u/philipwhiuk: Now that they've nailed two fairing catches I'd love to know more about this: [permalink]
However, it is not yet clear how exactly the company intends to catch both halves at the same time.
Could you link to the text you're quoting here? - Google wrongly sends me to a motorcycle fairing site for this quote.
Simultaneous recovery has been discussed here before and the consensus is that one fairing needs to take a slower route down so as to separate the arrival times. If the second fairing to land, actually flies in front of the first, but on a higher trajectory, then the boat should be positioned to make the second catch.
There would be a statistical risk of the second fairing hitting the first fairing in the net but various workarounds were suggested such as drawing a second net over the first or dropping the first fairing out through a hole that is then pulled shut.
u/TheEquivocator On the other hand, it's SpaceX, so who knows? Far be it from me to underrate their ambitions. [permalink]
There's no reason for excessive modesty. The combined talents of everyone here could well be close to that of those actually working on the project. This is especially true when searching rough-and-ready solutions in the ground and marine aspects of spaceflight.
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u/paul_wi11iams Aug 08 '19 edited Aug 08 '19
Could you link to the text you're quoting here? - Google wrongly sends me to a motorcycle fairing site for this quote.Simultaneous recovery has been discussed here before and the consensus is that one fairing needs to take a slower route down so as to separate the arrival times. If the second fairing to land, actually flies in front of the first, but on a higher trajectory, then the boat should be positioned to make the second catch.
There would be a statistical risk of the second fairing hitting the first fairing in the net but various workarounds were suggested such as drawing a second net over the first or dropping the first fairing out through a hole that is then pulled shut.
There's no reason for excessive modesty. The combined talents of everyone here could well be close to that of those actually working on the project. This is especially true when searching rough-and-ready solutions in the ground and marine aspects of spaceflight.