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And they caught it again. Truly amazing.

by birken 10y ago

jacquesm 10y ago
Sitting here smiling ear to ear :) Also interesting how many references there were to the Mars mission in the lead up to the launch.
mpetrovich 10y ago
Amazing. But the video seemed to cut out right before landing.
- jacquesm 10y ago
  They warned that would happen, the real time coverage is a good show of confidence.
- Coincoin 10y ago
  It always happen right after you can barely see the fire reflecting on the barge. The vibrations from the rocket screws with the satellite connection. We don't have the technology yet to have internet in the middle of the ocean without satellites.
  - derekp7 10y ago
    Why not have a small secondary ship parked about a mile away, that can act as a satellite relay? Should be able to maintain a good link over that small distance.
    - baq 10y ago
      Ultimately they're a space launch company, not a TV channel :)
    - CydeWeys 10y ago
      That's adding a lot of extra cost just to keep a live feed for going for the missing ~15 seconds around the landing.
lazaroclapp 10y ago
Wonder if they will be able to launch it a third time, though, since it seemed it did get a bit more damage on entry this time around. Either way, impressive. Btw, does anyone know how reusable these things are expected to be in the near term? As in, would a perfected Stage 1 be expected to be able to fly 10 missions? 100? 1000?
- greglindahl 10y ago
  Headed to a museum, probably, after some testing.
- ploxiln 10y ago
  I'm pretty sure the plan is to put this one in a museum. Later variants are supposed to be easier and more reliable to re-fly.
  - jacquesm 10y ago
    Something to think about: pretty soon there will be nothing strange about a rocket that has flown before. Contrast it with the feeling you have for a 737 that has done 2500 starts and landing prior to you going on board, it's a sign of confidence that it did that. Now it will be many many years before there will be boosters with numbers of take-offs and landings > 20 or so but at some point insurance premiums for unflown hardware will be higher than for hardware that has been flown before. Huge game changer this, also in the frequency of launches.
    - aaronblohowiak 10y ago
      "Flight tested" rockets is an interesting spin on this
      - mrkgnao 10y ago
        As is, on the other end of the spectrum, "lithobraking" :)
    - 10y ago

And they caught it again. Truly amazing.

by birken 10y ago

And they caught it again. Truly amazing.

Sitting here smiling ear to ear :) Also interesting how many references there were to the Mars mission in the lead up to the launch.

mpetrovich 10y ago

Amazing. But the video seemed to cut out right before landing.

jacquesm 10y ago
They warned that would happen, the real time coverage is a good show of confidence.
Coincoin 10y ago
It always happen right after you can barely see the fire reflecting on the barge. The vibrations from the rocket screws with the satellite connection. We don't have the technology yet to have internet in the middle of the ocean without satellites.
- derekp7 10y ago
  Why not have a small secondary ship parked about a mile away, that can act as a satellite relay? Should be able to maintain a good link over that small distance.
  - baq 10y ago
    Ultimately they're a space launch company, not a TV channel :)
  - CydeWeys 10y ago
    That's adding a lot of extra cost just to keep a live feed for going for the missing ~15 seconds around the landing.

lazaroclapp 10y ago

Wonder if they will be able to launch it a third time, though, since it seemed it did get a bit more damage on entry this time around. Either way, impressive. Btw, does anyone know how reusable these things are expected to be in the near term? As in, would a perfected Stage 1 be expected to be able to fly 10 missions? 100? 1000?

greglindahl 10y ago
Headed to a museum, probably, after some testing.
ploxiln 10y ago
I'm pretty sure the plan is to put this one in a museum. Later variants are supposed to be easier and more reliable to re-fly.
- jacquesm 10y ago
  Something to think about: pretty soon there will be nothing strange about a rocket that has flown before. Contrast it with the feeling you have for a 737 that has done 2500 starts and landing prior to you going on board, it's a sign of confidence that it did that. Now it will be many many years before there will be boosters with numbers of take-offs and landings > 20 or so but at some point insurance premiums for unflown hardware will be higher than for hardware that has been flown before. Huge game changer this, also in the frequency of launches.
  - aaronblohowiak 10y ago
    "Flight tested" rockets is an interesting spin on this
    - mrkgnao 10y ago
      As is, on the other end of the spectrum, "lithobraking" :)
  - 10y ago