Space X - Did it crash landed or just fell down?

[UCF11and1]

question for the rocket people

 

[Good Knight Sweetheart]

I'm not rocket people, but I think it was supposed to land on a barge or something.

 

[UCF11and1]

yes, it did but there is conflicting information: first it landed to hard and blew up but later it just "tipped over" after landing.

 

[EweSeaEff]

Isn't there an age restriction to use the message boards? It looks like someone's 4-year old got a hold of their parent's account.

 

[brahmanknight]

It did land, right on target. But the Falcon did not dampen all lateral movement, causing it to tip over.

 

[brahmanknight]

Originally posted by UCF11and1:
yes, it did but there is conflicting information: first it landed to hard and blew up but later it just "tipped over" after landing.

That was more a description of the previous landing that hit the side of the drone ship ( I'm not saying this isn't what was reported for this attempt ).

 

[brahmanknight]

Click on the YouTube link. It is fantastic.

link

 

[R1776U]

damn.. so close

 

[brahmanknight]

I should also add that even with using only a single engine ( out of nine ) still produces more thrust than the empty first stage's weight. It can't be throttled down low enough to only equal the weight of the stage ( to hover ).

 

[ReginaeUCF]

Originally posted by brahmanknight:
I should also add that even with using only a single engine ( out of nine ) still produces more thrust than the empty first stage's weight. It can't be throttled down low enough to only equal the weight of the stage ( to hover ).

They're getting closer - it looks like the stabilizers also didn't quite get it done again this time. But looks closer.

Fun Fact:
I pulled a few trout from around the shade lines created by the barge during the last full moon. Pretty cool.

 

[humanjerk]

Here's some video of the landing.



Video

 

[goodknightfl]

If they install a couple of weebles in it before next attempt, it will wobble but not fall down.