Author Topic: SpaceX Starship launch live feed (Read 2458 times)

WLJ · « **Reply #25 on:** December 09, 2020, 04:33:00 PM »

Now calling for 4:40 CST

WLJ · « **Reply #26 on:** December 09, 2020, 04:41:24 PM »

Musk seriously needs a more remote testing area

cordex · « **Reply #27 on:** December 09, 2020, 04:43:40 PM »

Quote from: WLJ on December 09, 2020, 04:41:24 PM

Musk seriously needs a more remote testing area

Probably hard to balance an area remote enough to safely launch big, explosive rockets and an area not too remote to cost-effectively build and fuel big, explosive rockets.

WLJ · « **Reply #28 on:** December 09, 2020, 04:51:54 PM »

Quote from: cordex on December 09, 2020, 04:43:40 PM

Probably hard to balance an area remote enough to safely launch big, explosive rockets and an area not too remote to cost-effectively build and fuel big, explosive rockets.

Yep

MechAg94 · « **Reply #29 on:** December 09, 2020, 05:12:19 PM »

~~There is a lot of support infrastructure at Canaveral for launches.~~

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #30 on:** December 09, 2020, 05:52:46 PM »

Ooopsie on the landing. And it was all going so well...

Brad

WLJ · « **Reply #31 on:** December 09, 2020, 05:53:29 PM »

Boom today

RoadKingLarry · « **Reply #32 on:** December 09, 2020, 05:56:19 PM »

Missed it by " " that much.

Looks like they didn't shed enough velocity. Maybe should have re-lit the big candle a little sooner.

WLJ · « **Reply #33 on:** December 09, 2020, 06:00:13 PM »

Green engine exhaust at the very end may indicate an engine failure plus the landing legs didn't deploy.

Think I recall seeing somewhere green indicates the engine is basically eating itself.

Fly320s · « **Reply #34 on:** December 09, 2020, 06:17:08 PM »

Quote from: WLJ on December 09, 2020, 06:00:13 PM

Green engine exhaust at the very end may indicate an engine failure plus the landing legs didn't deploy.

Think I recall seeing somewhere green indicates the engine is basically eating itself.

Not just the engine. The whole thing ate itself.

WLJ · « **Reply #35 on:** December 09, 2020, 06:23:35 PM »

SpaceX personal heading to the landing pad with duct tape.

dogmush · « **Reply #36 on:** December 09, 2020, 06:30:42 PM »

Honestly, that was pretty solid.

They got like 90% there on the first try, stable bellyflop, landing flip back to stable vertical orientation, and on target. Good stuff.

SN9 will be on the pad next week.

WLJ · « **Reply #37 on:** December 09, 2020, 06:33:01 PM »

Musk said it was lack of header tank pressure at final burn

kgbsquirrel · « **Reply #38 on:** December 09, 2020, 06:39:23 PM »

Quote from: WLJ on December 09, 2020, 06:33:01 PM

Musk said it was lack of header tank pressure at final burn

SN8 aced everything else. Bloody awesome work today. SN9, you're up.

WLJ · « **Reply #39 on:** December 09, 2020, 06:40:18 PM »

Green could be from the copper in the engine from something just read.
At startup it can be green from the TEB used to ignite the engine

WLJ · « **Reply #40 on:** December 09, 2020, 06:42:03 PM »

Quote from: dogmush on December 09, 2020, 06:30:42 PM

Honestly, that was pretty solid.

They got like 90% there on the first try, stable bellyflop, landing flip back to stable vertical orientation, and on target. Good stuff.

SN9 will be on the pad next week.

This
Musk himself give it only a 30% chance.