SpaceX - the big show tonight

[i am will]

Visible in about 31 minutes I believe...

 

[anth]

The dog leg is new to me. Utterly fascinating, but makes perfect sense. Thanks for that Anth.

there is a pretty good video of it happening on one of the launches, I'll see if I can dig it out.

 

[Urban Silverback]

there is a pretty good video of it happening on one of the launches, I'll see if I can dig it out.

Please do if you can, I'd like to see that.

 

[redandwhiterob]

Cant reccomend highly enough the BBC's 13 minutes to the moon podcast for those who are interested in this type of stuff

 

[neiluk1985]

That's nuts, surely someone must be remotely piloting otherwise they'd have no idea where it would land.

Edit. @anth answered. It's amazing.

amazing isn't it?? they managed to work it out back in the 60's with the geniuses they had, when they needed to figure out where the Apollo capsule would land. This from Hidden Figures explains it (great film by the way!)

 

[skullmeister]

Cant reccomend highly enough the BBC's 13 minutes to the moon podcast for those who are interested in this type of stuff

Its outstanding, absolutely essential listening for anyone with an interest is space.

 

[the dude]

amazing isn't it?? they managed to work it out back in the 60's with the geniuses they had, when they needed to figure out where the Apollo capsule would land. This from Hidden Figures explains it (great film by the way!)

Yeah I've seen it. Don't remember that bit!

 

[anth]

Please do if you can, I'd like to see that.

I'm not sure if it's the best video, but it's not something I have saved. It' doesn't look like much, but if you look closely the booster is coming in at and angle, then when the engines fire it turns to land. Like I say, doesn't look like much, but when that booster is 70m tall it kind of puts it in perspective. I've aksed someone I know if they have a better video of it.

 

[GingerNick]

Shit day for flat earthers.....

 

[redandwhiterob]

Its outstanding, absolutely essential listening for anyone with an interest is space.

Genuinely had a tear in my eye at times and was getting goosebumps listening to that 13 minutes uninterrupted in the last episode

 

[ErichZann]

Too cloudy here

 

[tunstall birdman]

Genuinely had a tear in my eye at times and was getting goosebumps listening to that 13 minutes uninterrupted in the last episode

Yeah mate, it is emotionally moving like!!

 

[Gonzo Mackem]

Great view here. Amazing to see.

 

[MagicRat]

Could see a white light low in sky to the southwest

 

[Barboza dh9]

Flew over Stanley there

 

[muggboots]

Only possibly tonight...

You can see the @Space_Station pass over the UK tonight, 22:10 BST. Look west, low on the horizon & it will cross to the south east, passing beneath the moon. If @SpaceX launches, it will follow about 5 mins later. The sky will be too light to see SpX on 1st pass after launch.

Then tomorrow they dock with the ISS at 1530hrs tomorrow which I hope is shown on NASA TV again.

Just seen the iSS clear as fuck, really low in the Southern sky.

 

[chelt_mackem]

Had a stunning view of the ISS from here, Dragon wasn't quite so clear, the sky was still too bright.

 

[dangermows]

Fake

 

[the dude]

No clouds here (Glasgow). Saw nothing!

 

[SAFCOldie]

Too cloudy here

And here.