Also their landing pad bot "Blue2D2".https://twitter.com/JeffBezos/status/941467037905272833This additional media release is much better! Agreed about that view, incredible.
Quote from: GWH on 12/15/2017 03:58 amAlso their landing pad bot "Blue2D2".https://twitter.com/JeffBezos/status/941467037905272833This additional media release is much better! Agreed about that view, incredible.It looks confused.
Needs the following, at least:(1) Better FOD cleaning beforehand. While it was good (for this video) to see flakes of stuff floating around in the air in zero-G, I wouldn't want that stuff going up my nose.(2) An altimeter and a velocimeter visible to the passenger.
Quote from: rpapo on 12/15/2017 09:25 amNeeds the following, at least:(1) Better FOD cleaning beforehand. While it was good (for this video) to see flakes of stuff floating around in the air in zero-G, I wouldn't want that stuff going up my nose.(2) An altimeter and a velocimeter visible to the passenger.Yeah, I refuse to go until these critical items are addressed! Unacceptable! :p
Quote from: Lars-J on 12/15/2017 05:44 pmQuote from: rpapo on 12/15/2017 09:25 amNeeds the following, at least:(1) Better FOD cleaning beforehand. While it was good (for this video) to see flakes of stuff floating around in the air in zero-G, I wouldn't want that stuff going up my nose.(2) An altimeter and a velocimeter visible to the passenger.Yeah, I refuse to go until these critical items are addressed! Unacceptable! :pOh, and I forgot. An accelerometer for g-forces. We could tell when zero-g started and when it ended from the floating motes, but we go no sense of the accelerations from the video.Of course, a real nerd could take the derivative of the velocimeter readings...
Quote from: rpapo on 12/15/2017 09:25 amNeeds the following, at least:(1) Better FOD cleaning beforehand. While it was good (for this video) to see flakes of stuff floating around in the air in zero-G, I wouldn't want that stuff going up my nose.(2) An altimeter and a velocimeter visible to the passenger.As Trevor mentioned, this capsule appears to have an unfinished interior, especially with all those open bolts around the windows (I almost wonder if 10 minutes is enough time to undo them all).Here's a concept design Blue released a while back, which shows full interior finish and screens visible to each passenger, which would presumably have altitude and velocity. Hopefully the FOD issues will also be helped by a better finish, but that's not a guarantee.
Speaking of which, I was hearing soft beeping throughout flight. Maybe that was encoded telemetry, as is available on amateur rocketry avionics packages. Anyone recognize any of the beep patterns?
Here are some of the stats displayed on the passenger screen at the Demo displayed at OshKosh 2017
Agreed about that view, incredible.
Interesting way to use social media:Put out mandatory NOTAM, knowing notice of your intent to fly will get out & be discussed. Fly and land rocket & capsule, say nothing. As rumours and speculation about whether or not there were issues say absolutely nothing.Then, late in the evening when social media is in the middle of a frenzy about Alabama release a short video declaring mission success & brag about big windows. Don't show a view from the windows.
Disingenuously dub in a voice over "live from west Texas". Don't say or show anything that differentiates this test and video from the previous tests other than "next generation". Done.Bold strategy.
Ashby: Capsule has full ECLSS (life support) and triple redundancy. All-envelope pusher escape system. Flawless flight last week. #NSRC2017
Ashby showing sensed acceleration, max 5G at about 400 seconds into flight. A little over three minutes of microgravity. #NSRC2017
But the best thing about this video are the amazing sounds! - Makes it feel like being there.
...the best thing about this video are the amazing sounds! - Makes it feel like being there.