Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Longer Video Shows How Incredibly Close Falcon Stage Came To Successful Landing

Posted by samzenpus on from the close-but-no-cigar dept.

Bruce Perens writes In the video here, the Falcon 9 first stage is shown landing with a tilt, and then a thruster keeps the rocket vertical on the barge for a few seconds before it quits, followed by Kabooom with obvious significant damage to the barge. It looks like this attempt was incredibly close to success. Given fixes, a successful first-stage recovery seems likely.

4 of 342 comments (clear)

  1. Re:The Hard Way by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 4, Funny

    Split seam the fuel tank, then swing out and rotate the elements and create a massive autogyro.

    They have a job for you in the ULA marketing department.

    --
    Bruce Perens.
  2. Re:Larger landing area by narf0708 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The pad area they have at KSC...

    The Kerbal Space Center?

    --
    "Violence is not the answer. Violence is the question. The answer is yes."
  3. Re:Landing vs splashdown by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 4, Funny

    We could start with our already phallic looking rocket and then have it come down into something that looks like the world's largest inflatable sex toy. Elon Musk might have trouble living that one down. :-)

    Yes, there have been many proposals to somehow catch the rocket.

    --
    Bruce Perens.
  4. Re:No I don't agree by SuricouRaven · · Score: 4, Funny

    We have Kerbal players now.