News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

[Thunder Chicken]

Damage on aft end of fin.

 

[PhantomCruiser]

Now they've moved the front flaps "up" they seem to be holding up pretty well, the aft flaps... hmm.

 

[GLS]

Melting going on also on the bottom side...

Lots of stuff now....

 

[GLS]

Sunrise!!!

 

[Urwumpe]

Maybe enough flap is left for landing.....

 

[GLS]

Melting also going on around the nose section.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Wreckage flying beautifully though...

 

[GLS]

Bright parts visible on the leeward sides of both aft flaps

 

[GLS]

Way too vertical now????

 

[GLS]

Plasma gone, flap load testing now

 

[PhantomCruiser]

That poor body flap. Still should offer good control authority, just depends on any internal damage

 

[Urwumpe]

The worst of reentry is done now, but it could still explode when they try to ignite the engines because of the previous damage to the engine bay.

 

[GLS]

Subsonic, 10km

 

[Urwumpe]

There seems to be some small damage to the fuselage.

 

[GLS]

Ignition!

 

[GLS]

"Landing"

 

[PhantomCruiser]

Nice

 

[PhantomCruiser]

Seemed like a little late start. Hard to tell, but didn't look like there was enough time to get completely vertical

 

[GLS]

Seemed like a little late start. Hard to tell, but didn't look like there was enough time to get completely vertical

Maybe it didn't burnup enough, and thus was heavier than expected

 

[Urwumpe]

The landing burn looked good enough considering the damage to the spacecraft.