tater Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Does the cap attach to the interstage, or does it attach to the S2 pusher assembly within? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, tater said: Does the cap attach to the interstage, or does it attach to the S2 pusher assembly within? The cap attaches to the interstage clamps which are used to hold the S2 tanks. Those engines are pristine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 minute ago, sevenperforce said: The cap attaches to the interstage clamps which are used to hold the S2 tanks. So they might be able to attach to the clamps even with one of the 4 mostly ripped off. Getting it out of the water might be non-trivial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Since the rocket floats very high, most of the engines spent a very brief amount of time in the water. I wonder what the submerged ones are like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racescort666 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, sh1pman said: That's a funny looking boat you've got parked there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, cubinator said: Since the rocket floats very high, most of the engines spent a very brief amount of time in the water. I wonder what the submerged ones are like... Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, sh1pman said: This is a fantastic image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Some scale: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinimumSky5 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Yeah, looking at those engines, I don't think that this booster will ever go to space, today or otherwise. I suspect that it'll get torn down, and then displayed at Hawthorn. Or, maybe they'll donate it to a museum? I bet many aerospace museum curators would give several limbs to have a flight proven F9 display, especially if its the first one to ever be displayed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 The grid fins alone are valuable. And the legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 45 minutes ago, MinimumSky5 said: Yeah, looking at those engines, I don't think that this booster will ever go to space, today or otherwise. I suspect that it'll get torn down, and then displayed at Hawthorn. Or, maybe they'll donate it to a museum? I bet many aerospace museum curators would give several limbs to have a flight proven F9 display, especially if its the first one to ever be displayed! The engines don’t seem to look that much different than usual, don’t often get to see up inside in direct light like that. I would think the alloys used would give some degree of corrosion protection, since they have to deal with very high temps and exposure to LOX and combustion. Bigger issue would be fittings up inside the thing, unprotected bolts, electronic connections, wiring, sensors, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 40 minutes ago, MinimumSky5 said: Yeah, looking at those engines, I don't think that this booster will ever go to space, today or otherwise. I suspect that it'll get torn down, and then displayed at Hawthorn. Or, maybe they'll donate it to a museum? I bet many aerospace museum curators would give several limbs to have a flight proven F9 display, especially if its the first one to ever be displayed! Grind fins would be usable, turbo-pumps to if refublished. bells no, perhaps you could fefublish the complex injectors. Electronic is obviously out, think the stuckture has taken damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Official word on the slip of the first Crew Dragon unmanned mission: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CatastrophicFailure Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Now if it’ll just slip two more days... but not more than three.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Josh IN SPACE Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I'm so glad they didn't scuttle it or something. What an incredible mission though, honestly. Sure, monetarily they might have lost, but data-wise this seems like a gold-mine. Sure, there's lots of sensor data to pore over from rockets that fail at some point, but actually being able to examine the whole thing back at the warehouse afterwards is just huge. Lol! The Interstellar edit. "Come on TARS!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 SpaceX practicing for DM-1, I assume. Early tomorrow morning live SpaceX coverage of rendezvous and berthing with ISS by Dragon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) I just saw Dragon!! Easily visible even in the city. Trailing ISS by ~20° Edited December 7, 2018 by cubinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 minute ago, cubinator said: I just saw Dragon!! Easily visible even in the city. Last year (around this time of year), we saw ISS with Dragon right behind. So cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 36 minutes ago, tater said: Last year (around this time of year), we saw ISS with Dragon right behind. So cool! I've seen that twice, and the first time I was able to drag my whole family out to see it the first time. They thought it was pretty neat. I know there's a website to tell when it's visible, but I haven't used it in awhile. I need one that'll text me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, StrandedonEarth said: I know there's a website to tell when it's visible, but I haven't used it in awhile. I need one that'll text me! https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, StrandedonEarth said: need one that'll text me! Check out Sky Guide, also GoSatWatch. Smartphone apps that will do just that. Well, give you a phone notification. Also point you to other interesting stuff in the sky, like yesterday’s conjunction of Mars and Neptune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Unfortunately it's cloudy and there are no more sighting opportunities before Dragon berths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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