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Saw an amazing SpaceX launch from PHX

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Tonight, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 into a polar orbit to deploy 9 Iridium (next gen) sats into polar orbit. I knew there was a good chance of seeing it from PHX because it was after sunset here, but still light in California where it launched. I posted on FB about it, then forgot all about it.

Till I drove home, full clear exhaust trail all the way up, then due south, separation of first stage and it tumbled, and firing of the 2nd stage.

So beautiful, so awesome.

Not so beautiful were all the scientifically illiterate idiots and conspiracy theorists posting about all kinds of crap, it is amazing just how many stupid people are out there...
 
Tonight, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 into a polar orbit to deploy 9 Iridium (next gen) sats into polar orbit. I knew there was a good chance of seeing it from PHX because it was after sunset here, but still light in California where it launched. I posted on FB about it, then forgot all about it.

Till I drove home, full clear exhaust trail all the way up, then due south, separation of first stage and it tumbled, and firing of the 2nd stage.

So beautiful, so awesome.

Not so beautiful were all the scientifically illiterate idiots and conspiracy theorists posting about all kinds of crap, it is amazing just how many stupid people are out there...

Sometimes I get the idea that there might be something to this Musk Fella......
 
Tonight, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 into a polar orbit to deploy 9 Iridium (next gen) sats into polar orbit. I knew there was a good chance of seeing it from PHX because it was after sunset here, but still light in California where it launched. I posted on FB about it, then forgot all about it.

Till I drove home, full clear exhaust trail all the way up, then due south, separation of first stage and it tumbled, and firing of the 2nd stage.

So beautiful, so awesome.

Not so beautiful were all the scientifically illiterate idiots and conspiracy theorists posting about all kinds of crap, it is amazing just how many stupid people are out there...

That must have been what everyone was looking at in the Albertson's parking lot. I looked at it and guessed "alien invasion" but, frankly, I was more interested in getting my groceries and getting home.
 
That must have been what everyone was looking at in the Albertson's parking lot. I looked at it and guessed "alien invasion" but, frankly, I was more interested in getting my groceries and getting home.

I posted about it 13 hours ago, saying it would be a possibility to view tonight.

Most people are just scientifically stupid "why wasn't this announced?" it was, months ago, "it can't be a rocket, because it was going sideways" Well, all rockets go sideways, its how they get into orbit...etc....
 
I posted about it 13 hours ago, saying it would be a possibility to view tonight.

Most people are just scientifically stupid "why wasn't this announced?" it was, months ago, "it can't be a rocket, because it was going sideways" Well, all rockets go sideways, its how they get into orbit...etc....

It was pretty cool. Looked like a giant spotlight moving across the sky.
 
Tonight, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 into a polar orbit to deploy 9 Iridium (next gen) sats into polar orbit. I knew there was a good chance of seeing it from PHX because it was after sunset here, but still light in California where it launched. I posted on FB about it, then forgot all about it.

Till I drove home, full clear exhaust trail all the way up, then due south, separation of first stage and it tumbled, and firing of the 2nd stage.

So beautiful, so awesome.

Not so beautiful were all the scientifically illiterate idiots and conspiracy theorists posting about all kinds of crap, it is amazing just how many stupid people are out there...
That was from Ironwood Rd in mesa. One of my wife's friends sent it to her.
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That was from Ironwood Rd in mesa. One of my wife's friends sent it to her.
54f4dbaef46097ce5c8aa930d76db706.jpg


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Yup, in that pic, from right to left, you can see the ascent, the cloud from the separation of the first stage (not recovered, too much of a weight penalty), the first stage and the second stage of the rocket firing.

All 10 sats were put into polar orbit, another success!
 
Yup, in that pic, from right to left, you can see the ascent, the cloud from the separation of the first stage (not recovered, too much of a weight penalty), the first stage and the second stage of the rocket firing.

All 10 sats were put into polar orbit, another success!
Really cool. My daughter rushed out with wet hair in shorts to see the alien ship her friends were posting on Snapchat. It's ok to not know sometimes, just understand what it is when explained to you.

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Tonight, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 into a polar orbit to deploy 9 Iridium (next gen) sats into polar orbit. I knew there was a good chance of seeing it from PHX because it was after sunset here, but still light in California where it launched. I posted on FB about it, then forgot all about it.

Till I drove home, full clear exhaust trail all the way up, then due south, separation of first stage and it tumbled, and firing of the 2nd stage.

So beautiful, so awesome.

Not so beautiful were all the scientifically illiterate idiots and conspiracy theorists posting about all kinds of crap, it is amazing just how many stupid people are out there...

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Sometimes I get the idea that there might be something to this Musk Fella......

It would certainly be cool to see space flight progress to the private sector.
 
It would certainly be cool to see space flight progress to the private sector.

How are our courts going to react the first time something really bad happens?

I need to see that.
 
How are our courts going to react the first time something really bad happens?

I need to see that.

That is always part of progress.
 
Tonight, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 into a polar orbit to deploy 9 Iridium (next gen) sats into polar orbit. I knew there was a good chance of seeing it from PHX because it was after sunset here, but still light in California where it launched. I posted on FB about it, then forgot all about it.

Till I drove home, full clear exhaust trail all the way up, then due south, separation of first stage and it tumbled, and firing of the 2nd stage.

So beautiful, so awesome.

Not so beautiful were all the scientifically illiterate idiots and conspiracy theorists posting about all kinds of crap, it is amazing just how many stupid people are out there...





 
How are our courts going to react the first time something really bad happens?

I need to see that.

Spacex has had a rocket blow up on the pad, as has SeaLaunch and Orbital.
 
Tonight, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 into a polar orbit to deploy 9 Iridium (next gen) sats into polar orbit. I knew there was a good chance of seeing it from PHX because it was after sunset here, but still light in California where it launched. I posted on FB about it, then forgot all about it.

Till I drove home, full clear exhaust trail all the way up, then due south, separation of first stage and it tumbled, and firing of the 2nd stage.

So beautiful, so awesome.

Not so beautiful were all the scientifically illiterate idiots and conspiracy theorists posting about all kinds of crap, it is amazing just how many stupid people are out there...

It's definitely a unique experience.. I do amateur astronomy, about 3 months ago we watch a rocket get launched from Vandenberg AFB, we all stopped in our tracks and just watched... and this was from Central CA.. I really wish I would have done a trip to Florida to watch the Space Shuttle launch. A day and night launch would just have to be mind blowing...

djl
 
Tonight, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 into a polar orbit to deploy 9 Iridium (next gen) sats into polar orbit. I knew there was a good chance of seeing it from PHX because it was after sunset here, but still light in California where it launched. I posted on FB about it, then forgot all about it.

Till I drove home, full clear exhaust trail all the way up, then due south, separation of first stage and it tumbled, and firing of the 2nd stage.

So beautiful, so awesome.

Not so beautiful were all the scientifically illiterate idiots and conspiracy theorists posting about all kinds of crap, it is amazing just how many stupid people are out there...

Driving home past night. Looked up.

WOW!
 
That was from Ironwood Rd in mesa. One of my wife's friends sent it to her.
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Just saw that on TV. That must have been some amazing site. Thanks for posting.
 
Tonight, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 into a polar orbit to deploy 9 Iridium (next gen) sats into polar orbit. I knew there was a good chance of seeing it from PHX because it was after sunset here, but still light in California where it launched. I posted on FB about it, then forgot all about it.

Till I drove home, full clear exhaust trail all the way up, then due south, separation of first stage and it tumbled, and firing of the 2nd stage.

So beautiful, so awesome.

Not so beautiful were all the scientifically illiterate idiots and conspiracy theorists posting about all kinds of crap, it is amazing just how many stupid people are out there...

I saw it on Facebook. The exhaust trail looked like a grade D Sci-Fi movie.....Attack of the giant sperm. LOL.
 
I saw it on Facebook. The exhaust trail looked like a grade D Sci-Fi movie.....Attack of the giant sperm. LOL.

It was so cool, I'm a rocket geek, so I warned everyone on FB that this might be big earlier that morning, then, I promptly forgot about it and had the luck to be on the road when it happened.
 
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