sevenperforce Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 7 hours ago, Barzon Kerman said: Since the cargo bay door does not encounter the extreme heat of reentry, could it be made of some sort of material that rolls up, to allow a cargo bay like in the diagram?@sevenperforce? Chomp, doors, or roll up -- the primary issue is going to be failure modes. They want it to work every time. Again and again. 6 hours ago, tater said: I think so, because Goddard says they used the image with permission. Full image: You can see the fine line for articulation on the winglets. I'm still curious how they will handle heating on those. Is it just me or is the "static" point off from a 120-degree tripoint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Chomp, doors, or roll up -- the primary issue is going to be failure modes. They want it to work every time. Again and again. You can see the fine line for articulation on the winglets. I'm still curious how they will handle heating on those. Is it just me or is the "static" point off from a 120-degree tripoint? I think the bottom fins are likely folded in this render. The widest possible stance is desirable for landing. Also: And: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Looks like I may watch during or after dinner for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nightside Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 39 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Is it just me or is the "static" point off from a 120-degree tripoint? I think it is a distorted perspective, it’s definitely not an isometric drawing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, tater said: Obligatory: Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Everything looks good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 HERE GOES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 WOOOHOOO! Peanuts are only a JPL thing, but I'm gonna go get some peanut butter because I don't have any peanuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Argh... internet problems! Stream buffers very often! Why now!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I really hope it doesn't scrub now. I've gone to the trouble of getting up in the middle of the night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 John's back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Delay said: Argh... internet problems! Stream buffers very often! Why now!? Me too. Could it be the 135,000+ viewers coming on at the same time? They made the crew tower cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKraken Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Go fh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Internal power! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Threeeeeeeee boosters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 All three cores are back on the ground! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtremeSquared Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) Bring on the cheap geostationary launches. Edited April 11, 2019 by ExtremeSquared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dropbear67 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Congratulations spacex. what an amazing achievement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomf Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 That thing leaves the pad fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 That was FREAKING AMAZING!!! Go SpaceX! Second launch - full success! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKraken Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Got the center. Got some nice telemetry for a GTO sat. awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Woot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 This is a good day, nay, a great day! FH with all 3 boosters recovered Can't wait for them all to be reused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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