To bring this thread back on topic (ie. away from https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=38111.0 that seems to have been left in a corner slowly starving...)Many congratulations to the SpaceX team for a successful touchdown - on JRtI this time!! The touchdown seemed to be not only smooth but in a moderate swell also. I notice they've given up hosing the deck down and, although the paint job seemed a little scorched, there appeared to be no obvious ill effects on the video and none of the usual flames and smoke.I do wonder though: Do Falcons get sea-sick??
Quote from: CameronD on 01/15/2017 09:57 pmTo bring this thread back on topic (ie. away from https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=38111.0 that seems to have been left in a corner slowly starving...)Many congratulations to the SpaceX team for a successful touchdown - on JRtI this time!! The touchdown seemed to be not only smooth but in a moderate swell also. I notice they've given up hosing the deck down and, although the paint job seemed a little scorched, there appeared to be no obvious ill effects on the video and none of the usual flames and smoke.I do wonder though: Do Falcons get sea-sick?? I posted a bit of info about NRC quest - as to why I'm a bit doubtful it's towing JRTI - in the support ship thread. I wholeheartedly agree on congratulations to SpaceX and JRTI! It's been a long time coming for JRTI; all those kabooms, kablewyes, kabloonas, ka-bangs, etc. Interesting observation about not hosing down the deck this time. I don't think that's just a JRTI thing, because I think they hosed it on Jason 3. They do indeed seem to have omitted the post-landing burn this time.
NRC Quest isn't a tug. It doesn't tow an ASDS. It's a logistics support vessel.
And Marmac 304 (OCISLY) is getting ready to be deployed:
Quote from: MarekCyzio on 01/15/2017 08:51 pmAnd Marmac 304 (OCISLY) is getting ready to be deployed:Other photos were taken recently: http://imgur.com/a/WyJCGSome blast walls are removed and one containers is higher than usual.
I'm making a diagram of the ASDS, and am having trouble finding some dimensions. What's the distance between the start of the ASDS and the start of the wings on either end? Essentially, where do they start jutting out from the main body of the Marmac?
My life goal is to launch a barge into the air and have it land on one of Elon Musk's rockets.
See also the hover-text: Quote My life goal is to launch a barge into the air and have it land on one of Elon Musk's rockets.
Bumming around, I found myself in the SpaceX online store, where I found this:https://shop.spacex.com/accessories/spacex-luggage-tag-set.html