YoetoJoe Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 well thats depressing;.;Wonder how long till video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiel Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hit the barge, but too hard for survivalhttps://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/588076749562318849 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WH40krules Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Too bad... Always next time thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketPilot573 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Must have timed the suicide burn too late... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirocco Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Ascent successful. Dragon enroute to Space Station. Rocket landed on droneship, but too hard for survival.Source - Musk's Twitteraaaaaaargh..... The expletives I'm uttering right now...but it was a landing! that in and of itself is good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameldeath Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Suicide burns can be tricky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdad84 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 On the bright side, at least they know how to get to there target. Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkmdlb Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Now we have to see that video. If it at least crashed upright then that's progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert VDS Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 But it hit the barge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deutherius Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 well thats depressing;.;That's data. They can consistently hit it, just need to go a little slower next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketPilot573 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Now we have to see that video. If it at least crashed upright then that's progress!Exactly what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketscientistV Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I feel bad, but I hope the barge came out fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotengineer Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 When is the next opportunity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Yellow Dart Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Aww well good that it landed, in some form. that is certainly still a milestone, still a first. I had this ready for success: http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/2106015/stephen-colbert-celebration-gif.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstah Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 That's data. They can consistently hit it, just need to go a little slower next time Same thought here. I'm highly optimistic. They might miss a few more times, but they'll get it. It's just engineering tweeks by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman703 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Darn Kerbal Engineer, never can trust its suicide burn calculations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DundraL Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Ascent successful. Dragon enroute to Space Station. Rocket landed on droneship, but too hard for survival. 3,758 retweets 2,252 favorites -elon muskDang, well with the accuracy proven, perhaps the FAA will allow them to do land-based attempts in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Great launch SpaceX! I hope you guys were left with more pieces to play with this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstah Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Now we have to see that video. If it at least crashed upright then that's progress!Exactly what I was thinking.By the wording of his tweet, "Rocked landed on droneship, but too hard for survival", I infer it did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Yellow Dart Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 When is the next opportunity?The end of the webcast said there is a sat launch later this month, but I have no idea if the orbit allows landing or not. Anybody heard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman703 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I don't think the Turk sat allows for a landing attempt, think the inclination is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoetoJoe Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 By the wording of his tweet, "Rocked landed on droneship, but too hard for survival", I infer it did?Maybe it landed but broke landing legs/engines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Gotta love that one quote I just read from spacex, "we falcon punched the barge." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstah Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Do you think he'll ever tweet "The Falcon has landed", or is that too cheesy?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deutherius Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Dang, well with the accuracy proven, perhaps the FAA will allow them to do land-based attempts in the future.Is there a launch site that would allow this, with a meaningful goal orbit and safety margins along the way? The first stage goes pretty far from what I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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