The new footage was awesome, but I wonder what happened to the on ship SES-9 video? Did it get Falcon Punched on the deck? The Bulgaria-sat landing would have been good to see as well as some oh--no-no-no-no-YESS material. Oh well.
Anybody know what this puff is, issued by F-9dev2 a moment before it detonates. Any gas thrusters that low on the stage?Matthew
Which one was it that punched through the deck?
Quote from: StuffOfInterest on 09/14/2017 10:51 amYou really have to give credit to a company that not only owns their failures but makes entertainment out of them.It was also a good idea to include the two successful land and sea landings.
You really have to give credit to a company that not only owns their failures but makes entertainment out of them.
Steve Jurvetson posted on flickr some interesting pics of the F9R-dev accidenthttps://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/36411051713/in/dateposted/
Quote from: matthewkantar on 09/14/2017 11:29 pmAnybody know what this puff is, issued by F-9dev2 a moment before it detonates. Any gas thrusters that low on the stage?MatthewIt's likely either LOX vapor, water vapor, or small amounts of residual engine exhaust. If they were RCS thrusters, there would be a solid line of gas.
Lol, he looks like he's presenting some prize game he just bagged.
Can we set up a thread to identify each of these, ...
Quote from: meberbs on 09/15/2017 07:57 amSome would probably question the PR wisdom of releasing a video of your failures, but even the 3rd or 4th time watching it, seeing all the explosions had me expecting to see another one and as a result, the successes seemed that much more impressive. Here's the crazy thing. Every one of the orbital launches shown were successful! The first stage landings were "experimental". - Ed Kyle
Some would probably question the PR wisdom of releasing a video of your failures, but even the 3rd or 4th time watching it, seeing all the explosions had me expecting to see another one and as a result, the successes seemed that much more impressive.