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Looks like Falcon landed fine, but excess lateral velocity caused it to tip over post landing -@elonmusk https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/58808257418390323
by ggonweb 11y ago
Looks like Falcon landed fine, but excess lateral velocity caused it to tip over post landing -@elonmusk
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/588082574183903232 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/588082574183903232
- david-given 11y agoScott Manley did precisely this in KSP the other day, trying to replicate the barge landing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9I55o8hQgs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9I55o8hQgs Admittedly, he also replicated all the other possible failure modes too. Turns out landing on barges is hard.
- swamp40 11y agoI wonder how much of the rocket is steel? Perhaps a barge full of Tesla batteries and electromagnets could grab and hold it as it comes in?
- Already__Taken 11y agoIf that's the idea then just land it into a big sunken tube filled with netting.
- InclinedPlane 11y agoIt's almost entirely aluminum.
- clebio 11y agoThat's really fun to watch. Thanks for the link!
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- tsotha 11y agoHopefully that means there wasn't too much damage to the barge.