Ser Scot A Ellison Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Seeing the plasma sheath developing around the vehicle was pretty awesome. Any word on how the Superheavy booster did landing in the gulf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: Seeing the plasma sheath developing around the vehicle was pretty awesome. Any word on how the Superheavy booster did landing in the gulf? Sounds like there was a problem relighting all the landing engines. 13 were supposed to be on and apparently only two were. Also green was seen in the flames, meaning it was "engine-rich" euphemism for burning steel. Perfect launch -- all 33 enginees lit. Perfect hot stage separation. Tested the "pez dispenser" payload bay doors. Tested the fuel transfer maneuver successfully. Maneuvering thrusters seemed to have issues, ship was tumbling oddly before they started using the flaps in the deorbit. Yes, that was a beautiful plasma sheath. Just heard ship lost in the landing. So likely issues with relighting the engines with that too. Amazing test launch -- happy Pi day! Edited March 14 by SpaceChampion Corvinus85 and Ser Scot A Ellison 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I was watching the video of reentry again… lots of tiles seemed to be breaking off as they actuated the flaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 (edited) The mach diamonds are cool, but that flow separation creating exhaust rings is wild. Edited April 12 by SpaceChampion Corvinus85 and Erik of Hazelfield 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Kinda cool that we will be able to see a nova with the naked eye in our life times, kinda meh that no one will notice it except those who know where to look. Also pretty cool that astronomers are able to be this precise about when it's going to happen. Though I guess it needs to happen before anyone can say the predictions were correct. horangi and SpaceChampion 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A wilding Posted Wednesday at 10:06 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:06 AM I see that they have successfully fixed Voyager 1. They worked out that a section of its memory had failed and reprogrammed its primitive computer to work round it. Voyager 1 was launched 47 years ago and is now nearly a light day away from Earth. As a retired software developer with some idea of what was involved, I am in awe of this achievement. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/recoding-voyager-1-nasas-interstellar-explorer-is-finally-making-sense-again/ The Anti-Targ, horangi, SpaceChampion and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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