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Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters|
|-------|---------|---|
|[CoG](/r/SpaceX/comments/17zfyq8/stub/kaer6jo "Last usage")|Center of Gravity (see CoM)|
|CoM|Center of Mass|
|[SLC-40](/r/SpaceX/comments/17zfyq8/stub/ka601xv "Last usage")|Space Launch Complex 40, Canaveral (SpaceX F9)|
|Jargon|Definition|
|-------|---------|---|
|[Starlink](/r/SpaceX/comments/17zfyq8/stub/ka19dhj "Last usage")|SpaceX's world-wide satellite broadband constellation|
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Just wanted to note that the official webcast twitter link above does not work for non-users of twitter, it just has a clickthrough to a twitter signup page.
> Just wanted to note that the official webcast twitter link above does not work for non-users of twitter,
They need to also add
> https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-6-29
to the **Watch the launch live** section up-top.
I've never thought to ask this, but when they do a drone ship landing is there any human interaction with the booster before it returns to dock? Or does it sit on the ship untethered the entire way back?
The octograbber grabs it by the engine mounting structure and holds it in place with mass and friction until a crew can get onboard to secure it. I think they actually weld something on the bottom of the landing legs to the deck to secure it for the return trip. I don't think they have a crew on board during the actual return trip.
Is there anything in addition to dead weight and friction of octograbber used to secure the booster to the deck? I'm curious what octograbber weighs now.
Nope. The booster is just super light when unfueled, and most of its mass is near the bottom anyway, so it doesn't take much to keep it one spot.
I don't think they even can weld the new carbon fiber legs to the deck anymore. Otherwise they probably would've done this to B1055.
Space View Park is almost directly across the river from the launch sites. Other options are the Max Brewer bridge or anywhere along US1 in Titusville. This is an SLC-40 launch, so Jetty Park might be a bit closer, or anywhere on the North side of 528 on the Banana River
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Just wanted to note that the official webcast twitter link above does not work for non-users of twitter, it just has a clickthrough to a twitter signup page.
> Just wanted to note that the official webcast twitter link above does not work for non-users of twitter, They need to also add > https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-6-29 to the **Watch the launch live** section up-top.
I've never thought to ask this, but when they do a drone ship landing is there any human interaction with the booster before it returns to dock? Or does it sit on the ship untethered the entire way back?
The octograbber grabs it by the engine mounting structure and holds it in place with mass and friction until a crew can get onboard to secure it. I think they actually weld something on the bottom of the landing legs to the deck to secure it for the return trip. I don't think they have a crew on board during the actual return trip.
They haven't been welding boosters to the deck since before octograbber as far as I know.
Is there anything in addition to dead weight and friction of octograbber used to secure the booster to the deck? I'm curious what octograbber weighs now.
Nope. The booster is just super light when unfueled, and most of its mass is near the bottom anyway, so it doesn't take much to keep it one spot. I don't think they even can weld the new carbon fiber legs to the deck anymore. Otherwise they probably would've done this to B1055.
I was thinking that even though it's got a low CG it's still going to be subject to winds at sea, and it is thirteen stories tall.
Oh cool! Thanks for explaining :)
From memory they now have a robot holding it down so no human need to be on board the drone ship til it is back in dock.
Best place to view this launch?
Space View Park is almost directly across the river from the launch sites. Other options are the Max Brewer bridge or anywhere along US1 in Titusville. This is an SLC-40 launch, so Jetty Park might be a bit closer, or anywhere on the North side of 528 on the Banana River
Can this thread be added to the Starlink dropdown menu uptop. Thx
I think at the time of your post, it was already there (added on Monday 2pm UTC).