Looks like another stage that won't fly again.
Correct me if i'm wrong but the deployment of the fins was rather early not?
Quote from: Bargemanos on 10/11/2017 11:16 pmCorrect me if i'm wrong but the deployment of the fins was rather early not?Seemed that way to me too.Sorry, I know you all see this question way too much but were these fins aluminum or titanium? I'm having a hard time believing aluminum would glow like a klieg light without utterly disintegrating.
Looks like another stage that won't fly again. There have been 12 first stage recovery flights this year, but only three of them were GTO missions and all three were first stage reflights (using "used" first stages). My guess is that these are R&D flights on the reuse side that won't see their stages used again (the SES-10 and Bulgariasat stages have been retired or mothballed). They would have been expendable flights otherwise. The other three GTO missions this year were expendable missions.A bit of a weenie roast after this landing! - Ed Kyle
Quote from: edkyle99 on 10/12/2017 12:21 amLooks like another stage that won't fly again. There have been 12 first stage recovery flights this year, but only three of them were GTO missions and all three were first stage reflights (using "used" first stages). My guess is that these are R&D flights on the reuse side that won't see their stages used again (the SES-10 and Bulgariasat stages have been retired or mothballed). They would have been expendable flights otherwise. The other three GTO missions this year were expendable missions.A bit of a weenie roast after this landing! - Ed Kyle People have been saying that on every core that comes down a little stressed.Remember Thaicom 8? Not sure what the point is, but it's a popular refrain.
Quote from: meekGee on 10/12/2017 02:41 amQuote from: edkyle99 on 10/12/2017 12:21 amLooks like another stage that won't fly again. There have been 12 first stage recovery flights this year, but only three of them were GTO missions and all three were first stage reflights (using "used" first stages). My guess is that these are R&D flights on the reuse side that won't see their stages used again (the SES-10 and Bulgariasat stages have been retired or mothballed). They would have been expendable flights otherwise. The other three GTO missions this year were expendable missions.A bit of a weenie roast after this landing! - Ed Kyle People have been saying that on every core that comes down a little stressed.Remember Thaicom 8? Not sure what the point is, but it's a popular refrain.Regardless of if it can be reflown, they won't do any 3rd flights for anything as long as they have single flight cores hanging around everywhere or it makes more sense to fly/refly block 5 cores.