tater Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio hc16 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 4 hours ago, tater said: YESSSSSSSSSS Thats kerbal enought, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I swear that thing actually took off, can we count this a launch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xd the great Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 If only kerbal rockets had poppable tanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 It doesn't really matter to me, I suppose, but is that "8.5 bar" in gauge pressure or absolute pressure? (The difference is about 1 bar.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Spoiler They just put steel bars on top and watch when it pops. It survived eight bars but popped when they had put one end of the nineth one. So, 8.5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukaszenko Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 3 hours ago, mikegarrison said: It doesn't really matter to me, I suppose, but is that "8.5 bar" in gauge pressure or absolute pressure? (The difference is about 1 bar.) I don't think it would make sense to report it in absolute. Imagine for example, if it failed at 1 bar, absolute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 What’s 8.5 bar in a) metres and b) metres per second. I can’t lie - I did not equate the query about how high it got to a question about burst pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Spoiler 20 minutes ago, KSK said: I did not equate the query about how high it got to a question about burst pressure. 8.5 bar ~= 75 metres of depth if it splashes, or ~250 ft. (1 bar is for the air) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 55 minutes ago, Lukaszenko said: I don't think it would make sense to report it in absolute. Imagine for example, if it failed at 1 bar, absolute That would require that it either had an hole or did not manage to hold the weight of the nitrogen Now an more amusing thing would be if they managed to get underpressure or less than 1 bar absolute. This sometimes happens if you clean containers with steam and close the valves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Woot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtremeSquared Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Looked like a somewhat hard landing? Haven't seen the legs collapse that much before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 minute ago, ExtremeSquared said: Looked like a somewhat hard landing? Haven't seen the legs collapse that much before. Agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, ExtremeSquared said: Looked like a somewhat hard landing? Haven't seen the legs collapse that much before. I agree. Looked like it shut off about a person's height from the ground. Maybe there was a very low fuel margin for this payload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtremeSquared Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Sea conditions seemed below average. Not sure any landing code can be expected to deal with barge movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, cubinator said: I agree. Looked like it shut off about a person's height from the ground. Maybe there was a very low fuel margin for this payload. Falcon can't hover. If the landing burn starts just a tad too early you have to shut off above the ground and let gravity to the rest. In this case even more than usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, ExtremeSquared said: Sea conditions seemed below average. Not sure any landing code can be expected to deal with barge movement. This, I think. Probably the drop was to do with the deck moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) Another happy landing. Just 4 years ago this thread would explode each time a rocket had landed. Now we're one landing away from 50. Edit: we should make some sort of list of what's not impossible and untrue anymore. Edited January 29, 2020 by Wjolcz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio hc16 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, ExtremeSquared said: Looked like a somewhat hard landing? Haven't seen the legs collapse that much before. this, i hope the engine didn't hit the barge, because it looked like it Edited January 29, 2020 by Flavio hc16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Delay Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) One fairing half caught! ARGHHH! Edited January 29, 2020 by Delay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtremeSquared Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Flavio hc16 said: this, i hope the engine didn't hit the barge, because it looked like it I think the legs have crush cores and hard stops. If the hard stops are hit, I'd assume booster structure damage would occur before engine contact. Anyone have some schematics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 We didn't catch the other half though. Still a great success! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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