Acvila Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 i mean spacex has better rockets. sry for my english Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Just now, Acvila said: should NASA worried? they seems to have better rockets currently nasa doesn't have rockets, American aerospace companies do. And better is subjective, falcon 9 is cost effective, delta 4 has high payload, and atlas 5 is reliable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firemetal Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Just now, Acvila said: i mean spacex has better rockets. sry for my english Yeah. Well I'm off to hit the sack soon. Awesome launch, landing and orbit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Pokemon GO reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotengineer Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Mission Accomplished! Time to get to bed before it is too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman703 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 LOL even SpaceX throws out the PokemonGo reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firemetal Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 1 minute ago, insert_name said: currently nasa doesn't have rockets, American aerospace companies do. And better is subjective, falcon 9 is cost effective, delta 4 has high payload, and atlas 5 is reliable Yup. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalitor Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Landing is now almost routine...but never boring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acvila Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 yesterday was full on pokemon on news in my country... seems like they put a lot of money in marketing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Whoooo!!!!!!!! Hopefully we can see a daytime land landing sometime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firemetal Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I'm out guys. 1 am here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acvila Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 good night! here it's a wonderful morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Pokemon? Really? Flarping really? Ima go beat my head against a wall till I fall asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 (edited) Alright, it's 1:10, night guys!! Spoiler WHOOOOOOHOOOOO!!! Edited July 18, 2016 by Spaceception Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Well, they're 2 for 2 on RTLS. Too bad they can't all make it back. Good job SpaceX! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motokid600 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 (edited) This guy did a heck of a job on this one. Great footage. Random question: Could the Falcon9 theoretically skip the re-entry burn on these RTLS flights? I wonder which is more taxing aero/heat load wise. An RTLS with no reentry burn or a ballistic flight with an entry burn? Edited July 18, 2016 by Motokid600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukaszenko Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Everybody else keep seating on edge when watching these things, thinking that this time it will blow up for sure? And then every small spark, flame, smoke, detail means "yup, it's gone...damn." I still like watching airplanes taking off/ landing, but it just doesn't have the edge-of-your-seat excitement of a SpaceX rocket launch. I wonder if the risk is half the reason, especially since I can't help thinking that so much is riding on a SpaceX rocket (beside the actual payload). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Maybe it's because the video usually cuts out on the ASDS footage, but I was kinda worried with the RCS going strong immediately post landing thinking there was a gear failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 12 minutes ago, tater said: Maybe it's because the video usually cuts out on the ASDS footage, but I was kinda worried with the RCS going strong immediately post landing thinking there was a gear failure. Its all a conspiracy . . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 LOL, I think it's that the only time I remember the RCS firing a lot post landing was the ASDS landing where it tipped over. The RTLS modality meant that we had a nice, steady cam view where the entire booster was clearly visible. I can only assume this happened in the other landings but I missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wumpus Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 20 hours ago, Spaceception said: Whoooo!!!!!!!! Hopefully we can see a daytime land landing sometime With at least two cameras used for the footage, you had a pretty good look at this one. I was expecting another night landing like the last one "and for my next trick, I will make a rocket appear [smoke and bright lights ... smoke clears] tada! A rocket." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Yet another great job SpaceX ! 6 hours ago, tater said: Maybe it's because the video usually cuts out on the ASDS footage, but I was kinda worried with the RCS going strong immediately post landing thinking there was a gear failure. I thought that was some venting or so ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 13 minutes ago, YNM said: I thought that was some venting or so ? Yeah, I'm sure it was. Like I said, on the recent landings, I don't remember seeing the top of the stage, so I guess I just missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Just now, YNM said: I thought that was some venting or so ? Maybe the remains of cryoxygen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 14 hours ago, tater said: LOL, I think it's that the only time I remember the RCS firing a lot post landing was the ASDS landing where it tipped over. The RTLS modality meant that we had a nice, steady cam view where the entire booster was clearly visible. I can only assume this happened in the other landings but I missed it. Probably as the stage tilts a bit forward and back while setting, the rcs will try to compensate for this until system understand it has landed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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