Looks like the top is conical? Anyone have a similar angle shot of this structure empty to do a comparison?
Quote from: mlow on 09/12/2016 05:19 pmLooks like the top is conical? Anyone have a similar angle shot of this structure empty to do a comparison?It could be the grey counterweight seen in the "cool stuff" internal video on youtube that was wrongly set to public for a few hours.http://imgur.com/gallery/khi2C
It very much looks like a F9 stage with a unpainted Dragon 2 test article attached on top. Structural testing ahead of an in-flight abort test?
[Lars] Hoffman [SpaceX]: took one of the Falcon 9 landed boosters to Texas; fired it 7 times so far with no refurbishment. #AIAASpace
Anyone nearby going to get updated pictures soon-ish? In addition to the FH center core and the landed booster, it would be interesting to see what else might be going on.
Quote from: cscott on 09/14/2016 07:53 pmAnyone nearby going to get updated pictures soon-ish? In addition to the FH center core and the landed booster, it would be interesting to see what else might be going on.L2, as always, has some noice up-to-date pictures. Really worth a Sub.
Elon Musk via Twitter: SpaceX propulsion just achieved first firing of the Raptor interplanetary transport engine https://t.co/vRleyJvBkx
That is a beast. 300 bar is 4351.14 psi or 30 MPa. That is a lot more than even the russian ORSC engines!If this thing blows, it takes everything with it.