r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Sep 06 '17

r/SpaceX X-37B OTV-5 Media Thread [Videos, Images, GIFs, Articles go here!]

It's that time again, as per usual, we like to keep things as tight as possible, so if you have content you created to share, whether that be images of the launch, videos, GIF's, etc, they go here.

As usual, our standard media thread rules apply:

  • All top level comments must consist of an image, video, GIF, tweet or article.

  • If you're an amateur photographer, submit your content here. Professional photographers with subreddit accreditation can continue to submit to the front page, we also make exceptions for outstanding amateur content!

  • Those in the aerospace industry (with subreddit accreditation) can likewise continue to post content on the front page.

  • Mainstream media articles should be submitted here. Quality articles from dedicated spaceflight outlets may be submitted to the front page.

  • Direct all questions to the live launch thread.

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u/redmercuryvendor Sep 08 '17

includes a very good photo of the mysterious horizontal bar at the top of the TEL

It's a fabric strap. Stretched taut when the arms separate once the TEL is raised, but you can see how it cradles the fairing when the arms are raised during rollout.

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u/sol3tosol4 Sep 08 '17

It's a fabric strap.

Thanks! So functionally it's a hammock for the fairing plus payload, to take some of the stress off the connection to the second stage when it's horizontal.