Updates SpaceX Falcon 9 F5 CRS SpX-2 through CRS SpX-12 Updates

[boogabooga]

Barge landing failed.

 

[MattBaker]

I may have sunk the barge this time.

Maybe they can sell that to the DoD, launch a spysat and destroy a ship of your choice!

 

[Pipcard]

"We falcon punched the barge... @SpaceX CRS-6"

Hope they are fully successful next time.

 

[ISProgram]

Landed on target, but too hard for survival. Like the first time.

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

Barge landing failed.

It hit the target again....but hit too hard:

Elon Musk @elonmusk
Ascent successful. Dragon enroute to Space Station. Rocket landed on droneship, but too hard for survival.

 

[Treetop64]

Meh.

Still didn't read the instructions...

 

[Alfastar]

They may have sunk the barge this time.

Only words what I do hear so far is likely a hard-landing destroyed the first stage. But of course, time would tell soon what happened exactly, and of the barge is okay or not.

But lets not forget the main goal was to launch the Dragon to the ISS, about that, SpaceX done a good job.

 

[PhantomCruiser]

Still a pretty good accomplishment. And lets not forget that the entire point of the launch was to put Dragon in orbit.

Now I get to hear the neighbor kids voice going "Falcon! Punch!" in my head for the next several hours.

 

[Urwumpe]

I bet the barge wins again!

Did I win? :lol:

 

[Treetop64]

The fact that the stage even made it to the barge is an accomplishment in itself. It's only a matter of time before it lands successfully.

First still shot of the stage approaching the barge on Livestream, before impact...

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

Elon Musk @elonmusk
Looks like Falcon landed fine, but excess lateral velocity caused it to tip over post landing

 

[Urwumpe]

The fact that the stage even made it to the barge is an accomplishment in itself. It's only a matter of time before it lands successfully.

The НПО машиностроения begs to differ there. They have prior art.

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The second image looks like the stage buckled after touchdown and collapsed.

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

Replays:

 

[Alfastar]

The НПО машиностроения begs to differ there. They have prior art.

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The second image looks like the stage buckled after touchdown and collapsed.

Yea, the buckled can be an effect of the camera self, but indeed on that second picture it looks like the first stage moved from left (first picture) to right and collapsed.

But I really can't see details yet on those picture, especially the second. I hope SpaceX release a video or at least some better pictures about what happened on the final moments on that badge.

 

[Donamy]

looks like the barge is rolled to the right, or correcting for a big wave.

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Or maybe the wide angle lens.

 

[boogabooga]

Still a pretty good accomplishment. And lets not forget that the entire point of the launch was to put Dragon in orbit.

The point of this launch was to put Dragon into orbit, but the point of SpaceX is to drastically lower launch costs through reusability.

There have only been two tries, and it is not the end of the world here, but I would expect SpaceX to feel some pressure to get the landing fixed already.

 

[Kyle]

Well, they crashed on it instead of into it this time, so I consider that an improvement.

 

[Urwumpe]

looks like the barge is rolled to the right, or correcting for a big wave.

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Or maybe the wide angle lens.

50% lens, 50% list, I would say... the mast on the right is not vertical to the horizon, but it is also not vertical in the picture.

 

[Treetop64]

Wonder what they'll stencil on the pad next time:

"Look, just RTFM, okay!? It's not hard."

 

[Urwumpe]

Wonder what they'll stencil on the pad next time:

They'll cover it in Velcro. :lol: