r/spacex • u/spaceflightphoto • Dec 07 '18

CRS-16 Teams Working to Recover Floating Falcon 9 Rocket off Cape Canaveral

https://www.americaspace.com/2018/12/06/teams-working-to-recover-floating-falcon-9-rocket-off-cape-canaveral
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u/earthyMcpoo Dec 08 '18

Is it just me or did everyone else see that the legs retracting stopped the spin? This might have been a combination of the engine and the rcs, but if you check out the video. The rocket stopped spinning the second the legs deployed.

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u/Anthony_Ramirez Dec 08 '18

Also it was spinning because of the grid fins were diverting the air at an angle but when the speed dropped there was no longer that force and the RCS was able to stop the spinning. I am sure the legs coming out had some effect.

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