It seems weird that it is possible to do that on earth
on another planet, I don't think i'd be surprised for some reason.
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gaijintendo Regular Member, Tue 24 Nov 2015, 21:20,
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Is that due to human ability or the environment?
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Turboesprit Volume knob, Tue 24 Nov 2015, 22:26,
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I think
it is just a brain miscalculation, based on the fact they have landed all kinds of (non-rocket) shit all over the place, and this is the first time they did this trick with a rocket on earth.
A planet far away has wind, but none of those storms have rattled my window, so I don't really think about it as real.
I think of earth as a difficult and bothersome place, and other planets as sterile and "easy".
I wish you hadn'nt asked.
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gaijintendo Regular Member, Tue 24 Nov 2015, 22:41,
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Nobody going for the 'sterile and easy' gag then?
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quackpipe swings like a pendulum do, Wed 25 Nov 2015, 0:11,
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plus we've never landed on a place with more gravity than earth
Yet. Could be a while though. All other bigger planets in the ss are made of gas
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Turboesprit Volume knob, Wed 25 Nov 2015, 7:29,
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Pretty cool
I wonder if old beardy is looking on and wondering what's to become of his expensive toy.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 24 Nov 2015, 21:35,
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You might be going to space today
but you won't be staying there.
That said, they've got the recovery part working which is more than SpaceX have managed so far. Except that launch was straight up and SpaceX have been firing theirs on ballistic trajectories, so maybe that's a buttload harder, what with the sideways motion to kill off.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, that as impressive as this is, Bezos ain't quite in Musk's league of Bond villainy yet.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Tue 24 Nov 2015, 21:43,
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well that's confused me
I thought it was the sideways motion the you needed to orbit, did this actually orbit or just drop back down?
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Firkinfedup last shat on your wife's tits at, Tue 24 Nov 2015, 22:14,
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To get things into a stable orbit, you need a sideways velocity of 8km/s
That speed is immense. You'll whip around the earth in 90 minutes. It's why the latest SpaceX Falcon has 9 engines on the booster alone, let alone the second stage.
Bezos' achievement here is cool, but it is many factors simpler than what SpaceX have been trying for since day 1.
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Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Wed 25 Nov 2015, 7:29,
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Can you get a cheaper one on Amazon yet?
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fred zeppelin II: Electric Boogaloo, Tue 24 Nov 2015, 21:53,
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Can you get a ribbed version?
Asking for a friend.
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Fadgebadger (1 like), Tue 24 Nov 2015, 21:59,
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No fuel
= no burning. Easy.
The hard part is lighting it again.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 24 Nov 2015, 22:14,
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Technology widening Aeronautical Transport Systems
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JamTallons, Wed 25 Nov 2015, 9:57,
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