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It's interesting to think that if you are building rockets, up til now you've never really gotten to take the rocket apart _after_ flying it - it's burnt up in
by jordanthoms 12y ago
It's interesting to think that if you are building rockets, up til now you've never really gotten to take the rocket apart _after_ flying it - it's burnt up in the atmosphere or at the bottom of the ocean somewhere. I imagine there will be lots of interesting insights that come out of recovering, undamaged, a flown first stage and taking it apart to see what's experienced wear etc.
- vinkelhake 12y agoNASA has been recovering their rockets from ocean landings for some time. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbtulv0mnlU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbtulv0mnlU
- TeMPOraL 12y agoBut only after getting them totally messed up by salt water. Also, those were solid-fuel rockets, which are significantly simpler than liquid-fuel ones. There's probably a lot to learn from an undamaged liquid-fuel first stage that went to space.