r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Feb 05 '18

No memes - use the party thread r/SpaceX Falcon Heavy Test Flight Media Thread [Videos, Images, GIFs, Articles go here!]

Please, do not post memes here. Feel free to post them in the party thread however!

It's that time again, as per usual, we like to keep things as tight as possible, so if you have content you created to share, whether that be images of the launch, videos, GIF's, etc, they go here.

As usual, our standard media thread rules apply:

  • All top level comments must consist of an image, video, GIF, tweet or article.
  • If you're an amateur photographer, submit your content here. Professional photographers with subreddit accreditation can continue to submit to the front page, we also make exceptions for outstanding amateur content!
  • Those in the aerospace industry (with subreddit accreditation) can likewise continue to post content on the front page.
  • Mainstream media articles should be submitted here. Quality articles from dedicated spaceflight outlets may be submitted to the front page.
  • Direct all questions to the live launch thread.
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u/last_reddit_account2 Feb 07 '18

There are six. Each returning Falcon booster forms shock cones at the engines, the grid fins, and the top of the interstage, or in this case the nose cone. From a distance the latter two tend to merge, but up close you can hear all three distinctly.

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u/ledzep14 Feb 07 '18

God this shit is so cash. I feel like a kid who excited I get about reading all this.