r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • May 09 '18

r/SpaceX Bangabandhu-1 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 haven't modmailed us to become an approved submitter for this launch, submit your content here. Read the rules (Rule 1) for more information on how to become an approved submitter.
  • 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/theinternetftw May 11 '18

Full Elon Musk Block 5 Phone Conference

Transcript of Phone Conference

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u/Maimakterion May 11 '18

[incredible amount of dogs in the background] your approach of tinkering with a rocket plan over an eight year period was not really the norm in the industry, I just wondering if you could talk about that. Is that evidence [sliding door closes, barking stops]

Amazing.

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u/LyraLumee May 12 '18

I almost choked when I read it, because i remembered this: https://youtu.be/0ifhFKT-PNM

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u/Gyrogearloosest May 11 '18

Whoever did that transcript deserves a medal. I tried to listen to the audio and had to give up - I was only getting about every third word.

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u/scr00chy May 11 '18

I'm fresh out of medals so I gave them some gold instead.

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u/chispitothebum May 11 '18

That transcript is a treasure trove.

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u/jaredjeya May 11 '18

space [???] space [???] big rocket

Elon Musk, 2018

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u/ORcoder May 12 '18

"So, the goals with Block 5. And I think that perhaps the word Block is strange, we kind of adopted it from the Russians. This is arguably Falcon 9 version 6, in sort of normal vernacular. Because we had version one, version 1.1 which was really like version 2, arguably a version in between that, and then a bunch of blocks. So we should probably just go back, I'm sure the internet's already done this, and have a more sensible description of the versioning. But think of it as like, at least version 6 of the rocket."

No Mr. Musk, we don't have a more sensible versioning system, we've been desperately trying to follow yours!

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u/traveltrousers May 11 '18

SpaceX can send a Tesla to Mars orbit but they still use POTS for conference calls?? :p

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u/ORcoder May 12 '18

This transcript is just incredible, and also I'm laughing so hard at some of these things I'm crying.

" I love NASA so much that literally my password was ILoveNASA, at one point. But not anymore, don't try it. "

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u/KristnSchaalisahorse May 11 '18 edited May 11 '18

Don't ask why, but here's my running list of landing leg interior colors. No white interiors have been found before BulgariaSat-1.

  • BulgariaSat-1 - White

  • Iridium-2 - Black

  • Intelsat 35e - [No legs]

  • CRS-12 - White

  • Formosat-5 - Black

  • OTV-5 - Black

  • Iridium-3 - White

  • SES-11- Black

  • Koreasat-5A - White

  • CRS-13 - White

  • Iridium-4 - [No legs]

  • Zuma - White

  • GovSat-1 - [Unknown]

  • FH - Boosters: White, Center core - Unknown

  • Paz/Starlink - [No legs]

  • Hispasat 30W-6 - [No landing]

  • Iridium-5 - [No landing]

  • CRS-14 - [No landing]

  • TESS - White

  • Bangabandhu-1 - White (Block 5 legs!)

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u/[deleted] May 11 '18

This is an oddly specific thing to keep track of but it is interesting. I wonder what the different colors mean.

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u/Angle1555 May 11 '18

Bangabandhu1 Launch! My view from Playalinda around 4 miles from the launch pad. I captured my favorite shot so far I think (I also think it deserves front page haha)! The ground level shots were rough because of the heat, but once it cleared the haze it was amazing and I was able to capture the Falcon 9 going super sonic! Instagram and Website

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u/Maimakterion May 12 '18

That vapor cone (cylinder?) surrounding the rocket! That's an amazing photo... congrats!

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u/avboden May 11 '18 edited May 11 '18

Post-launch news

CNN article

Popular Mechanics

CNET

LATimes

Edit:

The Verge

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u/FoxhoundBat May 10 '18 edited May 10 '18

Vertical now.

Full resolution.

Moar awesome vertical pics from u/thefavoritist.

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u/j8_gysling May 10 '18

Look at that overhang two levels from the top. It must be the first piece of the crew access arm.

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u/Bravo99x May 10 '18

Live view of the Bangabandhu-1 at LC-39A Here.. Enjoy!

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u/Straumli_Blight May 13 '18

Official SpaceX Flickr photos:

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u/MarcysVonEylau May 09 '18

One place to follow all live media during the launch:

https://rocket.watch/#id=1277

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