Confirmation of aluminum grid fins due to lower energy trajectory.
Boy, the center engine ran for about 10 seconds or so after the stage 1 landing, there....
The animation is completely false, since it's not a Florida flight... !?
Landing burn seemed very 'flashy'- just an effect of it being night time?
Quote from: the_other_Doug on 10/09/2017 12:47 pmBoy, the center engine ran for about 10 seconds or so after the stage 1 landing, there....That was just extra fuel leaking out of the engine and burning off after shutdown - it always happens, but looked brighter this time since it was at night.
Quote from: lrk on 10/09/2017 12:48 pmQuote from: the_other_Doug on 10/09/2017 12:47 pmBoy, the center engine ran for about 10 seconds or so after the stage 1 landing, there....That was just extra fuel leaking out of the engine and burning off after shutdown - it always happens, but looked brighter this time since it was at night. Correct. If the center engine was still running the first stage would have lifted off again.
For some reason the liftoff looked "slow" to me. (I am not saying anything was off nominal - just conveying my impression at the moment of liftoff). I imagine it had to do with nighttime viewing conditions. But I really did have several heartbeats where I was thinking "Oh CRUD, it's gonna do a big RUD before liftoff and blow the pad to bits and pieces!" I was very happy to see it move up and away.
With the barge landing, why was there a boost back burn? I thought boost back was only for RTLS.