Elfmaze Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Man I felt that after seeing my rockets tumble high in the atmosphere... Most Kerbal launch ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obney kerman Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 The second it started spinning I thought of every time I'd had rockets fail that exact same way in KSP lol. SpaceX engineers, you just need to return to VAB and add a few fins and struts. Also ask the devs to fix the wobbly rocket bug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandaman Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 I've got so familiar with wet noodle rockets that to see one stay rigid just looked 'wrong'. I must admit, seeing it tumble was one of those 'I did that too' moments. I was half expecting it to straighten up and carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smegsy Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 I guess Elon is eagerly awaiting the next patch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little 908 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Nah, SpaceX is playing on hard mode, RSS / RO / RP1 man… Actual chads at spaceX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadJohn Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 5 hours ago, Little 908 said: Nah, SpaceX is playing on hard mode, RSS / RO / RP1 man… Actual chads at spaceX SpaceX also seems to have a mod for deformable terrain. (look for pics of the wrecked concrete launch pad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little 908 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, DeadJohn said: SpaceX also seems to have a mod for deformable terrain. (look for pics of the wrecked concrete launch pad) Man they even had destructible buildings on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 At least we got to see the explosion and not just Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little 908 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 (edited) Could that have gone better? Edited April 22, 2023 by Little 908 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twich22 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 (edited) The spin is intentional in order to provide centripetal force to allow for easy separation of stages. i used to do the same thing way back in very early KSP where you had to build wedding cake style lower stages. In order to get them to separate from my craft easily without blowing my ship up I would go into a roll along the long axis before separating, causing my boosters to fly outward away from my craft. Space x is using the same concept here. Pretty cool to see it in real life. Edited April 22, 2023 by twich22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VlonaldKerman Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 I believe the explosion was actually range safety self destruct, not even exploding bc of aero (yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twich22 Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 I think it did exactly what it was supposed to do. It was a test flight. They tested what they needed to. They achieved all their goals. And they safely ended the test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheehaw Kerman Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 In one of the videos one person in the audience literally yells “is it Kerballing?”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Moved from KSP2 Discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 It's a silicone rocket age. First in KSP2, now irl. Wait... That's the software used to design it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Please direct your discussion to: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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