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The booster footage was amazing. Incredible to see just how much it flies through its own exhaust on the re-entry burn!
by lordelph 9y ago
The booster footage was amazing. Incredible to see just how much it flies through its own exhaust on the re-entry burn!
- Klathmon 9y agoAnd I was surprised just how close to the second stage it still looked when the secondary engines started up. I can't even imagine trying to steer a rocket to turn it around, with an open top, while it's in the exhaust of another rocket! It's amazing.
- mstade 9y agoTrue story! The landing was fantastic, no doubt, but this footage is a thing of pure beauty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzQpkQ1etdA&feature=youtu.be&t=1211 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzQpkQ1etdA&feature=youtu.be...
- Shivetya 9y agoI enjoyed watching Blue Origin's landing as well (https://youtu.be/9pillaOxGCo https://youtu.be/9pillaOxGCo) and from their video it looks like engine restart is at five thousand feet with full burn at one thousand. Do we have similar numbers for Space X? I am curious what threshold differences there are between teams, both are doing amazing work. btw, this portion of the return where they did the entry level was most impressive for space x (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzQpkQ1etdA&t=1145s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzQpkQ1etdA&t=1145s)
- jacquesm 9y agoSpaceX rockets have to shed a lot more velocity the numbers are not comparable.
- lutorm 9y agoAt around T+8 minutes it's really obvious how the rocket is actually gliding at an angle as it comes down, to steer itself towards the landing site. A cylinder might not make a great glider, but it has significant lift especially at these velocities.
- rst 9y agoGetting it out of the exhaust of that other rocket is probably job one...
- erbo 9y agoComing down on its jets, the way God and Robert Heinlein intended!