All I have seen so far is lot of activity in/out/top of containers and deck cleaning...and random huddles over deck...I don't think they did anything to thrusters so far
Quote from: PhilW on 01/03/2015 10:52 amQuote from: cartman on 01/03/2015 10:37 amIt's there!!! webcam updates every ~7 secNice.Best luck the web cam is still there when GauntletX returns with F9 secured to the deck / glove. Stop making up your own names for things. Just stop it.
Quote from: cartman on 01/03/2015 10:37 amIt's there!!! webcam updates every ~7 secNice.Best luck the web cam is still there when GauntletX returns with F9 secured to the deck / glove.
It's there!!! webcam updates every ~7 sec
Quote from: Lars-J on 01/03/2015 04:28 pmQuote from: PhilW on 01/03/2015 10:52 amQuote from: cartman on 01/03/2015 10:37 amIt's there!!! webcam updates every ~7 secNice.Best luck the web cam is still there when GauntletX returns with F9 secured to the deck / glove. Stop making up your own names for things. Just stop it."We are not a Mews'd"?
Quote from: Ohsin on 01/03/2015 05:15 pmAll I have seen so far is lot of activity in/out/top of containers and deck cleaning...and random huddles over deck...I don't think they did anything to thrusters so far Was a line of water churning up directly away from the aft starboard thruster for maybe 30 sec. Started small but built up to almost reach the dock side. As a Yachtie, know what it looks like in the water when you warm up the diesel.
...By the way, do they know that we observe them? :-)
Quote from: cartman on 01/03/2015 11:11 amHere is a video from the arrival of Carnival FascinationThanks, cartman.Does anyone have the programs and ability to keep a screen capture program running to capture every frame (whether 30 s or 7s) so that we might later be able to see and analyze a departure video for ASDS, GoQuest and Elsbeth III? Watching the prep, no. of people visible on board, etc.
Here is a video from the arrival of Carnival Fascination
There is one thing I am not clear on yet. How much "cross range" does the landing stage have? If some factor such as high level winds move the landing point, how much can they recover while the stage is on final approach? It would a shame to see a perfect touchdown, but a quarter mile away from the barge.John
Quote from: John-H on 01/03/2015 07:10 pmThere is one thing I am not clear on yet. How much "cross range" does the landing stage have? If some factor such as high level winds move the landing point, how much can they recover while the stage is on final approach? It would a shame to see a perfect touchdown, but a quarter mile away from the barge.JohnThat's the main function of the grid fins - to correct for unexpected wind and for any errors in the reentry burn.Ever since we learned about F9R, this question always lingered - how do you control stage between the reentry burn and the terminal landing burn. The idea of only doing it with cold gas RCS and stage attitude seemed a little "underpowered". It turned out to be enough to stabilize the stage so it does not tumble, but not enough to guarantee that can hit the box from which terminal landing can take place.There were many speculations about active control surfaces, either on the front (active feet, etc) or on the back, and even one poster guessed it right, suggesting grid fins.There are 20-30 km of useful atmosphere, and I hope they can affect a 5-10% off-vertical path, so a post-insertion burn correction of 1-3 km? Actually it can be a lot more if the stage still has significant horizontal motion at 20-30 km.
They inflated something near Elsbeth III and deflated it.EDIT: http://www.cruisin.me/cruise-ship-webcams/carnival-cruise-lines/carnival-fascination.php is back. Also footage is frozen at the moment.
Quote from: Ohsin on 01/03/2015 07:59 pmThey inflated something near Elsbeth III and deflated it.EDIT: http://www.cruisin.me/cruise-ship-webcams/carnival-cruise-lines/carnival-fascination.php is back. Also footage is frozen at the moment.Possibly one of these? Tough to tell, but about the right size. I've used one, live internet to/from anywhere with good data rates.
Quote from: meekGee on 01/03/2015 07:39 pmQuote from: John-H on 01/03/2015 07:10 pm...That's the main function of the grid fins - to correct for unexpected wind and for any errors in the reentry burn....A rotating cylinder can create significant lift , thus can be used as a lifting body and get a good deal of x range
Quote from: John-H on 01/03/2015 07:10 pm...That's the main function of the grid fins - to correct for unexpected wind and for any errors in the reentry burn....
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Surely that's a weather balloon.