RCgothic Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Doubt it will be that complex. The rocket already knows if it's level. Bet it's just pressure transducers that adjust the leg length as the rocket touches down to equalise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shpaget Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 If the legs are hydraulic, you open the fluid valves to all the legs so when the first leg touches the ground, the hydraulic fluid is pushed into all other legs. Next leg touches and more fluid is redistributed. That goes on until all the legs are touching the ground at which point hydraulic fluid has nowhere to go, the pressure rises, and triggers the closing of the connection between the legs, which are now locked in place. Mechanically very simple solution that uses only existing hardware (except the interconnecting valve). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSS THE WORM IS BACK, IT LOOKS AMAZING THIS IS THE BEST NEWS ALL DAY Oh and Starship too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Aw come on, this opens a whole new can of worms... In all seriousness, it looks awesome. I really can't wait for Demo-2 now! Though I wonder, if this booster is reused, whether they'll remove that logo? It wouldn't really make sense if it was launching some communications satellite with a NASA logo on the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I missed the Worm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbobjebkirk Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 The Worm looks like it never belonged anywhere more than it does on that falcon, it's a match made in the heavens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Industries Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I'm going to be the one with the unpopular opinion, I'm not a fan of the worm. The uncrossed 'A's just bug me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbobjebkirk Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Raven Industries said: I'm going to be the one with the unpopular opinion, I'm not a fan of the worm. The uncrossed 'A's just bug me. Hopefully it will assuage your worries that the Meatball is still going to be the "Primary logo" Edited April 2, 2020 by billbobjebkirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 16 minutes ago, billbobjebkirk said: The Worm looks like it never belonged anywhere more than it does on that falcon, it's a match made in the heavens! Now they just need to create a logo of a falcon carrying “the” worm in its beak.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightside Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I don't even want to know how much they spent to re-purpose that piece of the shuttle... 1 hour ago, Raven Industries said: I'm going to be the one with the unpopular opinion, I'm not a fan of the worm. The uncrossed 'A's just bug me. If the rocket lands wrong it could be mistaken for VSUN and no one would know where it came from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 4.5K people are watching a steel silo being filled with liquid nitrogen. The frost belt seems to appear and disappear as if they were adding nitrogen very cautiously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Interesting... those snippets look like the system is meant to be operated by someone with very little training. Like, say, a tourist... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, Wjolcz said: 4.5K people are watching a steel silo being filled with liquid nitrogen. The frost belt seems to appear and disappear as if they were adding nitrogen very cautiously. Can I get a link to that stream? About to be 4.501k people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightside Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Interesting... those snippets look like the system is meant to be operated by someone with very little training. Like, say, a tourist... It looks like “breakfast is a critical function. i approve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 13 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: Can I get a link to that stream? About to be 4.501k people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xd the great Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Nightside said: It looks like “breakfast is a critical function. i approve. What about afternoon tea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightside Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 34 minutes ago, Xd the great said: What about afternoon tea? Don’t ask it to make tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkidirk Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Nightside said: Don’t ask it to make tea. why? I like tea Edited April 3, 2020 by Dirkidirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Dirkidirk said: why? I like tea Because if you do, it will produce a cup of something that is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea. On topic: Testing has been aborted for today. SN3 is still intact (no explosion). Not clear when they'll be trying again (though the answer is probably some variety of "soon"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Dirkidirk said: I like tea Then you might want this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 30 minutes ago, mikegarrison said: Then you might want this: Wait, would it actually glow, tho? “...From the makers of Happy Fun Ball!™️“ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 30 minutes ago, tater said: Heh. How typical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying dutchman Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 At least the tanks did not blow up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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