CatastrophicFailure Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Wow, you could really see how much the booster “glides” on its return in some of those shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Just now, mikegarrison said: It's getting so it would be very surprising *not* to successfully land the booster. To be honest, for a moment I though it would land on the grass just next to the concrete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Just now, Delay said: To be honest, for a moment I though it would land on the grass just next to the concrete! That’s actually where it’s aimed, sort of. Boostack alone would send it into the ocean, it doesn’t maneuver on-target until the landing burn actually starts, in case of an OOPS like the stuck grid fins a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) I mean it briefly looked like the booster overshot slightly. Edited July 25, 2019 by Delay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) oooo deployable solar array on dragon trunk :3 is that new? oh wait... this is the old dragon =[ Edited July 25, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I just realized I may have betrayed a bit of my personal history there. Is it only climbers who say "wired" to mean "practiced until it's routine" (derived from "hardwired")? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 That has to be one of the best landings, in terms of camera angles and all that, I've seen yet! I never get tired watching these!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I thought they weren't going, so I ended up being a few minutes behind. Oh well! Beautiful launch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Gotta watch twitter to see if there is a spacex stream at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 ya know what... I have a good feelin about this test >=] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I am getting this whole deja vu thing based on the many, many times I've been part of tests that did not go as scheduled. The more complicated the test, the more it seems like it's just random when it finally happens. One time I spent about 30 days on site with a vendor waiting to do about 12 hours of testing. In that case it was mostly the weather -- the only days the weather was right for the test happened to be on the weekends, and the vendor didn't have weekend overtime authorization so we couldn't get test crew coverage. Very frustrating! Mostly tests slide right on the timeline, but occasionally they slide left. There you are, thinking the test will be next week, and you get a phone call saying "get down to the airplane ASAP because the test is happening right now." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Hop attempt within the hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Woot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Apparently successful hop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Oh dang! SOMEthing just happened... happened to pull up an amateur livestream just as... well it might have... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 It hopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 It’s still there... I... think it moved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 It hopped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 ya it moved a lot, looks like a norminal test XD but i was watching a bad stream. couldnt see much. anyone got a good view? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Brush fire near LOX tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Appears to be some sort of fire on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CatastrophicFailure Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 There was a drone up... I wonder when we’ll get official footage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CatastrophicFailure Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Starhopper: “peek-a-boo” By the looks of things they might wanna check for any loose balrogs, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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