperforms China's entire national space program in launch volume, maintains higher reliability, and has operational reusable rocket technology that China is still struggling to develop. The gap is widening, not closing.
TheChildren rank	Thu Apr 30 16:25:36 rofl clownericans launch volumes is irrelevant. u is jokin or wut. china = been 2 mars china = been 2 moon china = been 2 far side of moon (only country evar 2 do dis get owned lol) china = space station da most modern and most superioriez space station well at least it aint runnin on windows 98 like da intanational space station (keyword INTANATIONAL so not urs at all) china = numerous multi millioniez sateliez full coverage of earth 24/7 spacex = buys cybaflops dat sits on da parkin lots in da thousands...mostly unused. why they do dis? pyramid butbuuuutbuuut spaaceeey eksie voluummmes
Habebe rank	Thu Apr 30 17:07:32 How about making a reusable rocket?
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