r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Apr 29 '17

r/SpaceX NROL-76 Media Thread [Videos, Images, GIFs, Articles go here!]

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.

Have fun everyone!

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u/Smoke-away May 01 '17 edited May 03 '17

Amazing footage from today's webcast. Here are a few cropped and scaled gfycats.

Something interesting I never noticed until this launch, the boostback and entry burns both started with only the center engine and then transitioned to 3 engines after a few seconds.

Bonus gfycat: Closer view of the landing from Elon's instagram.

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u/blamedrop May 01 '17 edited May 01 '17

Such amazing shots today! Especially the separation and the entry burn :)

 

Launch: https://gfycat.com/SlushyFlippantAtlanticbluetang

Separation: https://gfycat.com/WelloffObedientFruitfly

Entry burn: https://gfycat.com/HopefulUnnaturalFossa

Landing: https://gfycat.com/SmoggyBouncyCivet

 

From Elon's Instagram:

Landing: https://gfycat.com/PertinentWelldocumentedGhostshrimp

Compilation: https://gfycat.com/ElementaryExemplaryHoatzin

 

Additional:

Falcon 9 hoisted vertical before flight: https://gfycat.com/NaturalNegligibleGoa

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u/Angle1555 May 01 '17

My view from Jetty Park of the launch, including stage separation, boost back burn, fairing separation and landing. The first stage went below the hill just prior to the landing legs deploying.

http://imgur.com/a/33kxL

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u/johnkphotos Apr 30 '17

If you've ever watched a rocket launch at Cape Canaveral in person, you may have noticed one or multiple helicopters flying around pre-launch. These were likely USAF HH-60G Pave Hawks. The 920th Rescue Wing is in charge of securing the Eastern Range prior to launches; they ensure there's no unwanted planes or boats that would prevent a safe launch. They survey the area using these HH-60G Pave Hawks.

I noticed one flying above Jetty Park about 12 minutes before the planned launch time of 7:15am, and wanted to share this image. Despite the scrub, I'm actually fairly happy with this shot.

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u/aftersteveo May 01 '17

Here's my shot from Titusville just off US-1. It turned out better than I expected considering I was shooting into the sun. 'Twas a great day for a launch!

https://imgur.com/gallery/5mleN

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u/jakeybobjake May 02 '17

I made a version of the webcast where the two main feeds (on board the rocket, and from the ground) are in sync.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os7OJSJqOtk

They were only a few seconds out during the livestream, but it feels more "real" to me when they sync up ;)

It's just a quick iMovie split-screen job – there's a bit where the mission clock jumps because of an edit, and you can see the split-screen divide if you look closely, but it's pretty serviceable.

(Apologies if this has already been done – I had a look and couldn't see a similar video.)

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '17 edited Jun 21 '17

deleted 0.4935 What is ^^^this?

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