darthgently Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 1 hour ago, mikegarrison said: Like the Boeing tradition of painting large murals on their factory doors. Uh, ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 10 hours ago, Ultimate Steve said: I may have drank the kool-aid on this one. I excitedly shared this number with people without really considering what it would mean. Unless they rolled a nat 20 or are doing stuff 17 levels above everyone else, half of a centimeter seems really small. That's 0.5cm next to the catch point (not my image). Firstly, it is really hard to get something that accurate, obviously. Then there's wind. Wind gusting seems like it would be enough to make this kind of accuracy impossible on a consistent basis. And then there's like, how are you even measuring distances to such accuracy? The general consensus among other people is that Super Heavy uses local guidance for terminal descent (unlike Falcon which uses GPS I believe), and that the guidance hardware was on buoys for this flight. Buoys bob up and down in the ocean, they move around... I am really confused as to how this number could be accurate. If they can reliably get this precise, then just go back to landing on the launch mount. Accuracy was most of the reason for the catch in the first place I think. Other people have floated the idea that he misspoke and meant 0.5 meters. That's 0.5m next to the catch point for reference. .5 cm is very small, its in the thermal expansion limits as other pointed out. And you would have serious issues measuring it over water. But my main concern about catching is if something go wrong they might easy damage the launch structure or at least they had to dig trough some containers of paperwork before the next launch. So if you have engines splash it to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 (edited) Turns out dihydrogen monoxide is relatively environmentally friendly Edited October 10 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotel26 Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 (edited) 5 hours ago, darthgently said: Turns out dihydrogen monoxide is relatively environmentally friendly Unless it adopts its free-floating vapor form (GHG)... Edited October 11 by Hotel26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 2 hours ago, Hotel26 said: Unless it adopts its free-floating vapor form (GHG)... No! Not Snowball Earth! Brrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 8 hours ago, darthgently said: Turns out dihydrogen monoxide is relatively environmentally friendly North Carolina reminds that moderation is key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 7 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: North Carolina reminds that moderation is key. I didn’t say it was munincipality friendly in all cases, to be fair, but very astute point and well taken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 i think the control systems can handle it. would be curious what the full range of actuation and rate of same is. all you have to do is get the catch points in the box, zero velocity, and the mechazilla will handle the rest, in theory. thing i worry about is when you got two control loops doing the same thing, rocket trying to stay "in the box" while mechazilla tries to target and grab the catch points. you might get a feedback loop where the control systems destabilize eachother. but im not too sure the time to grapple is long enough for that to happen. the fireworks will be interesting in any case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Minmus Taster Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 Apparently the flight 4 booster had HALF A CENTIMETER of accuracy when it landed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 5 hours ago, darthgently said: I didn’t say it was munincipality friendly in all cases, to be fair, but very astute point and well taken TBH, you did say "relatively" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 (edited) 3 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: TBH, you did say "relatively" All things in moderation. Even H2O The amount of water from the deluge is orders of magnitude lower than the rainfall there 9 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: TBH, you did say "relatively Not sure what this means exactly, but I trust you to be making sense given your track record, lol Edited October 11 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 We're so back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 Um... It's 5pm EST and FAA is a Gov't agency. <looks at watch > [Thinks about CST] <crosses fingers > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 1 hour ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Um... It's 5pm EST and FAA is a Gov't agency. <looks at watch > [Thinks about CST] <crosses fingers > Hopefully someone at the FAA will be getting some overtime… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 Sorry if you got excited reading the first 4 words before getting to F9. I almost didn’t post for that reason. Then decided to post for that reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 Another journalist adds weight to the rumor. I don’t know what the ou stuff is about, didn’t dig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawl Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 1 hour ago, tater said: Looks like a pen signing the agreement to me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 1 hour ago, darthgently said: I don’t know what the ou stuff is about, didn’t dig I'm guessing it's a college football thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 (edited) 18 minutes ago, mikegarrison said: I'm guessing it's a college football thing. That was it. Oklahoma. Obligatory SpaceX content, good stuff from Ryan Hansen Edited October 12 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolotiyeruki Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 The California Coastal Commission has denied Space Force + SpaceX's application for 50 launches next year: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/10/california-reject-musk-spacex-00183371 It sounds like the commission didn't like a few things: --sonic booms --disturbance of wildlife --Musk's politics --SpaceX's labor practices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 (edited) 19 minutes ago, zolotiyeruki said: The California Coastal Commission has denied Space Force + SpaceX's application for 50 launches next year: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/10/california-reject-musk-spacex-00183371 It sounds like the commission didn't like a few things: --sonic booms --disturbance of wildlife --Musk's politics --SpaceX's labor practices Weaponized bureaucrats. I’m picturing the spiders of Mirkwood spinning webs of sticky red tape Edited October 12 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 59 minutes ago, zolotiyeruki said: The California Coastal Commission has denied Space Force + SpaceX's application for 50 launches next year: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/10/california-reject-musk-spacex-00183371 It sounds like the commission didn't like a few things: --sonic booms --disturbance of wildlife --Musk's politics --SpaceX's labor practices 46 minutes ago, darthgently said: Weaponized bureaucrats. I’m picturing the spiders of Mirkwood spinning webs of sticky red tape It's times like these that I feel glad to be a Canadian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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