SpaceX rockets and launches

[Crispy]

T minus 1m!

 

[Crispy]

Boooooo

 

[Limejuice]

Abort at T-1.3 seconds.

 

[Crispy]

We're back on for tonight! T minus 30m or thereabouts

 

[a_chap]

T-3:00 now apperently.

Weird that no-one seems to know for sure...

 

[Crispy]

SpaceX stream is live

 

[Crispy]

New T-0 ~ 22:40 UK time
EDIT 22:45

 

[weltweit]

The Engineer Article that materials developments could permit spacecraft made from Aluminium.

Alloy could launch manned spacecraft made from aluminium | The Engineer The Engineer

 

[weltweit]

It has been venting a long time .. what is it venting?

 

[Crispy]

It has been venting a long time .. what is it venting?

Liquid oxygen
(Gaseous oxygen of course, once it's vented)
They continuously top it up as it boils off, to keep it cool

 

[Limejuice]

One engine down and a lot of venting...

Is that supposed to happen?

 

[Crispy]

This is fucking nuts

 

[Crispy]

One engine down and a lot of venting...

Is that supposed to happen?

Yes, thrust limiting to avoid going too high/fast

 

[Limejuice]

Kabooom!!

 

[Crispy]

SICK as fuck

 

[a_chap]

That. Was. Unbelievable.

 

[weltweit]

I am guessing that landing was not to plan.

Limited voice on the feed.

But an awesome test is perhaps not what I would have described it.

 

[Limejuice]

Well worth watching!

 

[2hats]

Great fun (watching someone else burn their money).

 

[Crispy]

I am guessing that landing was not to plan.

Limited voice on the feed.

But an awesome test is perhaps not what I would have described it.

That was a 80-90% successful flight. Launch, flight, flip to falling, stable fall, flip to landing burn all successful.
The green flame towards the end is a symptom of the copper engine lining burning up. If that engine had behaved itself, they might have had 100%.

 

[Limejuice]

Well, it reached the landing point in one piece. Very briefly.

 

[editor]

Fantastic stuff!

 

[sleaterkinney]

That was a 80-90% successful flight. Launch, flight, flip to falling, stable fall, flip to landing burn all successful.
The green flame towards the end is a symptom of the copper engine lining burning up. If that engine had behaved itself, they might have had 100%.

There was stuff on fire in the fuselage earlier, maybe a hose went?.

 

[Crispy]

Great commentary from Scott Manley
Explains everything we saw.

 

[Limejuice]

That ^^^ is an excellent commentary.

 

[20Bees]

Indeed, it’s a really interesting account, thanks for the link!
RUD = Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly... blowing up is so last century

 

[MickiQ]

That is spectacular

 

[weltweit]

I heard somewhere that this trial was with only partially filled tanks, the implication being it might have had trouble lifting off with full tanks?

 

[Crispy]

I heard somewhere that this trial was with only partially filled tanks, the implication being it might have had trouble lifting off with full tanks?

Correct. Seeing as this is the upper stage, it's not really designed for launch under gravity.

 

[a_chap]

This is rather good.