How about giant airbags? They inflate from the barge deck as soon as the stage touches down, in order to trap it upright.
No, it isn't and you have nothing to back up your claim. The barge is only temporary. The fence is a kludge and not worth the effort
Quote from: Jim on 04/14/2015 11:42 pmNo, it isn't and you have nothing to back up your claim. The barge is only temporary. The fence is a kludge and not worth the effortBut Jim, what about for FH center core - is that supposed to always land back on land too?
Wasnt sure where to post this.Saw this on Twitter , havent seen it posted here.Tweets & repliesElon Musk @elonmusk · 33m 33 minutes ago@teknotus There are nitrogen thrusters at top of rocket. Either not enough thrust to stabilize or a leg was damaged. Data review needed.
Quote from: Optimist on 04/14/2015 11:29 pmWasnt sure where to post this.Saw this on Twitter , havent seen it posted here.Tweets & repliesElon Musk @elonmusk · 33m 33 minutes ago@teknotus There are nitrogen thrusters at top of rocket. Either not enough thrust to stabilize or a leg was damaged. Data review needed.A leg may have been damaged during the launch or during the landing attempt?
Quote from: Lars-J on 04/14/2015 09:48 pmWhy not? If the barge is in use years down the line, you find it such an implausible statement that it would have better bandwidth? Let's wait and see who is right.Because it is not needed. It wasn't needed today, there is no engineering need.. The barge is going to be used less in the future.
Why not? If the barge is in use years down the line, you find it such an implausible statement that it would have better bandwidth? Let's wait and see who is right.
A leg may have been damaged during the launch or during the landing attempt?
Or on reentry. Possibly not enough control authority.
Of course it isn't required. But it still will happen, if the barge is kept in service. Are you really that hell-bent on not believing in progress by inertia alone? In the near future even toasters will have the bandwidth to accomplish this - But go ahead, be that guy that 20 years ago would have predicted that noone would have internet access faster than 56k modems because it isn't "needed". Go ahead.
Or at least a transponder in the middle of the X (landing zone) for the stage to home in on exactly, and to match speed with.
If they wanted it, it would be on the barge now. The capability has existed for years. So you can't say it will happen.
You would think that the RCS which is capable of flipping a stage for boostback would have enough control authority to balance against mere tipping.
In which case, what would be the reason why they wouldn't want it - security? Time is money, and you'd think they'd like to get the fullest information right away, including visual info, so that they could start immediately assessing what happened, rather than waiting days to get a hold of that footage.
How many times does it have to be said. The rocket and barge don't interact nor do they need to.