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| -Short Attention Span Theater- |
| SpaceX SN-9 goes bang. |
| 2021-02-03 |
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| Posted by:3dc |
| #7 they got it to they were confident enough that they didn't feel the need to move the other rocket (SN-8?) that was nearby |
| Posted by: Bob Grorong1136 2021-02-03 08:10 |
| #6 The Boca Chica fireworks emporium continues to deliver bigly... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-02-03 07:54 |
| #5 Rocket Science, Blah, Piff, Elementary. |
| Posted by: One Rock 2021-02-03 05:46 |
| #4 On the SpaceX coverage, you can see what might be an engine detonation instead of ignition at around T+6:19 or so, about 3-4 seconds before impact. Some pretty amazing HD camera footage from directly underneath it as it descends! |
| Posted by: Deadeye Jaiting7534 2021-02-03 03:33 |
| #3 Better yet, here is SpaceX HD coverage, far closer than any of the other cameras can get. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zZ7fIkpBgs |
| Posted by: Deadeye Jaiting7534 2021-02-03 03:30 |
| #2 FYI, here is a better video. (its shorter than the multi-hour broadcast in the article above - only 15 minutes but includes the whole launch and some good detailed video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTwBllaqcME |
| Posted by: Deadeye Jaiting7534 2021-02-03 03:27 |
| #1 Hopefully they got good data. It looks like one of the engines might have detonated instead of ignited. SN9 seems to have been somewhat snake-bit, falling over in the assembly tower, blowing 2 engines during static fire, failing a couple of attempts at static fire prior to that, then all the FAA deleays... I'd have been surprised (pleasantly) if it had worked! They have another one (#10) ready to launch within a week or two I think, sitting on the launch pad next door. Plus, isn't this already a somewhat obsolete design? I read they discarded this design. They still have 10 that's already on the pad, and 11 that's already stacking, so they have sunk cost there. They scrapped #12, 13 and 14, so the next build for launch will be #15. Its not easy. It is, after all, Rocket Science. Its fun to watch. |
| Posted by: Deadeye Jaiting7534 2021-02-03 03:24 |