@PearsonArtPhoto As in deploy Spaceman on his way and have the second stage come back to Earth? What would be the logic behind that, would it not be easier to just send it somewhere to burn up? Or keep it with Spaceman to make him easier to spot?
@RussellBorogove Is that always true? Could it not just be on a declining orbit slowly towards it? Calling my knowledge of orbital mechanics dire is a compliment, so correct me if I'm wrong, but if you slow down the second stage just slightly, will it not enter a decaying orbit to the sun, i.e. Slowly spiral inwards?
During the main core's landing on the marine landing pad, the connection was lost. As such it is not immediately clear whether the launch and landing were a complete success or not.
What was the main core's fate in the end? Did it manage to land correctly?
@geoffc This is why they need a flock of drones to launch from the droneship - fly out a couple of hundred metres each direction and video. Just for better RUD analysis, obviously.
AHHHHHHHH.... missed it missed it misssed it missed it
i really thought there'd be at least one scrub. and well, our car broke down at the beach, and our ride home was scheduled during the launch. i was somewhere in the sierra madre range when launch occurred, no cell service at all.
hell, if i was at a company that had anything to do with space, i'd count it as weird if all activity didn't stop in order to watch the first FH launch
During the main core's landing on the marine landing pad, the connection was lost. As such it is not immediately clear whether the launch and landing were a complete success or not.
What was the main core's fate in the end? Did it manage to land correctly?
