Saturday, January 14, 2017

SpaceX Webcast of Today's Iridium 1 Launch

The video is the entire webcast from the launch and the actual fire starts about 29:00 into it with the successful landing of the first stage at about 36:00 in it.




Congratulations to SpaceX on their return to space.  The launch and successful subsequent landing were characteristically brilliant for SpaceX and the intelligence of these space vehicles is emphasized yet again.  You have probably seen many launches but the landing is extraordinary.

The ten Iridium satellites were successfully deployed into the correct orbits so there's got to be a great feeling at SpaceX just now.


Maybe you also recall the cameras they used for launches in the early days and see the superlative quality of the gear they use today.


SpaceX faced the worst of all launch problems after a rocket exploded and they had no idea why.  They researched the problem meticulously and they must have done it well since there were no false starts or additional failures in going back to space.  Elon Musk's organization shows the professional quality of NASA and it's incredibly impressive to see that from a private company.


Ed:  if they're so smart, how come they couldn't get the horizon level?

Whoa, Dino, take it easy.  Fred didn't take you for a walk today, did he.

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