{"id":15558,"date":"2018-02-06T17:02:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T22:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15558"},"modified":"2018-02-06T17:02:23","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T22:02:23","slug":"video-falcon-heavy-launch-a-success-two-side-boosters-land-in-parallel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15558","title":{"rendered":"Video: Falcon Heavy launch a success. Two side boosters land in parallel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/falcon-heavy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Falcon Heavy<\/a> launch was a major success today. The rocket, which was developed by SpaceX with its own private money, is not only the most powerful launch system in operation in the world today, it is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/about\/capabilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most cost effective<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jT1Yk0q1HBI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The two side boosters came back for a successful landings at Cape Canavera:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15557\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=15557\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LandingSideBoosters-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Landing Side Boosters\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Two Falcon Heavy side boosters land simultaneously.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LandingSideBoosters-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15557\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LandingSideBoosters-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LandingSideBoosters-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LandingSideBoosters-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LandingSideBoosters-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LandingSideBoosters-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Two Falcon Heavy side boosters land simultaneously.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It appears the central core did not land successfully at sea but waiting word from SpaceX on exactly what happened with it.<\/p>\n<p>In a few hours, the upper stage is to fire again and send the Tesla Roadster into its long orbit that will reach as far out as the Mars orbit. In the meantime, here are live views from the Roadster:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aBr2kKAHN6M?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Yes, this is a screen capture of an actual Tesla Roadster in orbit with the earth in the background taken by a camera on the Falcon second stage:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15559\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15559\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=15559\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LiveViewsFromTesla-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Live View From Tesla\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A screen capture of the Tesla with the earth in the background.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LiveViewsFromTesla-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15559\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LiveViewsFromTesla-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LiveViewsFromTesla-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LiveViewsFromTesla-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LiveViewsFromTesla-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LiveViewsFromTesla-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screen capture of the Tesla with the earth in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here is a video of the complete SpaceX webcast of the launch:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wbSwFU6tY1c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=wireless&amp;banner=02HND5YJK5NEFPBWFS02&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=7c7721c131c0bf76b1b2eecfd790e5b6&amp;t=hobbyspace&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Falcon Heavy launch was a major success today. The rocket, which was developed by SpaceX with its own private money, is not only the most powerful launch system in operation in the world today, it is the most cost effective. The two side boosters came back for a successful landings at Cape Canavera: It &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15558\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Video: Falcon Heavy launch a success. Two side boosters land in parallel<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rockets","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-42W","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15551,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15551","url_meta":{"origin":15558,"position":0},"title":"Videos: SpaceX to attempt first launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 6, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"SpaceX hopes to launch its \u00a0Falcon Heavy rocket today from Kennedy Space Center. 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