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SpaceX just landed an orbital rocket for the first time!

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Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 1:17 pm     Super secret spam barrier
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Only 1/3 engines was able to light. Hit the water 100m away from the ship at 300mph.


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Frogman wrote:
Only 1/3 engines was able to light. Hit the water 100m away from the ship at 300mph.


Bet that made a hell of a splash.


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Centre core ran out of the igniter fuel they use to light the engines on two of its three engines, and slapped into the sea 100m from the barge at 300mph as a result. News of this is provably why they ended the stream then to avoid overshadowing the success with the loss of a core that was never going to be reused anyway.

Ad to the booster camera, apparently they've put out avoid updated video with that fixed and the fairing g separate shown on screen, but I've not been able to check it out yet.


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I believe the failsafe cut in on the core which is why it missed the barge. Otherwise it might have been a bit of a mess....


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The initial position in burns aim for a point a few hundred metres from the barge, precisely so that if there're any engine issues it won't hit. The final landing burn then diverts the trajectory over the barge at the same time as it decelerates, and as there wasn't sufficient thrust this time it simply didn't reach the barge. Neat system! :)


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Oh I see. Clever.


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rip ears, but that was so cool!


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