Spaceception Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 And it sounds like they've got elevator music going now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Again, it looked as though something was leaking around the engines, is that normal venting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephensmat Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I would just like to say, than on a scale of 1 to 10, that's the most gorgeous thing I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michal.don Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 2 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: The vehicle was yawing and rolling really hard well before landing engine burn startup. I'm thinking that the grid fins didn't have enough authority to keep the vehicle properly oriented, which meant there was too much propellant slosh to get the engines consistently lit. Ok, so I got it the other way around - it wasn't instability because of the engine-outs, but engine-outs because of the instability.... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 The interior of S28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pthigrivi Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 How long do we think before reentry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 We got a PEZ door shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) looks like they had a strip of metal floating around in the payload bay. anyone note the fishtailing on the booster when it went into the drink. pid controllers need help. Edited March 14 by Nuke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elthy Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 1 minute ago, sevenperforce said: We got a PEZ door shot! Lol, the huge gaps make it look realy improvised, like an old yard gate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Just now, Pthigrivi said: How long do we think before reentry? Prop transfer demo in a minute or two. Engine relight in 15-20. Splashdown in 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotel26 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Pthigrivi said: How long do we think before reentry? 40m or so...(?) Ah T+40... Edited March 14 by Hotel26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Prop transfer demo started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Prop transfer seems to be starting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Propellant transfer complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Payload door closing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Closing the door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Relight coming up soon! Expected re-entry in about 10 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Engine chill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Operating the flaperons in the hypersonic regime is completely untested. There was some early talk of putting a subscale demonstrator on Falcon 9 just to make sure the flaps operate properly...who knows how that will go. Looks like we have a good SES-2? Wait, no, that was just a cold-gas flip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Wonder what continent that is, maybe Africa? Were a long way from Texas... Less than a minute to the burn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 The onboard computer has decided not to perform the in-flight restart burn test. Re-entry in 8 minutes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 A steep reentry trajectory would probably be harder for the ship than a normal deorbit. Burn is not going forward, reentry upcoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 No relight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Engine relight demo has been skipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 No burn. Time to see what happens when this thing hits the atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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