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Looks like the landing was only partially successful - Rocket booster reentry, landing burn & leg deploy were good, but lost hull integrity right after splashd

• infogulch 12y ago
  It's better to use a permanent link. In two weeks that link to his profile going to be useless. This applies to blog homepages as well. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/488718649515986944 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/488718649515986944
• arrrg 12y ago
  Well, if it disintegrated due to falling over in the waves and colliding with the water it isn’t necessarily unsuccessful, since it is not designed for landing on water (i.e. the rocket disintegrating after landing on water due to being in water is not a failure – what matters is whether, hypothetically, the rocket would have survived, had it landed on land). Edit: Seems like Musk is making that point himself: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/488719729599578112 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/488719729599578112
• trothamel 12y ago
  I think it's hard to say that, yet. The rocket isn't really made to survive tipping over onto its side in the water. If they "landed" properly (legs deployed, descending at a slow speed when they hit the water), I think one can make an argument for a fully successful landing. It really depends on how fast they hit the water.
  • grey-area 12y ago
    Sure, it depends, we'll have to wait and see what SpaceX decide to release about it. It'll be nice to see video if they have some.