Aiming for relaunch in 3 to 4 months, pending detailed examination and 10X refiring of a returned booster
Quote from: Navier–Stokes on 04/20/2016 01:51 amElon just tweeted the attached picture of ORBCOMM-2 and CRS-8 side-by-side in 39A's HIF:...Looks like ORBCOMM-2 has undergone some additional inspections post-static fire as five of the engines are missing.With the engines removed it easier to see the "cells" each engine sits in, which helps to protect neighbor engines if something goes boom...
Elon just tweeted the attached picture of ORBCOMM-2 and CRS-8 side-by-side in 39A's HIF:...Looks like ORBCOMM-2 has undergone some additional inspections post-static fire as five of the engines are missing.
Why 10 static fires? After the first static fire, what is the purpose of the remaining 9? Have other stages been subject to 10 static fires?
Looks like ORBCOMM-2 has undergone some additional inspections post-static fire as five of the engines are missing.
Quote from: Navier–Stokes on 04/20/2016 01:51 amLooks like ORBCOMM-2 has undergone some additional inspections post-static fire as five of the engines are missing. And that would be the natural thing to do for the very first returned booster. Take it apart and examine every important system in detail to see how it coped. This examination provides SpaceX with loads of data to feed into their development-and-improvement cycles.
Quote from: Navier–Stokes on 04/20/2016 01:51 amLooks like ORBCOMM-2 has undergone some additional inspections post-static fire as five of the engines are missing.And that would be the natural thing to do for the very first returned booster. Take it apart and examine every important system in detail to see how it coped. This examination provides SpaceX with loads of data to feed into their development-and-improvement cycles.
Quote from: woods170 on 04/20/2016 07:14 amQuote from: Navier–Stokes on 04/20/2016 01:51 amLooks like ORBCOMM-2 has undergone some additional inspections post-static fire as five of the engines are missing. And that would be the natural thing to do for the very first returned booster. Take it apart and examine every important system in detail to see how it coped. This examination provides SpaceX with loads of data to feed into their development-and-improvement cycles. That's for sure, but why on Florida in bright new hangar? I'd expect the test facility or manufacturing plant to be more suitable (diag equipment & personnel) for such detailed inspection/examination. Don't you think?Any clue why they inspect 5 engines right there in HIF? Or are they elsewhere?
It looks like Musk has further recalibrated his timeline since the post-launch conference: 3-4 months until re-flight (which I count as July-August time frame) This is much more believable to me given the 10 static fires, and there being no precedent for this.https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/722637629351686144Quote from: Elon MuskAiming for relaunch in 3 to 4 months, pending detailed examination and 10X refiring of a returned booster
a returned booster
Yes ai noticed that too. Which suggests that the questin is still open as to which boost will be reflown first. I believe OG2 was ruled out so it could be CRS8 or any of the next few.
Quote from: Kaputnik on 04/20/2016 11:32 amYes ai noticed that too. Which suggests that the questin is still open as to which boost will be reflown first. I believe OG2 was ruled out so it could be CRS8 or any of the next few.I have it on good authority that they are making preparations to put the first recovered booster on display in Hawthorne.
Elon just tweeted the attached picture of ORBCOMM-2 and CRS-8 side-by-side in 39A's HIF:QuoteElon Musk @elonmusk 6:30 PM - 19 Apr 2016 By land and seahttps://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/722598287396605953Looks like ORBCOMM-2 has undergone some additional inspections post-static fire as five of the engines are missing.
Elon Musk @elonmusk 6:30 PM - 19 Apr 2016 By land and sea
That's for sure, but why on Florida in bright new hangar? I'd expect the test facility or manufacturing plant to be more suitable (diag equipment & personnel) for such detailed inspection/examination. Don't you think?Any clue why they inspect 5 engines right there in HIF? Or are they elsewhere?
Quote from: Navier–Stokes on 04/20/2016 01:51 amElon just tweeted the attached picture of ORBCOMM-2 and CRS-8 side-by-side in 39A's HIF:QuoteElon Musk @elonmusk 6:30 PM - 19 Apr 2016 By land and seahttps://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/722598287396605953Looks like ORBCOMM-2 has undergone some additional inspections post-static fire as five of the engines are missing.I think this is the first public look inside the active, completed LC39A HIF, correct?
They appear to have redesigned the aft end's hoisting ring so that it will fit over folded legs. It's a different design than the one which attaches to the hold-down points that we saw in photos like this:Or maybe it's just that the Orbcomm ring on the left booster is designed for the "log-rolling" cradle.
Length of burns would be interesting. Will it be a few seconds like a usual Static fire or will it be longer?