Falcon Heavy | Flight Animation

[@grahamkyhl8061]

Materials list- - Falcon 9 ( x 3 ) - Duct tape - Luck

[@blockblock5193]

2 wrong ITS STRUTS

[@radughita1992]

@@blockblock5193 r/woooosh

[@blockblock5193]

Programming Carrot sorry

[@blockblock5193]

Programming Carrot CAUSE IM TO OP WITH CAR CRUSHERS 2

[@HeadsetHatGuy]

@@blockblock5193 r/woooosh

[@scottmanley]

Ok what mods are you using to get these great visuals in KSP?

[@DavidWasTakn]

LOL. Hello Scott.

[@awdasko]

I would bet on "real life" mod Kappa

[@Daimyo7]

None, would need 4 high powered Maxwell GPUs.

[@Bbaass_TMH]

Perhaps you could show us what it would look like without mods :P

[@michaelbriggs5503]

Using mechJeb is cheating

[@TheAziz]

You know it's impressive when the actual side boosters landing looks exactly like the animation made 3 years ago

[@ShnizelInBag]

The real landing was even better

[@henman325]

Exactly!

[@falafeldurum2095]

True! Here you even see the little time difference (booster in the back landing later than the one in the foreground) unlike the newer animation (also done by SpaceX: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipyWZGuMjciVaJY )

[@NaenaeGaming]

@falafel dürüm The landing in the new animation simply has a less noticeable and smaller time difference.

[@बेकारनूबा]

5 years ago, edit this comment

[@le.cube.400]

Now it's real !

[@MuhtasimAlFarabi]

Le Cube hi cuber

[@Ryzon95]

Ridiculously identical to the real landing that happened!

[@gilli8669]

It was ridiculously identical to the real landing for the side boosters at LZ-1 and LZ-2... The core is set to land on the barge named "Of Course I Still Love You" but the core hit near the barge and was going at 300 mph, the core lost at least 2 engines apparently... Elon Musk has confirmed it, I am pretty sure he has confirmed it, the core did run out of propellant so that is how it fell and hit the water at 300 mph.

[@Ryzon95]

Indeed he did, seen whole post-launch conference :)

[@gilli8669]

R.I.P. Center Core... You did a great job yesterday, you will be missed.

[@funnyman2199]

2015: We haven't landed a rocket yet, but we will land 3 at the same time 2018: Yeah so we landed 24 rockets and this thing, have a human flight-certified rocket, got NASA to rebuild one of their towers, our own capsule, space suits, and there's a roadster headed for Mars.

[@akzebraminer]

Pulse lol

[@grahamkyhl8061]

SpaceX doesn't aim low...

[@arklovecarswastaken]

2020:no roadster 2025:roadster is back with starman

[@supernova5434]

welcome to 2020 space flight

[@xerosfs]

2020: And we have our own internet network of hundreds of maybe thousands of satellites in orbit, and can send people into space from America once again since the retirement of the Space Shuttle.

[@kevinisawake]

""THE THREE FALCONS HAVE LANDED"" - I CANT WAIT FOR THAT STATEMENT IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR. CANT WAIT.

[@MrDaniel488]

"The landing was nominal" :P

[@lunaceleste4252]

December now :/

[@richhoule3462]

They are pretty deadpan professional lol

[@captainobvious1415]

Why do they say nominal all the time?

[@lunaceleste4252]

+General Sarasota "nominal" just means "as expected" so they're just letting the rest of the launch team know that everything is going well

[@doraaaa0613]

So fucking excited for Falcon Heavy now! I can't wait!!!

[@michaeljulian9198]

+crossfires One word. APRIL :D :D :D :D I can't wait either! :D :D :D :D

[@michaeljulian9198]

I don't know for sure, knowing them probably...I just know demo flight is supposed to be in April. Jason 3 launch is in 1 hour!!!

[@doraaaa0613]

Michael Julian I believe the one that launches in an hour is the first stage landing on a barge? They're going to attempt a barge landing again, very exciting. Can't wait, I know they'll nail it this time.

[@michaeljulian9198]

And even if they don't, that just means they'll push even harder for ground landings! :D

[@michaeljulian9198]

There is nothing they can do to lose!

[@edley]

This animation video was uploaded more that 3 years ago. 1:26 looked almost exactly how it did in reality today. This is amazing.

[@voicebubbles8686]

Yes amazing

[@BnzDvz]

3 years.... Ago?

[@kenzo2909]

@@BnzDvz bruh

[@Danny2462]

Just make sure I don't accidentally siphon a bit of fuel from it before the launch, just enough to make it run out mid-descend, turning the boosters into free falling bombs. Totally accidentally. For accidental science.

[@agwilt]

Go home, Jeb. You're drunk!

[@leerman22]

I'm sure you can find a few bugs in a rocket system!

[@artificernathaniel3287]

kinda like what happened on the barge you mean? Atleast spaceX will be able to hold both records for first to crash a rocket stage onto a barge in the middle of the Atlantic, and one for first to land intact.

[@Uriopass]

Oh yeah, and please, don't destroy the planet earth pls, we like it.. :-(

[@beanbeanbeanbeanbean539]

Danny, you were behind the barge accident weren't you?

[@Riskninjaz]

These videos are insanely addictive!!!!. Need another hit. More more MORE

[@thepuncakian2024]

they just came out with a video yesterday with an even bigger rocket *mind blown*

[@loiam9200]

11

[@MrTrogers99]

Interplanetary Transport dwarfs this

[@engineeredarmy1152]

Big Sinner Risk Ninja 😂

[@camposh]

RIP central core...

[@irkiIIer]

the central core didnt land because they didnt go thru the plan of it landing back on land where the 2 side boosters went it had to land on a damn barge. if they had gone thru their original plan like in this video where it lands in the space center it woulda survived. they should do a buffed up version of the falcon 9 like falcon 9b, or something where it actually can return to longer distances cuz it has to fly longer maybe it can have more fuel or something and better engines. or they could make the 2nd stage have more fuel and do more workload but it doesnt come back or anything cant save em all

[@camposh]

yeah bro, I know that

[@MFXScript]

When is the 2.test?

[@Broccoli_32]

ir killer you’re completely incorrect, landing on the drone ship is much easier and it’s impossible to return to the launch site with that little fuel. The only reason it failed is because they ran out of ignition fluid to light all 3 engines. A land landing on the center core is impossible as it needs to keep accelerating into orbit and at this point it’s well over the ocean and heading away from land several thousand KPH

[@pug2858]

@@MFXScript they said there will be 1 FH launch in 2019

[@yashkarande468]

Only difference is that there's a fucking car in the space instead of a satellite.

[@Extrone]

Jacob instead send a $1 million car 🤪😜

[@niter43]

Extrone car is 100k max (if we take as granted that Musk wouldn't think to milk his fans by putting it on auction as "Musk's roadster" or some shit like that). Satellite being only $1m is huge underestimate too.

[@Extrone]

niter43 I was just kidding dude.

[@polygondwanaland8390]

Yash Karande And the center core splashed instead of returning to the Cape

[@stash.]

You mean both! it wasn't just a car he sent (^o^)

[@lemagreengreen]

Ten years ago when SpaceX started building rockets I'm not sure anyone truly realised just what sort of position they would be in today. There is nothing fantastical about this video, in one decade they have gone from R&D project to capable and - crucially - reusable launch vehicle with the Falcon and seeing this heavy version fly is just a matter of time. Amazing company and an amazing achievement.

[@thermophile2106]

I was once of the opinion that they would never make landing profitable, or reliable. Boy was I wrong. Now I am more excited for the FH than I have ever been excited for anything. Ever.

[@arklovecarswastaken]

Excited for FH in 2020

[@TrikeSquadron]

The Dream is ALIVE! Congratulations on todays single Falcon 9 launch and landing! Next up... Falcon Heavy!

[@greendragon3351]

2 years later...

[@Cscuile]

Soon!

[@dereenaldoambun9158]

Me in 2020: Next up is Starship!!

[@SS1983-b5n]

Thanks!

[@confuseatronica]

I've started to expect all stages of a rocket to fly back, now. Payload fairings. Interstages. The little ring cover thing on the edge of the interstage. Loose bolts firing little rockets and flying back to the SpaceX pad.

[@freddo411]

Did you notice the struts between the 1st stages fold up in the animation ... because reuse! Also, the interstage already stays attached to the 1st stage .. because reuse!

[@Voodoomancer]

***** They self-assemble like the Iron Man suit. Because Elon Musk is pretty much Tony Stark, after all.

[@saquist]

That sounds like Iron Giant where all the parts reassemble themselves despite being blown apart. *Is that just me*

[@saquist]

***** He's single now...*so* this might be doable.

[@fdangleshadang-a-lang7149]

confuseatronica Why the fairing?

[@alarmgoesding]

Pfft, my Kerbals do this every day, and only exploded 57 times.

[@brasil-espacoegamers2305]

Hello Super Ksp player kkkkkkkkk

[@jaycemacinnis2228]

Lol

[@SpainSpace]

If you look closer, you can see Elon Musk turning MechJeb on. What a shame.

[@clark1066]

I looked up to see what MechJeb was because I don't have the full version of KSP and one of the first things is "How do I turn on MechJeb?" lol

[@tyorca5854]

+kaseromaikel If you look even closer, between cuts you can see him typing numbers into hyperedit. Shame.

[@VulcanGamesReal]

But I say nice work using Scatterer and Planetshine

[@chasarr]

It's an autopilot mod, basically

[@mrps4552]

kaseromaikel there is a AR5 case (mechjeb) on the first stage lol

[@tyorca5854]

Then you use timewarp x4 and the kraken shows up.

[@cptcorny]

I know exactly what you mean! :D

[@noahvdmolen5174]

TyOrca 5, ksp?😂😂

[@ClubbersHater]

Oh, yeah, mate, that's ture...

[@billhudson7867]

But we have to do it, right?

[@bangers_and_mash8152]

just KJR works like a charm

[@aval1998]

Music that rockets should deserve. Instrumental rock.

[@felixbachiller3550]

For rockets I prefer "Also spratch Zarathustra".

[@chaitannyak9505]

Which song?

[@abizair1832]

@@chaitannyak9505 "The Real Deal" by Michael Holborn

[@monkeseeaction21987]

1:25 They matched camera angles, which made this even more epic. That's just pure awesomeness.

[@taltigolt]

the music just makes this seem like something from tony stark

[@Halo1138]

And so the Falcon rises, pushing against the gravity of our planet to reach new heights and chart new courses, a pillar of fire symbolizing a middle finger to nature. You can't keep us down! We Heavy Now! You know, for all the uncertainty that we're facing nowadays, there's no doubt in my mind that this is the beginning of a resurgence of space interest. I mean, half the comments are KSP players. We're ready to go back. We never should have left. Let's go to space!

[@Halo1138]

***** And I meant every word! The future is out there for the taking and all we need to do is take a step out our front door to claim what is rightfully ours.

[@Halo1138]

***** Hope I'm good at it. Could use a little extra pocket cash!

[@legorigplaysmc]

pun

[@mesh475]

Fuck to the yeah!

[@saquist]

It's time to put a video out for Red Dragon

[@AtliTobiasson]

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[@clark1066]

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[@arnaudbonnafis3560]

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[@michaeljulian9198]

w. ._.

[@AlexandrKovalenko]

Just wait a second, they need to prove to NASA something :)

[@SOMADLOVECLUB]

I’d like to see a updated version with a Tesla payload headed to mars

[@urlossx5918]

kenny mack congrats You got what u waned

[@enigma2536]

*Cough* There is one *cough*

[@dreadonblitz4758]

Yes there is already man! =D

[@drabberfrog]

They made one

[@alt8791]

they've got you covered, now with less repetitive music

[@froztbytes]

epic animation + kickass music = a very hyped viewer

[@engineeredarmy1152]

FroztByte Gamer bro plz do u Know what is the music name that was played in the background?

[@1421anoop]

Nothing is impossible, if your heart is in it. Thank you Elon.

[@grahamkyhl8061]

Free energy... FTL travel... honest politicians... i see what you mean tho.

[@grahamkyhl8061]

Kerbal space program IRL.

[@jeffvader811]

Replace the satellite with a car. Then yes XD

[@joyroys4454]

Kerbal space program on maximum

[@redneckbabayaga]

Nah man, if this was KSP we'd aim the rocket at the space center.

[@watersnortmoment3734]

HI ME!

[@nasa356]

Er ew t flan CN. hlv

[@SpacefarerIndustries]

They'd better include a camera on that roadster, i want to see this amazingly kerbal launch

[@drabberfrog]

They did put a camera on the Tesla

[@JuanMorales-lm6yx]

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[@lifeonenceladus4420]

It is a shame that Elon Musk can't be president. He would get my vote almost immediately?

[@joshli3927]

He wouldn't get mine He's a fucking phenomenal man but nobody knows if he's good at politics

[@JoshuaRichards2010]

+Josh Li Even if that was the case; don't you think he would be smart enough to hire people who were?

[@johnn1199]

to quote lex Luther, 'become president? do you know how much power I'd have to give up!?'

[@fs2728]

+Lifeon Enceladus he's too intelligent to do such a job

[@JoshuaRichards2010]

Josh Li No one person is smart enough to make decisions for this country. Hence, balance of powers. As well, the President has a cabinet, many advisers, etc, etc. -- the question is, is he smart enough to a) choose the right people for that job (and ones that will actually speak their mind and not just be "yes men") and b) can he parse their advice and arrive at the correct conclusions.

[@EH18]

Next step, THREE rockets!!! Go SpaceX!

[@steveyoung3303]

+Adromedox I'd like to see an 'X' configuration with five stages connected together.

[@legoclone0965]

+Adromedox Needs moar boosters

[@thadiusfaran1200]

+W3rking W0nders If SpaceX can do this then they are bound to figure out how to make that efficient and safe. ;)

[@herdsire90210]

+Ekbal Hussain Next step: Nautilus X.

[@joni062443]

Except you need to decelerate that as well. 0.01c is great till you need to stop and land without becoming the next great crater. Plus the gs you might pull at those acceleration values would surely be hazardous to human health. It has to be a steady acceleration and deceleration to survive/not blackout. If we could safely travel to Mars within a week, I think this would be acceptable for commercial uses and Mars Tourism similar to going on a short cruise liner journey.

[@martiancolonist]

This, ladies and gentlemen, is how we get payloads cheaply to Mars.

[@stanislavbandur7355]

really nice, but will be those stages slowed down and sped up in opposite direction really.

[@JacobThomas15]

Stanislav BANDUR Absolutely. The amount of horizontal velocity the stages have when they start their retrograde burn is pretty small. They'd only be a few miles downrange at that point, and there's definitely enough fuel left in the tanks. As some other people have said, it's not that the rockets have to carry more fuel, but that they carry less payload.

[@martiancolonist]

Nathan Rodriguez Quite correct, I was envisioning a number of Falcon Heavy launches, followed by an orbital assembly to construct a transit vehicle.

[@swordarmstudios6052]

I remember reading about a Nasa Project on paper called Nautalis that called for 6 launches to build an always in space vehicle. It had enough food, water and fuel for a 6 person crew for 3 years. Once you can get space per lbs cheap enough, building a spaceship would only be slightly more difficult than building say a submarine. You prefabricate the parts on earth, put them into orbit, and lock them together like lego's. And because things in space are weightless, you actually have less constraints on what you can build. It doesn't even need to be entirely rigid, or you could build larger structures than what would be viable on earth.

[@Beleshanel]

I doubt that since you give up on fuel efficiency to get the parts back. This is more a commercial earth orbit rocket rather than a long range exploration craft.

[@DimaSnoopy]

06.02.2018

[@TheKrish207]

Joseph Snopton hyped af

[@Jpjd222]

Not even Itza tmr

[@pkeric2626]

TODAY DUUUDE

[@andreiconstantin4158]

today

[@ZeroGravity23]

Joseph Snopton now

[@escraftTH]

Here's some numbers: Falcon Heavy: $90 per launch, 53 tonnes to LEO, 68 meters tall Delta IV Heavy: $375 per launch, 29 tonnes to LEO, 72 meters tall Falcon Heavy > Delta IV Heavy

[@davidk1308]

+Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. $90/375 per launch!? That's cheap!!! I think you're missing a few zeros, as in 6 zeros for both numbers.

[@escraftTH]

sorry, I forgot to add the M

[@gibhacker8121]

+Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. SpaceX wipes the floor with everything else now. Even if their Falcon Heavy lost 30t of payload capability, it'd still be a lot cheaper and better than the Delta IV Heavy.

[@petersbayley]

+Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. When they approach near-100% reusability they'll be able to deliver to LEO for approx $10/kg or $1000 for a 100Kg human!

[@escraftTH]

petersbayley I think its more like $60-180/kg and you will need more than 100kg/human because you need to put a human in a heavier capsule. Anyway, I like your optimism.

[@jackshouseofanime]

After watching today's spectacular barge landing I just cant wait to see them do this later this year....so excited!

[@YourFaceGdDmit]

is falcon heavy already sheduled for later this year !? damn elon is not sitting still lol

[@bucky13]

+jackshouseofanime I don't think people realize just how big of a deal being able to retrieve the main stage actually is. The Falcon-9 costs 60 million to build but only around 300,000 to refuel, meaning we can launch a reusable F9 180 times for roughly the same cost it used to take to send up just one. Very excited to see where this goes in the next decade.

[@jackshouseofanime]

What's even more amazing is if you compare this to the "reusable" shuttle. The heavy can take almost double the payload into LEO for just 10% of the price NOT including if they land the first stages back.

[@quadrplax]

It's always 6 months in the future.

[@damianh.poirier5576]

@20buckman12 it still costs a lot of money to pay people to co-ordinate the launch and logistics. Musk says a launch from a system like the Falcon is cheaper than a disposable rocket by a factor of 10.

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

Not even SpaceX can escape the plight of Generic Royalty-Free Rock songs.

[@MaskedMan66]

You're assuming they'd want to.

[@johnmiller9930]

Abbreviated Reviews what song is this?

[@adder2523]

​@@johnmiller9930 It's Michael Holborn, William Henries - The Real Deal

[@Dasycottus]

This might be the only time that an aerospace company has ever produced concept art that actually looks as cool as the finished product

[@nekomasteryoutube3232]

And at least the finished product isn't a one off either

[@DavidWasTakn]

All joking aside, that is some of the best engineering I've ever seen. Yeah it's only an animation, but still. If it actually *works* like that.. oh my god

[@emanuelaquino5734]

IVE SEEN THIS VIDEO 10 TIMES AND IM NOT TIRED OF IT!! IM JUST SO EXCITED FOR THE FALCON HEAVY!!!!!

[@engineeredarmy1152]

Emanuel Aquino 😁 launch was successful 😀

[@mohdrazif777]

Last night I dreamed Falcon Heavy blew up on its maiden launch due to a cable did not detached at the right time. What a nightmare.

[@StinkyScript]

Now we got bellyflopping grain silos SpaceX is literally the best thing to ever happen this year

[@karldavis7392]

There have been some updates over the last year. First, there will be three Falcon 9 stage 1 parts. The top center will be stage 2 and won't be landed. The two side boosters will feed fuel across into the center stage. They will burn out first. The center stage will be fully fueled and going about 4000 km/hour at the time of left/right separation. The two side stages could return to land in good condition, but the center stage 1 could not. It would be going too fast. If enough fuel remains it could do a long burn to decelerate greatly and survive reentry, but it would be difficult and whether it's worthwhile depends on the payload weight. If it does land, it would be on a barge. At most three boosters will land, at most two of those will be on shore.

[@IMWT]

No, Fuel crossfeed was abandoned, The Core stage will now just throttle down

[@karldavis7392]

You're right, yet it's too bad in a way. Fuel crossfeed sounds like a great way to get the best performance. I suppose it adds more parts and more risk and holes/pipes between the boosters and everything.

[@EricAnthony1738]

Its called Asparagus Staging and while it does theoretically make rockets more efficient it is very difficult to pump that much fuel from one tank that is emptying to another, something that the space shuttle didn't have to worry about. Furthermore pumping fuel provides angular momentum which could move a rocket. That and the required parts make it not worth it at the moment but some day it will be.

[@HexaSquirrel]

Deric Anthony It would be a huge engineering challenge for such little gain. No point, glad they a scrapped it.

[@paranormaldoctor5451]

Deric Anthony This is Onion staging, not asparagus, asparagus would need 2 more boosters to pump fuel to other two, and then to the center. Onion is just pumping fuel from all boosters to center stage.

[@sessosaidso1058]

MIssion Accomplished - for the little brother. Congratulations!

[@kitnaylor7267]

After so many Aerospace companies had been scoffing at this idea... I think December 22nd's events have forced them to eat their own words! :D

[@skyhawk551]

+Kit Naylor everything's impossible before someone does it

[@kitnaylor7267]

skyhawk551 Tell that to Arianespace ;) they still reckon its impossible to do reliably!

[@DaveYogs]

+Kit Naylor They can now, what we gamers say, "eat their own shit."

[@alphaadhito]

Other aerospace company dislike this video?

[@NatureHacker]

you mean eat all the animated bullshit coming out of elons ass? The only thing the public saw was parachute flares.

[@SudiptoChandraDipu]

Awesome! The technology to minimize the space debris is totally next gen stuff :D

[@JonathanDahlq]

After yesterday's release this feels like a small thing..

[@ViperEye]

Tripple landing will be a quite a sight, looking forward to that webcast.

[@Nassault]

Awesome animation! Rareden's renders are up to par with these.

[@yahikotendo5631]

The launch was amazing!!! Starman is just chillin in space now😎

[@markn6941]

The 1st stage have to do all those burn to do a 180 flip then another 180 flip at the right angle for reentry....that's so awesome!!

[@BiscuitLazers44]

The way the boosters simultaneously turn around and land for later use... So badass

[@EddieRodJr]

AMAZING! Going to replicate this in KSP right now!

[@Hadfield15]

The music in this video is what made it so good!

[@piplupsingularity]

Since the central first stage core has full tanks after side booster separation (because of propellant cross-feed), wouldn't it be much faster and farther downrange once the second stage separates? So it would require more change in velocity to get back to the launch pad, leaving less propellant for the rocket to take a payload into orbit. Payload capacity will take a big hit because of that.

[@nehorlavazapalka]

the LEO capacity is 53 tons, so current satelite spectrum would make flyback an option, you can always use the barge, they are building a second one

[@sharpe3698]

Yeah. I will be very surprised if they find that returning the core stage to the launch site is a viable option compared to offshore landings

[@IMortage]

nehorlavazapalka But if you need significantly less launch capacity, why not go with a simple Falcon 9? Maybe there is a midrange of 25 tons or so where it makes sense, but you'd think they have better things to do with their launch capacity budget (more micro-sattellites or something) than boostback to the launchsite (compared to a barge in the Atlantic).

[@KsNewSpace]

All payload capacity numbers allready include the reusability to land back to the launchpad according to "the internet". You have to keep in mind the first two booster stages of the falcon heavy will most likely seperate much more early than a single booster from the Falcon 9R. The difference between the core booster seperation of the Falcon Heavy and the Falcon 9 R is not that big because the side boosters only feed the most outter engines of the core and not all from what I know. The additional boosters are used to lift more weight and not necessarily to fly farther. Flying to Mars the core won't be reuasable I think but that's just speculation.

[@acephantom903]

I think it would make more sense if it were to make an orbit before decending again for the cape... Only thing is it would be spending more time over populated areas that way than if it tried turning around again.

[@Abhiiee]

Reality: Both side cores landed successfully but center core failed to land perfectly. (It is true commenting after seeing it ) Overall Awesome

[@Sevoled]

So in 2019 We are not going to mars 2025: We are on Mars

[@kypszy]

2020, we can't even go out.

[@shashwatpandey7939]

Not possible bro. But take a look at the artimis mission by NASA. But We will surely be on 🌒.

[@kypszy]

When is Artemis 1 ???

[@shashwatpandey7939]

@@kypszy just Google it bro

[@shashwatpandey7939]

@@kypszy 2025 I remember

[@RodrigoMontemezzoBR]

Seeing it live and now the animation makes me feel I'm at Outback, when I see the menu and the food that comes to the table - that's just the same as the photo! I'm impressed!

[@Astroman769]

who wants to play ksp after this

[@blockblock5193]

Me

[@arklovecarswastaken]

Me

[@jhaylozada305]

And simplerockets2

[@eafindme]

If you think that single rocket landing is exciting enough, try to imagine 3 rockets landing in a row.

[@Hadfield15]

After years of fucking delays, this bad boy will finally take to the skies on Feb 6th! I guess you could say, we've waited a pretty FALCON long time for this day! Am I right lads?

[@avongard1356]

How perfect that worked today in the stream... just amazing!

[@needsmoreboosters4264]

Who's hyped for the first launch?!

[@valaha]

0:38 this is where it became awesome and interesting.

[@multi-colorman5952]

Valaha mhm

[@EdEddnEddyonline1]

Can't wait for this to launch in Spring 2016!!!!! 😁😁😁😁

[@doraaaa0613]

So close, holy shit!

[@dymproductions]

+EdEddnEddyonline1 Assuming the launch this month goes well. I'm sure it will though!

[@Ignacio.Romero]

+EdEddnEddyonline1 Today

[@Envision865]

+Ignacio Romero IT DID!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Ignacio.Romero]

***** Yay!!

[@intechio9013]

Spacex you are the bloody best space company with the great music and great rockets.

[@alphaadhito]

Can't wait for the multi stage landing!!

[@cheezyballzzz4207]

Respect for the man who hold the camera in space

[@Cibbic]

All the boosters going back to base is the coolest thing ever

[@SS1983-b5n]

Oh yeah

[@nikkelpickle]

As of April 11, 2019 - this is reality! All three Falcons have landed! The only difference: the centre booster didn’t land beside the others on land. But what a success!!

[@MoOrion]

was not expecting the central booster to land back at the cape. thought maybe the barge... island landing... or even Europe.

[@IMortage]

***** Landing in Europe wouldn't be that big of a (political/administrative) issue. It isn't as if you couldn't lease/build a site on the spanish Coast or something for political reasons. It doesn't make sense though from the flight path. Europe is way too much up north. (Spain is roughly on the same latitude as NYC). It would have to be the African West Coast... which is a polictal issue.

[@PrimeNavigator]

IMortage Perhaps not legal issues, but the cost/time of bringing it back home would probably be to high I would think.

[@VestedUTuber]

***** It would be more efficient to establish a low orbit and then deorbit on the next pass than to reverse the middle stage's trajectory by the time it decouples. Corporate geopolitics can't change physics.

[@EnDSchultz1]

***** Not necessarily out of the question if you're talking of political reasons; the Space Shuttle had at least one launch abort site in Europe, although it would be a lot more delicate since SpaceX would be proposing landing an unmanned missile on foreign soil, not a manned aircraft. The logistical and economic viability of getting it back to the U.S for refurbishment would be the biggest question.

[@nehorlavazapalka]

no, the separation takes place very close to the US, by the time it hits Europe, the second stage is almost in LEO

[@DominikRoszkowski]

This Orion (constellation) at 1:36 can't be a coincidence :D

[@mokmo23]

Wow... You are quite observant :D

[@stm91]

How is that Orion? It's the second stage plus fairing/payload.

[@stm91]

***** Oh wow, now *that* is really observant.

[@Brisket9392]

Nice observation there Dominik. I'm curious why this might have been used. Perhaps a snub towards the SLS Orion capsule?

[@membender]

A bit hesitant and embarrassed to say (or even notice) this, but it does look a little bit "phallic", no? Anyone? LOL

[@FarhanSyafiqFadhillah]

The real rendered version for next Tuesday launch 👏

[@byc6230]

This is a historical moment! Congratulations from China!

[@videostartsat4464]

*takes off hat *bald eagle screeches in background God bless Merica

[@ThePrimalEarth]

(edit to your comment: change Bald Eagle to Falcon)

[@Meritor15]

Who's watching on Febuary 5th, 2018?

[@clank2269]

Noah Gagnon :D

[@TristanPopken]

I didnt D:

[@tomekp7030]

5th, 2019

[@szuprio]

06.02.2018 is just a few hours away. 3 years we have waited for this thing. You better not blow up pal. Our hopes and dreams are riding on you SpaceX. Let's show the critics what you're made of.

[@mayank_upadhyay_19]

Animation was great, but reality was nerve chilling experience!

[@KsNewSpace]

Kerbalkind, replicate!!!

[@elgroxo]

The fist crewed dragon flight NEEDS to have a plushie Jeb on board.

[@Ondra011]

elgroxo yeey!

[@RanesEntee]

Looks like new Burn together challenge :D

[@admkbldwn]

elgroxo Definitely needs the 3D printed Bill, Bob, and Jeb

[@RanesEntee]

Adam Baldwin Cool names for these ... Bill,Bob are boosters and Jeb for core stage

[@Mirza514]

The side booster landing was remarkably spot to the real thing for a 3 year old animation.

[@RedsBoneStuff]

I still don't undestand how all three of them could land at the same landing site! Does the third one burn retrograde for like a minute or something?

[@dunkninddonuts]

RedsBoneStuff they have computer guidance systems or gps

[@RedsBoneStuff]

Jacob S. That's not what I mean! I tried this in Kerbal Space Program and it just doesn't work. By the time the third booster runs out of fuel it is _so_ far away from where the others have landed, that it would need pretty much all of its fuel (which has been spent already) to stop, go back and land where the first two have landed.

[@dunkninddonuts]

RedsBoneStuff oh nvm then I never played KSP lol

[@Remorath]

RedsBoneStuff I think it's just to make the animation look cooler. It would be a phenomenally huge waste of fuel to fly all of your stages back to where they took off. Not only killing off, but completely reversing your velocity might be easier when you're down to just one rocket per engine, and down to about 1/3 fuel, but it's still a massive waste.

[@CaptainOfGames]

RedsBoneStuff They'll probably return the core stage back to land when it's a very light payload. I read that they might land the core stage on a barge, instead of using fuel to slow down and reverse all the way back to launch site. And they might even try to refuel the stage after it landed on the barge, and then fly it back home. But keep in mind that these are just rumors and have yet to be confirmed by SpaceX.

[@tsurutuneado5981]

And some years later it became a reality. Engineering and technology will never cease to amaze me.

[@LockeRobsta]

When the launch happens I want to see the coverage just like this, with quick zooms and sudden cuts. They need to hire JJ Abrams to produce this on the fly. Maybe they could convince John Williams to compose a track in conjunction with the audio.

[@0x1EGEN]

If they hire JJ Abrams, there would be too many glares in the way to see the video itself.

[@SteveChisnall]

+LockeRobster Alan Silvestri would be a better choice for composing the musical-score.

[@michaelfarrell4824]

Shouldn't the main core be landing on Of Course I Still Love You? Or would smaller payloads allow for all three to return to land?

[@ExzcellionGamma]

Michael Farrell Well this was a concept video uploaded quite a long time ago. They have realized this now so, yeah.

[@SlamTF2]

No way would the main core be able to return to land anymore after all the information SpaceX got from its Falcon 9 landings, though this video was made long ago, back when the planned first launch for Falcon Heavy was December 2015 and before any boosters had been successfully landed.

[@blackmamba24_84]

They don’t reuse second stages, just the center core and side boosters, or nothing at all

[@kiedranFan2035]

It could only land on the launchpad if the core waits for one orbit around and then start the decent

[@benj6171]

The original idea was to have fuel crossfeed, which may allow that, but now that that’s cancelled it can’t

[@Urb4n0Ninj4]

Science? Check. Cool graphics? Check. Awesome Idead? Check. Bitchin music? FUCKING CHECK. The future is gonna be awesome.

[@pocketwingman]

Congrats SpaceX! You've made an idea true and you've landed two separate boosters on land at the same time! Congrats on this new rocket and lets hope Starman reaches "his" destination.

I'd give up sex to work with this vompany.

[@jonross959]

+david kennedy With their hours, you will have to.

[@MonzoFoto]

You can't even proof read or use a keyboard. What use do think you could be to SpaceX?

[@dymproductions]

+MonzoFoto Elon Musk "jokingly" said in an interview that there is a no asshole policy in the company.

[@321RCHeli]

+david kennedy Aaah, but you'd get more sex if you worked for this company.

funny, so tired when I wrote I didn't notice the error. I hate that spelling has become so trivial and here i was messing up...

[@ФедорКлемин-г2л]

Go Mr Musk GO!!!!!

[@thermophile2106]

I watch SpaceX videos when I need motivation.

[@immigrantgaming420epic]

basically every day for me

[@luckyduckluckyduck6788]

Thanx elon musk..from malaysia..i am crying so hard right now coz my childhood dream has became a reality(star wars fan)make us among the stars elon..i am so proud as a human being and i am happy for u..wish u have a successful launch..

[@pleidius]

while being hideously expensive, I think it would be cool to have something in position to record the 'turn and return' maneuver of the outboard boosters . . .

[@DavidWilliamJones]

I think they are going to make it under $500,000 which is very cheap in the world of space travel and rocketry. But thats just a goal of theirs

[@kerszz354]

They have tons of cameras on them. Watch an F9 launch and you'll see.

[@jedrorm]

Where did you see that? A Falcon Heavy launch is predicted to cost $90 million.

[@DavidWilliamJones]

+bbqroast i saw on several engineering channels and heard elon say it, but yes the rocket itself will be expensive, but he want it to be commercially available and only cost 500,000 to lanch a falcon heavy. Not to build

[@jedrorm]

David Jones Are you sure? I highly doubt that. Given the construction cost is $60 million, and fuel costs $200k, you'd need to launch *200* times! That's assuming no refurbishment, no launch pad costs, etc, etc. In fact I'm pretty sure launch service costs alone would easily exceed $500k. Perhaps you're thinking of the $500k per person to Mars that Elon was promising.

[@siyacer]

Someday there's gonna be a Falcon Heavy movie just like there's an Apollo 13 movie.

[@appa609]

Landing the three cores is in a way easier than landing the F9 first stage. Because the first few flights will be operating at such a small payload fraction, the three cores should each have a lot of extra fuel to use for re-entry burns.

[@DieSkinlosen]

+Bill Kong but not impossible xD

[@Gorilder]

Just saw it for real! Well done!

[@jkjkjk8]

Everyone ready for the 6th February 2018 launch? (when this animation will (probably) turn into reality)

[@frankhaugen]

I love how many KSP people who are commenting and answering comments on this video :-)

[@japzone]

"It's a new age. An age of possibilities."

[@nanozashi2884]

Just here to let people know the test launch WAS A SUCCES :D

[@Ledsignz1]

beauty in motion, proud of you ladies and gentlemen

[@lanevo_x]

When you have a GTX 1080ti, Astronomer's visual pack and RO in KSP at once

[@mattew_2795]

the real one was actually better lol

[@bernadettajarecka3360]

L_ Mattew But soundtrack is awesome

[@someidiot4311]

@@bernadettajarecka3360 NO

[@night_aviation]

Falcon Heavy 🧠 Falcon 27 🧠🧠 Falcon 9 with boosters 🧠🧠🧠 Tesla Roadster Delivery Rocket 🧠🧠🧠🧠 Falcon 9‘s big brother 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠 White Stick with fuel 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠

[@SS1983-b5n]

What does that mean

[@droohinmukherjee2380]

The most coolest animation I've ever seen. Wow