tater Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, Brotoro said: Or it just crushed all the legs. That looked like a solid bump. Quite. Still upright, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMMY_the_DOG Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, JcoolTheShipbuilder said: should i be concerned about the small fire lol? naw problably just some grass or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Just now, cubinator said: Isn't it supposed to land on two engines? Probably trying to play it safe? There's more tolerance for single-engine landings... Honestly though, that looks like one hell of a ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Just now, cubinator said: Isn't it supposed to land on two engines? Initial landing burn on two, touchdown on one, because hover. 2 minutes ago, Lewie said: Nah, looks pretty fun!! This is not a concussion-induced hallucination, that actually happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMMY_the_DOG Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 aw man that was amazing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) Having pretty much watched this all day: I'm pretty stoked. My kids gave up after the two crashes - but when I started yelling? Oh yeah. Of course, my 13 y.o. was like 'what's the big deal, Dad?' ...History, Son. History. Edited March 3, 2021 by JoeSchmuckatelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JcoolTheShipbuilder Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 OHNO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta dart Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) It just exploded on the ground! Argh! D: Edited March 3, 2021 by RCgothic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) Well... At least it landed first. It's in a bigger piece than the previous two though, so maybe they can still get good data from it? Edited March 3, 2021 by Spaceception Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Sn10 just exploded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Bye SNX... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta dart Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Guess they didn't need it for any more tests after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JcoolTheShipbuilder Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 lol, technically, it landed TWICE lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Well, you would have had to walk away from that landing sorta fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) That was freaking awesome! Congrats to all the hard workers at SpaceX for pulling this off. The best part? By the time it flew, I was able to be home from work, showered, PC plugged into the TV, and had my boys here to watch it with me. Although they missed it blowing up just now. Like holey crap! Anyways, who cares? Huzzah, SpaceX, huh to the freakin zah! Edited March 3, 2021 by StrandedonEarth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 minute ago, JcoolTheShipbuilder said: lol, technically, it landed TWICE lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) Yeah... Given the fire just after landing I actually was worried more about an explosion than toppling, but without landing legs and quite a heavy landing, that was expected. Still, it landed! That's a huge success in and of itself! Edit: Should've informed myself before, since an explosion is exactly what happened. A bit embarrassing, but the landing isn't erased by that! Edited March 3, 2021 by Delay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMMY_the_DOG Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 awwwwwww wrat!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 I can only assume the lack of legs, or hard landing (both) broke stuff under the skirt... just a matter of time to depress faster than fire could get at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 That fire suppression system stopped spraying water (maybe they ran out?) and then right after that it blew up. I'm assuming there was an active fire going in in there the whole time, but as long as the water was cooling it down, the structure was surviving. As soon as the water stopped spraying, temperatures rose and something failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Oof (but it was also cool) Like - I was uncomfortable with the LeaningTowerOfSN10... and kind of expected it to topple... but blow up and go for a second flight? Not so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 This rocket has some ambitions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying dutchman Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 The first Starship to fly twice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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