Second Flight of the Grasshopper
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 cov_route  Send message Joined: 13 Sep 12 Posts: 342 Credit: 10,270,618 RAC: 0 
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http://www.space.com/22379-spacex-grasshopper-rocket-sideways-flight-video.html The point of doing this is to eventually have the booster fly back to the pad. As opposed to parachuting it down at sea like the shuttle did. Or just losing it like happens currently with the Falcon 9. To that end, SpaceX is going to try to re-light the booster engine after separation, one step in the process. That is scheduled for this weekend's launch. http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/09/spacex-orbital-launching-new-spacecraft/ ID: 1415213 ·  |
skildude  Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 
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that was impressive  In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope ID: 1415223 · |
betreger   Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11415 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 
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Impressive! ID: 1415226 · |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21204 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 
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Looking good! Just like something out of Thunderbirds! Keep searchin', Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 1415301 · |
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skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60
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Looking good! or Abbott and Costello go to Venus In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope ID: 1415314 · |
James Sotherden  Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54
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That reminds me of those old sci-fi movies. Where the rocket ships lands tail first. Glad to see that it can be done.  [/quote]Old James ID: 1415511 · |
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skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60
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I think a bigger test would be to get that rocket to several hundred thousand feet and repeat. I'm betting it exhaust almost all of its fuel just doing that test run. In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope ID: 1415940 · |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21204 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20
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SpaceX keeps on going up, and working up to coming down softly: Updated SpaceX Falcon rocket blasts off The US SpaceX company has successfully launched a new version of its Falcon 9 rocket from California... ... The 9v1.1 features more powerful Merlin engines and stretched tanks for additional propellant. Sunday's launch was also the first time the rocket had flown with its new payload fairing. ... Another first was SpaceX's use of Vandenberg. Until now, all Falcon launches have gone out of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. ... [offering] a greater range of missions... "We demonstrated a lot of new technologies successfully, including the Merlin 1D engine, the new stage-separation system, the much taller rocket which structurally performed very well, [and] the 17-ft diameter fairing, which separated successfully. Overall - really great."... There is sure to be a lot of interest, also, in the outcome of an experiment that SpaceX ran on Sunday with the Falcon's first stage. ... Mr Musk reported that the test went well, although the stage lost stability in the moments prior to impacting the water - a behaviour he says his engineering team understands and can correct. "So it hit the water relatively hard," he told reporters. "We've recovered portions of the stage. But the most important thing is we now believe we have all the pieces of the puzzle."... Phenomenal first-time stuff! Keep searchin', Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 1422559 · |
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