Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - SES-8 - November 25 - UPDATE THREAD (Read 128887 times)

smoliarm · « **Reply #80 on:** 11/21/2013 06:07 pm »

This does not look like venting, it's more like overflow.

sdsds · « **Reply #81 on:** 11/21/2013 06:07 pm »

That's just got to be a rupture. Let's hope it is in ground support equipment, not the vehicle itself.

Jim · « **Reply #82 on:** 11/21/2013 06:07 pm »

Almost look like liquid coming out

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #83 on:** 11/21/2013 06:07 pm »

Suppose that's one way to detank!

mheney · « **Reply #84 on:** 11/21/2013 06:07 pm »

Venting from the top, too ...

mlindner · « **Reply #85 on:** 11/21/2013 06:07 pm »

It looks like its venting along a vertical line along the rocket... How can that happen?

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #86 on:** 11/21/2013 06:08 pm »

Quote from: Jim on 11/21/2013 06:07 pm

Almost look like liquid coming out

What do you make of it Jim from your experience?

Lars_J · « **Reply #87 on:** 11/21/2013 06:08 pm »

It could be coming from the lines in the T/E behind the rocket.

ugordan · « **Reply #88 on:** 11/21/2013 06:08 pm »

Quote from: Jim on 11/21/2013 06:07 pm

Almost look like liquid coming out

I thought the tank ruptured when I saw that. If LOX is spilling along the tank walls that could explain the huge cloud.

Elvis in Space · « **Reply #89 on:** 11/21/2013 06:08 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 11/21/2013 06:06 pm

What the heck is she doing!

Could the cloud be exacerbated by a light rain? We normally don't have that when fueling is taking place. I noticed the truck that passed earlier had it's wipers on.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #90 on:** 11/21/2013 06:09 pm »

Still going.

Lars_J · « **Reply #91 on:** 11/21/2013 06:10 pm »

Quote from: Elvis in Space on 11/21/2013 06:08 pm

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 11/21/2013 06:06 pm
What the heck is she doing!

Could the cloud be exacerbated by a light rain? We normally don't have that when fueling is taking place. I noticed the truck that passed earlier had it's wipers on.

The odd thing is that it seems to come and go (it was like this before, and ceased) - so it doesn't appear to be an uncontrollable leak.

EDIT: S2 looks to be filled now.

Jim · « **Reply #92 on:** 11/21/2013 06:10 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 11/21/2013 06:08 pm

Quote from: Jim on 11/21/2013 06:07 pm
Almost look like liquid coming out

What do you make of it Jim from your experience?

If there was liquid there would be comet trails as each glob of liquid drops to the ground.

rcoppola · « **Reply #93 on:** 11/21/2013 06:10 pm »

That's got to be a ruptured line.

smoliarm · « **Reply #94 on:** 11/21/2013 06:10 pm »

Quote from: mlindner on 11/21/2013 06:07 pm

It looks like its venting along a vertical line along the rocket... How can that happen?

It is LOX flowing down on the outer side of the tank and evaporating.
Overflow or rapture.

mheney · « **Reply #95 on:** 11/21/2013 06:11 pm »

Assuming that's a LOX leak/dump - I'm surprised there hasn't been a fire or a "boom" yet ...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #96 on:** 11/21/2013 06:11 pm »

Increasing a bit if anything.

Lars_J · « **Reply #97 on:** 11/21/2013 06:12 pm »

S2 looks filled, venting in a more normal fashion.

Step55 · « **Reply #98 on:** 11/21/2013 06:12 pm »

Scary to watch

Mike_1179 · « **Reply #99 on:** 11/21/2013 06:12 pm »

Strange - the vapor cloud seems to be coming from the same region that is a different color (ice?)