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Can someone explain what the rocket was trying to do? Was it trying to correct itself to land vertically thrusters-first? I also don't understand how it got in
by jonalmeida 12y ago
Can someone explain what the rocket was trying to do? Was it trying to correct itself to land vertically thrusters-first? I also don't understand how it got in that particular trajectory either from this vine.
- Sammi 12y agoBecause the fins were locked, they might have thrown off the control code.
- callesgg 12y agoIt ran out of hydraulic fluid and could not control itself properly. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/553963793056030721 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/553963793056030721
- duskwuff 12y agoHere's a video of the desired behavior, more or less: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoxiK7K28PU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoxiK7K28PU The video's a few years old, so the hardware's changed a bit since then, but I think you'll get the idea. :)
- jonalmeida 12y agoThanks, I remember watching this along time ago. I was under the impression they had landing the rocket all figured out after this :)