jetboy Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 this should prove intresting.. don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregg136 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I can see me taking a day off to watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 its gonna be fun..... don friday the 19 th mmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Will be good if they pull it off. I'm expecting a big splash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 hi don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I wonder why they haven't gone with a less risky parachute recovery system. I know NASA trialed recovery of 1st stages of Saturn IBs in the 1960s but never took the idea further than half scale drops from aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 The video of the tests show a good degree of control but this will be much more challenging as, I assume, the descending rocket has to come down reasonably near the landing barge in the first place. Do we know how high the rocket will go in this test or is it only to a low level like the tests over land have been? Regardless, I can only admire and applaud Elon Musk and his team. They seem to me to be the boldest and most innovative people around who are trying to develop commercial spaceflight and create advances in the technology. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregg136 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 The video of the tests show a good degree of control but this will be much more challenging as, I assume, the descending rocket has to come down reasonably near the landing barge in the first place. Do we know how high the rocket will go in this test or is it only to a low level like the tests over land have been? Regardless, I can only admire and applaud Elon Musk and his team. They seem to me to be the boldest and most innovative people around who are trying to develop commercial spaceflight and create advances in the technology. David The test is piggybacking on the CRS5 mission so it's under full flight conditions not a low level test. They've nailed the procedures and done the math to get a turn around and bring the stage back to a designated landing spot. Although landing it on a barge with swell etc is a bit of a challenge. I can't wait to see it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Postponed until next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregg136 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Problem with the main engines, didn't run through the test fully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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