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If you are wondering, the video feed from the barge got cut off during the landing, but it didn't appear that it was very good. Lot of smoke. But I'm no pro. For now, we (the viewers) don't know if the landing was OK or KO.
As for the first stage: "Following stage separation, the first stage of Falcon 9 will attempt an experimental landing on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship. As with other GTO missions, the first-stage will be subject to extreme velocities and re-entry heating, making a successful landing difficult." Mission Press Kit : http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/spacex_eutelsat_abs... EDIT: Sounds like they lost…
Did the "experimental landing" work this time?
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No telemetry from the landing stage? Or views from the nearby boats (how close is the nearest boat anyway?)
Well, they (the people at spacex) probably have everything, but I don't have access to this information :) Just watching the webcast, nothing indicated if the landing was ok or not. The people presenting the cast didn't know either.
If you are wondering, the video feed from the barge got cut off during the landing, but it didn't appear that it was very good. Lot of smoke. But I'm no pro. For now, we (the viewers) don't know if the landing was OK or KO.
SpaceX confirmed they "lost the vehicle."
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Did the "experimental landing" work this time?
On the telecast they just said it appears the vehicle was lost.
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SpaceX confirmed they "lost the vehicle."
O well - better luck next time. Hopefully they got some more good data...would rather they have this issue now than when landing Red Dragon on Mars..!!
As for the first stage: "Following stage separation, the first stage of Falcon 9 will attempt an experimental landing on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship. As with other GTO missions, the first-stage will be subject to extreme velocities and re-entry heating, making a successful landing difficult." Mission Press Kit : http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/spacex_eutelsat_abs... EDIT: Sounds like they lost…
Did the "experimental landing" work this time?
As for the first stage: "Following stage separation, the first stage of Falcon 9 will attempt an experimental landing on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship. As with other GTO missions, the first-stage will be subject to extreme velocities and re-entry heating, making a successful landing difficult." Mission Press Kit : http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/spacex_eutelsat_abs... EDIT: Sounds like they lost…
Did the "experimental landing" work this time?
I can't wait to see the reconstructed footage of this event. From what we got initially it seemed a bit off to the left of screen and generating a lot of smoke.
[1] I realize it costs them time and money to operate the barge and recover the stages, but the cost of building those stages and launching them is covered by the launch contract so this work has extremely low marginal cost for rocket research.