Originally Posted by Carl Spackler (Post 1528390)

I didn't know that those rockets need to launch fully loaded with fuel for structural reasons. They're most vulnerable structurally at MaxQ, and fuel at that velocity is well below full.

Carl

Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1528326)

Can it do a vnav descent with a tailwind?

Originally Posted by tomgoodman (Post 1528195)

I believe that a rocket launched from the Kourou (French Guiana) site can handle a geostationary payload about 15% greater than if launched from Canaveral. Perhaps this satellite isn't heavy enough to require the extra performance, and they already have infrastructure in place at the Cape. If they moved the same rocket to Kourou it would still have to be fully fueled, for structural reasons, so they'd just schedule a shorter burn.

Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1528326)

All of that stuff will stop working after they get good and dusty or someone spills their coffee.

Can it do a vnav descent with a tailwind?

Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 1528475)

So now the company is asking 320 CAs to liquidate their vacations because they're short. Good thing they didn't backfill those positions. :roll eyes:

Originally Posted by georgetg (Post 1528420)

(Grasshopper is the Falcon 9 first stage, this is obviously a landing test. The last Falcon 9 first stage did perform the powered return test over water...)

Cheers
George

Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 1528366)

Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1528504)

"You gunna finish that...?"

:D