Jeff Foust @jeff_foust 14sMusk: goal is to attempt 1st stage recovery on all future CRS launches and many others; next two (w/out recovery) more of an anomaly.
As I would understand the quote the roll developed during single-engine burn, not before ignition.
Quote from: Skylab on 09/29/2013 07:42 pmJeff Foust @jeff_foust 44sMusk: working with Air Force and FAA on identifying landing sites for F9 1st stage, looking at eastern tip of Cape Canaveral. #falcon9http://goo.gl/maps/OcaS4Looks like an old pad? What pad was this?
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust 44sMusk: working with Air Force and FAA on identifying landing sites for F9 1st stage, looking at eastern tip of Cape Canaveral. #falcon9
Elon Musk @elonmusk 1mBetween this flight & Grasshopper tests, I think we now have all the pieces of the puzzle to bring the rocket back home.
Quote from: pippin on 09/29/2013 08:15 pmAs I would understand the quote the roll developed during single-engine burn, not before ignition.but Elon said aerodynamic torgue developed. How does it depend on engine running?
Quote from: igi on 09/29/2013 08:18 pmQuote from: pippin on 09/29/2013 08:15 pmAs I would understand the quote the roll developed during single-engine burn, not before ignition.but Elon said aerodynamic torgue developed. How does it depend on engine running?Nobody said it depended on that, just that it developed during that burn. So they could light it because it didn't roll then, yet.
Quote from: tigerade on 09/29/2013 07:20 pmJeff Foust @jeff_foust 44sMusk: attempted relight of upper stage, encountered anomaly. Understand what it is and will fix before next flight. #falcon9Ah yes, that was on the L2 thread a few hours ago. Glad it's a minor issue.
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust 44sMusk: attempted relight of upper stage, encountered anomaly. Understand what it is and will fix before next flight. #falcon9
Quote from: AndyX on 09/29/2013 07:29 pmQuote from: tigerade on 09/29/2013 07:20 pmJeff Foust @jeff_foust 44sMusk: attempted relight of upper stage, encountered anomaly. Understand what it is and will fix before next flight. #falcon9Ah yes, that was on the L2 thread a few hours ago. Glad it's a minor issue.And another one on semantics? Musk didn't say it's a minor issue, he said they know what it is and they'll fix it before the next flight. The latter being a no-brainer since they need the restart on the next flight. The tricky part will be to be confident enough about the fix to make SES (or their insurer) risk their expensive bird on it.