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3rd_gear_Ted 12-11-2020 02:12 PM
Low header pressure for the engines doomed them to overreact to compensate.
Obviously too much velocity upon touch down.
BUT, the flight control software was meant to be tested to the extreme. You could see that in the nozzle servo system response.
Vehicle was properly oriented upon landing, thus test is a success.

Norm K 12-11-2020 03:23 PM
Sierra Nevada's "Dream Chaser" could've glided to a nearby airstrip (as this vehicle returned to its home) and landed.

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daepp 12-11-2020 03:23 PM
95% went well - I believe Space X was otherwise ecstatic.

And btw - that's like a 12 story building taking off and doing that flip!

rcooled 12-11-2020 03:51 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy (Post 11138610)
This thing is intended for Mars, not the moon.
Well, it looks like all those old Sci-Fi movies from the '50s might've had it right after all. They always showed the space ships landing tail-first on some alien world.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1607733842.jpg

cstreit 12-11-2020 07:39 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric Coffey (Post 11137317)
Yeah, Musk has Dr. Evil-level money. Second only to Bezos (and on track to eclipse him soon I believe).
while we see Gates and Musk doing really good things, what is Bezos doing? What is Zuck doing?

Norm K 12-12-2020 01:09 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by cstreit (Post 11138971)
while we see Gates and Musk doing really good things, what is Bezos doing? What is Zuck doing?
Elections?

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flatbutt 12-12-2020 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeD930 (Post 11138499)
I may get flamed here...flame suit on. I don't see what's the big deal about this? Didn't we do the same thing landing on a moon and taking from the moon over 50 years ago with almost non-existence computer power? I know that gravity is 1/6th on the moon as on earth but still they traveled a 'long' way there then back whereas in this test it was a really short trip and it did not end well except for correct orientation of its explosive landing!
Consider how much hardware was just tossed aside during our Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions.

abisel 12-12-2020 10:52 AM
Here is a video with narration explaining what's going on.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yqk7xKX5Pek" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Fast Freddy 944 12-12-2020 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by rcooled (Post 11138745)
Well, it looks like all those old Sci-Fi movies from the '50s might've had it right after all. They always showed the space ships landing tail-first on some alien world.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1607733842.jpg
LOL! That rules!<iframe width="613" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mDqsgbtpDLk" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Fast Freddy 944 12-12-2020 04:42 PM
Ah, thats what happened, preciate y'all clearing up what was going on with that bird..


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