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SpaceX

Discussion in 'General' started by Chasbro, Sep 28, 2019.

  1. motion

    motion Nihilistic Member

    I think separation would have been pretty ugly with those centrifugal forces. No kidding on staying together... that was amazing.
     
  2. mpusch

    mpusch Well-Known Member

    Heh! Yeah, they have some work to do on that.

    https://twitter.com/LabPadre/status/1649053476276797440
     

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  3. mpusch

    mpusch Well-Known Member

    It is auto-FTS, and they had a pretty wide corridor for this flight. I too was expecting a bang a bit sooner, but apparently didn't hit criteria until that point.
     
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  4. rwdfun

    rwdfun

    I was more hoping they had planned for the booster failure eventuality and had an alternate plan to separate as soon as they lost control. Sort of like a launch escape system. Release light the ship engines as soon it rotated too far to recover

    What concrete? Was there even any concrete under the launch mount? Not sure the water deluge system they are planning is going to help much. The mount looks surprisingly decent though.



    Looking at some of the live cam feeds. Looks like a bomb site. It's probably going to be another year before they make enough changes and get clearance to launch again
     
    Last edited: Apr 20, 2023
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  5. rd49

    rd49 Well-Known Member

    Lol, more Elmo AI.
     
  6. mpusch

    mpusch Well-Known Member

    Agreed with something close to that. Elon said right after "a few months" but...I think there's quite a bit of work to do here. The loss of the ship is no big deal and easily iterative, but stage zero has a lot of work to do.
     
  7. motion

    motion Nihilistic Member

    They *have* to have a plan for a ruined stage zero, right? I mean, they had to have thought that this was a possibility. Can't imagine that Musk is OK with another year before another test.
     
  8. chobes

    chobes Well-Known Member

    This Dodge didn't dodge...

    Didnotdodge.png
     
  9. motion

    motion Nihilistic Member

    Good footage of damage

     
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  10. zamboiv

    zamboiv Well-Known Member

    Elon is the closest thing we have in the US to getting shit done/built as fast as China, Dubai, etc. not being political but, I hate Teslas, but he does get shit done.

    a couple months I’ll bet the over, but inside a year I’ll take the under.
     
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  11. cpettit

    cpettit Well-Known Member

    It’s pretty easy to get shit done with blank checks and unilateral leadership.
     
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  12. rwdfun

    rwdfun

    Are you referring to Musk or China?
     
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  13. Captain Morgan

    Captain Morgan Well-Known Member

    All I know is that when I'm fishing offshore out of cocoa beach and see 3 rockets launch in the same week its pretty fucking cool.
     
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  14. lizard84

    lizard84 My “fuck it” list is lengthy


    Gwynne Shotwell
     
  15. SPL170db

    SPL170db Trackday winner

    Everyone certainly sounded quite pleased when it finally went kaboom!
     
  16. tzrider

    tzrider CZrider

    It did have a weird End-of-corrida vibe, applauding the dying beast.....
     
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  17. A. Barrister

    A. Barrister Well-Known Member

    The countdown clock may have been off. I noticed the same.

    This thing was at one time missing 6 of its engines. But one came back. I don't think it it broke up until ordered, for at least 3 reasons: 1) it was in very thin air. 2) the fuel in the booster was all gone, so minimal bending moment on the stage joint, and 3) it looked like there was some side thrust to counteract the missing engines-maybe the thrust intended to rotate just the booster for return.
     
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  18. 27

    27 Well-Known Member

    you staying in FL for awhile? When, where, and what was the last gig and what’s the next?

    always like hearing your adventures...
     
  19. mpusch

    mpusch Well-Known Member

    AFTS was confirmed.
     
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  20. auminer

    auminer Renaissance Redneck

    ELI5... :confused:
     

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