9.7M views · Mar 11, 2018 · 1:53 · 2 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2020–2022
SpaceX's recap of the Falcon Heavy debut launch, with side booster landings and a Tesla Roadster with Starman sent into orbit.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN references it for launch footage and the atmosphere of the first Falcon Heavy flight, including the center core landing failure.
“is my favorite way to watch that launch, just because of the way it integrate the people watching.”HN comment, 2021
“is my favorite way to watch that launch, just because of the way it integrate the people watching.”
Falcon Heavy launch with crowds capturing the old excitement
this video is my favorite way to watch that launch, just because of the way it integrate the people watching. We haven't had the crowds since the Space Shuttle stopped watching, and DM-2, Crew-1, and Crew-2 all happened during the pandemic - so this shows the old excitement.
“This video showing kids’ reaction to the Falcon Heavy inaugural launch is pretty fun.”
Fun kids' reactions to Falcon Heavy launch and dual landing
This video showing kids’ reaction to the Falcon Heavy inaugural launch is pretty fun. The dual-landing is absolutely insane. Straight up science fiction. this video
“The Heavy demo center core failed to relight two of the three engines needed for landing”
Falcon Heavy center core failing to relight engines for landing
This is accurate. More good examples of this passive-safety landing procedure in action were in the Heavy demo flight and the CRS-16 mission. The Heavy demo center core failed to relight two of the three engines needed for landing, and plunged right into the water off the side of the landing barge ( this video ). CRS-16's booster had a hydraulic failure of the grid fins but still had engine and RCS control, so it was able to make a soft water splashdown at the last second (dramatic video from the booster's perspective is here: link ).
“The best footage I've seen is at 1:10 in this video”
Unfortunately we didn't get good imagery of that particular catastrophe The best footage I've seen is at 1:10 in this video: this video
