|
01-29-2020, 08:20 AM | #2506 |
MVP
Join Date: Aug 2003
|
Landing videos have been so much better the last couple times. Wonder if they've started using Starlink?
|
Posts: 10,620
|
01-29-2020, 08:48 AM | #2507 |
MVP
Join Date: Aug 2003
|
Nice catch!!!!
Wish we could have gotten video of that! |
Posts: 10,620
|
01-29-2020, 09:29 AM | #2509 |
(Sir/Yes Sir/Aye Aye Sir)
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Diving
|
The catching of the fairings, unless they can do something like add fins, drag (other than what it does naturally), chutes, or some kind of controlling thrust, seems like it's always going to be, at best, a game of chance
|
Posts: 118,456
|
01-29-2020, 09:40 AM | #2510 |
MVP
Join Date: Aug 2003
|
My understanding, and I haven't looked recently, is that the fairings have both thrusters and a steerable parafoil.
|
Posts: 10,620
|
01-29-2020, 10:38 AM | #2511 |
(Sir/Yes Sir/Aye Aye Sir)
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Diving
|
|
Posts: 118,456
|
01-29-2020, 10:57 AM | #2512 |
Kind of a mod
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
|
|
Posts: 52,354
|
5 0 |
01-29-2020, 10:57 AM | #2513 |
Kind of a mod
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
|
|
Posts: 52,354
|
1 0 |
01-29-2020, 11:38 AM | #2514 |
The Seated Villain
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Seattle
|
Do we know if the fairing they caught was the instrumented half or not?
|
Posts: 10,692
|
01-29-2020, 11:57 AM | #2515 |
(Sir/Yes Sir/Aye Aye Sir)
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Diving
|
Doesn't answer the question, but interesting nonetheless..
|
Posts: 118,456
|
1 0 |
01-29-2020, 01:15 PM | #2516 |
MVP
Join Date: Aug 2003
|
|
Posts: 10,620
|
01-29-2020, 01:37 PM | #2517 | |
MVP
Join Date: Aug 2003
|
Quote:
I do remember that Starlink 1 (or 0.1?) flew with reused fairings from one of the FH flights. One was caught by Ms. Tree and the other hit the water but was still recovered and refurbished. The webcast said the missed fairing hit the water softly so I'm guessing both halves will be reused. |
|
Posts: 10,620
|
02-10-2020, 03:39 PM | #2518 |
Kind of a mod
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
|
A manned mission is officially on the calendar!
|
Posts: 52,354
|
1 0 |
02-10-2020, 03:40 PM | #2519 |
Kind of a mod
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
|
On a related note, Boeing isn't going to be flying humans any time soon.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020...an-we-thought/ |
Posts: 52,354
|
02-10-2020, 03:46 PM | #2520 |
MVP
Join Date: Aug 2003
|
Yeah, Boeing is ****ed. If they're lucky they'll get to refly their OFT and perform an IFA this year. The only reason they got to skip doing an IFA was because of they're "certified processes" and simulations. Add the last OFT failure and the parachute anomoly during launch pad abort (also a failure to adhere to processes) and I'm betting the upcoming NASA culture/process audit at Boeing recommends no human flight for a while.
|
Posts: 10,620
|
|
|