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Falcon 9 First Stage Return During ORBCOMM Mission
The following video of the F9 first stage return was just posted to YouTube today by SpaceX. The video is abbreviated 1/2 way through I suppose to skip the boring multi-minute reentry part and finished with the deployment of the landing legs and tip-over as the stage hits the water.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQnR5fhCXkQ Dave |
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Next two flights will not attempt recovery because of payload requirements. Flight 13 will be the next attempt at a water landing.
Upcoming Flights 14 and 15 will attempt landing on solid surface. My speculation is a sea barge. Dave http://www.spacex.com/news/2014/07/2...et-first-stage |
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David Spain wrote:
The following video of the F9 first stage return was just posted to YouTube today by SpaceX. The video is abbreviated 1/2 way through I suppose to skip the boring multi-minute reentry part and finished with the deployment of the landing legs and tip-over as the stage hits the water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQnR5fhCXkQ Kind of interesting to this observer from the peanut gallery how the exhaust plume (term?) isn't nearly so neat and tidy on the way down as it was on the way up. rick jones -- oxymoron n, commuter in a gas-guzzling luxury SUV with an American flag these opinions are mine, all mine; HP might not want them anyway... feel free to post, OR email to rick.jones2 in hp.com but NOT BOTH... |
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On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 6:24:27 PM UTC-4, David Spain wrote:
Upcoming Flights 14 and 15 will attempt landing on solid surface. My speculation is a sea barge. Should also be able to expect sea-surface video along with booster video for the first time as well (hopefully). Dave |
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On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 7:14:29 PM UTC-4, David Spain wrote:
On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 6:24:27 PM UTC-4, David Spain wrote: Upcoming Flights 14 and 15 will attempt landing on solid surface. My speculation is a sea barge. Should also be able to expect sea-surface video along with booster video for the first time as well (hopefully). And possibly the hex-copter drone!!! Dave |
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At this point, we are highly confident of being able to land successfully on a floating launch pad or back at the launch site and refly the rocket with no required refurbishment. Isn't that last bit a tad, well, optimistic? Have they really recovered enough of these things to know there won't be any refurbishment required? I would have thought that actually getting one back fully intact would be something of a pre-requisit for determining no refurbishment was required. rick jones -- It is not a question of half full or empty - the glass has a leak. The real question is "Can it be patched?" these opinions are mine, all mine; HP might not want them anyway... feel free to post, OR email to rick.jones2 in hp.com but NOT BOTH... |
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On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 7:15:37 PM UTC-4, Rick Jones wrote:
At this point, we are highly confident of being able to land successfully on a floating launch pad or back at the launch site and refly the rocket with no required refurbishment. Isn't that last bit a tad, well, optimistic? Have they really recovered enough of these things to know there won't be any refurbishment required? I would have thought that actually getting one back fully intact would be something of a pre-requisit for determining no refurbishment was required. Yes it is. Let's see what they say after Flights 14 and 15.... Dave |
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