SpaceX Tuesday...
Discussion
Eric Mc said:
MartG said:
"" Ship itself is fine. Some of the support equipment on the deck will need to be replaced... "
-Elon Musk on Twitter"
Hee hee. -Elon Musk on Twitter"
Read that as - "the barge is thrashed and will need to be rebuilt" - possibly.
I liked this response to the Guardian's news item:
'Yes, after you cut the crap, please TRY Guardian to understand what is going on - I know it's difficult for dumb arts graduates who infest our media.'
As for any recovery system, I was thinking more of a large funnel with some kind of damping structure at the bottom. That way, once you get the butt-end of the rocket into the top, it doesn't matter what happens.
As for the current system, I see its landing speed is 2m/s. That's fast - I can see any slight inclination either breaking a leg or making it bounce straight over the opposite side.
There must be an easier way...
'Yes, after you cut the crap, please TRY Guardian to understand what is going on - I know it's difficult for dumb arts graduates who infest our media.'
As for any recovery system, I was thinking more of a large funnel with some kind of damping structure at the bottom. That way, once you get the butt-end of the rocket into the top, it doesn't matter what happens.
As for the current system, I see its landing speed is 2m/s. That's fast - I can see any slight inclination either breaking a leg or making it bounce straight over the opposite side.
There must be an easier way...
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/55396379305603...
FYI...ran out if hydraulic fluid right before landing
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/55396428102554...
FYI...ran out if hydraulic fluid right before landing
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/55396428102554...
How?
And what function does the hydraulics play in the final phase of flight?
There is s till a lot I'd like to know about what happened.
Was the rocket in the braking phase or in the hover before it hit the ship or did it plummet in at unabated speed?
Did the landing legs deploy?
Did they lose control of the gimbal mechanism of the engine just before touchdown? That would be the type of thing that might happen with loss of hydraulic pressure.
And what function does the hydraulics play in the final phase of flight?
There is s till a lot I'd like to know about what happened.
Was the rocket in the braking phase or in the hover before it hit the ship or did it plummet in at unabated speed?
Did the landing legs deploy?
Did they lose control of the gimbal mechanism of the engine just before touchdown? That would be the type of thing that might happen with loss of hydraulic pressure.
How?
And what function does the hydraulics play in the final phase of flight?
There is s till a lot I'd like to know about what happened.
Was the rocket in the braking phase or in the hover before it hit the ship or did it plummet in at unabated speed?
Did the landing legs deploy?
Did they lose control of the gimbal mechanism of the engine just before touchdown? That would be the type of thing that might happen with loss of hydraulic pressure.
And what function does the hydraulics play in the final phase of flight?
There is s till a lot I'd like to know about what happened.
Was the rocket in the braking phase or in the hover before it hit the ship or did it plummet in at unabated speed?
Did the landing legs deploy?
Did they lose control of the gimbal mechanism of the engine just before touchdown? That would be the type of thing that might happen with loss of hydraulic pressure.
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