Ultimate Steve Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Does anyone know if sn5 will hop again or if they will go to 6 or 8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 2 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Um ... "the first time they flew it" not counting the previous ones that either blew up or imploded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXzPu6MM99Q&feature=youtu.be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 best wide-angle view I've seen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Better: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 46 minutes ago, mikegarrison said: Um ... "the first time they flew it" not counting the previous ones that either blew up or imploded. Well, yeah, that’s generally how they count “flew” in aerospace terms... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 So at one point when they showed a view of the Raptor, there were flames near the powerhead. Vent, or a minor leak?, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, tater said: Better: *snip* Wow!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, tater said: Better: Yup, better ninja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xd the great Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, StrandedonEarth said: So at one point when they showed a view of the Raptor, there were flames near the powerhead. Vent, or a minor leak?, Probably a leak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, StrandedonEarth said: So at one point when they showed a view of the Raptor, there were flames near the powerhead. Vent, or a minor leak?, At that point the craft was descending, so it was likely moving down through very hot air. Could easily be just something like grease or glue or any sort of thing like that burning off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 I think the launch pad is gonna need a new...pad...That engine tore a huge chunk of it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, cubinator said: I think the launch pad is gonna need a new...pad...That engine tore a huge chunk of it out! Not my quote, but "reusable rocket, expendable launch pad" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shpaget Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Congratulations, SpaceX! You deliver yet again. That thing flying looked unreal. Anyway, do we know why the engine was offset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, Shpaget said: Congratulations, SpaceX! You deliver yet again. That thing flying looked unreal. Anyway, do we know why the engine was offset? The thrust puck is designed to (eventually) hold three Raptors, so none will be directly in the center. Test as you fly. Also gives them data on a single-engine landing if the other two were to fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 IT FLEW! AND LANDED! That's all I can really say. Great job SpaceX, we're one step closer to Mars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 5 hours ago, Nightside said: Probably a more difficult landing than typical because of the off center thrust. They have the Throttle Controlled Avionics mod, it can easily deal with that. *** Six legs. Not four, not three. Six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 4 hours ago, Nightside said: Big Falcon Legs! Knows how to use 'em... 1 hour ago, CatastrophicFailure said: The thrust puck is designed to (eventually) hold three Raptors, so none will be directly in the center. Test as you fly. Also gives them data on a single-engine landing if the other two were to fail. Is that what they call 'puck'er factor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannu2 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 I expected that 150 m looks much higher flight in videos. The rocket is huge. Very nice to see progress in development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codraroll Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 It looks so unreal with that big shiny metal cylinder hovering in the air, in a way big shiny metal cylinders generally don't. And then it manages to land safely too. What a moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearsNSuch Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 That is simultaneously one of the dumbest and best things I have ever seen. It's a massive chunk of metal gracefully hovering under its own power- it shouldn't work, but it just does. And that is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 30 minutes ago, Codraroll said: that big shiny metal cylinder I knew it... Those dastardly Martians... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kerbiloid Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Spoiler https://www.skywaygrainsystems.com/edwards-grain-guard.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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