Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Flight 2) - COTS-1 - Launch Updates - December 8, 2010 (Read 569816 times)

kevin-rf · « **Reply #780 on:** 12/08/2010 07:51 pm »

Reentry burn finished early, meaning higher than expected Draco performance?

Malderi · « **Reply #781 on:** 12/08/2010 07:51 pm »

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Alan from the Commercial Cargo and Crew Program

Actually, that's the old name. It's the Commercial Crew and Cargo Project Office now - C3PO.

joshcryer · « **Reply #782 on:** 12/08/2010 07:51 pm »

Well within their 60x30 mile radius.

neilh · « **Reply #783 on:** 12/08/2010 07:51 pm »

Landed within 10km of estimated landing point!

rdale · « **Reply #784 on:** 12/08/2010 07:52 pm »

Nice props for the repair man

braddock · « **Reply #785 on:** 12/08/2010 07:52 pm »

Nice to see Shotwell as President. As VP she was always very open and generous to us in our early SpaceX coverage.

johnxx9 · « **Reply #786 on:** 12/08/2010 07:52 pm »

The lady is getting too excited! But should we be complaining.....

kevin-rf · « **Reply #787 on:** 12/08/2010 07:52 pm »

skirt photo's, didn't know this was going to be that form of presser

iamlucky13 · « **Reply #788 on:** 12/08/2010 07:52 pm »

Ha! Tin snips!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #789 on:** 12/08/2010 07:52 pm »

The two cracks.

Space Pete · « **Reply #790 on:** 12/08/2010 07:53 pm »

The next-generation crewed Dragon will make a propulsive landing on a "helipad" using landing gear. Will only use chutes as a back-up.

rdale · « **Reply #791 on:** 12/08/2010 07:53 pm »

"no corners cut" in the repair process.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #792 on:** 12/08/2010 07:53 pm »

And guy who repaired them.

Lars_J · « **Reply #793 on:** 12/08/2010 07:53 pm »

Wow, nice pics of the guy repairing the Mvac nozzle while inside the interstage.

hernick · « **Reply #794 on:** 12/08/2010 07:53 pm »

Quote from: rjholling on 12/08/2010 07:46 pm

Elon: ...around 4.5g's. About what you would see at an amusement park. I would like to go to the amusement park where I can experience 4.5gs.

Wikipedia says up to 5.9g for this rollercoaster

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_Wave_%28Six_Flags_Over_Texas%29

joshcryer · « **Reply #795 on:** 12/08/2010 07:53 pm »

Repair guy, Marty something, apologies for missing the last name. He hand cut it. Fantastic, deserves his pic posted, imho.

rjholling · « **Reply #796 on:** 12/08/2010 07:53 pm »

11000km apogee for the second stage. It doesn't take much more power to go from 11000km to 230000km for a free return trajectory around the moon and make good use of that PICA heat shield!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #797 on:** 12/08/2010 07:53 pm »

Repair:

Robotbeat · « **Reply #798 on:** 12/08/2010 07:53 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 12/08/2010 07:53 pm

And guy who repaired them.

By hand!

rdale · « **Reply #799 on:** 12/08/2010 07:53 pm »

Nice recovery pics of Dragon and launch photos too...