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Been all over Twitter today- apparently it’s just caught on two hooks on the booster! The arms don’t grab it at all!! [insert shocked face]
https://twitter.com/seventhmeal/status/1845610000179159524?s=12&t=EQoHg-RGok071Fjc15ZHKw
I can’t see that as not on Twitter, but are the catch pins still attached to the corrugated bit that also holds the grid fins? Or are they further down? If it’s on the corrugated bit, that’s the staging ring which is heavily reinforced for booster sep. if it’s further down, that’ll mean a unique price of structure or something attached to the tank support, but I think the tank support is also part of the staging ring as Starship’s engines don’t protrude from the fairing. The Tower is still doing the catch either way, but it’d be interesting to know if there’re a few catch pins (to allow it to rotate axially and still be caught) or if it’s just two and they’re that precise. If it’s the latter, that’s very impressive.
AFAIK there's just two catch pins and they're defo for the chopsticks and not part of the staging ring (which will not be part of future builds anyway).
It certainly isn't supposed to land on the grid fins now.
I can’t see that as not on Twitter,
You can. Just click on it. I'm not on Twitter/X and I can.
It invites you to log in or register on the site - but you can see the photos.
The thing that struck most was just how much they were able to manoeuvre the booster when it had already descended to almost tower level. I'd pictured it coming in hot from immediately above the tower but the trajectory they used allows an abort up until the last few seconds. I just didn't envisage the booster going sideways.
As regards the two pins, I guess this means that they can rotate the booster along it's long axis too..
In 50 years time, Musk will be used in the same breath as Einstein or Newton
Ford or Edison maybe, he's an industrialist with a more than passing interest in some subjects. As one software engineer noted;
"I know nothing about rockets, so when Musk talks about them, I assume he knows what he's talking about, however I do know coding, and in relation to Twitter's code, I do know what I talking about, and Musk talks the most absolute total shite I've ever heard"
Not for me. You must be logged in using Google, Apple or something else.
Not for me. You must be logged in using Google, Apple or something else.
Odd - I get this. Not sure if it's because I'm on a computer not my phone or something.
Did YouTube just ban the space x channel during the latest live stream due to Elon pushing crypto?
No chopsticks this time....went for a water landing. Be interesting to hear why
Did YouTube just ban the space x channel during the latest live stream due to Elon pushing crypto?
Ah no. It was a site showing a stream of the launch and then they edited in some video of Elon doing a speech with the audio changed so people would send crypto to a certain site and he would then send back double the money. It was very well done indeed (although of course you would have been mad not to ask the question why)
Tower called go for catch so I guess a booster issue?
That's what it looked like
Although it seems to still do an on target soft landing anyway.