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Sam Adams
Member | Thu Mar 14 10:15:59 Made orbit this time, didnt make it through re-entry. Making progress, pretty coold to see that big fucker fly. |
murder
Member | Thu Mar 14 16:32:18 Any word on what the last minute issue was? Did the heat shielding fail? |
Sam Adams
Member | Thu Mar 14 18:25:38 Ya I'd guess heat shielding since it had lost at least a few tiles on launch. Some are speculating flight controls(the big fins). |
murder
Member | Fri Mar 15 07:18:20 It lost tiles when it launched? How the hell did that happen? There's no external fuel tank to pelt the craft with falling insulation and ice. |
Sam Adams
Member | Fri Mar 15 11:33:09 A 10 million horsepower vehicle isnt necessarily vibration free. But now that i have seen the video it wasnt to heat shields fault. Something was going wrong with stability. Never got stabilized before re-entry, probably came in sideways or non-shielded side first. |
Sam Adams
Member | Fri Mar 15 11:34:55 Something was going wrong in orbit even before air resistance was encountered. Probably just needs to tweak thruster control software. |
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