insert_name Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 12 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Falcon 9 stronk like bool! Maybe they can just sell the barge to Bezos and buy a sleek catamaran instead. Elon, a few days from now, having a quiet moment alone with the booster: ”...just when I thought I was finally rid of you...” I wonder what they are going to do with it? I doubt they can use it again as its maranized Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Elon: "Okay, we're going to test something!" Booster: "Yay!" Elon: "It involves your death." Booster: "But I don't want to die!" Elon: "You must." Booster: "I REFUSE!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 42 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Falcon 9 stronk like bool! Maybe they can just sell the barge to Bezos and buy a sleek catamaran instead. Elon, a few days from now, having a quiet moment alone with the booster: ”...just when I thought I was finally rid of you...” HOLY SH*T Wow. Just wow. That is...crazy. WHAAAAAA?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 38 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Falcon 9 stronk like bool! That's just awesome. Just when SpaceX is starting to get boring and routine with their flight-proven F9 launches (which is a good thing, as long as they don't get cocky again like they did with AMOS-6), they go and do something interesting like this, even if it was unexpected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.50calBMG Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Wow, I just realized something. SpaceX is so good at landing rockets now that they can do it by accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 57 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Falcon 9 stronk like bool! Maybe they can just sell the barge to Bezos and buy a sleek catamaran instead. Elon, a few days from now, having a quiet moment alone with the booster: ”...just when I thought I was finally rid of you...” I TOTALLY CALLED THAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, DAL59 said: I TOTALLY CALLED THAT! I believe you did. On another note -- where did they get that photo? Did Mr. Steven take that photo? What about the fairingsssss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Falcon 9 stronk like bool! Wow. If the engine survives, and the wall can be cleaned and restrengthened, guess they can do away without a barge. Otherwise, who wants a Falcon 9 booster rocket on their lawn ? Anyone ? I remember someone seeking one... Edited February 1, 2018 by YNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Wait... could a random guy just boat over to it and claim it as salvage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Just now, DAL59 said: Wait... could a random guy just boat over to it and claim it as salvage? Given that the whole site was cleared earlier, I think you might have to talk to the navy/coast guard first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Just now, YNM said: Given that the whole site was cleared earlier, I think you might have to talk to the navy/coast guard first... Are you telling me the Navy is going to salvage it and make it into a destroyer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 minute ago, YNM said: Given that the whole site was cleared earlier, I think you might have to talk to the navy/coast guard first... Evil plan fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 It was a pretty good launch today! Only the wind and the clouds were a bit annoying, but otherwise it was excellent! Also, I don't know if it could be related a less effective com, or if the fact that the booster was not supposed to land back at Cap Canaveral, but the spotting sites were desert today. Where I was, only three others persons were actually taking pictures, and about 50 others were standing on the bleachers. To compare, the place was absolutely full for GEO-4 and ZUMA. Here are some pictures of today's firework: Spoiler And it was not totally over, as the usual guys from the Army were coming back from their local patrol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightside Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) I guess they are pushing the limits of how suicidey a suicide burn they can achieve. Spoiler iPhone autocomplete does not have the word suicide for some reason... Great pics @XB-70A Edited February 1, 2018 by Nightside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Have to say, that landing is kinda... kerbal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 9 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: Are you telling me the Navy is going to salvage it and make it into a destroyer? Haha ! Sounds very fun I mean they're going to identify stuff first before re-opening the area, and they can "tag" the booster to ensure it can be cleaned from the sea (and scrapped), it's a guess but I'm pretty sure they have such protocols. Ofc that means the owner (SpX) is very likely to still hold ownership, they are free to do whatever after the thing is brought to shore. I mean, how did they respond for debris of failed rockets ? They have to somehow collect and clean them from the area right ? Or is it just left scattered under the sea (that doesn't sound healthy)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 32 minutes ago, .50calBMG said: Wow, I just realized something. SpaceX is so good at landing rockets now that they can do it by accident. Actually it didn't land the rocket, it watered it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Contract: Test LT-2 landing strut splashed down at Earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, YNM said: mean, how did they respond for debris of failed rockets ? They have to somehow collect and clean them from the area right ? Or is it just left scattered under the sea (that doesn't sound healthy)... Yes, the sea bed off the coast is quite littered with the remains of old rockets. It’s a veritable graveyard, the fish & corals love it (once the toxic fuels finally wash away). Most rockets don’t come down so... intact, so it’s right to Davey Jones’ locker with ‘em. ETA: they’ve actually pulled up some bits. There’s a real recovered F1 from a Saturn Launch at the Boeing Museum of Flight right now. But in this case... doesn’t maritime salvage law kick in at some point? Could Jeff Bezos just pop up next to it in a submarine and be all, “dis mine now!”? 2 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: Contract: Test LT-2 landing strut splashed down at Earth Oh, what a time to have run out of likes... Edited February 1, 2018 by CatastrophicFailure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 56 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: Elon: "Okay, we're going to test something!" Booster: "Yay!" Elon: "It involves your death." Booster: "But I don't want to die!" Elon: "You must." Booster: "I REFUSE!!!" *It stayed determined... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKraken Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 From sabrewings on reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/7ueeiu/elon_this_rocket_was_meant_to_test_very_high/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 minute ago, RedKraken said: From sabrewings on reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/7ueeiu/elon_this_rocket_was_meant_to_test_very_high/ This is now my desktop image. Who cares about a rotating KSP screenshot directory when you can have this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman4308 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 41 minutes ago, DAL59 said: Wait... could a random guy just boat over to it and claim it as salvage? To the best of my knowledge: no. On currently owned property*, you can't even try to salvage it without permission from the legal owner. If you do get permission, you are automatically entitled to a reward, either specified at the time by the owner, or later by a court, so if SpaceX wanted to, they could offer a salvage reward. *Not sure what the legalities are for stuff like ancient shipwrecks. Otherwise, I doubt that booster will ever fly again (not only is it an old version of the first stage, it's now hit saltwater), but I expect Musk's engineers to inspect every square millimeter of that thing to divine the secret to booster immortality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreI Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I almost died of laughter when I saw Elon’s tweet about the booster. SpaceX can’t even launch an expandable rocket when they try! Awesome that they continue to test landing profiles even when there’s no barge to actually land the rocket. I wonder what benefits “very high retrothust” would provide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKraken Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I wonder if it got damaged structurally (apart from the sea water ingestion)? I got a feeling some engineers will want to hose it down, refurbish it and stick it back on the test stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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