CRS-1!
Quote from: kevin-rf on 05/31/2012 07:43 pmCRS-1!Yeah, but Grasshopper testing will start before CRS-1.
Quote from: sanman on 05/31/2012 07:56 pmQuote from: kevin-rf on 05/31/2012 07:43 pmCRS-1!Yeah, but Grasshopper testing will start before CRS-1. But will it fly before CRS-1? I'll believe that one when I see it.
Quote from: kevin-rf on 05/31/2012 08:24 pmQuote from: sanman on 05/31/2012 07:56 pmQuote from: kevin-rf on 05/31/2012 07:43 pmCRS-1!Yeah, but Grasshopper testing will start before CRS-1. But will it fly before CRS-1? I'll believe that one when I see it. Tough to say, but it's just a test-bed. There'll likely be several test firings first. Might do a short hop before CRS-1. Also sort of depends on how quickly CRS-1 gets off the pad.
Quote from: Robotbeat on 05/31/2012 08:28 pmQuote from: kevin-rf on 05/31/2012 08:24 pmQuote from: sanman on 05/31/2012 07:56 pmQuote from: kevin-rf on 05/31/2012 07:43 pmCRS-1!Yeah, but Grasshopper testing will start before CRS-1. But will it fly before CRS-1? I'll believe that one when I see it. Tough to say, but it's just a test-bed. There'll likely be several test firings first. Might do a short hop before CRS-1. Also sort of depends on how quickly CRS-1 gets off the pad. Tethered hover isn't too hard to do; we might see that over the summer.
Quote from: Ben the Space Brit on 05/31/2012 08:44 pmQuote from: Robotbeat on 05/31/2012 08:28 pmQuote from: kevin-rf on 05/31/2012 08:24 pmQuote from: sanman on 05/31/2012 07:56 pmQuote from: kevin-rf on 05/31/2012 07:43 pmCRS-1!Yeah, but Grasshopper testing will start before CRS-1. But will it fly before CRS-1? I'll believe that one when I see it. Tough to say, but it's just a test-bed. There'll likely be several test firings first. Might do a short hop before CRS-1. Also sort of depends on how quickly CRS-1 gets off the pad. Tethered hover isn't too hard to do; we might see that over the summer.Can they even tether that thing? It's much bigger than ANY other VTVL vehicle ever. And I don't think the closest one (DC-X) was ever fired while tethered (PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong!).
Quote from: Robotbeat on 05/31/2012 08:46 pmQuote from: Ben the Space Brit on 05/31/2012 08:44 pmQuote from: Robotbeat on 05/31/2012 08:28 pmQuote from: kevin-rf on 05/31/2012 08:24 pmQuote from: sanman on 05/31/2012 07:56 pmQuote from: kevin-rf on 05/31/2012 07:43 pmCRS-1!Yeah, but Grasshopper testing will start before CRS-1. But will it fly before CRS-1? I'll believe that one when I see it. Tough to say, but it's just a test-bed. There'll likely be several test firings first. Might do a short hop before CRS-1. Also sort of depends on how quickly CRS-1 gets off the pad. Tethered hover isn't too hard to do; we might see that over the summer.Can they even tether that thing? It's much bigger than ANY other VTVL vehicle ever. And I don't think the closest one (DC-X) was ever fired while tethered (PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong!).I could see a dragon hanging from a crane been used for a hover test. As for a LAS test, the first tests would be a basic dragon for size and mass fasten to a tower to test engine performance with out it flying off.
Quote from: mrhuggy on 05/31/2012 08:58 pmQuote from: Robotbeat on 05/31/2012 08:46 pmQuote from: Ben the Space Brit on 05/31/2012 08:44 pmQuote from: Robotbeat on 05/31/2012 08:28 pmQuote from: kevin-rf on 05/31/2012 08:24 pmQuote from: sanman on 05/31/2012 07:56 pmQuote from: kevin-rf on 05/31/2012 07:43 pmCRS-1!Yeah, but Grasshopper testing will start before CRS-1. But will it fly before CRS-1? I'll believe that one when I see it. Tough to say, but it's just a test-bed. There'll likely be several test firings first. Might do a short hop before CRS-1. Also sort of depends on how quickly CRS-1 gets off the pad. Tethered hover isn't too hard to do; we might see that over the summer.Can they even tether that thing? It's much bigger than ANY other VTVL vehicle ever. And I don't think the closest one (DC-X) was ever fired while tethered (PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong!).I could see a dragon hanging from a crane been used for a hover test. As for a LAS test, the first tests would be a basic dragon for size and mass fasten to a tower to test engine performance with out it flying off.just how tall is the stage on top of the grasshopper as seen in that recent photo (taken at night)? Is it the full height of a V1.1 Falcon first stage? That would be a tall crane if they are going to tether it.
Quote from: DaveJ576 on 05/31/2012 04:22 pmQuote from: K-P on 05/31/2012 04:11 pmcome to think of it...this was actually the first spacecraft splashdown i have seen live ever (or first in my lifetime for that matter)Sheesh... Rookies! I remember watching all of the Apollos from 11 on hit the drink. Young David!I saw them all from Mercury-Redstone… ~Robert
Quote from: K-P on 05/31/2012 04:11 pmcome to think of it...this was actually the first spacecraft splashdown i have seen live ever (or first in my lifetime for that matter)Sheesh... Rookies! I remember watching all of the Apollos from 11 on hit the drink.
come to think of it...this was actually the first spacecraft splashdown i have seen live ever (or first in my lifetime for that matter)
Quote from: Rocket Science on 05/31/2012 05:18 pmQuote from: DaveJ576 on 05/31/2012 04:22 pmQuote from: K-P on 05/31/2012 04:11 pmcome to think of it...this was actually the first spacecraft splashdown i have seen live ever (or first in my lifetime for that matter)Sheesh... Rookies! I remember watching all of the Apollos from 11 on hit the drink. Young David!I saw them all from Mercury-Redstone… ~RobertI remember them as far back as Gemini. I'm a little too young to remember watching Mercury, although my father always said that I was sitting in his lap for MR-3. I was also 3 at the time.Of course I saw those Gemini splashdowns in black & white. In fact, my family got our first color TV on the day of Apollo 10's splashdown. My dad plugged it in, turned it on, and...nothing. He hooked up the B&W again and we watched it on that.It was easier to hook up TVs in those days. You just plugged in the cord to the electrical outlet and extended the rabbit ear antennas. Edit: Now that I think of it, those B&W splashdowns were clearer than the color one we saw this morning.
Can they even tether that thing? Grasshopper is much bigger than ANY other VTVL vehicle ever. And I don't think the closest one (DC-X) was ever fired while tethered (PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong!).
Quote from: corrodedNut on 05/31/2012 04:16 pmI wonder how long PRW will keep running those ads. So far, SpaceX has stayed on the "high road". If they change their minds, they can have this one from me, no charge:At SpaceX, we don't make attack ads...we make HISTORY.High Road? Until this week, Spacex had nothing.It was a legimate ad campaign that now has run it course.Also, PWR has made history many times over
I wonder how long PRW will keep running those ads. So far, SpaceX has stayed on the "high road". If they change their minds, they can have this one from me, no charge:At SpaceX, we don't make attack ads...we make HISTORY.
Not like this they haven't not even close. Although maybe closer than the X-37 came to berthing with the ISS