cubinator Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 30 minutes ago, sh1pman said: I never get used to how frickin’ huge that thing is. Just think about how much frickin' bigger the BFR will be...absolutely colossal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space_Coyote Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Well for those who wondered how the Falcon 9 First Stage went from an uncontrolled spin to a nearly perfect splashdown (and yes, I would call this a splashdown of sorts as I hae done this a few times in Kerbal , the video Elon Musck released shows the entire thing.. Too bad we didn't get to see the splash down.. Until Now Now where the original video cuts out the actual vehicle was in fact going trans sonic when the feed cut out, so in a manner of speaking this evhicle was a 16 story tall telephone pole hurtling towards the ground at about 3230 meters pers econd (or 11 km /h or 640-700 MPH. yet as it got into teh thicker parts of the atmosphere the spinning decreases and in the end the spin was almost neutralized by the face that the air friction and drag helped slow it down.. In the end the computers knew what to do, and in the end instead of an earth shattering kaboom we get a nice soft sqishy spalash.. Shows really how reliable the craft is without a pilot or SAS on board . Not even Mechjeb can pull off a ggeat like this Space _Coyote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 18 minutes ago, Space_Coyote said: Well for those who wondered how the Falcon 9 First Stage went from an uncontrolled spin to a nearly perfect splashdown (and yes, I would call this a splashdown of sorts as I hae done this a few times in Kerbal , the video Elon Musck released shows the entire thing.. Too bad we didn't get to see the splash down.. Until Now This isn't new... Elon released this on his twitter like an hour after launch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lajoswinkler Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I'm just going to put this here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, lajoswinkler said: I'm just going to put this here. I see your YouTube video and raise to you a tweet: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 The rocket paparazzi AmericaSpace has video of the recovery ops: Looks quite wobbly to be standing on top of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xd the great Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 34 minutes ago, Mad Rocket Scientist said: The rocket paparazzi AmericaSpace has video of the recovery ops: Looks quite wobbly to be standing on top of. I remember these games in the playgrounnd, where you had to stand on a log. Didnt thought it would be useful in aerospace industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Spoiler Nothing changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinimumSky5 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Well, if saltwater has damaged the booster too much to be refurbished, at least it can be reused as a gigantic banana boat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearsNSuch Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 So wait... That's not how they normally land the boosters? All of mine work that way... (Just... Just in case... That's a joke... I know how it usually works... Don't worry...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 12 minutes ago, GearsNSuch said: So wait... That's not how they normally land the boosters? All of mine work that way... Yeah, and the spin stabilization on reentry works real nice, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Spoiler 1 hour ago, GearsNSuch said: That's not how they normally land the boosters? That's how they normally splash them. P.S. A lifehack: if open-close-open-close these flat landing legs, it can swim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearsNSuch Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, DDE said: Yeah, and the spin stabilization on reentry works real nice, too. Elon's such a rip-off... Edited December 7, 2018 by GearsNSuch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Spoiler 1 hour ago, DDE said: Yeah, and the spin stabilization on reentry works real nice, too. The world in the eyes of the BFX passengers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 31 minutes ago, GearsNSuch said: Elon's such a rip-off... He’s tried spinning, that’s a good trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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insert_name Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Teslarati got some decent photos of the booster, sounds like the interstate is wrecked, making lifting the booster a lot harder https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-first-falcon-9-block-5-booster-casualty-battered-but-intact/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 17 minutes ago, insert_name said: Teslarati got some decent photos of the booster, sounds like the interstate is wrecked, making lifting the booster a lot harder https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-first-falcon-9-block-5-booster-casualty-battered-but-intact/ Yeah, it slapped the surface pretty hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sevenperforce Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I'd wager it is much more stable to climb on than it appears. It's just so freaking big. I want to see some closeups of the engines. I don't know whether smacking the water would have done any damage or not. Looks like a big section of the interstage peeled away on impact. Interesting, given that the interstage is carbon composite and thus likely constructed under tension. If they slap another interstage onto that booster and use it for the Max-Q abort test, it would be ridiculously cool. That way, if the rocket fails early...hey, even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 If they had gotten it out of the water yesterday, I'd have expected them to at least test it on a stand, but now I'm wondering if the salt has already done its work. I still think we'll see individual engine tests, though, although they probably won't be public. Flying again is a big leap, but if it happens I'll be pleasantly surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Maybe just depressurize it, clean it up and stand it up in the rocket garden at the visitor center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 hour ago, insert_name said: Teslarati got some decent photos of the booster, sounds like the interstate is wrecked, making lifting the booster a lot harder https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-first-falcon-9-block-5-booster-casualty-battered-but-intact/ Yes that would make lifting harder. Not sure if you could simply drill some holes near the bottom and lift by that. Damage to interstage is not an issue. Also wonder if the tanks has taken damage. Pretty heavy damage to interstage, make me suspect the tanks are damaged to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMagic Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 These are the best close ups I've seen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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