Who says they won't be left on paper? Isn't that jpg that shows the actual pads a mockup created by one of the readers here? Have they actually poured concrete yet?
There will not be multiple cores coming in to this facility, per the application referenced at the top of the thread.
Quote from: te_atl on 01/09/2015 09:17 pmWho says they won't be left on paper? Isn't that jpg that shows the actual pads a mockup created by one of the readers here? Have they actually poured concrete yet?ok, if it happens that way, then we have the answer, but why go through the whole rigmarole of calling them "contingency"? Just call them "future use"?
I don't see these "pads" as anything more then giving the AF (as stewards of Patrick) and FAA a higher level of confidence they could land at the target since at the time they didn't have actual accuracy data to show. I would think this weekends attempt since it was "close but no cigar" would just make FAA and AF happier with multiple abort targets.
What is the horizontal separation need between multiple cores coming in for landing?
Quite the opposite. This weekend shows why the contingency pads are needed.
Quote from: te_atl on 01/11/2015 09:08 pm I don't see these "pads" as anything more then giving the AF (as stewards of Patrick) and FAA a higher level of confidence they could land at the target since at the time they didn't have actual accuracy data to show. I would think this weekends attempt since it was "close but no cigar" would just make FAA and AF happier with multiple abort targets. Quite the opposite. This weekend shows why the contingency pads are needed.
- What does "contingency pad" even mean (and why are they smaller, have no buffer zones, and are unevenly spaced, etc. etc.)
- Where does the second side booster land.
Quote from: meekGee on 01/11/2015 10:40 pm- What does "contingency pad" even mean (and why are they smaller, have no buffer zones, and are unevenly spaced, etc. etc.)The contingency pads look the same size as the circle on the center pad. The center pad is really the exception, and I like your theory as to why.Quote- Where does the second side booster land.I think you called it upthread: it will also land at LC-13 once RTLS is proven and the requisite authorities consent.
Quote from: dglow on 01/12/2015 04:08 amQuote from: meekGee on 01/11/2015 10:40 pm- What does "contingency pad" even mean (and why are they smaller, have no buffer zones, and are unevenly spaced, etc. etc.)The contingency pads look the same size as the circle on the center pad. The center pad is really the exception, and I like your theory as to why.Quote- Where does the second side booster land.I think you called it upthread: it will also land at LC-13 once RTLS is proven and the requisite authorities consent.The center pad is 200ft diameter. The contingency pads are all 150ft diameter. per the Environmental Assessment.
The center pad is 200ft diameter. The contingency pads are all 150ft diameter. per the Environmental Assessment.
What's strange about this interpretation is the convoluted use of the "contingency" descriptor. So I think we're still missing something. What's the contingency? Just in case SpaceX is successful?