SpaceX Tuesday...
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The feed showed the whole thing.
During the initial phase of the liftoff it did seem to me that one of the motors on the left hand side of the rocket was not burning as well as you normally see. In fact, you could see flames encroaching on the lower part of the booster. The flame eventually died back but you could see evidence of scorching on the rocket. Seconds later it blew up.
During the initial phase of the liftoff it did seem to me that one of the motors on the left hand side of the rocket was not burning as well as you normally see. In fact, you could see flames encroaching on the lower part of the booster. The flame eventually died back but you could see evidence of scorching on the rocket. Seconds later it blew up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIZJDd6OvEM&fe...
Looks like the failure was at the top of the 1st stage, or maybe the 2nd stage - the engines keep burning until the final breakup
Looks like the failure was at the top of the 1st stage, or maybe the 2nd stage - the engines keep burning until the final breakup
The Falcon doesn't leap off the pad like some rockets. Rockets that are purely liquid fuelled tend to have a slower acceleration off the pad compared to those that use solid fuelled boosters.
I didn't particularly think there was anything wrong with the initial liftoff. You could see some flames "leaking" from around the point where the nozzles are attached to the booster - but that isn't all that unusual. The main wrong thing I spotted was the odd shaped flame pattern from the left set of rocket motors which seemed to be impinging on the outer casing of the booster.
I didn't particularly think there was anything wrong with the initial liftoff. You could see some flames "leaking" from around the point where the nozzles are attached to the booster - but that isn't all that unusual. The main wrong thing I spotted was the odd shaped flame pattern from the left set of rocket motors which seemed to be impinging on the outer casing of the booster.
Been watching Goodwood FOS and spent some time on this and after it spent so time getting up to orbit I was very much surprised by the explosion. Normally these things happen a lot closer to the gantry.
Bummer
Since the US government decided they would slightly wash their hands. Now the private companies are in the public eye, I think they have the balls for it though .... 
Bummer
Since the US government decided they would slightly wash their hands. Now the private companies are in the public eye, I think they have the balls for it though .... MartG said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIZJDd6OvEM&fe...
Looks like the failure was at the top of the 1st stage, or maybe the 2nd stage - the engines keep burning until the final breakup
Hence my question re stage separation timings..No doubt all become clear soon. Looks like the failure was at the top of the 1st stage, or maybe the 2nd stage - the engines keep burning until the final breakup
MartG said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIZJDd6OvEM&fe...
Looks like the failure was at the top of the 1st stage, or maybe the 2nd stage - the engines keep burning until the final breakup
Quick work by someone uploading that!Looks like the failure was at the top of the 1st stage, or maybe the 2nd stage - the engines keep burning until the final breakup
Yeah, looks like the 2nd stage fuel tank ruptures maybe?
MartG said:
Some are reporting that Range Safety blew it up after it started going off course - if true then the cloud of propellant would be formed after the safety explosives ruptured the tanks
They do that when things go wrong, this looked like things went wrong and then.Its an interesting failure from our viewpoint as onlookers.
Andy
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