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Is HN now the SpaceX PR RSS feed? Are we going to have to see this same article and talk about how amazing SpaceX is every time they do anything? I look forward to the breathless comments on "SpaceX successfully lands rocket for 38th time!"
Which is and will continue to be often.
The landing video from the rocket[0] really puts into perspective how much this truly is 'rocket science'. They placed a boat 600km away in the ocean, and the rocket moving at 3000+km/h from 80-ish km up landed on it using some grid fins to steer. I get how it works, how you can do it, but it's still kind of incredible that they actually have 3 times in a row. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jEz03Z8azc Edit: it…
I saw the video some hours ago and I have been wondering since: how did the camera survive the re-entry? And how did the lens stay so clean?
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It is incredible, but makes to wonder how many things are possible that we don't do.
At the end of the day everything is just putting atoms in the correct positions so given enough energy anything is possible.
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I saw the video some hours ago and I have been wondering since: how did the camera survive the re-entry? And how did the lens stay so clean?
They mentioned during the broadcast that there is actually a cleaning system to remove frost, etc. from the lens.
The landing video from the rocket[0] really puts into perspective how much this truly is 'rocket science'. They placed a boat 600km away in the ocean, and the rocket moving at 3000+km/h from 80-ish km up landed on it using some grid fins to steer. I get how it works, how you can do it, but it's still kind of incredible that they actually have 3 times in a row. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jEz03Z8azc Edit: it…
Amazing, they cut that angle on the live feed, switching to the barge view which doesn't give you much. I'd love the normal speed version too.
The landing video from the rocket[0] really puts into perspective how much this truly is 'rocket science'. They placed a boat 600km away in the ocean, and the rocket moving at 3000+km/h from 80-ish km up landed on it using some grid fins to steer. I get how it works, how you can do it, but it's still kind of incredible that they actually have 3 times in a row. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jEz03Z8azc Edit: it…
It is incredible, but makes to wonder how many things are possible that we don't do.
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It is incredible, but makes to wonder how many things are possible that we don't do.
It makes me wonder how much does the society suck, or what else could be achieved if more of the humanity's resources were managed the way they are at SpaceX. If Musk had decided to do fusion energy instead of rockets, would it be commercially viable by now? How about curing cancer?
Let's not assume that nobody else knows what they are doing.
Amazing that this is becoming a regular-sh occurrence. Have they announced when they might try re-using one of these rockets? I wonder if the folks putting their payload on will get some sort of discount. I suppose that is the long term strategy.. to lower the price. I wonder if that price discount is already factored into the launch price -- after all they are still sort of a "start-up"
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It is incredible, but makes to wonder how many things are possible that we don't do.
It makes me wonder how much does the society suck, or what else could be achieved if more of the humanity's resources were managed the way they are at SpaceX. If Musk had decided to do fusion energy instead of rockets, would it be commercially viable by now? How about curing cancer?