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Forum: Space Flight and Operations
30th Mar 2018, 21:38
Replies: 469
Views: 328,590
Posted By MG23

From what I remember, Iridium phones were...

From what I remember, Iridium phones were expected to be a huge market for people who travelled a lot, particularly to remote areas.

But, by the time the satellites were up there, we had a massive...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
30th Mar 2017, 23:52
Replies: 469
Views: 328,590
Posted By MG23

And they just reflew this stage and landed it on...

And they just reflew this stage and landed it on a drone ship again.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
28th May 2016, 14:45
Replies: 469
Views: 328,590
Posted By MG23

However, landing on the barge is always going to...

However, landing on the barge is always going to be relatively high risk because it moves so much and the Falcon engine can't throttle low enough to hover. So I'd expect to see a persistent low level...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
19th Jan 2016, 14:39
Replies: 469
Views: 328,590
Posted By MG23

If I remember correctly, Musk has said that...

If I remember correctly, Musk has said that reusing the first stage cuts the payload by about 30%? Which is still a big win if you can safely reuse it even two or three times without major...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
22nd Dec 2015, 04:03
Replies: 469
Views: 328,590
Posted By MG23

Looks like it just needs a new coat of paint, and...

Looks like it just needs a new coat of paint, and it will be ready to go again :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iQGVlruqyA
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
22nd Dec 2015, 01:07
Replies: 469
Views: 328,590
Posted By MG23

Third time's the charm! ...

Third time's the charm!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCBE8ocOkAQ

Will be interesting to see what shape it's in tomorrow. Looked a bit blackened in the video, but otherwise OK.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
28th Jun 2015, 17:51
Replies: 469
Views: 328,590
Posted By MG23

They said something about excessive pressure in...

They said something about excessive pressure in the second stage oxygen tank, so it's possible pieces of the second stage could have been falling off before they blew it up. Or maybe liquid oxygen...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
19th Apr 2015, 02:21
Replies: 469
Views: 328,590
Posted By MG23

Musk posted on Twitter, saying they've confirmed...

Musk posted on Twitter, saying they've confirmed the problem was slow throttle response. So things are looking good for next time if they can fix that or work around it.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
16th Apr 2015, 01:34
Replies: 469
Views: 328,590
Posted By MG23

New video, and much better resolution. That looks...

New video, and much better resolution. That looks really close to a survivable landing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhMSzC1crr0
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
15th Apr 2015, 20:59
Replies: 469
Views: 328,590
Posted By MG23

Apparently they think it was due to the throttle...

Apparently they think it was due to the throttle valve sticking so it wasn't responding as fast as expected; which would explain the apparent overcompensation in the video. In that case, hopefully...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
15th Apr 2015, 03:00
Replies: 469
Views: 328,590
Posted By MG23

Video from chase plane is here:...

Video from chase plane is here: https://vine.co/v/euEpIVegiIx

Looks like they almost got it this time, but it was still tilting a little when it landed (or maybe that was the start of tipping...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
17th Jan 2015, 04:03
Replies: 469
Views: 328,590
Posted By MG23

I believe it's cold gas thrusters outside the...

I believe it's cold gas thrusters outside the atmosphere, fins in the atmosphere with the engine off, and engine gimballing when the engine is running.

Landing video is up, didn't see anyone else...
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