Thanks, I didn't know this was a mock-up. In any case, I liked the picture because it looked like something from a sci-fi movie, but one that tries hard to look real.
Interesting to see the difference between the clean engine burn on launch and the uneven burn from 1.10 during the landing. Space X said it was a low fuel pressure problem, which is why you test.😕
A pity they are just atmospheric flight propulsion prototypes. A steel shell fitted with engines, pumps, tanks and guidance systems.
ReplyDeleteNo space capability and no provision for payload or crews. They look good, but they are a very long way from a viable spacecraft.
Not necessarily a bad thing. You can learn a lot by building a number of cheap prototypes and having them fail revealingly.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I didn't know this was a mock-up. In any case, I liked the picture because it looked like something from a sci-fi movie, but one that tries hard to look real.
ReplyDeleteNot quite mockups, not quite the real thing.
ReplyDeleteThis is what they can do.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-55255161
Interesting to see the difference between the clean engine burn on launch and the uneven burn from 1.10 during the landing. Space X said it was a low fuel pressure problem, which is why you test.😕
ReplyDeleteScratch the 9th prototype. Looks like one engine failed to restart.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55911384