[QUOTE=Uncwilly;474756]When are they going to have a drone ship for the Gulf Coast? Or will OCISLY be used for that too?[/QUOTE]Don't know if there will be a competition to name it but as Boaty McBoatface has already been taken I suggest
"You did what?!!"

[QUOTE=xilman;474802]Don't know if there will be a competition to name it but as Boaty McBoatface has already been taken I suggest
"You did what?!!"[/QUOTE]

I suggest "Smooth."

Another night time RTLS rocket landing is scheduled for, hopefully, just over 2 hours from now.

[QUOTE=Dubslow;476904]Another night time RTLS rocket landing is scheduled for, hopefully, just over 2 hours from now.[/QUOTE]And they stick the landing, again. :yawn:

[QUOTE=Uncwilly;476920]And they stick the landing, again. :yawn:[/QUOTE]

You know launching and then landing again is getting a bit routine when even the SpaceX control room is more than half empty... :smile: :tu:

FH, on the other hand, should be *really* exciting!

[QUOTE=chalsall;476929]FH, on the other hand, should be *really* exciting![/QUOTE]My launch tracking app is saying January 19 as the current date for that show.

[QUOTE=Uncwilly;476934]My launch tracking app is saying January 19 as the current date for that show.[/QUOTE]

Don't believe it. Current NET is Jan 29, and that's probably a placeholder.

[QUOTE=chalsall;476929]You know launching and then landing again is getting a bit routine when even the SpaceX control room is more than half empty... :smile: :tu:

FH, on the other hand, should be *really* exciting![/QUOTE]

I think it's more likely because this one required top secret clearance to be there, which generally means need-to-know only people being present.

[QUOTE=Uncwilly;476920]And they stick the landing, again. :yawn:[/QUOTE]

The payload though might be lost.

[QUOTE=only_human;477033]The payload though might be lost.[/QUOTE]
How " convenient " to lose a classified mission. Guess we'll hear the real story in 20-30 years....

[QUOTE=VictordeHolland;477035]How " convenient " to lose a classified mission.[/QUOTE]

Indeed...

The fact the second stage did its re-entry burn exactly when and where scheduled suggests that it wasn't a separation issue, and so the reports saying that Zuma "burned up" after not reaching orbit is flatly wrong.

/Perhaps/ the satellite failed once on orbit, but I would put the odds of that as pretty low.