Falcon 9 launch today at 9:01AM ET (about 1 hour from now)
Dragon will resupply the ISS, first-stage booster will land back on a pad near the launch site
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Lucas Lee
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Henry Young
Aiden Clark
Actually had to fix some shit that goes on the satellite they're launching with this rocket yesterday. Kinda cool.
Hunter Perez
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Henry Howard
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Ethan Smith
What's the smoke/steam?
I know nothing about rockets.
Chase Anderson
liquid oxygen boil-off as it warms up and turns to vapor
they continuously fill the fuel tank to keep it topped off just before launch
Ethan Parker
thanks for reminding OP, i woudl missed it otherwise
Austin Bell
T- 9 minutes
Jason Adams
should mention some of it is also just condensation from the relatively warm outside air meeting the extremely cold surface of the rocket