Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches
by mike741 on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @08:47PM
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amazing, is the car strapped to the outside of the rest of the ship? how does it remain so stable after the separation? by "sphere" i just meant the case it is shown inside of at the start, since the markings on the wall resemble motion tracking panels used for 3d projection. perhaps I just underestimate the precision and smoothness of the fairing separation, or am misunderstanding how the car is rigged so as to remain so stable.
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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches
by jeroen on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @06:39AM
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This is what the payload looks like: http://st.motortrend.com/uploads/sites/5/2018/02/Tesla-Roads...
Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches
by mike741 on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @06:25PM
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ah ok that makes more sense, thanks for that pic. too cool!
Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches
by jotm on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @06:04AM
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It's like putting a satellite into orbit, right? Up until the rocket stops burning, it's held in place by something, then it's released, then enclosure opens with minimal/nonexistent effect on the payload, leaving it out there... In this case, the car has enough velocity to float to it's Sun orbit, I guess.