This is the 4th flight of Space Exploration Technologies Falcon 1.
Duration : 0:9:59
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This is the 4th flight of Space Exploration Technologies Falcon 1.
Duration : 0:9:59
Tags: Elon, Exploration, Falcon, Flight, launch, Musk, rocket, space, SpaceX, Technologies
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
9-28 is my birthday
9-28 is my birthday
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
And to think this …
And to think this rocket is only about as powerful as the Mercury Redstone. Yet it can do a lot more, like actually put something in orbit.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
The formulas do …
The formulas do change, since SpaceX is using a pintle. Turbopumps and gas generators are also quite a lot simpler.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
Big congrats to …
Big congrats to Space X , Elon Musk knows how to do things , who were the actual brainies behind this , who designed the combustion chambers and the turbopumps, were there old folks from Rocketdyne, did they did it on the old Von Braun numbers,,, when you need big liquid rocket power the formulas don’t change over the years, what worked in the60′s still does the same today,,,,,,,,,anybody know???….ahh! .remember the Saturn 5 had 5 engines @ 1.5 million pounds each the difference is gigantic.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
It’s good to hear …
It’s good to hear them using metric units for the commentary. I wonder if they also use metric units for design and hardware specs (fastener sizes etc)?
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
Anyone else noticed …
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Anyone else noticed the “oh-oh” at 0:18 right after the woman says “We have lift-off”?
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
This isn’t a …
This isn’t a shuttle replacement. It’s an experimental rocket launched by private investors.
The ARES rockets are in the testing stages now but they won’t be certified as flight worthy before the projected retirement of the shuttle fleet.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
You’ll notice that …
You’ll notice that they launched from an island and the trajectory of the flight up to the cut off of the second stage engine takes place over water. NASA, the European Space Agency and the Japanese Space Agency all do this. It drastically cuts the risk to anyone back on Earth.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
Is it necessary to …
Is it necessary to smooth that out? Might be overcontrol. We’re talking about 10 million dollar launches here, the way of the future may not necessarily be graceful.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
5,000,000 stars!… …
5,000,000 stars!…oh-boy-is-this-great!/milwaukee
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
5,000,000 stars!… …
5,000,000 stars!…oh-boy-is-this-great!/milwaukee
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
So from a layman’s …
So from a layman’s perspective, what happens to the parts that fall back? What if they hit something?
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
US has shuttle …
US has shuttle replacement?
So why NASA recentrly ordered many flights on russian rocket and space ship?
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
Gotta make Space …
Gotta make Space profitable so humans will be able to take that next step… Just recently a huge area of Mars was found to contain “Opals” worth billions on Earth but the costs to go there and mine them would eat all the profits… Gotta make space-travel cheaper!! I wonder if SpaceX landed a man in the Opals fields of Mars if they could lay claim to the mines??
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
Yeah, I know they …
Yeah, I know they added a delay to get rid of residuals in the CC, but the pitch over suggests bad mass distribution/CG, and a lack of mechanism for small attitude adjustments. I realize this adds complexity, but for manned missions I imagine they’re going to run into troubles with qualification.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
They added a delay …
They added a delay after first stage shut down to prevent another loss like flight 3. It’s pitching because there’s no thrust it can use to steer until the second stage lights up. A few seconds of free fall doesn’t hurt it. They successfully put flight 5 up a few days ago.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
Staging still looks …
Staging still looks ugly. There’s a marked pitch over and a fair amount of oscillation after. I don’t recall seeing this in NASA vids, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
This is incredible
This is incredible
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
NASA lost …
NASA lost butt-loads of Rockets leading up to the Moon Landing!! 3 Astronauts including “Gus Grissom” were killed in a fire that started on a rocket before launch, Gus Grissom was to be the first man on the Moon, he was killed in the fire 2 years prior to the Moon Landing!! Despite the tragedies, the USA didn’t back down from a challenge and continued flights! When 350 people are killed on a Jumbo Jet do they stop flying them?? NO… BTW 50,000 Americans are killed in car accidents yearly!!
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
Видеть своими …
Видеть своими глазами отделение ступени.. Я рад, что живу в такие времена.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:32 am
unlikely, space …
unlikely, space launch is very dangerous.
I think as far as the Insurance is concerned they WILL loose a few rockets. All in a days work.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:32 am
Qantas holds a …
Qantas holds a record of never crashing a plane, hopefully SpaceX can show off a similar quality standard.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:32 am
Get ready for …
Get ready for satellites to clog up all the orbits! Nice.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:32 am
“LOL. McDonald’s …
“LOL. McDonald’s quality is subjective. What are you looking for? 5-star dining or something quick that satisfies the urge for comfort food”
Are you kidding? McDonald’s is some of the most unhealthy food in earth and is one of the major causes of obesity in this country. Do you think any doctor would approve of eating McDonald’s more often than very sparingly? I’m sorry man but you’re almost crossing the line into corporate apologetics.
BTW, I never said free market capitalism existed yet.