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I believe it rests under its own weight and friction. In an interview, Musk said the acceptable wave height was 2-3 times higher than the ones seen during that

I believe it rests under its own weight and friction. In an interview, Musk said the acceptable wave height was 2-3 times higher than the ones seen during that landing.

stuff4ben 11y ago
I'm a little skeptical about that. You can clearly see the rocket slide as it lands.
- jpgvm 11y ago
  It still has surplus horizontal velocity when it hits the deck, hence the sliding. [1] Musk confirmed on Twitter that the rocket in fact doesn't need securing and the metal shoe plan turned out to be unnecessary. [1]: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/726218218109444096 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/726218218109444096
  - kolinko 11y ago
    I wonder how they determined that it's unnecessary. Did they try to topple it over?
    - gizmo 11y ago
      Really heavy objects with a low center of mass don't just topple over. It's 42 meters tall and weighs around 20.000 kg without fuel. http://spaceflight101.com/spacerockets/falcon-9-v1-1-f9r/ http://spaceflight101.com/spacerockets/falcon-9-v1-1-f9r/
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