I am not sure this is really OT for reuseable farings. This one is definitely not reuseable, although the camera might be.
Can anyone explain the details seen in the images?That's a GoPro camera in an aerospace grade housing?Whatt about the access port, the hose, those wavy metal straps, the ball tipped long arm, and the short rounded arm?I am not sure this is really OT for reuseable farings. This one is definitely not reuseable, although the camera might be.
(Should someone attach the photos for posterity?)
Why not just attach the fairings to hinges, and snap them shut after releasing payload instead of blowing them off.
Still can't get my head around that it's worth the effort to re-use fairings!
1. What about the access port,2. the hose, those wavy metal straps,3. the ball tipped long arm,4. and the short rounded arm?
I have always wondered why they wait a full minute after the separation of the second stage for the separation of the fairing. Is there anything preventing them from doing that event earlier? If not, how early could it theoretically happen? Given the heavy SpaceX fairing, an earlier fairing separation could IMHO mean a bit of extra performance (and for reuse getting it down closer to the launch site might be beneficial too).
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 06/01/2015 10:09 pmStill can't get my head around that it's worth the effort to re-use fairings!This is circumstantial evidence that cost/launch is headed way down.I know they're expending the second stage which is more expensive than a fairing, but still somehow they decided this is important enough to bother. odd.
Yes there is something. There is a requirement for the free molecular heating to be below a certain level. The level is determined by spacecraft requirements.
Quote from: Jim on 06/02/2015 01:53 amYes there is something. There is a requirement for the free molecular heating to be below a certain level. The level is determined by spacecraft requirements.You mean heating from the air (as minimal as it may be at that altitude)?Is there an ballpark altitude for that? Just curious.
You mean heating from the air (as minimal as it may be at that altitude)?Is there an ballpark altitude for that? Just curious.