Space X, succeds and fails in the same Mission

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Great video here of one giant robot crashing into another. :)

All the way down from the Space Station it came under self direction, la di da di da. They say it's not the fall, but the stop at the bottom that gets ya.

This is just the still shot but, watch the video. Seeing this thing trying not to fall out of the sky is quite unique. It didn't do very well.
http://www.gizmag.com/crs-5-crash-video/35646/

 
That was quite an error...ahhh but even NASA has made some painful ones.
I'll still applaud the first half of the trip ;) They are a commercial enterprise, after all, so one can't expect perfection for something like this out of the gate. Did you see the NASA "Launch America" presentation?


It sounds like there are some things happening in the budget which are only alluded to in passing. The 3P model seems to be the path they are heading down. The goal is Man on Mars in < 20 years (sorry ladies, you'll have to wait a bit), with Space-X and Boeing being a key part of the commercial crew. Meanwhile, the ISS is going to be available for another decade of research...then?
 
I wonder what they mean by "enough hydraulic fluid?" Only 10% lack? Is it a consumable? Evaporates in space? I can't figure that one out.
 
Doer said:
I wonder what they mean by "enough hydraulic fluid?" Only 10% lack? Is it a consumable? Evaporates in space? I can't figure that one out.
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The only way I can interpret that as something sensible would be a 10% drop in line pressure, not the fluid itself, unless they have leaks somewhere (possible). I presume those vanes aren't static, and can rotate, too.
 
That's what I thought. But, the group leader was quoted as saying they will carry 50% more fluid, next time.

Yep, it looks they they are designed to be steering vanes.
 
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