Why Falcon Heavy & Starman?Life cannot just be about solving one sad problem after another. There need to be things that inspire you, that make you glad to wake up in the morning and be part of humanity. That is why we did it. We did for you.
This was just released, after showing live today at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas.(with Elon Musk and the filmmakers present)Falcon Heavy & Starman
Quote from: Proxima_Centauri on 03/10/2018 11:59 pmVideo is unlisted so obviously not meant to be seen by general viewers yet.Hopefully the OP won't get burned for this...It was shared on Twitter by Elon so I think OP will be fine.
Video is unlisted so obviously not meant to be seen by general viewers yet.Hopefully the OP won't get burned for this...
One thing I noticed is that during the center core landing attempt, the legs did not deploy, not sure if hardware issue?
Quote from: RocketLover0119 on 03/11/2018 12:08 amOne thing I noticed is that during the center core landing attempt, the legs did not deploy, not sure if hardware issue?Interesting, I wonder if when the engine start failed it went into some sort of ditch mode?
iirc the deceleration of the landing burn helps to deploy the legs, so maybe there wasn't sufficient deceleration for leg deploy
Interesting that the miss distance was insufficient to prevent damage to the ship's thrusters when the core detonated underwater.
Quote from: philw1776 on 03/11/2018 03:05 pmInteresting that the miss distance was insufficient to prevent damage to the ship's thrusters when the core detonated underwater.I don't think there was any tankage left to detonate; The core going into the sea was uncomfortably reminiscent of 9/11 and seeing 767s disappear into the World Trade Center, but without the fuel explosion after the RP1 tank's contents were rapidly distributed into the sea.
An explosion would require the RP and LOX to mix without too much seawater getting in the way. (something like the bulkhead giving way while the outside of the stage stays intact)
Would your code not include some lines that inhibits leg deploy IF all is not well?...
You might ask yourself, "What happens to the aerodynamic stability if the legs are deployed at 180 mph and the resulting shift in the center of pressure."I don't know how quickly the vehicle guidance would lose control but it would be too quick to allow it to happen in the general case.