StrandedonEarth Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago 49 minutes ago, Pthigrivi said: Im still pretty surprised they’re going for the catch on this one. The last one was very on fire when it hit the deck. They really want to risk the olm and tower? Seems like one nominal hover should be the minimum. Well, the second OLM/tower is going up nicely. They’ve had enough hi-energy events on the first OLM to have an idea of what is vulnerable. And in the worst case, they’ll gain more data on what needs hardening. I think the chance of an actual explosion is pretty low, just a rapid combustion of the remaining propellants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago (edited) 58 minutes ago, Pthigrivi said: Im still pretty surprised they’re going for the catch on this one. The last one was very on fire when it hit the deck. They really want to risk the olm and tower? Seems like one nominal hover should be the minimum. I wonder if they aren’t going to have fire suppression equipment out the yin yang at the OLM especially near the engine “hang” zone post catch? I wonder if they might not cycle the deluge during the catch? As for the ocean landing, there is about zero chance that a big tube full of explosive vapors dropping and tipping onto the ocean surface isn’t going to involve fire. Especially if they triggered the FTS to prevent hazards to nav etc. Someday the detailed story will be told. Until then, we speculate Edited 20 hours ago by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago so when fireworks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago I wish Musk would get an IMAX crew down there to record whatever happens properly. Big drones with IMAX cameras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago 1 hour ago, Nuke said: so when fireworks? Live view from the FAA: Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolotiyeruki Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago Keep in mind that when Superheavy (or Starship, for that matter) are being caught, there's not a whole lot of fuel left for any explosion. Sure, if the arms miss the catch, there'll still be quite a mess to clean up, but we're not talking Russian-ammo-dump levels of kaboom here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago (edited) Edited 12 hours ago by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago (edited) Edited 11 hours ago by darthgently Original post was deleted, then reposted. Probably to use better pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago some of those engines look like you can hammer out the dents and refly them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago 38 minutes ago, Nuke said: some of those engines look like you can hammer out the dents and refly them. A tenner says they do. Ok, KSP-educated crash analysts, what’s your analysis? Interesting that it’s the outer ring of engines. Are there panels missing on the very outer edge for each engine or were they always exposed like that? Also: All Things Serve the Beam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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