RealKerbal3x Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 NROL-108 stream is live: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Sorta glad they don't get enough money to hire someone to make a decent NRO video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Just now, tater said: Sorta glad they don't get enough money to hire someone to make a decent NRO video. They showed Delta IV Heavy, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 1 minute ago, RealKerbal3x said: They showed Delta IV Heavy, lol. It's launched a bunch of their payloads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Just now, tater said: It's launched a bunch of their payloads. I know, but it feels a bit weird to see it in a SpaceX stream Maybe showing this video in the stream for the scrub on Thursday caused F9 to develop temporary NROL-44 syndrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Very cool. Nice flip and boostback. RTLS is great. Was sorta hoping that air asset in the launch shots would get landing, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 WOW! That was the smoothest landing yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RealKerbal3x Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 1 minute ago, tater said: Interesting, it only has one flap. I guess the second flap is going to be used on SN9 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piscator Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Are you sure? The other flap could be bent in the opposite direction to not offset the center of mass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Piscator said: Are you sure? The other flap could be bent in the opposite direction to not offset the center of mass. I'm pretty sure the flaps can't fold in that direction, they're limited by the fairing around the actuator. Edited December 19, 2020 by RealKerbal3x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RCgothic Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 20 consecutive landings despite failures earlier in the year is pretty impressive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 That was a nice launch/landing video. I don't mind at all that they don't cover the payload heading to orbit, since we get more shots of the booster. It was interesting to see the two shots during the boostback burn, since the shot out the front of the booster showed that it was pointed toward the ground, which makes sense, but which I'd never gotten a feel for before. And RTLS is always great for better coverage. Not too much dust obscuration on the landing pad made for a beautiful landing sequence. I approve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 4 hours ago, tater said: Sorta glad they don't get enough money to hire someone to make a decent NRO video. I know, right? PR videos are exactly the opposite of what a spy satellite agency should be spending money on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, mikegarrison said: I know, right? PR videos are exactly the opposite of what a spy satellite agency should be spending money on. Yeah, it's odd that they have one at all... though I suppose it's more to try and recruit people than anything else. Shorter pitch: "We do cool stuff, and work with awesome companies like Rocket Lab and SpaceX—we'd tell you what we do, but we'd have to kill you! Apply now!" Edited December 19, 2020 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Just now, tater said: Yeah, it's odd that they have one at all... though I suppose it's more to try and recruit people than anything else. I posted that before I watched it. It was clearly a recruiting video. I assume that means they are in a hiring mode right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 30 minutes ago, Brotoro said: It was interesting to see the two shots during the boostback burn, since the shot out the front of the booster showed that it was pointed toward the ground, which makes sense, but which I'd never gotten a feel for before. And RTLS is always great for better coverage. Not too much dust obscuration on the landing pad made for a beautiful landing sequence. I approve. You'll probably enjoy this, then. They released an uncut? (hard to tell, but definitely sped up) video from the booster cam (with sound!) of the SAOCOM 1B launch, which was the polar launch from Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, Geonovast said: They released an uncut? (hard to tell, but definitely sped up) Definitely some cuts in that video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 So... The cloud that gets kicked up by a landing booster... How much of that is just loose material that has accumulated on the pad, how much of it is material eroded off of the pad surface by the exhaust blast, and how much of it is particulates that form from the exhaust when it interacts with the pad surface? Anybody know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 41 minutes ago, Brotoro said: So... The cloud that gets kicked up by a landing booster... How much of that is just loose material that has accumulated on the pad, how much of it is material eroded off of the pad surface by the exhaust blast, and how much of it is particulates that form from the exhaust when it interacts with the pad surface? Anybody know? I do not have any concrete information but I would think that nearly all of it would be dust accumulated on the pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 7 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: I do not have any concrete information but I would think that nearly all of it would be dust accumulated on the pad. Pun intended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 20 minutes ago, mikegarrison said: Pun intended? Oh man, I didn't even notice that until now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Ultimate Steve said: I do not have any concrete information but I would think that nearly all of it would be dust accumulated on the pad. Who would've known that the planet called Earth would be covered in dirt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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