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To add to above: In the previous barge landing they did weld the landing legs to the barge using some kind of bracket. But they discovered that the centre of gr
by bkor 10y ago
To add to above: In the previous barge landing they did weld the landing legs to the barge using some kind of bracket. But they discovered that the centre of gravity is low enough to not need any welding. During the previous attempt the sea was heavier than this time.
Maybe they still weld it this time, but that is done by having someone go to the barge and do it.
- vermontdevil 10y agoActually no they did not weld anything to the legs. Elon said that they realize it wasn't needed. They did use octojack though to support the weight off the legs.
- tlrobinson 10y agoWhat's octojack? Can't seem to find any other references to that.
- vermontdevil 10y agoSorry meant Octoweb jacks https://imgur.com/5GTW1CO https://imgur.com/5GTW1CO
- MertsA 10y agoTo add to the other comment. http://www.spacex.com/news/2006/01/01/octaweb http://www.spacex.com/news/2006/01/01/octaweb