tater Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 How long are the Raptors supposed to keep smoking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AckSed Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 (edited) It wasn't entirely smooth: one of the chines looked ripped open at the bottom and there was that internal fire next to the trapezoid holding the flight propellant-loading hardware (that's now out thanks to the CO2 fire-suppression), but they caught it! AAAH THEY CAUGHT IT Best of all, now they get to examine it and discover what needs to be fixed. Edited October 13 by AckSed Corrections and clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 My memories of Apollo exist, but are vague. I remember the event of Apollo 11 (family came over cause we had the best TV). I of course remember Shuttle, also amazing... this takes the cake so far though (booster landing). Insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codraroll Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 4 minutes ago, Cuky said: How many times will the whole industry go "eeerm what you are proposing is simply not possible" only for Spacex to nail it as they described that they will do. SpaceX: "So, here's our proposal for a reusable spacecraft: We send the rocket up the ordinary way, decouple the first stage right before it runs out of fuel, use some of the remaining fuel to boost the empty stage back towards the launch site, put some aerobraking equipment on it, use the last bit of fuel to cancel its velocity right above the launch mount, and catch it in mid-air using a pair of giant robot arms attached to the launch tower." Industry: "Oh come on, that's ridiculous." *The plan works* SpaceX: "Umm, yes, you are right. It is ridiculous. Look at this footage, it's absolutely bonkers. Unmentionables-to-the-wall crazy. It evidently works, though!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuessingEveryDay Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 6 minutes ago, Codraroll said: Industry: "Oh come on, that's ridiculous." It will be interesting to see what the other competitors announce in the next few months. Since Starship is clearly working. They'll need to change their plans or let SpaceX be a monopoly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerben Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 1 minute ago, GuessingEveryDay said: It will be interesting to see what the other competitors announce in the next few months. Since Starship is clearly working. They'll need to change their plans or let SpaceX be a monopoly. Competitors should be designing payloads right now. Think about how cheap the next Mars rovers will be. It's time to go find some lava tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shpaget Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Starship deorbit should be starting in a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AckSed Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Uh, Starship doesn't seem to be flying 'straight'- oh never mind, it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Stream is back, 140km and falling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 sounds like were getting ready to melt some flaps. also i ran out of likes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Entry plasma has started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 first plasma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Ship tiles are 10.5 tonnes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shpaget Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Going back to an earlier discussion, the guy just said they are aiming for "tens of meters" accuracy for landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Love that heating pattern on the ships flaps, hope that's as toasty as they get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Looks like the flap near the left camera is doing what it did last time. camera focus on rear flaps since front design already changed I bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 No welding torch this time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Front flap appears to be burning through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuessingEveryDay Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 You can see through it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Landed on target near buoy cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shpaget Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Landed, but RUD. In any case, Superheavy catch from a different angle shows there was actually quite a bit of clearance between the engines and the tower. This is about the moment it comes closest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFUN Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Just now, Shpaget said: Landed, but RUD. In any case, Superheavy catch from a different angle shows there was actually quite a bit of clearance between the engines and the tower. This is about the moment it comes closest. Unplanned? Did they have any expectation it wouldn't explode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Looked like the RUD was after it tipped over. I couldn’t see much on my phone, but the Labpadre feed was saying they could see a tankage section still floating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuessingEveryDay Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 2 minutes ago, NFUN said: Unplanned? Did they have any expectation it wouldn't explode? I mean, it didn't explode on IFT-4 and it was splashing down too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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