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#1
January 23rd 16, 10:19 PM
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Odd. It worked just fine on dry land a few weeks ago
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January 24th 16, 09:20 AM
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On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:19:02 -0600, "Byker" wrote:
Odd. It worked just fine on dry land a few weeks ago "Well, at least the pieces were bigger this time" - Elon Musk
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January 24th 16, 12:37 PM
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On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:19:02 -0600, "Byker" wrote:
Odd. It worked just fine on dry land a few weeks ago Hang on.. it has only 3 legs? That's a dangerously unstable configuration...
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#4
January 25th 16, 06:08 AM
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On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:37:38 +0000, R2D2 wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:19:02 -0600, "Byker" wrote: Odd. It worked just fine on dry land a few weeks ago Hang on.. it has only 3 legs? That's a dangerously unstable configuration... Four legs, but it appears that as it tips on two, they collapse. http://www.space.com/29770-spacex-ca...cket-test.html
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#5
January 25th 16, 11:24 PM
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On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 22:08:08 -0800, "Bob (not my real pseudonym)"
wrote: On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:37:38 +0000, R2D2 wrote: On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:19:02 -0600, "Byker" wrote: Odd. It worked just fine on dry land a few weeks ago Hang on.. it has only 3 legs? That's a dangerously unstable configuration... Four legs, but it appears that as it tips on two, they collapse. http://www.space.com/29770-spacex-ca...cket-test.html They really should put 5 or 6. It would make it a lot easier to compensate for any tiny movement...
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#6
January 26th 16, 12:51 AM
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"R2D2" wrote in message ...
They really should put 5 or 6. It would make it a lot easier to compensate for any tiny movement... It would mean more weight, which is probably why they stuck to four
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#7
January 26th 16, 11:15 AM
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On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 23:24:39 +0000, R2D2 wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 22:08:08 -0800, "Bob (not my real pseudonym)" wrote: On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:37:38 +0000, R2D2 wrote: On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:19:02 -0600, "Byker" wrote: Odd. It worked just fine on dry land a few weeks ago Hang on.. it has only 3 legs? That's a dangerously unstable configuration... Four legs, but it appears that as it tips on two, they collapse. http://www.space.com/29770-spacex-ca...cket-test.html They really should put 5 or 6. It would make it a lot easier to compensate for any tiny movement... I wonder how much cargo capacity is alrteady sacrificed with the extra hardware and fuel to allow it to soft land?
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