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Elon Musk‏Подлинная учетная запись @elonmusk 3 ч. назад

Falcon Heavy at the Cape

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 1 ч. назад

FEATURE ARTICLE: SpaceX at 50 - From taming Falcon 1 to achieving cadence in Falcon 9 - https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/12/spacex-50-taming-falcon-1-achieving-cadence-falcon-9/ ...

- By William Graham

The first article to use the new news site upgrades! (4,000 word, *two page* article. Remember to Click "2" at the end of page 1! )

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SpaceX at 50 – From taming Falcon 1 to achieving cadence in Falcon 9

written by William Graham | December 20, 2017

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Из переписки Маска

Elon Musk‏Подлинная учетная запись @elonmusk 17 ч назад

Falcon Heavy at the Cape

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Max thrust at lift-off is 5.1 million pounds or 2300 metric tons. First mission will run at 92%.

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SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX 13 ч. назад

The SpaceX team recently completed production on our 400th Merlin 1D engine—the latest iteration of SpaceX's rocket engine that powers Falcon 9 to space →

http://instagram.com/p/Bc8lfJ0l2X3/

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Michael Sheetz‏Подлинная учетная запись @thesheetztweetz 3 ч. назад

There it is: the first payload on @SpaceX inaugural Falcon Heavy launch next month: Elon Musk's midnight cherry @Tesla Roadster via @elonmusk's @instagram

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 16 мин. назад

The yellow truck/cab that was used to rotate the RSS (Rotating Service Structure) around the orbiters at 39A and 39B. 39B is long gone (as a Shuttle pad), but at 39A.....SpaceX is almost complete with RSS removal. Cab no longer attached to the pad structure. NSF photos:

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 26 мин. назад

Driving the RSS must have been a cool job. A huge structure, rotated around the Shuttle Stack to allow for payload installation (also protected the orbiter from bad weather). The truck has its own little railway.

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 38 мин. назад

Falcon Heavy is going vertical for the first time at pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.


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The Falcon Heavy is now in place at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to begin testing before its maiden flight next month. https://spaceflightnow.com/

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С другого ракурса

Julia‏ @julia_bergeron 35 мин. назад

It is real! Look at that @SpaceX #FalconHeavy View from Playalinda National Seashore vista. @NASASpaceflight @lorengrush

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И ещё один ракурс

Michael Sheetz‏Подлинная учетная запись @thesheetztweetz 30 мин назад

And now another angle from @ExploreSpaceKSC video of Falcon Heavy

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Для истории - ещё один вид

Derrick.Stamos‏ @Helodriver2004 20 мин. назад

#SpaceX #FalconHeavy as seen from Playalinda Beach today, the first time it has ever been rolled to the pad. Great to finally to see in person after waiting 4 years. More pix on @NASASpaceflight .com  

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Вид со стороны TEL

Michael Seeley‏ @Mike_Seeley 7 ч. назад

It's real, 3 cores and all! Views of the @SpaceX #FalconHeavy rocket upright on Pad 39A for the 1st time, as seen from @Explorationtwr in @PortCanaveral earlier today (12/28 ). (Pics by me / @WeReportSpace )

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 http://www.dodig.mil/reports.html/Article/1403539/evaluation-of-the-evolved-expendable-launch-vehicle-program-quality-management/
 https://media.defense.gov/2017/Dec/22/2001860659/-1/-1/1/DODIG-2018-045_REDACTED.PDF

 http://spacenews.com/military-launch-quality-issues-flagged-by-dod-watchdog/

Military launch quality issues flagged by DoD watchdog

by Sandra Erwin — December 27, 2017
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Auditors flagged the contractors for 181 "nonconformities" in the Aerospace Standard 9100C, known as "Quality Management Systems — Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Organizations."
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IG audits took place from June 2016 through March 2017 at ULA Delta IV and Atlas V manufacturing facilities in Decatur, Alabama; at ULA program management sites in Denver, Colorado; at the SpaceX Falcon 9 manufacturing plant in Hawthorne, California, at Falcon 9 booster and engine testing in McGregor, Texas; and at Aerojet's RL-10 engine manufacturing and test operations in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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At SpaceX, inspectors found an "inadequately protected" Merlin engine on the test stand. The Merlin engine exhaust ports and vent tubes "should have been protected with specific covers," they wrote. "We found bottles of soda and personal items in FOD-controlled areas." FOD is short for foreign object debris.
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The IG suggested the EELV program office and the DCMA conduct a "root cause analysis and implement corrective actions" for the 181 violations that inspectors identified. Air Force and Defense Department officials said they agreed with some of the IG findings but noted that many of the issues cited by auditors already were being addressed and fixed by the contractors.
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Вспоминается что чтобы проверяющие не нашли значительных косяков нужно незначительные косяки сделать специально для проверяющих

Лента жгет напалом

 https://lenta.ru/news/2017/12/29/eelv/
Все военные пуски США оказались под угрозой срыва

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На реддите давно обсуждают уже

https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/7ll89f/pentagon_watchdog_cites_top_us_space_contractors/?st=JBRPJOMU&sh=04e81bb8

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pnetmon пишет:
Вспоминается что чтобы проверяющие не нашли значительных косяков нужно незначительные косяки сделать специально для проверяющих

т.е. на самом деле всё ещё хуже?  

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У всех.

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zandr пишет:

pnetmon пишет:
Вспоминается что чтобы проверяющие не нашли значительных косяков нужно незначительные косяки сделать специально для проверяющих

т.е. на самом деле всё ещё хуже?  

Проверяют все лучше и лучше.

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В порту Канаверал .  "Оf course I still love you" у причала, в процессе подготовки к приему центрального блока Falcon Heavy. 
01 января 2018г.

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Туристический офис Kennedy Space Center обновил карту

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SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX 35 мин. назад

With more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff—equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft at full power—Falcon Heavy will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. http://instagram.com/p/BdeEU2glMJT


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More photos of Falcon Heavy on the launch pad → http://flickr.com/spacex

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Falcon Heavy now vertical on the former Apollo 11 moon rocket launchpad. At 2500 tons of thrust, equal to 18 Boeing 747 aircraft at full throttle, it will be the most powerful rocket in the world by a factor of two. Excitement on launch day guaranteed, one way or another.

Hold-down test fire next week. Launch end of the month.


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