john stones 1 - Moderator Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 How goods this then John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypeesh Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Now that looks so odd. At first it just looks like the launch film playing backwards until the smoke clears! And theres me chuffed if I get my foamy Pheonix glider to spot land at my feet whilst I twiddle some sticks Good find John, Cheers Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myron Beaumont Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Presumably it landed on unprepared ground? Makes you think -what kept something of those dimensions upright without the TO (take off gantries etc )supports .Hmmm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Blandford Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Posted by Myron Beaumont on 22/12/2015 14:17:32: Presumably it landed on unprepared ground? Makes you think -what kept something of those dimensions upright? "deployed landing legs, and settled itself on to a newly refurbished landing pad occupying a decommissioned missile site." Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mightypeesh Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Posted by Tom Sharp 2 on 22/12/2015 23:06:59: They used a control board from a quadcopter. Not the same type used in the one filming the ski slalom I trust? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Certainly an impressive technical achievement, but just how practical is it to have a rocket return in this manner? One thinks of all the extra fuel it needs to carry and the subsequent reduction in payload. The Russians seem to have got it right in that they have what is really a developed version of Korolev's cold war R7 missile and well proven spacecraft in the Soyuz that is not fancy but does the job. I imagine that they also have wider access these days to the latest computer hardware and software should they feel the need of it. Each rocket and spacecraft is built new for its mission and subsequently discarded so they don't incur the expensive maintenance and development costs that crippled the Shuttle - this must also be a significant impediment to the SpaceX launcher? Edited By Cuban8 on 23/12/2015 09:01:58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I saw this & was seriously impressed by the achievement.....so impressed I showed my wife & kids....they shrugged & said "So what Dad....Thunderbird 1 does it all the time" (sigh) I think you need some engineering knowledge to appreciate just how impressive an achievement this really is.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I agree Steve. I used to do a talk to school kids about the Shuttle - and one of the things I used to tell themwas: "Any idiot can make a massive bang with 500 tonnes of liquid oxygen and hydrogen. But takes an engineer to make a controlled massive bang that will actually get you somewhere"! BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Mission control was quiet pleased! Not that the Americans ever do a small ripple of applause! Edited By cymaz on 24/12/2015 08:34:32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypeesh Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Unfortunately not so lucky this time...... **LINK** Something to do with the leg not locking...... Cheers, Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Ooops ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Williams Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 ...and his rivals just did this. Isn't this stuff really cool? Just like the stuff I used to read about and see in films when I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essjay Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Posted by David P Williams on 23/01/2016 13:40:08: ...and his rivals just did this. Isn't this stuff really cool? Just like the stuff I used to read about and see in films when I was a kid. Now that is impressive!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 Doing carrier deck ones now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Do I remember right, as there are a few different launch systems out there, and only of marginal interest to me, but I seem to recall that these reusable rockets are an order of magnitude cheaper to run than single use machines. And that is an impressive achievement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 "OK. Straight back, straight back, piles of room. Left hand down a bit,...." BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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