Looking forward to seeing this core at 39A sometime in the next few weeks!
Does anyone know details about how the 1.5day rendezvous is done?
According to aktual orbital data the dragon catched up already...
Does the landing barge have some sort of holddowns or tiedowns to secure
the first stage after landing?
According to this Wired article they actually weld the feet to the deck until it gets into port: http://www.wired.com/2016/04/spacex-just-stuck-historic-landing-now
It also seems to imply that this particular booster, if it checks out good, will be the first one to attempt a re-launch.
According to this Wired article they actually weld the feet to the deck until it gets into port:
Not quite. Per Elon, they are welding steel shoes over the Falcon landing feet, rather than directly welding Falcon to the deck.
I wouldn't want my payload on that flight.
I wouldn't want my payload on that flight.
Even at a 50% discount?
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Coming home!
It's interesting that the area of the oxygen tank seems to be cleaner than over the RP-1 tank. Maybe something to do with skin temperature preventing charring?
Are they the same construction, single-skinned, any external insulation?
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It's interesting that the area of the oxygen tank seems to be cleaner than over the RP-1 tank. Maybe something to do with skin temperature preventing charring?
:lol:SpaceX cereal: it comes back up after you eat it, and you can eat over and over again like 40 times!