It looks like a squid when it does that.
Menzo
4178
Oh well! Keep trying, guys!
<Insert Gamestonk metaphor here>
jpinard
4181
I think what we’re going to find out is the the second engine lit but wasn’t getting enough fuel fast enough. So either a turbo pump issue, or another low pressure situation. Or maybe the engine broke a piece off, as there was another puff of green in flame which is indicative of compromised/burning metal.
Ephraim
4182
From what I saw, there was some kind of material flying free of the rocket prior to its crashing. I believe the commentators even made note of it, before the big kaboom. I look forward to reading the summary of the post-mortem. I have to admit, I was not expecting the “belly flop” attitude on return, and it was very cool even just seeing it switch from that back to (mostly) upright.
I think it’s good enough to start selling tickets for passengers…at the RNC at least.
Eventually the RNC will create a branch party on Mars. Thanks Elon!
jpinard
4186
Was hoping we’d get word today on what happened to Engine #2.
I don’t think they’ve gone into detail, but they did confirm it didn’t reignite.
In my plan they’d reignite all three engines, then turn off one if they had too many.
fire
4189
The night before the entry, descent, and landing of the Perseverance rover (a.k.a. Mars 2020), JPL’s Chief Engineer Rob Manning will be speaking about landing spacecraft safely on Mars — something he has done 4 times so far (Pathfinder/Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity). You have to register in advance for the Caltech lecture. See you there!
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
7:00pm Pacific
fire
4190
And in case you want to follow along asynchronously:
I mean, yes, but also they should be addressing the fact that their engines have a high likelihood of not restarting.
