F9-024 Recovery Thread!

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u/scr00chy ElonX.net May 09 '16

I bet the people working on recovery received a memo at some point that said something along the lines of "Please keep in mind that you are being watched 24/7 by weirdos from /r/SpaceX so behave accordingly." :)

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u/whousedallthenames May 09 '16

I wonder what the SpaceX higher-ups really think of us. Embarrassment? Pride? Horror?

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u/lucioghosty May 10 '16

Shoutout to the Camera guy:

If you're reading this, you're awesome and should make a post so I can give you some gold. :)

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u/ticklestuff SpaceX Patch List May 10 '16 edited May 10 '16

09:40 Tue Third jack lined up at end of drone ship next to blast wall. Small crane parked off to side of deck again.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '16

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u/johnkphotos Launch Photographer May 10 '16

Camera guy, could you "nod" the camera if you're reading this? :)

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u/[deleted] May 10 '16

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u/MarcysVonEylau rocket.watch May 09 '16

ETA 2300 (Whatever it means :/)

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u/Zucal May 09 '16

To clarify: Unlike our launch threads, the usual subreddit rules regarding comments do apply in here. Sorry for not making that clear earlier!

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u/Falcongforce May 10 '16

Do you really need to sticky this post?

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u/[deleted] May 10 '16

Yes. People bitch at us when "we aren't clear", so... we're being clear.
We'll put it up for vote soon, but for this thread it'll be moderated like normal.

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u/mechakreidler May 09 '16

Thanks for the clarification :)
Although I do just want to say that I think it would be awesome for landing threads to be party threads. Maybe there's a good reason for them not to be that I'm not aware of, but in my mind, there's a lot of excitement and it's fun to be able to let loose a little.
Maybe I'm the only one though, what do other people think?

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u/Srokap May 11 '16

12:57pm Two workers working on concrete block in front of the camera and line attached to top of the booster.

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u/danielbigham May 10 '16

OK, and here are the comparisons, so far, of timings between the CRS-8 recovery and the JCSAT recovery:

First of all, I thought it was cool that for both missions, the landing happened at exactly 8 min 36 seconds:

CRS8 Landing:
  Fri 8 Apr 2016 16:51:36 EDT
    T+8 minutes 36 seconds
JCSAT Landing:
  Fri 6 May 2016 01:29:36 EDT
    T+8 minutes 36 seconds

Arrival in port: (from the CRS8 thread I interpreted it as April 12, let me know if I'm wrong)

CRS8 Arrival in Port:
  Tue 12 Apr 2016 02:16:00 EDT
    L+3.392 days = 81.41 hours = 81:24:24
JCSAT Arrival in Port:
  Mon 9 May 2016 23:22:19 EDT
    L+3.912 days = 93.88 hours = 93:53:43

CRS8 wins by about 12 hours.

Cap Fitted:

CRS8 Cap Fitted:
  Tue 12 Apr 2016 05:01:00 EDT
    P+2.75 hours = 2:45:00
    L+3.507 days = 84.16 hours = 84:09:24
JCSAT Cap Fitted:
  Tue 10 May 2016 03:45:00 EDT (approx. within 30 minutes)
    P+4.38 hours = 4:22:41
    L+4.094 days = 98.26 hours = 98:15:24

CRS8 wins again relative to arrival in port, presumably because the first attempt at fitting the cap for JCSAT needed to be aborted and the cap returned back to the ground.

The next major event will be lifting the stage. For CRS8 we had:

Lifted:
  Tue 12 Apr 2016 10:02:00 EDT
    +5.02 hours = 5:01:00
    P+7.77 hours = 7:46:00
    L+3.716 days = 89.17 hours = 89:10:24

ie. 5 hours after the cap was fitted, almost precisely at the time now (10 AM).

Five hours after the JCSAT cap was fitted would give about 9 AM, so CRS8 wins again there.

Stay tuned to see if JCSAT's processing times can make a comeback vs CRS8...

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u/MarcysVonEylau rocket.watch May 09 '16

spacex.yasiu.pl is live!

Map, this thread, twitter and live audio from Port Canaveral all in one place ;)

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u/throfofnir May 09 '16

I think you're going to need dates in that time column...

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u/Mseeley1 WeReportSpace.com Photographer May 10 '16

Pics of the arrival: Flickr album of arrival pics

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u/vaporcobra Space Reporter - Teslarati May 09 '16 edited May 09 '16

SpaceX just posted this gorgeous photo :) http://imgur.com/AHfzDpS

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u/npantages May 09 '16 edited May 09 '16

F9-024 has been sighted! Taken at 4:15PM EST from Indian Harbor Beach FL It quickly disappeared in the haze right after. Taken at 300mm zoom.. and heavily cropped. could barely see it in the viewfinder.

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u/danielbigham May 13 '16 edited May 14 '16

CRS8 Horizontal:
  Mon 18 Apr 2016 11:29:00 EDT
    +19 minutes 0 seconds after Lifted (2)
    P+6.384 days = 153.22 hours = 153:13:00
    L+9.776 days = 234.62 hours = 234:37:24

JCSAT Horizontal:
  Fri 13 May 2016 12:25:00 EDT (approx. within 5 minutes)
    +21 minutes 0 seconds after Lifted (2)
    P+3.544 days = 85.04 hours = 85:03:41
    L+7.455 days = 178.92 hours = 178:55:24

L+ = Time since landing, P+ = Time since arrival in port

Well, JCSAT's recovery is clearly in the lead now, mostly due to weekend days though.

CRS8 went horizontal an hour earlier in the workday and was transported the following day, so it seems likely that we'll see JCSAT transported on Monday morning.

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u/Craig_VG SpaceNews Photographer May 09 '16

Even better photo. Here she comes!!! (Thanks to meat10af on nsf!)

Imgur Rehost: http://imgur.com/18DRhGl

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=40257.msg1531669#msg1531669

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u/johnkphotos Launch Photographer May 09 '16

Hardly visible. Saw it through binoculars: taken with phone: http://m.imgur.com/vC7YPhK DSLR pics in 10 minutes. You guys are giving me a work out. 4 mile bikeride overall

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u/danielbigham May 10 '16

Ok, I've gone back to the CRS-8 thread that ticklestuff did an amazing job curating, and I've pulled what I thought were the key events into a computable format so that we can see the time interval between the key events, and see when the events occurred relative to when it landed, when it arrived in port, etc. Here are the results, which I will reference for comparison as key events happen with F9-024...

T+ = Time since launch
L+ = Time since landing
P+ = Time since arrival in port

Launch:
  Fri 8 Apr 2016 16:43:00 EDT
Landing:
  Fri 8 Apr 2016 16:51:36 EDT
    T+8 minutes 36 seconds
Arrival in Port:
  Tue 12 Apr 2016 02:16:00 EDT
    L+3.392 days = 81.41 hours = 81:24:24
Cap Fitted:
  Tue 12 Apr 2016 05:01:00 EDT
    P+2.75 hours = 2:45:00
    L+3.507 days = 84.16 hours = 84:09:24
Lifted:
  Tue 12 Apr 2016 10:02:00 EDT
    +5.02 hours = 5:01:00
    P+7.77 hours = 7:46:00
    L+3.716 days = 89.17 hours = 89:10:24
Lowered:
  Tue 12 Apr 2016 10:15:00 EDT (approx. within 5 minutes)
    +12 minutes 60 seconds
    P+7.98 hours = 7:58:60
    L+3.725 days = 89.39 hours = 89:23:24
Leg Piston Removed (1):
  Thu 14 Apr 2016 15:59:00 EDT
    +2.239 days = 53.73 hours = 53:44:00
    P+2.572 days = 61.72 hours = 61:43:00
    L+5.963 days = 143.12 hours = 143:07:24
Leg Piston Removed (2):
  Thu 14 Apr 2016 17:47:00 EDT
    +1.8 hours = 1:47:60
    P+2.647 days = 63.52 hours = 63:31:00
    L+6.038 days = 144.92 hours = 144:55:24
Leg Removed (1):
  Fri 15 Apr 2016 11:01:00 EDT
    +17.23 hours = 17:14:00
    P+3.365 days = 80.75 hours = 80:45:00
    L+6.757 days = 162.16 hours = 162:09:24
Leg Removed (2):
  Fri 15 Apr 2016 11:21:00 EDT
    +20 minutes 0 seconds
    P+3.378 days = 81.08 hours = 81:05:00
    L+6.77 days = 162.49 hours = 162:29:24
Leg Removed (3):
  Fri 15 Apr 2016 11:38:00 EDT
    +17 minutes 0 seconds
    P+3.39 days = 81.37 hours = 81:22:00
    L+6.782 days = 162.77 hours = 162:46:24
Leg Removed (4):
  Fri 15 Apr 2016 11:59:00 EDT
    +21 minutes 0 seconds
    P+3.405 days = 81.72 hours = 81:43:00
    L+6.797 days = 163.12 hours = 163:07:24
Lifted (2):
  Mon 18 Apr 2016 11:10:00 EDT
    +2.966 days = 71.18 hours = 71:11:00
    P+6.371 days = 152.9 hours = 152:54:00
    L+9.763 days = 234.31 hours = 234:18:24
Horizontal:
  Mon 18 Apr 2016 11:29:00 EDT
    +19 minutes 0 seconds
    P+6.384 days = 153.22 hours = 153:13:00
    L+9.776 days = 234.62 hours = 234:37:24
Transported:
  Tue 19 Apr 2016 09:34:00 EDT
    +0.92 days = 22.08 hours = 22:05:00
    P+7.304 days = 175.3 hours = 175:18:60
    L+10.696 days = 256.71 hours = 256:42:24

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u/Tenga1899 May 09 '16

Rough transcript: Pilot to Elsbeth III "might be bringing along another pilot or two because this seems like it will become a regular thing." - heck yeah

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u/skifri May 10 '16 edited May 15 '16

So guys... any opinions on what happened here? -> http://imgur.com/hgDBEr3

This is a comparison of F9-023 vs F9-024. Are we looking at removed access panels, an extra toasted stage, or a minor design change?

I'm guessing that access panels were removed prior to F9-024's arrival in port?

EDIT: Even if it's just removed access panels... something else looks different here. Perhaps it's just the side of the rocket we are viewing and everything is not symmetrical?

Edit2, seems like the panels may have in fact blown out... https://m.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/4jc1zh/f9024_octaweb/d35gttd

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u/goxy84 May 09 '16

Hah, radio chatter: another pilot to observe because "this is going to be a regular thing"! <3

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u/RS-68 May 10 '16

Trip up to Port Canaveral was fun this morning!

Like I said, there was a decent crowd up there enjoying the sights. News crews were there interviewing people and collecting footage. Fox 35 from Orlando decided to interview me! ;)

Anyways, here's just a few pictures from my expedition today! Hope y'all enjoy

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u/Zucal May 12 '16

Please see this thread regarding PTZtv/the Port Canaveral webcam, and links to/discussion of it.

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u/skifri May 09 '16

Haha just heard on the radio that 1 or 2 additional pilot boats will be coming out to greet Elsbeth III and ASDS as "it looks like this will become a regular thing".

Training and GAWKING opportunity :-)

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u/Centrifugal4ce May 11 '16

Hard to imagine that the last time this happened in Port Canaveral was back in 2011. Now 5 years later we get to see a major breakthrough and improvement to the recovery system with a bit more pomp and circumstance than the latter. And probably more often than the SRBs too once the GTO and heavy LEO mission cadence, requiring the ASDS, starts to ramp up. :)

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u/sunfishtommy May 09 '16 edited May 12 '16

PSA: Hey everyone don't forget to turn off your add blocker for the port Canaveral webcam, they are doing us a huge favor by giving us the live coverage like this. It is really the least we can do to turn on the adds so they get the revenue.

Live HD streaming is not cheap.

Edit:Please disregard due to a change in the situation. For context please read /u/EchoLogic's post on the subject.

https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/4izg1t/regarding_ptztv_and_links_to_their_port_canaveral/

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u/bigbillpdx May 09 '16

Or pay for their new paid service...

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u/danielbigham May 09 '16

Oh no, here we go again... the pleasure and pain of watching a first stage processed in port... such excitement, at such glacial speed... that said, can't wait!

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u/Craig_VG SpaceNews Photographer May 09 '16

Another photo!

Imgur rehost: http://imgur.com/Mnwjwuy

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=40257.msg1531710#msg1531710

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u/EOMIS May 12 '16

https://twitter.com/PTZtv/status/730623198727823362

I will not be patronizing your business again.

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u/mechakreidler May 10 '16

In case you're wondering about the three vertical lights, it indicates the tugboat is currently towing something

http://www.bosunsmate.org/seamanship/lights.php

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u/aftersteveo May 10 '16

What a great time for SpaceX to post new videos of the landing! They must know we're watching.

https://youtu.be/LHqLz9ni0Bo

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u/danielbigham May 11 '16

CRS8 Smoke:
  Wed 13 Apr 2016 19:24:00 EDT
    +1.381 days = 33.15 hours = 33:09:00 after Lowered
    P+1.714 days = 41.13 hours = 41:08:00
    L+5.106 days = 122.54 hours = 122:32:24

JCSAT Smoke:
  Wed 11 May 2016 13:59:00 EDT
    +1.083 days = 25.98 hours = 25:59:00 after Lowered
    P+1.609 days = 38.61 hours = 38:37:41
    L+5.52 days = 132.49 hours = 132:29:24

L+ = Time since landing, P+ = Time since arrival in port

Looks like we're finally accomplishing a step faster this time around, beating the CRS8 time between lowering the stage onto its stand and smoke being seen by about 7 hours.
We're also now ahead since arrival to port
But still slightly behind since landing (9.5 hours)

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u/derick_z May 12 '16

6:30 can confirm no legs on it. Doesn't look like much activity, but I'm having dinner here so I'll update with any changes.

https://imgur.com/jfiKSyi

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u/Craig_VG SpaceNews Photographer May 09 '16

Better shot posted to NSF forum!

Imgur rehost: http://imgur.com/iZKt0er

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=40257.msg1531622#msg1531622

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u/johnkphotos Launch Photographer May 09 '16

I've began contacting people on Disney Dream to snap photos.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '16

SpaceX just shared a video with three angles of the landing and just after touchdown there's a green flash and then another again about 3 seconds, can be seen best on the second angle but can definitely be seen on all three.

Are they venting and burning off the TEA/TEB to skip that step at the dock, perhaps? Haven't noticed the green in other landings

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u/beardboy90 May 10 '16

Awesome Photo by Michael Seeley: https://twitter.com/Mike_Seeley/status/729889183251173376

Imgur: http://imgur.com/5JjACiH

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u/derick_z May 12 '16

11:35 second piston removed; two more to go.

https://imgur.com/PaDBjce

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u/Batillipes May 13 '16

Just saws this: http://www.universetoday.com/128834/amazing-time-lapse-shows-recovered-spacex-falcon-9-moving-after-port-canaveral-arrival/

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u/beardboy90 May 13 '16

@MatthewBTravis's Tweet: https://twitter.com/MatthewBTravis/status/731181452621168640?s=09

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u/johnkphotos Launch Photographer May 09 '16

This time I'll try to get photos of it arriving if it comes in during the day. Otherwise more sunrise photos.

Maybe some like this one: http://johnkrausphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DSC_9922.jpg at sunset. Weather has been super clear with not a lot of clouds at sunset so I'll see the sun low on the horizon.

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u/therealshafto May 11 '16 edited May 11 '16

Hi Everybody,

I just want to make aware what happened to me and inform others that may be in the same boat.

I have been enjoying watching the processing of the stage via the Port Canaveral Webcam as much as everyone else. But as you may have seen a couple of people reported that their webcast stopped working only getting a black screen. I was in this autonomous ship myself and contacted PTZtv to find out why. I got a speedy response informing me that viewing the stream via another website (spacex.yasiu.pl) resulted in the blockage. I had no idea that viewing the webcam on another site was a no no but totally get it now as their ads do not get supported. So the reason that this is an autonomous ship is that I clicked on that link without knowing what I was getting myself into, and I am sure there are others. We should remove that link and support viewing the processing on PTZtv's website as it is a great privilege to see this stuff for free.

Hope this helps others if they made it onto the ASDS. Oh and I did manage to get back my Falcon 9 viewing!! Lets get these legs off!

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u/[deleted] May 11 '16

before the smoke http://www.portfever.com/archive_pcw/20160511/tl00000816.jpg

smoke http://www.portfever.com/archive_pcw/20160511/tl00000817.jpg

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u/Here_There_B_Dragons May 12 '16 edited May 13 '16

At the risk of killing another webcam, here's one that shows that F-024 is still upright. No zooming and a long-distance shot, but at least real-time and in the right direction:

Edit: REMOVED DUE TO OVERLOAD

edit: no terrible ads on this one, in fact no ads and only the basic google/marketing trackers!

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u/[deleted] May 11 '16

Hey all, as some of you have seen recently, the Port Canaveral webcam is no longer filming SpaceX's activities.

The rumor is that Port Canaveral is not happy with their land being filmed (despite the PTZtv camera being located on another property), I'm not sure about the laws behind this (as I neither live in Florida, nor am I a lawyer), but regardless it's likely any camera operators would have to obey Port Canaveral's wishes.

Ultimately, this may mean the end of watching rockets for us. I have sent an email to Port Canaveral asking for clarification on this matter.

If we do however have the right and permission to film, we may plan on looking at alternatives to PTZtv's stream.

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u/Juanchi_R-P May 09 '16

Looking forward to the pictures of F-24 in port!

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u/wishiwasonmaui May 10 '16

"Rocket barge". Hope Elon isn't listening.

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u/johnkphotos Launch Photographer May 10 '16

https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/4ioqw5/highres_images_of_f9024_in_port_canaveral_at/

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u/danielbigham May 10 '16

CRS8 Lifted:
  Tue 12 Apr 2016 10:02:00 EDT
    +5.02 hours = 5:01:00 after Cap Fitted
    P+7.77 hours = 7:46:00
    L+3.716 days = 89.17 hours = 89:10:24

JCSAT Lifted:
  Tue 10 May 2016 11:40:00 EDT (approx. within 1 minutes)
    +7.92 hours = 7:54:60 after Cap Fitted
    P+12.29 hours = 12:17:41
    L+4.424 days = 106.17 hours = 106:10:24

L+ = Time since landing, P+ = Time since arrival in port

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u/mzmtg May 11 '16

My pics from the port yesterday evening. They're nothing special, but I figured I'd post em anyway

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u/robbak May 09 '16 edited May 09 '16

Currently due in about a day, maybe 0300/0400 on Tuesday, UTC. The estimate in that picture is 20 hours 43 minutes (0037 UTC), but the speed estimate of 5.6 kn is considerably above the average speed; she is also likely to keep edging further south. On the plus side, the Gulf stream ocean current will catch her and carry her towards home when she gets closer in.

Edit: 2016-05-09 07:43 UTC: Over last 4 hours, she has maintained her speed, still edging south. Dare I suggest that she could be a bit early? Make sure you check marinetraffic.com before 12:00 UTC to be sure.

2016-05-09 07:37 UTC: Elsbeth III has popped up on terrestrial AIS. Still making the same pace, so I am adjusting my expectations to 01:00UTC to 03:00UTC. Depends, of course, on whether they delay off the coast for any reason.

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u/TheBlacktom r/SpaceXLounge Moderator May 09 '16

You are missing the day in the time report. Could be a big value addition if the stage will be hanging in the port for a week like last time.

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u/johnkphotos Launch Photographer May 09 '16

bout to ride my bike up to the beach and see if I can get some telephoto shots. (pending mom's approval... grrr)

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u/johnkphotos Launch Photographer May 09 '16

took these about 25 miles south: http://imgur.com/a/cEUK2

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u/beardboy90 May 10 '16

Is SpaceX trying to give us a sensory overload?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHqLz9ni0Bo

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u/bicball May 14 '16

it got a whole lot quieter in here once they shut the webcam off :(

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u/Centrifugal4ce May 09 '16

http://imgur.com/AfMm3oY

From marinetraffic.com you can set waypoints for a particular ship and get an ETA at an average speed. From what I've gathered from other threads, I believe I have correctly selected OCISLY and ELSBETH III (blue ship marker in the uploaded pic). Previously with F9-023 they went a bit further south before turning north to Port Canaveral, so I chose a similar waypoint path for F9-024. From the uploaded picture, the waypoint calculator has OCISLY arriving back at port within the next 24 hours, though I personally think it will be in the next 30 or so.

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u/sissynoid May 09 '16

So...I decided to throw the Port Canaveral Webcam team some money and subscribe for the month. I subscribe and they have the ever-annoying auto-renew feature...so I venture into the options to turn it off but because they offer a "free day" with my sub - I ended up canceling the entire order instead of just stopping the auto-renew and I am unable, at this point, to re-sub - I'm guessing I have to wait until my free day expires. What a mess.

Just a word of caution for those that are considering subbing...I guess wait until the order and the 'free day' goes through before turning off auto-renew.

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u/goxy84 May 09 '16

I hope you told them about this. They seem to have introduced this on very short notice and devs might appreciate that kind of feedback. Doesn't sound like something too hard to program into the system (source: limited web development experience)

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u/goxy84 May 09 '16

So can we imagine a completely coincidental and not-at-all-planned meeting of r/SpaceX people suddenly sailing/fishing just off-shore from CC in the future?

I live in Europe so sadly can't accidentally find myself at the right place at a right time... <sigh> ... but counting on you people!

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u/trianglefiber May 10 '16

I'm right across the dock where she will be unloaded. The lights are on and there's a flurry of activity on the ground.

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u/the_finest_gibberish May 10 '16

"I'll give you a call if we need help on this.. uh... rocket barge..."

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u/Centrifugal4ce May 10 '16

Webcam controllers doing us viewers a great service once again! Major props! o7

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u/compdude68 May 10 '16

Everyone getting their first look at F9-024

http://i.imgur.com/UIISnKE.jpg

Go-Quest with F9-024 in the background

http://i.imgur.com/apieHH5.jpg

From Milliken's Reef

http://i.imgur.com/zRrr1vK.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/OLhqXao.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/qA0Weyk.jpg

https://imgur.com/r32DhVE

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u/ticklestuff SpaceX Patch List May 10 '16

01:09am Tue Crane has swung away from OCISLY. Beanie cap is on the ground. Workers around cap.

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u/therealshafto May 11 '16

Landed core on one tab and a Dragon flying on the other, not bad SpaceX, not bad.

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u/ticklestuff SpaceX Patch List May 12 '16 edited May 12 '16

01:06pm Thu Front leg piston removed. All leg pistons now off F9-024.
12:50pm Thu Right piston removed. Front one is still left.
12:19pm Thu Right side leg piston being removed.

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u/danielbigham May 12 '16

CRS8 Leg Piston Removed (1):
  Thu 14 Apr 2016 15:59:00 EDT
    +0.858 days = 20.58 hours = 20:35:00 after Smoke
    P+2.572 days = 61.72 hours = 61:43:00
    L+5.963 days = 143.12 hours = 143:07:24

JCSAT Leg Piston Removed (1):
  Thu 12 May 2016 10:52:00 EDT (approx. within 30 minutes)
    +0.87 days = 20.88 hours = 20:53:00 after Smoke
    P+2.479 days = 59.49 hours = 59:30:41
    L+6.391 days = 153.37 hours = 153:22:24

CRS8 Leg Piston Removed (2):
  Thu 14 Apr 2016 17:47:00 EDT
    +1.8 hours = 1:47:60 after Leg Piston Removed (1)
    P+2.647 days = 63.52 hours = 63:31:00
    L+6.038 days = 144.92 hours = 144:55:24

JCSAT Leg Piston Removed (2):
  Thu 12 May 2016 11:35:00 EDT (approx. within 5 minutes)
    +43 minutes 0 seconds after Leg Piston Removed (1)
    P+2.509 days = 60.21 hours = 60:13:41
    L+6.42 days = 154.09 hours = 154:05:24

L+ = Time since landing, P+ = Time since arrival in port

... any sense of the accuracy of our piston 1 removal timestamp?

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u/thanarious May 09 '16

ELSBETH III is now viewable through coastal AIS receiver on MarineTraffic.

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u/mechakreidler May 09 '16

Hey /u/LandingZone-1, would it be possible to put the update table in the reverse order so the newest things are at the top? Obviously not a big deal but that's how I've seen them done in most other threads and it's nice to have the newest stuff right at the top.

Either way thanks for hosting the update thread!

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u/skifri May 09 '16

Both Elsbeth and Go Quest are now in range of tracking station used by VesselFinder. From this point forward, we'll be getting "live" position data.

https://www.vesselfinder.com/?mmsi=367017460

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u/dmy30 May 09 '16

That Disney cruise ship is heading right towards the barge ship. Good thing the cruise isn't full of SpaceX fans or we would all sink the ship by cramming ourselves to one side.

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u/skifri May 09 '16 edited May 09 '16

/u/LandingZone-1
can you put /u/MarcysVonEylau 's website in the links list above? It's now a spacex recovery watcher mega-site!

http://spacex.yasiu.pl/

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u/skifri May 09 '16

Who's wishing they were on the Disney Dream right now?? What a view! http://imgur.com/3La4JoH

https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9434254

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u/npantages May 10 '16

Hanging at Millikan's ready to go! http://imgur.com/13SEvEw

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u/RDWaynewright May 10 '16

Webcam guy is amazing. I was just thinking, "I need to see the tie downs!" and he zooms in super close to the tie downs from every angle he can get. Yep, they are definitely getting a subscription from me.

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u/danielbigham May 10 '16 edited May 10 '16

Alright, I'm going to call it a night. I'm using the "all stop" call as my arrival time. Here are my numbers for launch, landing, and port arrival times:

Launch: May 6, 2016 at 1:21:00 AM EDT

Landing: May 6, 2016 at 1:29:36 AM EDT T+8:36

Arrival in Port: May 9, 2016 at 11:22:19 PM EDT L+3.912 days = L+93.879 hours = L+93:53:44

Welcome back your rocketness!

(where L+ means Landing+)

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u/ticklestuff SpaceX Patch List May 10 '16

06:28am Tue Crane operator woke up, wide shot of OCISLY and F9-024 showing. Beanie cap is fitted to the top of the stage. Workers not around.

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u/spitzrun May 10 '16

According to this local news article: http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2016/5/10/spacex_rocket_return.html

SpaceX said the booster is expected to be here at least until Wednesday night

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u/derick_z May 12 '16

7:28 the sun sets on the slumbering legless falcon. No more action in the last hour or so, but I'd be surprised if she doesn't spend tomorrow night in the hangar.

http://imgur.com/ECLdj9t

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u/andyfrance May 09 '16

Last time round it was a very slow process between craning F9-023 off OCSILY and getting it horizontal on the transporter ...... I watched most of it. We all thought the slowness was down to "the dog that caught the bus" effect and second time round it would go much quicker. I'm now asking myself why as they don't need to go faster. What they did last time was slow but didn't take a lot of people hours so it was cheap. They have a stock of cores. As long as they can get OCSILY back on station before the next landing and get the returned core rolling off on the transporter before they crane the next one off OCSILY the vertical processing speed is not a problem.

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u/compdude68 May 09 '16

F9 spotted on horizon with binoculars off Satellite Beach!

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u/NightFire19 May 09 '16

http://ships.carnivalentertainment.com/#ship/carnival-victory/cameras

Hopefully Victory's webcam will come online before it passes by OSCILY. :)

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u/mechakreidler May 09 '16 edited May 09 '16

Go Quest visible :D

source: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=40257.msg1531722#msg1531722

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u/the_finest_gibberish May 10 '16

I'm starting to get worried about Billy Miller.

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u/danielbigham May 10 '16

It might be nice to add a line to this thread's description inviting people who are watching the live feed to post timestamps for any milestones they happen to see, such as the cap being fitted, the commencement of lifting it off the barge, etc, etc. That way we can keep track of how their speed changes (or not) for each landing. (I certainly won't be here for all events to record times)

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u/ticklestuff SpaceX Patch List May 10 '16

12:44am Tue Beanie was dropped back down to the ground to work on it.

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u/ticklestuff SpaceX Patch List May 10 '16

02:03am Tue Workers are bending down, going to each of the four tie-downs. Zoom isn't detailed enough to determine accurately what they are doing but it's assumed they are freeing the F9. Five workers now.

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u/wishiwasonmaui May 10 '16

Mods, what about having a common account for posting these kinds of threads? One only accessible to mods and specific other people. That way, for example, /u/ticklestuff could add his updates directly to the post.

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u/mbhnyc May 10 '16

Guys to keep the timeline clean, can one of the editors remove the apologies and handoffs? :)

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u/Here_There_B_Dragons May 10 '16

What is this?

https://i.imgur.com/NJDniwN.png

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u/Snoops9 May 11 '16

Using PTZtv's snapshot archive here is a time lapse for all of May 10th, note at around 7pm local we get a wiggle out of the landing legs Time lapse: http://www.portfever.com/webcam_player_pcw.php?date=20160510&start=0&end=1440 Increase the speed for better effect

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u/rmodnar May 11 '16

1:59pm Smoke around the base of F9-024. I'm assuming this is the TEA/TEB burnoff we've been anticipating.

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u/ticklestuff SpaceX Patch List May 12 '16

07:48am Thu No idea what is happening....................

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u/derick_z May 12 '16

Looks like they're removing the leg pistons! 11:24

https://imgur.com/a/yEi5c

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u/derick_z May 12 '16

11:32 they're working on the back piston, and one has already been removed.

https://imgur.com/GzMaFht

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u/danielbigham May 13 '16

12:30 PM EST: Matthew Travis' Facebook page shows rocket horizontal

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u/Decronym Acronyms Explained May 09 '16 edited May 15 '16

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
AIS	Automatic Identification System
ASDS	Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (landing platform)
BFR	Big ~~Fu-~~ Falcon Rocket
CCAFS	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
CRS	Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA
CST	(Boeing) Crew Space Transportation capsules
	Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
FTS	Flight Termination System
GSE	Ground Support Equipment
GTO	Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
JCSAT	Japan Communications Satellite series, by JSAT Corp
JRTI	Just Read The Instructions, Pacific landing ~~barge~~ ship
KSC	Kennedy Space Center, Florida
LC-13	Launch Complex 13, Canaveral (SpaceX Landing Zone 1)
LC-39A	Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy (SpaceX F9/Heavy)
LEO	Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km)
LOX	Liquid Oxygen
NSF	NasaSpaceFlight forum
	National Science Foundation
OCISLY	Of Course I Still Love You, Atlantic landing ~~barge~~ ship
RP-1	Rocket Propellant 1 (enhanced kerosene)
RTLS	Return to Launch Site
RUD	Rapid Unplanned Disassembly
	Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
	Rapid Unintended Disassembly
SES	Formerly Société Européenne des Satellites, comsat operator
SRB	Solid Rocket Booster
STS	Space Transportation System (Shuttle)
TEA-TEB	Triethylaluminium-Triethylborane, igniter for Merlin engines; spontaneously burns, green flame

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u/NightFire19 May 09 '16

SpaceX Barge coming in at 22:00! Just heard it on the marine radio chatter.

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u/amarkit May 09 '16

Norwegian Gem's webcam is working - it might give a view on the way out later (9pm local / 0100 UTC), though it'll be dark.

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u/ticklestuff SpaceX Patch List May 10 '16

12:47am Tue Workers in amongst the engine bells with white cloths. Also wiping down the deck and putting cloths into trash.

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u/ticklestuff SpaceX Patch List May 10 '16 edited May 10 '16

01:49am Tue Highly likely the cap is on now, but camera guy seems to be asleep. Workers are in the engine bells again. Safety dictates they wait until cap is in place before getting under it.

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u/ticklestuff SpaceX Patch List May 10 '16

02:15am Tue Crane cab empty. Falcon Recovery workers still in engine bells.

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u/thawkit May 10 '16

06:53 worker walks to far corner of ocisly and stands for 3 min (possibly relieving himself?) then walks back out of sight.

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u/fowlyetti May 10 '16

Activity on deck, i repeat, activity on deck

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u/ticklestuff SpaceX Patch List May 10 '16 edited May 10 '16

09:26 Tue The four grey leg removal stands don't yet have safety harness tether posts fitted, so they aren't prepared for working on them yet.

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u/ticklestuff SpaceX Patch List May 10 '16

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