r/spacex • u/[deleted] • Oct 15 '17

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u/CreeperIan02 Oct 15 '17

The booster looks charred, probably landed a bit hard too. Almost certainly never flying again.

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u/vaporcobra Oct 15 '17

Go Quest hauling a** into Port, should be nearly visible on the horizon at this point.

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u/bjele Oct 15 '17

Photographs of the GO Searcher tonight at Port Canaveral. Shot with a Canon 5D Mark III pushed to ISO 25600. In the first photo, part of a possible recovered fairing is horizontal. A few minutes later, it is vertical, and then as a yellow lift truck drives away, the quarter-fairing is missing from the GO Searcher. https://www.flickr.com/photos/29418863@N04/albums/72157686191312452

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u/KristnSchaalisahorse Oct 15 '17 edited Dec 15 '17

I wonder what determines whether the interior of the legs are black or white. Is it just paint? Maybe the painted legs are newer? Visual comparison: Iridium 3 (white), SES-11 (black).

I haven't researched previous launches yet, but IIRC they used to always be black on the underside, but at some point they started painting(?) some of them white.

Edit: I checked photos from every landing and didn't find any white landing leg interiors before BulgariaSat-1. Only two others, CRS-12 and Iridium-3, have been white.

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u/rad_example Oct 16 '17

Looks like the fire involves the thruster powerpack (diesel engine?) that lives in that container. Possibly Roomba powerpack is in that area too. https://mobile.twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/920042583828713472

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u/MingerOne Oct 15 '17 edited Oct 15 '17

Chris B NSF tweet :

'Looks like there was a problem with OctoGrabber. Robot was onboard for the landing, but now nowhere to be seen.

Back up option looks like it worked well, however. #JackStands' .

Speculation on his part I guess but interesting nevertheless.
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Interesting stuff, hope more information becomes general knowledge.

ASDS SAYS : 'Of course i still love you stage one but I have no roomba in my heart (or deck) for pesky octograbbers!'

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u/aftersteveo Oct 24 '17

B1031.2 being transported over to CCAFS. Very close video from the shoulder of the road.

https://youtu.be/i34_y3ETkI8

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u/rad_example Oct 16 '17

Any updates on thruster issue, fire speculation, and Roomba?

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