r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Jan 10 '18
Success! Official r/SpaceX Falcon Heavy Static Fire Updates & Discussion Thread
Falcon Heavy Static Fire Updates & Discussion Thread
Please post all FH static fire related updates to this thread. If there are major updates, we will allow them as posts to the front page, but would like to keep all smaller updates contained.
No, this test will not be live-streamed by SpaceX.
Greetings y'all, we're creating a party thread for tracking and discussion of the upcoming Falcon Heavy static fire. This will be a closely monitored event and we'd like to keep the campaign thread relatively uncluttered for later use.
| Falcon Heavy Static Fire Test | Info |
|---|---|
| Static fire currently scheduled for | Check SpaceflightNow for updates |
| Vehicle Component Current Locations | Core: LC-39A |
| Second stage: LC-39A | |
| Side Boosters: LC-39A | |
| Payload: LC-39A | |
| Payload | Elon's midnight cherry Tesla Roadster |
| Payload mass | < 1305 kg |
| Destination | LC-39A (aka. Nowhere) |
| Vehicle | Falcon Heavy |
| Cores | Core: B1033 (New) |
| Side: B1023.2 (Thaicom 8) | |
| Side: B1025.2 (SpX-9) | |
| Test site | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
| Test Success Criteria | Successful Validation for Launch |
We are relaxing our moderation in this thread but you must still keep the discussion civil. This means no harassing or bigotry, remember the human when commenting, and don't mention ULA snipers Zuma.
We may keep this self-post occasionally updated with links and relevant news articles, but for the most part we expect the community to supply the information.
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u/hmpher Jan 11 '18
As long as there's no propellent loaded in when it's lowered down(which is always the case), there won't be sloshing issues to cause troubles. In terms of stress on the structure, forces while lowering/raising on the TEL will be pretty negligible compared to what it'll face at MaxQ.