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Old 02-24-2019, 02:10 AM
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Scott Manely pointed that out - suggesting that the "neighbors might complain" if the Israelis launched west to east in his video about the mission: https://youtu.be/0PUjA6sekB4 When he said that I almost sprayed my iPad with coffee
We launch over (sparsely) populated land in northern Alaska, from Poker Flat, but it's Alaska land (plus locals are paid rewards for bringing in any sounding rocket hardware they find--except for the Bedouins, none of Israel's neighbors would be inclined to accept "Jewish money" for doing that :-) ). China also launches over their populated land (I recall seeing a picture of a strap-on booster-holed roof on a house downrange, the day after their first lunar probe launch), but complaining about such things is dangerous there.
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Those drone ship landings are becoming almost routine in the eyes of the casual observer, much like shuttle launches were at one time. With the first Dragon 2 launch coming up tenatively in March and a manned mission in July, let's hope the focus stays sharp at SpaceX!
I heard the March 2 launch date in a radio news report today, so it looks like--weather and equipment permitting, of course--that's a firm target date!
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Old 02-24-2019, 02:18 AM
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Mr. Steven was apparently damaged, losing two of the four net arms. No word (as of ten hours ago when I last checked) as to why. I'll go see if there's any new word now.
It could have resulted from a fairing snag attempt (not necessarily a failed one, despite the loss of the two net support arms), but it might have been due to high winds or seas, and/or equipment problems, possibly exacerbated by the conditions.
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That moon lander is pretty cool, thanks for posting.
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It's starting to look like fairing retrieval might not be a cost effective option, even if they eventually do succeed once or twice.
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That's actually a cool ship.
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That is the "Starship of David" . . .
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It's starting to look like fairing retrieval might not be a cost effective option, even if they eventually do succeed once or twice.
It does seem pretty hit-or-miss (more miss, so far). Instead of trying to catch the fairing halves to keep them from getting wet, maybe they could redesign them so that they wouldn't be harmed by exposure to seawater, like the Space Shuttle SRBs' frustums. The fairings could be either in halves or in thirds (tri-sectors), like the various Titan III, 34, and IV corrugated metal fairings, with floatation (and acoustic shielding) foam lining their inner walls.
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That is the "Starship of David" . . .
They could--at suitably low velocities--ram from different directions if need be.
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